Introduction of Sudden Death

Zhu, Haiyan; Han, Guohong

doi:10.1007/978-981-15-7002-5_1

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“…In human medicine, one common definition of SUD is a natural fatal event that occurs within one hour of collapse [ 5 , 6 ]. Another defines SUD as immediate accidental death or death that occurs within 24 h from the onset of acute symptoms [ 7 , 8 ]. SUD is usually only applied to those patients with no prior history of illness.…”

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“…SUD in people is investigated by autopsy, and can be classified according to cardiac and non-cardiac causes [ 7 ]. Cardiac causes are most common and include acute coronary syndrome, stress-induced myocardial ischemia, cardiomyopathy, congenital heart disease, arrhythmia, and viral myocarditis [ 6 , 7 ]. Non-cardiac causes are varied and include arrhythmogenic and cardiotoxic drugs, electrocution, acute respiratory disease (pulmonary embolism, pneumonia), acute gastrointestinal hemorrhage, epilepsy, anaphylaxis, necrotizing pancreatitis, acute peritonitis, and brain herniation [ 7 , 8 ].…”

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A Multicentre Epidemiologic Study of Sudden and Unexpected Death in Adult Cats and Dogs in Australia

Kelly-Bosma,

Henning,

Haworth

et al. 2023

Veterinary Sciences

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Sudden and unexpected death (SUD) is a common reason for animals to undergo post-mortem examination. There is limited literature examining the causes of SUD in cats and dogs, and no research specific to Australia. The purpose of this study was to investigate the epidemiology and pathology of SUD in cats and dogs in a multicentric study across Australia. Retrospective post-mortem reports of SUD in cats and dogs were obtained from four veterinary schools in Australia distributed across four states. The frequency of SUD between institutes ranged from 2.1% to 6.5%. Dogs composed the majority of the study population (76%), and males outnumbered females, particularly in the feline subpopulation. After necropsy, 37% of SUD remained cause unknown, the largest category in both cats and dogs. When cause was identified, cardiovascular disease was most common in both species, followed by gastrointestinal disease in dogs, and trauma in cats. In dogs, multinomial logistic regression identified age as a risk factor significantly associated with the four largest categories of SUD. This study identified causes of SUD in Australian cats and dogs, including novel causes not previously reported. Further, this study revealed a higher rate of unsolved SUD in Australia than can be found in the literature from other countries.

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