Improving the autopsy rate at a University Hospital

• Published in: The American journal of medicine Vol. 92; no. 4; pp. 423 - 426
• Main Authors: Clayton, Sherri A., Sivak, Steven L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.04.1992; Elsevier; Elsevier Sequoia S.A
• Subjects: Autopsies; Autopsy - statistics & numerical data; Biological and medical sciences; Cause of Death; Death, Sudden; Hospitals, University; Humans; Informed Consent; Internship and Residency; Medical research; Medical sciences; Medical Staff, Hospital; New York - epidemiology; Professional-Family Relations; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; New York; Human; Teaching hospital; Prevalence; Autopsy; Hospital ward; Public health; Occupational training

purpose: Although the autopsy is widely recognized as an invaluable tool for medical education, as well as the gold standard by which the accuracy of diagnoses are measured, there has been a steady decline in the autopsy rate over the last 20 years. At Westchester County Medical Center, a university...