title: Sudden unexpected death from natural diseases: Fifteen years' experience with 484 cases in Seychelles.
abstract: The aim of this study is to identify and subclassify sudden natural death (sudden death from natural diseases) cases in Seychelles. A total of 484 sudden natural death cases with autopsy at the Clinical Pathology Laboratory, Victoria Hospital, Seychelles between 1997 through 2012 were retrospectively reviewed. Among them, 363 cases (75%) were male and 121 (25%) were female. The most frequent sudden deaths were attributed to cardiovascular diseases (78.5%), and then followed by infectious diseases (9.9%), and gastrointestinal diseases (9.1%). This is the largest population-based study on sudden natural deaths in Seychelles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266003, China.
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266003, China. Electronic address: qdwangjigang@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Ji-Gang
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266003, China.
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266003, China.
authors.forename: Xia
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Clinical Pathology Laboratory, Victoria Hospital, Ministry of Health, P.O.BOX 52, MAHE, Seychelles.
authors.forename: Rubell
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brewer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000401:mortality; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000401:mortality; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000401:mortality; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012750:Seychelles / Q000453:epidemiology; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000401:mortality; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Autopsy; Seychelles; Sudden death