medico-Legal study carried out on the postmortem of cases who died suddenly during or after general anesthesia and surgical operations

ABSTRACT

A Medico- Legal study carried out on the post- morterm of three cases were died suddenly and unexpectedly during and after G.A. and Major Operations which had been caused suspicions and fear for each of the Surgeon, Anasthetist and deceaseds relatives in which legal autopsy may play an important role in determination the causes of death. Death was occurred during G.A. and shortly after incision made by the Surgeon for thyroidectomy to a housewife aged 45 years. Whereas two male children aged 4 and 8 years were died 10 and 8 hours respectively after undergoing to Sigmoidectomy and Uretero- Lithotomy. Acute cardiac arrest under asyphysial conditions was the cause of death of the first case, whereas pulmonary embolism were the causes of death concerning the remainder cases