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The medical autopsy as quality assurance tool in clinical medicine: dreams and realities
Jan G van den Tweel1, Christian Wittekind2
1Department of Pathology, University Medical Center Utrecht, H4-312, 3584 CX, Utrecht, The Netherlands. j.vandentweel@umcutrecht.nl.
Abstract:
The purpose of medical autopsy has changed to issues of quality assurance today. In addition, autopsies are considered valuable in medical education, e.g., delivering cases for problem-based learning for students. Many studies underscore the need for autopsies also in the era of technical progress emphasizing the continuing discrepancies between antemortem and post mortem diagnoses. Despite these important tasks, we face a decline of autopsy for several reasons with complex interactions. The role of all persons involved in this decline is evaluated and suggestions for changes are proposed. Last but not least, the future of the autopsy is in the hands of pathology itself.
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