Cardiovascular causes of death at Tshepong Hospital in 1 year, 1989-1990. A necropsy study.

Cardiovascular disease is the third most common cause of death in Tshepong Hospital in the western Transvaal, and the most common cause of death in patients older than 35 years. A prospective study was undertaken which included limited necropsies in 90 of the 167 cardiovascular disease deaths over 1 year. A reliable mortality pattern for cardiovascular deaths is described.

Causes of death at Tshepong, a rural hospital, 1986-1987.

A prospective study was undertaken to determine causes of death at Tshepong Hospital in the western Transvaal over 1 year. Specific attention was paid to the accurate coding of causes of death; this entailed discussions with the attending doctor as well as 38 autopsies. Only 2.