2014
Adverse medical complications: an under-reported contributory cause of death in New York City
Gill J, Ely S, Toriello A, Hirsch C. Adverse medical complications: an under-reported contributory cause of death in New York City. Public Health 2014, 128: 325-331. PMID: 24679413, DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2013.12.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew York City BureauAdverse medical eventsTherapeutic complicationsManner of deathMedical eventsVital statisticsCause of deathTimes more deathsDeath Certification SystemMedical Examiner's OfficeMedical examiner recordsSurgical complicationsRetrospective reviewAppropriate therapyPredictable complicationsDeath certificatesSurgical careComplicationsPreventative strategiesMore deathsMedical interventionsNew York CityContributory causeDeathHealthcare facilities
2013
Homicidal Neck Compression of Females: Autopsy and Sexual Assault Findings
Gill J, Cavalli D, Ely S, Stahl-Herz J. Homicidal Neck Compression of Females: Autopsy and Sexual Assault Findings. Academic Forensic Pathology 2013, 3: 454-457. DOI: 10.23907/2013.055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCause of deathNeck compressionExternal injuriesThyroid cartilage fractureSoft tissue injuriesMajority of deathsInternal examinationExternal neck injuryMedical examiner recordsCartilage fractureTissue injuryNeck injuriesThyroid cartilageInjuryPetechiaeSoft tissueDeathNeckDecedentsEyes/faceAsphyxiaCauseFemale homicidesExaminationSexual assault
2012
Fatal Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Antipsychotic Medication
Ely S, Neitzel A, Gill J. Fatal Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Antipsychotic Medication. Journal Of Forensic Sciences 2012, 58: 398-403. PMID: 23278567, DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.12044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFatal diabetic ketoacidosisDiabetic ketoacidosisAntipsychotic medicationSecond-generation antipsychotic medicationsNew-onset diabetesGeneration antipsychotic medicationsAtypical antipsychotic medicationsCause of deathCertain antipsychotic medicationsMedical examiner recordsInitial presentationMajor depressionOnset diabetesDeath certificatesPsychiatric disordersMedicationsPsychiatric patientsDeathInvestigators' reportsToxicology dataKetoacidosisHyperglycemiaSchizophreniaImmediate causeCause