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Oct 16, 2014 · Patrick McMullan via AP Photo. -- Joan Rivers died in a New York City hospital Sept. 4 at the age of 81. Now, there are some answers for what happened. Rivers was sedated with propofol before she died of low blood oxygen during a procedure to treat voice changes and acid reflux, according to the New York City medical examiner.
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NEW YORK – Joan Rivers’ final cause of death has been determined, the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner told FOX411 on Thursday. The comedian died on Sept. 4 at the age of 81 after...
Oct 16, 2014 · The medical examiner’s investigation ruled that the cause of death was “anoxic encephalopathy due to hypoxic arrest,” a medical description of brain damage caused by a lack of oxygen.
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Oct 17, 2014 · Comedian Joan Rivers died of brain damage from low blood oxygen, the New York medical examiner's office has ruled. The star died on 4 September aged 81 after being on life support for a week...
Sep 4, 2014 · She was 81. Her daughter, Melissa Rivers, confirmed her death. A spokeswoman, Judy Katz, said the cause had not yet been determined. Ms. Rivers died at Mount Sinai Hospital, where she had been...
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Oct 16, 2014 · The cause of Ms. Rivers’ death is anoxic encephalopathy due to hypoxic arrest during laryngoscopy and upper gastrointestinal endoscopy with propofol sedation for evaluation of...
Oct 16, 2014 · The cause of Ms. Rivers’ death is anoxic encephalopathy due to hypoxic arrest during laryngoscopy and upper gastrointestinal endoscopy with propofol sedation for...