Chapter-04 Guidelines and Procedure for Postmortem Examination

2010 ◽  
pp. 51-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
RK Gorea
Keyword(s):  
Postmortem Examination

scholarly journals Postmortem Demonstration of the Source of Pulmonary Thromboembolism: The Importance of the Autopsy

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gina Elhammady ◽  
Andrew T. Schubeck ◽  
Vicky El-Najjar ◽  
Morton J. Robinson
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Embolism ◽  
Pulmonary Thromboembolism ◽  
Postmortem Examination ◽  
Pelvic Vein ◽  
Vein Thrombosis ◽  
Potential Source ◽  
Venous Thromboses

Periprostatic or paravaginal venous thromboses are rarely considered clinically as sites of clot origin in patients with pulmonary thromboembolism. The majority of emboli have been demonstrated to originate in the veins of the legs. This report raises awareness of pelvic vein thrombosis as a potential source of pulmonary embolism that is rarely considered or detected clinically, and which usually requires postmortem examination for recognition. It also reviews the possible routes emboli may take to reach the lungs.

scholarly journals Thymoma in an aged backyard Leghorn chicken, with reviews of a database and literature

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 336-339
Author(s):  
Julia Blakey ◽  
Carmen Jerry ◽  
Ana da Silva ◽  
Simone Stoute
Keyword(s):  
Soft Tissue Mass ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Postmortem Examination ◽  
Cervical Region ◽  
Laboratory System ◽  
Unexpected Death ◽  
Tissue Mass ◽  
Microscopic Features ◽  
History Of ◽  
Backyard Chickens

A 7-y-old backyard Leghorn chicken ( Gallus domesticus) was submitted to the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System (CAHFS)–Turlock branch for postmortem examination, with a history of unexpected death. At postmortem examination, a hemorrhagic soft tissue mass was observed in the cervical region. Microscopically, a densely cellular neoplasm of polygonal epithelial cells and small lymphocytes was observed. The microscopic features of the neoplasm in combination with positive immunohistochemistry for pancytokeratin and CD3 were used to classify the lesion as a thymoma. Thymoma was diagnosed in only 5 birds submitted to CAHFS from 1990 to 2019. Thymoma has been described only rarely in birds, and is an unusual diagnosis in backyard chickens.

Ant bite artefacts: A series of cases reported over a year

2021 ◽  
pp. 002581722110183
Author(s):  
Ashwini Kumar ◽  
Harvinder Singh Chhabra ◽  
Rajiv Joshi ◽  
Ravdeep Singh
Keyword(s):  
Postmortem Examination ◽  
Manner Of Death ◽  
Police Investigation

Artefacts are postmortem findings that often complicate an investigation into death. The police and relatives may be bewildered by them, and forensic pathologists need to be well versed with the intricacies that they can pose. We studied postmortem records over a year and report three cases of ant bite artefacts which led the relatives and the police to suspect the manner of death. A thorough postmortem examination endorsed the findings as ant bite artefacts and so correctly advised the police investigation.

scholarly journals Thromboembolism after COVID-19 vaccine in patients with preexisting thrombocytopenia

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Mauriello ◽  
Manuel Scimeca ◽  
Ivano Amelio ◽  
Renato Massoud ◽  
Antonio Novelli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Drug Reaction ◽  
Drug Reaction ◽  
Exome Sequencing ◽  
Clinical Case ◽  
Severe Disease ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Postmortem Examination ◽  
Capillary Leak ◽  
Platelet Factor ◽  
Whole Exome

AbstractWhile vaccination is the single most effective intervention to drastically reduce severe disease and death following SARS-CoV-2 infection, as shown in UK and Israel, some serious concerns have been raised for an unusual adverse drug reaction (ADR), including vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) with concurrent low platelets as well as capillary leak syndrome. In fact, the overall safety of the vaccine is highlighted by the low frequency of ADR considering that in UK, by the early June, 40 million first doses and 29 million second doses have been injected; nonetheless, 390 thrombotic events, including 71 fatal events have been reported. Interestingly, the cases reported low platelet counts with the presence of anti-platelet factor-4 (PF4) antibodies, indicating an abnormal clotting reaction. Here, out of three referred cases, we report a post-vaccine clinical case of fatal thrombosis with postmortem examination and whole exome sequencing (WES) analysis, whose pathogenesis appeared associated to a preexisting condition of thrombocytopenia due to myelodysplasia.

scholarly journals Chronic liver disease not a significant comorbid condition for COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiahao Lin ◽  
Bingting Bao ◽  
Nigar Anjuman Khurram ◽  
Kasey Halsey ◽  
Ji Whae Choi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liver Disease ◽  
Liver Injury ◽  
Chronic Liver Disease ◽  
The United States ◽  
Postmortem Examination ◽  
Chronic Liver ◽  
Critical Groups ◽  
Comorbid Condition ◽  
Central Vein ◽  
Significant Difference

AbstractTo explore the role of chronic liver disease (CLD) in COVID-19. A total of 1439 consecutively hospitalized patients with COVID-19 from one large medical center in the United States from March 16, 2020 to April 23, 2020 were retrospectively identified. Clinical characteristics and outcomes were compared between patients with and without CLD. Postmortem examination of liver in 8 critically ill COVID-19 patients was performed. There was no significant difference in the incidence of CLD between critical and non-critical groups (4.1% vs 2.9%, p = 0.259), or COVID-19 related liver injury between patients with and without CLD (65.7% vs 49.7%, p = 0.065). Postmortem examination of liver demonstrated mild liver injury associated central vein outflow obstruction and minimal to moderate portal lymphocytic infiltrate without evidence of CLD. Patients with CLD were not associated with a higher risk of liver injury or critical/fatal outcomes. CLD was not a significant comorbid condition for COVID-19.

The Postmortem Examination on the Abused Child—Pathological, Radiographic and Legal Aspects

1986 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 181
Author(s):  
Margaret G. Norman ◽  
John E. Smialek ◽  
Donald E. Newman ◽  
Edward J. Horembala
Keyword(s):  
Legal Aspects ◽  
Postmortem Examination

Postmortem Examination-Reply

JAMA ◽  
1976 ◽  
Vol 235 (1) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Stanley Burrows
Keyword(s):  
Postmortem Examination

Apparent Higher Brain Weight in Suicide Victims: Possible Reasons

2002 ◽  
Vol 90 (1) ◽  
pp. 236-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jože Balažic ◽  
Andrej Marušič
Keyword(s):  
Postmortem Examination ◽  
Brain Weight ◽  
The Other ◽  
Emotional Information ◽  
Partial Explanation ◽  
Suicide Methods ◽  
Surrounding Environment ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Self Harm ◽  
The Brain

In 2000 we tested previously reported findings by Salib and Tadros that brain weight of fatal self-harm victims is higher than of those who died of natural causes. Our results were based on data from 15 suicides and 15 deaths of other causes. Data included matching variables of age, sex, time between death and postmortem examination, and temperature of the surrounding environment. The exploratory variables were brain weight and method of death. No significant difference was found between the brain weights of suicides and others. On the other hand, some differences were obtained for different suicide methods, which also differed in the temperature of the environment, this being lower for the group of suicides that occurred outdoors (around or below 0°C). Once we excluded all the outdoor cases and controls, a significantly higher brain weight was obtained for suicide cases. These and previous results are intriguing and require explanation. Respirator brain syndrome as described by Moseley, Molinari, and Walker in 1976 may provide only a partial explanation. Another possible suggestion is that higher brain weight in suicide victims may be related to previously demonstrated increased amygdala blood flow and subsequent amygdala enlargement due to the increased processing of emotional information.

Ruptured intracranial aneurysms in the first two decades of life

1971 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 571-576 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aneel N. Patel ◽  
Alan E. Richardson
Keyword(s):  
Carotid Artery ◽  
Intracranial Aneurysms ◽  
Postmortem Examination ◽  
Surgical Mortality ◽  
Terminal Portion ◽  
Good Tolerance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Intracranial Operation ◽  
Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysms ◽  
Fine Print

✓ An analysis of 3000 ruptured intracranial aneurysms revealed 58 cases in patients under the age of 19 years. There was a striking incidence of aneurysms of the carotid termination and anterior cerebral complex, accounting for 43 of 58 cases, and of these 20 involved the terminal portion of the carotid artery. Vasospasm occurred slightly less often than in adults and infarction was only seen in one postmortem examination. The surgical mortality in alert patients was 7% whereas in a comparable bedrest group it was 38%. This good tolerance to surgery was evident whether intracranial operation or carotid ligation was used, but the surgical method was not randomly allocated.

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