Review: Autopsy Diagnosis and Technique

1958 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 150-150
Keyword(s):  
Autopsy Diagnosis

Sudden cardiac death in younger adults: autopsy diagnosis as a tool for preventive medicine

2006 ◽  
Vol 37 (7) ◽  
pp. 794-801 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cira Rosaria Tiziana di Gioia ◽  
Camillo Autore ◽  
Daniela Maria Romeo ◽  
Costantino Ciallella ◽  
Maria Rosaria Aromatario ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sudden Cardiac Death ◽  
Preventive Medicine ◽  
Cardiac Death ◽  
Younger Adults ◽  
Autopsy Diagnosis

scholarly journals Canadian Association of Neuropathologists L’Association Canadienne des Neuropathologistes

2021 ◽  
Vol 48 (s1) ◽  
pp. S1-S1
Keyword(s):  
Annual Meeting ◽  
Digital Pathology ◽  
Academic Program ◽  
Aging Brain ◽  
Canadian Association ◽  
Staging Systems ◽  
Autopsy Diagnosis ◽  
Local Organizer ◽  
The Times ◽  
Lewy Body Diseases

The Canadian Association of Neuropathologist – L’ Association Canadienne de Neuropathologistes (CANP-ACNP) held their 59th annual meeting at the Delta Kingston Waterfront from October 23rd to 26th, 2019, under the leadership of Dr. Peter Gould, President of the CANP-ACNP, Dr. Julia Keith, Secretary Treasurer of the CANP-ACNP, and Dr. John Rossiter, local organizer. The annual banquet was held at River Mill Restaurant in Kingston.The academic program comprised 14 Abstracts, 14 unknown cases, a Symposium on Neurodegenerative Neuropathology, and a Neuropathology Practice lecture by Dr. Gerard Jansen entitled CJD, CJD Surveillance, and Occupational Risk. Can worms ever be re-canned? The interactive forum on Neuropathology Practice was moderated by Dr. Gould and Dr. Keith and focused on safety around autopsy diagnosis of CJD, the Neuropathology workforce analysis in Canada 2019 presented by Dr. Patrick Shannon, and accreditation of neuropathology laboratories in Canada. Digital pathology images from the 14 unknown cases are available for viewing online (www.canp.ca) thanks to the CANP webmaster Dr. Jason Karamchandani.The Presidential Symposium 2019 on Neurodegenerative Neuropathology featured the Jerry Olszewski Lecture given by Dr. Douglas Munoz on Using eye tracking to identify behavioural biomarkers of neurodegeneration, the David Robertson lecture given by Dr. Tom Beach on Staging systems for Lewy body diseases, and the Gordon Mathieson lecture given by Dr. Ian Mackenzie on C9orf72: FTD, ALS and beyond. The program was completed Dr. Gabor Kovacs’ presentation on Tau pathologies in the aging brain and Dr. Carmela Tartaglia’s presentation on Dementia; the times they are a changing.The award for best clinical science presentation by a trainee (Dr. Mary Tom Award) in 2019 went to Dr. Suzy Kosteniuk (Supervisor Dr. Lothar Resch), and the award for best basic science presentation by a trainee (Dr. Morrison H. Finlayson Award) was won by Hoang D. Nguyen (Supervisor Dr. Maxime Richer).The following abstracts were presented at the 59th annual meeting of the Canadian Association of Neuropathologists – Association Candienne des Neuropathologistes (CANP-ACNP) in October 2019.

Autopsy diagnosis of Broken Heart Syndrome: Two Case Reports

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-143
Author(s):  
Ishita Manral ◽  
Thippesh Kumar ◽  
KV Radhakrishna
Keyword(s):  
Case Reports ◽  
Broken Heart Syndrome ◽  
Autopsy Diagnosis

The Role of the Autopsy in Medical Malpractice Cases, I

2002 ◽  
Vol 126 (9) ◽  
pp. 1023-1031 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin E. Bove ◽  
Clare Iery
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Diagnosis ◽  
Medical Malpractice ◽  
Standard Of Care ◽  
State Court ◽  
Medical Negligence ◽  
Trial Court ◽  
Autopsy Findings ◽  
Original Trial ◽  
Autopsy Diagnosis

Abstract Context.—Fear that damaging information from autopsy may be introduced as evidence in lawsuits alleging medical malpractice is often cited as one factor contributing to the decline in autopsy rates. Objective.—To determine how autopsy information influences the outcome of medical malpractice litigation. Design.—We studied state court records in 99 cases of medical malpractice adjudicated from 1970 to the present to assess the role of information from autopsies in the outcomes. Results.—The 3 largest groups defined by cause of death at autopsy were acute pulmonary embolism, acute cardiovascular disease, and drug overdose/interaction. Findings for defendant physicians outnumbered medical negligence in the original trial proceedings by a 3:1 margin. The appellate courts affirmed 51 acquittals and 19 findings of negligence, and reversed the original trial court decision in 29 cases for technical reasons. We found no significant relationship between accuracy of clinical diagnosis (using the autopsy standard) and outcome of a suit charging medical negligence. Even when a major discrepancy existed between the autopsy diagnosis and the clinical diagnosis, and the unrecognized condition was deemed treatable, defendant physicians were usually exonerated. Moreover, major diagnostic discrepancies were relatively uncommon in suits in which a physician was found to be negligent. Conversely, in about 20% of cases, autopsy findings were helpful to defendant physicians. Conclusions.—Our study confirms that a finding of medical negligence is based on standard-of-care issues rather than accuracy of clinical diagnosis. Autopsy findings may appear to be neutral or favorable to either the plaintiff or the defendant, but are typically not the crux of a successful legal argument for either side in a malpractice action. We conclude that fear of autopsy findings has no rational basis and is an important obstacle to uninhibited outcomes analysis.

Autopsy Diagnosis and Technic

1959 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 79.2-80
Author(s):  
Osborne A. Brines
Keyword(s):  
Autopsy Diagnosis

Sudden Death due to Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Cardiac Cirrhosis: An Autopsy Diagnosis

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 83-86
Author(s):  
Braja Kishore Dash ◽  
Jyotish Chandra Choudhury ◽  
Pallavi Bhuyan ◽  
Manoj Kumar Jena ◽  
Sitaram Mahapatro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sudden Death ◽  
Dilated Cardiomyopathy ◽  
Cardiac Cirrhosis ◽  
Autopsy Diagnosis

scholarly journals How does Fetal Autopsy after Pregnancy Loss or Termination for Anomalies and other Complications Change Recurrence Risk?

2019 ◽  
Vol 09 (01) ◽  
pp. e30-e35
Author(s):  
Arianna Cassidy ◽  
Claire Herrick ◽  
Mary Norton ◽  
Philip Ursell ◽  
Juan Vargas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prenatal Diagnosis ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Pregnancy Loss ◽  
Retrospective Chart Review ◽  
Recurrence Risk ◽  
Fetal Autopsy ◽  
Risk Of Recurrence ◽  
Ultrasound Findings ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Autopsy Diagnosis

Objective Historically, fetal autopsy was common after terminations for anomalies. Previous studies report that fetal autopsy confirms ultrasound findings in the majority of cases. This study aims to examine correlation between prenatal and autopsy diagnoses at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and evaluate whether autopsy adds diagnostic information, specifically information that changes risk of recurrence for future pregnancies. Study Design We conducted a retrospective chart review of all fetal autopsies performed at UCSF between 1994 and 2009. Prenatal diagnosis was compared with autopsy diagnosis; for cases where there was a change in diagnosis, an MFM (maternal-fetal medicine specialist) reviewed the case to assign risk of recurrence before and after autopsy. Results Overall, there was concordance between prenatal diagnosis and autopsy diagnosis in greater than 91.7% of cases. Autopsy added information that resulted in a change in recurrence risk in 2.3% of cases (n = 9). Conclusion For the vast majority of cases, there is agreement between prenatal and autopsy diagnosis after pregnancy loss or termination for fetal anomalies. Only a small percentage of autopsies change recurrence risk. This may be useful when counseling women about method of termination and when counseling couples about whether to have an autopsy.

scholarly journals Concordance between clinical diagnosis of pulmonary thromboembolism at hospital discharge and anatomopathological diagnosis

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 ◽  
pp. 205873842094239
Author(s):  
Benjamín Rubio-Jurado ◽  
Rocío Concepción Albores-Arguijo ◽  
Antonio Guerra-Soto ◽  
Teresita Plasencia-Ortiz ◽  
Gerónimo Tavarez-Macías ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hospital Discharge ◽  
Clinical Diagnosis ◽  
Pulmonary Thromboembolism ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Hospital Discharges ◽  
Postmortem Diagnosis ◽  
Autopsy Diagnosis ◽  
The Mean ◽  
D Dimer ◽  
Similar Incidence

Half of the cases of pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) are not diagnosed because of its unspecific clinical presentation; in Mexico, autopsy data reveal a similar incidence to that of developed countries. The objective of this work was to know the concordance between the clinical diagnosis of PTE at hospital discharge and its autopsy diagnosis. The method used was a retrospective cohort study of cases with PTE diagnosis who attended from January 2005 to December 2013. Information was obtained from the autopsies registry and clinical charts. From 177,368 hospital discharges, there were 412 (6.74%) with PTE diagnosis. There were 13,559 deaths, with PTE diagnosis in 139 (1%) patients. There were 479 autopsies, and in 66 (14%) of whom PTE diagnosis was documented, the mean age was 55 years (range, 18–89 years). The premortem diagnosis of PTE at discharge was confirmed in 412 cases. Postmortem diagnosis of principal disease was medical in 49 (74%) and medical-surgical in 17 (26%) patients. We found that nine patients had the clinical diagnosis of PTE, unlike the postmortem diagnosis, which was reported in 66 autopsies. The above allows establishing a 1:7 ratio that represents 14%. D-dimer was determined in 11 cases (16%) and was positive in 8 (73%). Thromboprophylaxis was applied in 15 cases (23%). The study of necropsies and identification of discrepancies is needed to improve the diagnostic accuracy and healthcare quality. The evaluation of hemostasis biomarkers besides D-dimer can better describe the pro-thrombotic state, the risk of thrombosis, and its association with morbidity and mortality.

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