The Magnitude And Causes Of Out Of Hospital Sudden Death In Autopsy Studies Among Selected Governmental Hospitals In Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Background: Sudden death (SD) is one of the most important problems in medicine. More than 40% of patients die suddenly, mostly in an out-of-hospital setting. The precise prevalence of sudden cause of death (SD) in Ethiopia is poorly investigated, especially in young patients. This precludes evaluation of the Problem and determination of possible prophylactic solutions. Objective; The aim of this study was to evaluate the magnitude and Cause of out of hospitals sudden death in autopsy studies in selected governmental hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from January 1, 2014 to October 31, 2017rnMethods: Retrospective study was conducted from Registry book on the magnitude and Cause of sudden death in autopsy studies of selected governmental hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from January 1, 2014 to October 31, 2017. Data was collected from police reports about circumstance of death and pathological features were analyzed by autopsy. Data was entered and analyzed using SPSS version 21 and P value

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