Post-Mortem Examination as a Quality Improvement Instrument

Tesio catheters: findings in post-mortem examination.

Vascular access is still the 'Achilles heel' in the haemodialysis treatment. Access-related problems account for approximately 25% of hospitalizations in haemodialysis patients. In patients lacking a suitable vascular anatomy or presenting repeated a-v fistula thrombosis due to vascular problems and/or hypotension, a permanent central venous catheter can establish a reliable long-term vascular ...

Post-Mortem Examination in a Case of Rifleshot Injury

hole immediately below the xiphoid cartilage, the skin around being much blackened by the discharge. On opening the chest the bullet was found to have passed slightly upwards through the pericardium to the spine. The right side of the heart was torn to rags, two vertebroe were completely disintegrated, and three ribs on either side broken close to their vertebral attachment. The spine was cut q...

Asking relatives for permission for a post mortem examination.

This article discusses the possible aims, benefits, and also the content, format and timing of training in one specific aspect of clinical practice; how to request permission for post mortems.

Post-mortem Muscle Metabolism and Meat Quality

PSE, DCB and DFD meat are stress-related conditions. PSE meat occurs in pigs and turkeys. In pigs it is common in particular breeds which are known as stress-sensitive (SS) or halothane-positive (nn) genotypes. This chapter focuses on some of the key features in post-mortem muscle metabolism which lead to these meat quality problems, and so helps to explain how preslaughter stress influences me...

Post-mortem examination in the United Kingdom: present and future