Autopsy

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In health care, an autopsy is a "postmortem examination of the body."[1]

Benefits

Analysis of a large number of autopsies can provide insight into lethal diseases that are difficult to diagnose.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Anonymous (2024), term (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  2. ↑ Goldman L, Sayson R, Robbins S, Cohn LH, Bettmann M, Weisberg M (1983). "The value of the autopsy in three medical eras". N. Engl. J. Med. 308 (17): 1000–5. PMID 6835306. [e]
  3. ↑ Shojania KG, Burton EC, McDonald KM, Goldman L (2003). "Changes in rates of autopsy-detected diagnostic errors over time: a systematic review". JAMA 289 (21): 2849–56. DOI:10.1001/jama.289.21.2849. PMID 12783916. Research Blogging.
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