Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: The present study was conducted to determine thromboembolism in Autopsy cases. Materials & Methods: 104 Autopsy cases of both genders were recruited. Out of 104, 12 cases have died due to pulmonary thromboembolism. The hearts were dissected along the course of the blood flow. The grossing and automatic processing, block making and reporting was done. Results: Out of 104 cases, males were 62 and females were 42. The cause of death was burn in 74 cases and multiple injuries in 30 cases. The cause of death was pulmonary thrombo embolism (PTE) in 12, septicemia in 82 and shock in 10 cases. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: The prevalence of pulmonary thrombo embolism in autopsy cases was 11.5%. Key words: Autopsy, Pulmonary thrombo embolism, Hypercoagulative state.