INDIRECT CAUSES OF MATERNAL DEATH- AN AUTOPSY STUDY

Indirect causes of maternal death.

We read with interest the WHO systematic analysis of global causes of maternal death (June issue) and the WHO maternal mortality trends report and press release. However, we urge caution regarding calls for policymakers, funding bodies, and health actors to give greater importance to indirect than direct causes of maternal mortality. With the exception of HIV infection, the systematic analysis ...

Indirect causes of maternal death.

Cardiovascular causes of death in an east African country: an autopsy study.

BACKGROUND The spectrum of cardiovascular diseases varies between countries. Data from east Africa is scarce, but important in formulating disease management strategies. The aim of this study was to describe the spectrum of cardiovascular causes of death in Kenya. METHODS One hundred and thirty four autopsy cases of cardiovascular related deaths examined at the Department of Human Anatomy, Un...

Histomorphological Spectrum of Various Cardiac Changes in Sudden Death: An Autopsy Study

Background and Objectives: In spite of large number of studies conducted so far, sudden cardiac death remains an enigma and relative importance of acute coronary events as a trigger of sudden death is currently unclear. An autopsy study of heart was therefore planned to observe various histomorphological cardiac changes, and to determine the frequency association of acute coronary events and my...

causes of death in newborn infants according to autopsy findings

autopsy findings in 138 newborn infants which died in a university nursery during 3 years are reviewed and discussed. 80 per cent were premature and small- for- date newborns of up to 2500 g birth weight. most of these cases showed in addition to general prematurely signs, respiratory tract diseases such as atelectasia, amniotic fluid aspiration and hyaline membrane disease. the full term infan...