ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE@#To analyze the forensic pathological characteristics of sudden death caused by pulmonary thromboembolism and the chronological transformation of thrombus and explore the assessment method of the causal relationship between previous trauma and the following fatal PTE episode.@*METHODS@#All the 23 cases reviewed here were collected from our institute files from the year of 1998 to 2008.@*RESULTS@#Trauma, surgery and braking etc. were all risky factors of PTE. Of these cases, 12 cases were caused by trauma, 21 cases were caused by surgery and 22 cases died in hospitals which were often happened one or two weeks after injury or one week's postoperative time. Of all the cases, 6 cases had single attack of thrombus and the rest 17 cases had the recurrence of thrombus. The number of the leg deep vein to be the embolic source was 16 cases which were often seen in the left leg.@*CONCLUSION@#It is important to confirm the embolic source, trauma, surgery and chronological events in determing the sudden death with PTE.
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Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Child , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Young Adult , Autopsy , Cause of Death , Death, Sudden/etiology , Expert Testimony , Forensic Pathology , Leg/blood supply , Pulmonary Artery/pathology , Pulmonary Embolism/pathology , Retrospective Studies , Risk Factors , Venous Thrombosis/pathology , Wounds and Injuries/complicationsABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE@#To analyze the pathological characteristics and the death reasons due to postpartum hemorrhage, and to help to deal with the obstetrical medical tangles.@*METHODS@#Thirty-two cases of death caused by postpartum hemorrhage encountered in our department since 1995 had been collected and retrospectively analyzed.@*RESULTS@#Death caused by postpartum hemorrhage could be divided into single factor and multi-factor, with 81.25% due to single factor, 12.50% multi-factor, and 6.25% unknown reason. The single factors included uterine atony, retained placenta, placenta increta, laceration of the lower genital tract, and coagulation defects. The multi-factor included a combination of two or more factors mentioned above.@*CONCLUSION@#The causes of death due to postpartum hemorrhage should be analyzed according to the clinical characteristics of the postpartum hemorrhage and the autopsy examination.