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Table 2 Main anatomical pathology diagnoses by age group

From: Review of clinical non-medico-legal autopsy: a descriptive study in 747 patients

Diagnosis

No data

Obit fetus

< 1 months

1–12 months

1–2 years

2–17 years

18–40 years

41–64 years

> 65 years

Total (%)

Acute myocardial infarction

3 (1)*

0

0

0

0

0

12 (8)*

92 (56)*

48 (22)*

155 (20.74)

Other entities (bronchoaspiration, sepsis secondary to urinary infections, gastrointestinal infections, and rare conditions)

2

66

5

2

0

5

17

14

15

126 (16.86)

Bacterial pneumonia and associated respiratory illnesses

3

6

21

18

4

10

22

30

11

122 (16.33)

Deaths related with other cardiovascular diseases (aortic dissection, aortic aneurism)

2 (1)*

0

2

1

0

5

14 (3)*

44 (31)*

16 (8)*

84 (11.24)

Deaths related with congenital malformations

5

54

11

0

0

2

0

0

0

72 (9.63)

Pulmonary thromboembolism

0

0

0

0

0

0

13

30

14

57 (7.63)

Deaths related with cerebral disorders (stroke, epilepsy, meningitis)

0

2

2

1

0

8

13

17

7

53 (7.09)

Deaths related with respiratory infections non bacterial

0

0

1

1

0

1

5

9

7

24 (3.21)

Deaths related with placental abnormalities

1

18

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

19 (2.54)

Deaths related with prematurity

1

3

12

1

0

0

0

0

1

18 (2.40)

Deaths related with neoplasias

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

7

6

16 (2.14)

Deaths related with metabolic disorders

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1 (0.13)

Total

17

149

54

24

4

31

100

243

125

747

  1. *In brackets sudden cardiovascular death cases