Postmortem Incidence of Acute Surgical- and Trauma-Associated Pathologic Conditions in Prison Inmates in Miami Dade County, Florida

Alexander Busko; Hahn Soe-Lin; Cecily Barber; Rishi Rattan; Roderick King; Tanya L Zakrison

doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2018.2443

Postmortem Incidence of Acute Surgical- and Trauma-Associated Pathologic Conditions in Prison Inmates in Miami Dade County, Florida

JAMA Surg. 2019 Jan 1;154(1):87-88. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2018.2443.

Authors

Alexander Busko¹, Hahn Soe-Lin¹, Cecily Barber¹, Rishi Rattan¹, Roderick King², Tanya L Zakrison¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Ryder Trauma Center, Department of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida.
² Public Health Education, Florida Public Health Institute, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida.

Abstract

This study quantifies the postmortem incidence of acute surgical- and trauma-associated pathologic conditions of inmates in Miami Dade County, Florida.

MeSH terms

Acute Disease / epidemiology*
Cause of Death
Female
Florida / epidemiology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prisoners / statistics & numerical data*
Prisons / statistics & numerical data
Surgical Procedures, Operative / mortality*
Wounds and Injuries / mortality
Wounds and Injuries / pathology*