Autopsy and Malpractice Considerations

Biosafety considerations for autopsy.

An autopsy may subject prosectors and others to a wide variety of infectious agents, including bloodborne and aerosolized pathogens such as human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B and C viruses, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Other hazards include toxic chemicals (e.g., formalin, cyanide, and organophosphates) and radiation from radionuclides used for patient therapy and diagnosis. These ris...

Postoperative death and malpractice suits: is autopsy useful?

This report demonstrates the extremely high yield of autopsies performed in the case of postoperative death with suspicion of malpractice. They frequently identified undetected complications. They could also suggest faulty or negligent practice that would otherwise go unrecognized. This report supports the widespread use of autopsies to investigate perioperative death.

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An Introduction to Psychological Autopsy

سخن سردبیر Editorial مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی رفسنجان دوره هجدهم، اسفند 1398، 1195-1196       درآمدی بر کالبد شکافی روانشناختی An Introduction to Psychological Autopsy   محسن رضائیان[1]   M. Rezaeian   کالبد شکافی روان‌شناختی (Psychological autopsy) روشی است که به منظور مطالعه عوامل خطر (Risk factors) در افرادی که خودکشی کرده‌اند، ابداع شده است. در این روش، با نزدیکان فرد متوفی مصا...

Integrating community-based verbal autopsy into civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS): system-level considerations

BACKGROUND Reliable and representative cause of death (COD) statistics are essential to inform public health policy, respond to emerging health needs, and document progress towards Sustainable Development Goals. However, less than one-third of deaths worldwide are assigned a cause. Civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems in low- and lower-middle-income countries are failing to pr...