Table 4

Cause of death in patients without chronic illness

DiagnosisTotal patients (n)Cardiac arrest (n)
Extrinsic cause15
 Asphyxia65
 Multiple trauma63
 Drowning33
Intrinsic cause18
 Neuromuscular disease
  Encephalitis/Encephalopathy41
  Intracerebral haemorrhage10
 Cardiovascular disease
  Myocarditis31
 Gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary-pancreatic disease
  Hepatic failure11
 Infection
  Sepsis11
 Metabolic/Endocrinological disease
  Metabolic disorder10
 Unknown77