[Sudden death during anesthesia: human error, drug related or cardiac death?]. / Morts subites en cours d'anesthésie: erreur humaine, cause médicamenteuse, ou anomalie cardiaque occulte?
Therapie
; 56(6): 735-8, 2001.
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| ID: mdl-11878099
We carried out a retrospective analysis of 1500 forensic autopsies following sudden unexpected cardiac death. This analysis showed a group of 43 cases that could have been related to surgery and/or anaesthesia. Pathological examination revealed the existence of cardiac lesions in 40 cases: arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (14 cases), coronary artery disease (9 cases), cardiomyopathy (8 cases), structural abnormalities of the His bundle (7 cases), mitral valve prolapse (1 case) and acute myocarditis (1 case). These disorders are compatible with a paroxysmal (rhythmic) phenomenon at the origin of the cardiac arrest. Identification of the cause of death in a patient who was presumed to be at low risk may provide major relief to the patient's family and the medical staff.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Muerte Súbita Cardíaca
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Muerte Súbita
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Anestesia
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Anestésicos
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Errores de Medicación
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
Fr
Revista:
Therapie
Año:
2001
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Francia
Pais de publicación:
Francia