title: A procedure for the investigation of anesthetic/surgical deaths.
abstract: A procedure for the investigation of surgical/anesthetic deaths is presented which allows for clearly defined jurisdictional assessment and correlates the autopsy and toxicological findings with the pathophysiology of the anesthetic/surgical event. This procedure facilitates an accurate certification of the cause of death in patients who die during surgery and anesthesia.
mesh_terms: D000768:Anesthesia, General; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D001344:Autopsy; D003334:Coroners and Medical Examiners / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology*; D012306:Risk