| The perinatal autopsy: its conduct and reporting in Australia. | |
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PMID: 1556978 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the conduct and reporting on death certificates of perinatal autopsies in Australia. DATA SOURCES: (i) Medical certificates of cause of perinatal death in all States and Territories; (ii) registrations of perinatal deaths in New South Wales in 1985 and 1986. DATA EXTRACTION: Death certificates are assessed on three criteria: (i) an indication that an autopsy was performed; (ii) an indication whether the stated causes of death were based on autopsy findings; and (iii) an indication whether the clinical diagnosis was confirmed by autopsy. DATA SYNTHESIS: Perinatal death certificates give insufficient information in all three areas. Assessment of the accuracy and usefulness of autopsies requires better information. CONCLUSION: A two-part death certificate is suggested. The first part would report clinical diagnoses of the causes of death. The second part would compare these results with those of any autopsy. |
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Authors:
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S A Buetow |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Medical journal of Australia Volume: 156 ISSN: 0025-729X ISO Abbreviation: Med. J. Aust. Publication Date: 1992 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1992-05-04 Completed Date: 1992-05-04 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0400714 Medline TA: Med J Aust Country: AUSTRALIA |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 492-4 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Geography, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand. |
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Australia
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epidemiology Autopsy / statistics & numerical data* Cause of Death Death Certificates* Fetal Death* Humans Infant Mortality* Infant, Newborn |
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Med J Aust. 1992 Jul 6;157(1):69
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1640902
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