| Medical autopsy: whose gain is it? An audit. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 16933712 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Medical audit is essential in assessing the efficacy of health care delivery system. Though autopsy services are generally looked upon indifferently and with sceptism by the clinicians, it can form an important part of the medical audit system. The aims of this study were to audit autopsies of deaths within 24 hours of hospital admission by: 1) Comparing premortem and postmortem diagnosis; 2) Comparing postmortem gross diagnosis with postmortem histopathologic diagnosis; 3) Whether deaths could be certified based on clinical judgement and autopsies avoided. The study sample was 99 autopsies. In 45% autopsies, clinical impression did not match the final cause of death. In 14.2% autopsies, final cause of death could have been given by the clinician based on his clinical judgement. In 54.5% autopsies, there was agreement between premortem and postmortem diagnosis. In 67.6% autopsies, gross findings matched with the histopathologic findings. |
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Authors:
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Jashnani Kusum D; Deshpande Jaya R; Amonkar Gayathri P |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Indian journal of pathology & microbiology Volume: 49 ISSN: 0377-4929 ISO Abbreviation: Indian J Pathol Microbiol Publication Date: 2006 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-08-28 Completed Date: 2006-10-17 Revised Date: 2006-10-18 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7605904 Medline TA: Indian J Pathol Microbiol Country: India |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 188-92 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Pathology, T.N. Medical College & BYL Nair Ch Hospital, Mumbai. kusumjash@hotmail.com |
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Autopsy* Cause of Death Diagnosis, Differential Humans India Medical Audit |
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Erratum In:
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Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2006 Jul;49(3):476 |
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