Upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy mortality: The medical examiner's perspective

Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 4-12

  deRoux, Stephen J ^a,b   Sgarlato, Anthony ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Endoscopy; Endoscopy deaths; Endoscopy fatalities; Forensic science; Gastroscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOMEGALY; COLONOSCOPY; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONER; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTESTINE PERFORATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PANCREATITIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOMEGALY; COLONOSCOPY; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONERS AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; OBESITY; PANCREATITIS;

EID: 84856209876     PISSN: 1547769X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12024-011-9257-2     Document Type: Article

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