Table 4.

Major unanticipated autopsy findings (cause of death not included)

Autopsy finding	Number
Myocardial infarction	221
Cardiopulmonary failure	146
Pneumonia	119
Cerebrovascular lesion	111
Neoplasm	110
Aortic dissection/cardiac tamponade	43
Pulmonary embolism	28
Brain disease with dementia	20
Intestinal ischemia	19
Sepsis/peritonitis	17
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage	16
Other	302
Total	1152