title: [An autopsy case of a pacemaker implanted patient].
abstract: A pacemaker implanted patient (female, 78 years old) was found dead in her bed and judicially autopsied. Before postmortem inspection the pacemaker was removed by a doctor. We report the problems in such as the doctor's treatment, additionally accommodation of medical examiners and police, and determination of a cause of death in autopsy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Legal Medicine, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Haga
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Terazawa
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ishimori
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inoue
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects