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Las causas mas frecuentes de muerte dan una idea del tipo de sociedad en que ocurren
Materialesy Mtodos
Realizamos una revisin de todos los expedientes de las autopsias realizadas en el Instituto
Nacional de Patologa Forense en Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana, durante el perodo 1ro
de enero al 30 de junio 1995 (6 meses), para recopilar los diagnsticos forenses de las causas de
muerte durante ese perodo. Nos preocupamos particularmente de las causas de muerte natural
y los grupos etarios en que ocurrieron.
Resulgdos
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Un total de 467 necropsias fueron realizadas en el perodo en estudio, resultando el homicidio la
causa mas frecuente de muerte con 164 casos (35.2%),seguido de la muerte natural con 106 casos
(22.7%).En los casos de muerte natural 43 (40.6%)ocurrieron en personas de 50 aos o mas y solo
6 (5.7%) en nios menores de 10 aos. 'Las causas mas frecuentes de muerte natural fueron fallo
cardiorespiratorio por arteriosclerosis generalizada (19.8%)y por infarto agudo d el miocardio en
11.3%.
Comentario
Comparando nuestros resultados con estudios similares hechos-en otros paises, se desprende
que la nuestra es una sociedad mas violenta, pero donde se cometen menor cantidad de abusos
infantiles
Diagnsticos forenses de causas de muertes
Instituto Nacional de Patologa Forense
homicidios
muerte natural
Abstract
Antececents
The most frequent causes of death, give an idea of the type of society in which they take place
Matherials and Methods
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INCIDENCIA
A review of all the dossiers of the autopsies done at the Nationallnstitute of Forensic Pathology
in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, was carried out, during the period 1st of January through
June 30th, 1995 (6 months), to compile the forensic diagnosis of the causes of death during that
periodo We particulary care about the causes of natural death and the age group in which they
occur.
Results
A total of 467 necropsies were carried out during the period of the study, turning out homicides
to be the most frequent cause of death with 164 cases (35.2%),followed by natural death with 106
cawes (22.7%). In the cases of natural death 43 (40.6%)took place in persons 50 years of age or
older and only 6 (5.7%) in children under 10 years of age. The most frequent causes of natural
death were cardiorespiratory failure due to generalize arteriosclerosis (19.8%) and due to acute
myocardial infart (11.3%).
Commentary
Comparing our results , with the results of similar studies done in other countries, we conclude that
our society is more violent but in it a lower number of cases of child abuse take place.
Forensic diagnosis of the causes of death
Nationallnstitute of Forensic Pathology
INTRODUCCION
homicides
natural death
DIAGNOSTiCas
No.
TASA EN 0,(.
Homicidio
164
35.2
Muerte natural
106
22.7
Accidental
095
20.3
Suicidio
045
09.6
En estudio
045
09.6
Indeterminado
012
02.6
10
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GRUPOS
No.
TASA EN %
DIAGNOSTICOS
No.
TASA EN %
Fallo cardiorespiratorio
por arteriosclerosis
gral
21
19.8
Fallo cardiorespiratorio
por inf ag del miocardio
12
11.3
11
10.4
9 aos
06
05.7
Desequilibrio hidroelectroltico
09
, 08.5
10 a 19 aos
03
02.8
Sepsis
09
08.5
20 a 29 aos
25
23.6
30 a 39 aos
19
17.9
Fallo cardiorespiratorio
por enf. granulomatosa
crnica
07
06.6
40 a 49 aos
10
09.4
Hemorragia cerebral
07
06.6
50 o mas
43
40.6
06
05.7
05
04.7
Otros
19
17.9
106
100.0
Oa
TOTALES
11
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