Table 8 Relation between causes of death & results of forensic autopsies
From: Medico legal aspects of medical malpractice dead cases in Cairo and Giza governorates from 2014–2015
Causes of death | Positive | Negative | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | ||
Anaphylactic shock | 2 | 28.60% | 5 | 71.40% | 0.008 (S) |
Hypovolemic shock | 4 | 33.30% | 8 | 66.70% | |
Cardiac arrhythmia | 0 | 0.00% | 7 | 100.00% | |
Complication of anesthesia | 2 | 15.40% | 11 | 84.60% | |
Foetal distress | 2 | 66.70% | 1 | 33.30% | |
Heart failure | 0 | 0.00% | 5 | 100.00% | |
Obstructed labor | 2 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |
Renal failure | 1 | 16.70% | 5 | 83.30% | |
Respiratory failure | 2 | 8.30% | 22 | 91.70% | |
Septic shock | 4 | 12.10% | 29 | 87.90% | |