TY - JOUR
T1 - The value of autopsies in the era of high-tech medicine
T2 - Discrepant findings persist
AU - Kuijpers, Chantal C H J
AU - Fronczek, Judith
AU - Van De Goot, Frank R W
AU - Niessen, Hans W M
AU - Van Diest, Paul J.
AU - Jiwa, Mehdi
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Aims: Although the autopsy is still the gold standard for quality assessment of clinical diagnoses, autopsy rates have been declining over the last decades to 2 days was significantly associated with a lower frequency of class III minor discrepancies. Microscopic examination contributed to establishing cause of death in 19.6% of the cases. Conclusions: Discrepant findings persist at autopsy, even in the era of high-tech medicine. Therefore, autopsies still should serve as a very important part of quality control in clinical diagnosis and treatment. Learning from individual and system-related diagnostic errors can aid in improving patient safety.
AB - Aims: Although the autopsy is still the gold standard for quality assessment of clinical diagnoses, autopsy rates have been declining over the last decades to 2 days was significantly associated with a lower frequency of class III minor discrepancies. Microscopic examination contributed to establishing cause of death in 19.6% of the cases. Conclusions: Discrepant findings persist at autopsy, even in the era of high-tech medicine. Therefore, autopsies still should serve as a very important part of quality control in clinical diagnosis and treatment. Learning from individual and system-related diagnostic errors can aid in improving patient safety.
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U2 - 10.1136/jclinpath-2013-202122
DO - 10.1136/jclinpath-2013-202122
M3 - Article
C2 - 24596140
AN - SCOPUS:84901654370
VL - 67
SP - 512
EP - 519
JO - Molecular pathology : MP
JF - Molecular pathology : MP
SN - 0021-9746
IS - 6
ER -