Apport de la dixième révision de la Classification internationale des maladies dans le codage de la mortalité médico-légale

Contexte : les rapports de mortalité en Tunisie n’incluent pas les causes de décès médico-légaux. Objectif : établir les statistiques sur les causes de décès médico-légaux au nord de la Tunisie en 2015 en se basant sur la Dixième Révision de la Classification internationale des maladies (CIM-10). Méthodes : il s’agissait d’une étude transversale et descriptive portant sur tous les décès autopsiés au nord de la Tunisie en 2015. Les caractéristiques socio-démographiques ont été identifiées, ainsi que les formes médico-légales et les causes de décès. Celles-ci ont été codées selon la CIM-10. Résultats : notre échantillon était composé de 1957 cas. Il y avait une prédominance masculine avec un sex ratio de 3,5. L’âge moyen était de 47,2 ( écart type [ET] 20,6 ) ans. Les morts violentes ont représenté 57,4 % de la mortalité globale, suivies du groupe des maladies de l’appareil circulatoire (24,5 %) et de celui des maladies de l’appareil respiratoire (6,5 %). Les causes de décès les plus fréquentes étaient les accidents de transport terrestre (33,7 %) et les cardiopathies ischémiques (17,9 %). Les accidents de la voie publique étaient à l’origine de 56,1 % des morts accidentelles. La pendaison était le mode suicidaire le plus fréquent (51,5 %). Les homicides étaient le plus souvent secondaires à des plaies par arme blanche (35,8 %). Conclusion : la CIM-10 a permis de mettre en avant la part de la mort violente et ses caractéristiques dans la mortalité médico-légale au nord de la Tunisie, ce qui témoigne de son efficacité dans la standardisation des conclusions des rapports d’autopsie.

Unexpected infant death secondary to a pulmonary infiltration due to acute myelocytic leukaemia

Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) often presents with non-specific symptoms such as fatigue, anaemia or infection. Pulmonary involvement is uncommon in AML during the course of the disease and is usually caused by infection, haemorrhage, leukaemic pulmonary infiltrates and leukostasis. Lung localization of AML is very uncommon and potentially life threatening if not diagnosed and treated rapidly. The authors describe the sudden death of an asymptomatic five-month-infant because of a misdiagnosed lung localization of AML. Autopsy examination followed by histopathological studies showed an extensive leukostasis and extramedullary leukaemic infiltrating the lungs. Special stains and immunohistochemical studies revealed findings consistent with acute myelogenous leukaemia. This case suggests that underlying acute leukaemia should be considered as a cause of flu-like symptoms in infants. Medical personnel are urged to be alert to fever, sore throat, weakness and dyspnea that may be characteristic of serious systemic diseases.

Organizational Ostracism: A Potential Framework in Order to Deal with It

BACKGROUND: Organizational ostracism is defined as a violation of norms that we are suggested to acknowledge at the workplace. It results in the exclusion of one person or multiple persons, and causes damage to our innate need to belong. This kind of behaviorism can be engaged through a hierarchical or nonhierarchical relationship. Three elements interact in the framework of organizational ostracism: the actor, the target, and the institution. Our aim was to describe the different factors interacting with every element in order to produce recommendations targeting to prevent the occurrence of such behaviorism in an institution and to help targets of such a violence in order to handle this situation and go forward. As psychological impact of ostracism has frequently been studied in the literature, we focused on its impact on professional tasks. METHODS: We performed a questionnaire-based study about organizational ostracism. This questionnaire was established through an online platform (https://www.sondageonline.com) and made available through the following link: https://goo.gl/forms/KrkVXe3bMEc79cau2. A keyword was sent to all participants. We created a 23-interrogation questionnaire with open and short questions. Nonwritten consent was obtained from all participants. RESULTS: The actor of ostracism engaged in ostracism, in most of the cases, with other persons without a real purpose. The actor of ostracism had an antecedent of problematic relationship at work in 82.9% of the cases. Of the participants, 58.5% were of the view that ostracism aimed to cause hurt and isolate them. Professional isolation was observed in 58.5% of the cases; 51.2% of the participants tried to improve their work potential and explained their reaction by an intrinsic motivation. The organization atmosphere was judged to be bad in most of the cases. CONCLUSION: Our study showed that ostracism was mainly observed in public practice.