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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Hum Pathol. 2011 Mar 10;42(9):1230–1239. doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2010.11.019

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Figure 1

Study Design. Between 1996 and 2008 we admitted 2704 children to the Malaria Research Ward of Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre, Malawi. Deaths occurred in 436 patients (16.1%) and in 283 cases we requested permission for autopsy, employing detailed discussion directed by Malawian nurses and physicians. The decision to request autopsy was dependent upon a) the presence of appropriate parents or guardians, b) the family structure and religious affiliation, c) and the availability of the pathologist and adequate support team. Approval for autopsy was given in 99 cases (35.0% consent rate). Of these, 12 cases were excluded from this analysis owing to an indeterminate clinical diagnosis or lack of coma at admission.