[Quo vadis pathologia? An elderly clinicians meditations about autopsies]
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1I. Belosztály, Békés Megyei Képviselötestület Pándy Kálmán Kórháza, Gyula.
Abstract:
Relying on his own experience and the relevant literature of the past 15 years, the author analyzes the causes of the decrease in the number of autopsies. He disagrees with those who, referring to the application of state-of-the art examination methods, dismiss "the ultimate audit" as unnecessary and only suggest selection. Careful autopsies can still be rendered an authentic and reliable picture of treatment of the deceased on the one hand, and provide information about diagnostic difficulties as well as the possible mistakes and errors on the other. This is especially true of the elderly deceased usually with multimorbidity. As well as several aspects of the cooperation between the pathologist and the clinician there is the didactic importance of autopsies that should also be emphasized.
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