The 81-year-old comedienne died of complications due to surgery, according to the New York City Medical Examiner’s Office
Joan Rivers died of complications from surgery, according to the New York City Medical Examiner’s office.
Below is the statement.
“OCME [Office of the Chief Medical Examiner] has completed its investigation. 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 voice changes and gastroesophageal reflux disease. The manner of death is therapeutic complication,” spokeswoman Julie Bolcer said in a statement. “The classification of a death as a therapeutic complication means that the death resulted from a predictable complication of medical therapy.”
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