@article{ref1,
title="Ashphyxial deaths: A retrospective study conducted at tertiary care hospital of Sindh",
journal="Medical forum monthly",
year="2015",
author="Ali, W. and Kumar, P. and Seenhro, Z.A.",
volume="26",
number="9",
pages="2-5",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To study frequency of patterns and manners of asphyxial deaths autopsied at Liaquat University Hospital. Study Design: Retrospective study Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Department of Forensic Medicine and Office of Police Surgeon-Medico legal section, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences Jamshoro/Hyderabad from January 2010 to December 2014. <br><br>MATERIALS AND METHODS: Medicolegal files of autopsy were studied retrospectively. 135 files were finalized after scrutiny of 2033 autopsies. Causes, types and patterns of asphyxia were noted. Essential data was noted in a predesigned proforma for study purpose. Data variables were analyzed on Microsoft excel and Statistix 8.1 using appropriate statistical tests. P value of ≤0.05 was taken of statistical significance. <br><br>RESULTS: One hundred and thirty five cases of asphyxial deaths (out of 2033 autopsies) were studied. Age (mean±SD) was noted as 49.7±8.9 years. Of 135 cases, 65.9% (n=89) were male and 34.07% (n=46) were female (X2 = 112.5 p=0.0001). 28.1% and 8.14% of cases showed ligature and manual strangulation respectively. Hanging, drowning, traumatic asphyxia and throttling were noted in 42.21%, 12.59%, 5.18% and 3.7% respectively. Suicidal deaths in 29.6%, homicidal in 57.03% and accidental asphyxial deaths were observed in 13.33%. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Homicidal and suicidal deaths of hanging and strangulation seemed to be the major contributing causes of asphyxial deaths.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1029-385X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}