Resuscitating the Dying Autopsy

Summary points Despite the relevant information that postmortem examinations can provide, autopsy rates have been declining worldwide in the last few decades. Autopsies are especially necessary in low-income countries, where reliable information on cause of death is much more limited and in vivo cli...

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Published in:	PLoS medicine 2016, Vol.13 (1), p.e1001927-e1001927
Main Authors:	Bassat, Quique, Castillo, Paola, Alonso, Pedro L, Ordi, Jaume, Menéndez, Clara
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Autopsy Autopsy - economics Autopsy - trends Autòpsia Cause of Death - trends Causes de la mort Causes of death Diagnosis Diagnòstic Ethical aspects Feasibility studies History of medicine Història de la medicina Hospitals Humans Investigations Low income groups Metabolic disorders Methods Mortalitat Mortality Poverty - economics Poverty - trends Surveillance
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Summary:	Summary points Despite the relevant information that postmortem examinations can provide, autopsy rates have been declining worldwide in the last few decades. Autopsies are especially necessary in low-income countries, where reliable information on cause of death is much more limited and in vivo clinical diagnosis is hampered by the scarce availability of diagnostic tools. The use of the autopsy or of robust substitutes for this procedure needs to be encouraged as a mechanism for the continuous improvement of clinical diagnosis and as a complement for cause-of-death investigation and surveillance.
ISSN:	1549-1676 1549-1277 1549-1676