Relevance of postmortem in admitted and expired medico-legal cases a retrospective analysis Gurudut K S1,*, Kumar M Ashok2, Shetty Ashok Kumar3, Pushpa M G4 1Associate Professor Department of Forensic Medicine, Belgavi Institute of Medical Sciences (BIMS), Belagavi 2Post graduate Department of Forensic Medicine, Belgavi Institute of Medical Sciences (BIMS), Belagavi 3Professor and HOD Department of Forensic Medicine, Belgavi Institute of Medical Sciences (BIMS), Belagavi 4Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Belgavi Institute of Medical Sciences (BIMS), Belagavi *Corresponding author: Dr. K.S. Gurudut, Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Belgaum Institute of Medical Sciences, Belagavi. E-mail ksgurudutt@rediffmail.com Mob.: +91 9886643155
Online published on 13 December, 2018. Abstract A retrospective study was conducted at Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, BIMS, Belagavi from 1st January 2016 to June 30th 2016, to determine that, was any added information obtained by conducting post-mortem in medico-legal cases of deaths which were admitted and cause of death established clinically. During the above said period, a total of 474 cases were autopsied out of which 176 cases (37.13%) were admitted and expired at BIMS hospital, Belagavi. Among 176 cases majority were deaths due to poison-54 cases followed by road traffic accidents-48 cases and burns-47 cases. Upon comparing the clinical data and post mortem findings it was concluded the cause of death opined at autopsy was very much the same as concluded clinically. Top Keywords Post mortem, Clinical data, Cause of death. Top |