Definition, benefits and importance of autopsy
Keywords:
autopsy, cadaver, cause of death, death, pathologists.Abstract
A paper is presented on the fundamental aspects of the definition, benefits and importance of autopsy. The main persons responsible for the implementation of the steps to guarantee the maximum use of the autopsy and its benefits to the population are highlighted. The need to insist on the contributions that the autopsy offers to the health of the population, the advantages of its performance with the highest quality and to achieve its maximum use, is demonstrated, exposing its benefits and importance. The elements that favor the understanding and implementation of the autopsy are argued.Downloads
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12. Montero González T, Hurtado de Mendoza Amat J, Borrajero Martínez I, Capó de Paz V, López Marín L, Fraga Martínez Y, et al. Visión de las causas de muerte por la COVID-19 con las experiencias de las autopsias. Rev Cub Med Milit. 2022 [acceso: 26/02/2023]; 51(2):e02201765. Disponible en: http://www.revmedmilitar.sld.cu/index.php/mil/article/view/1765/1285
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3. Espinosa Brito A. A propósito de la presentación y discusión de casos clínicos. Rev Cub Med. 2016 [acceso: 26/02/2023]; 52(2):175-180. Disponible en: http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-75232016000200009
4. Goldman L. Autopsy 2018. Still Necessary, Even if Occasionally Not Sufficient. Circulation. 2018; 137(25):2686-8. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.033236Circulation
5. Martínez Navarro J. La reunión clínico-patológica: una actividad necesaria. Medisur. 2017; 15(2):175-77. [acceso: 27/02/2023]. Disponible en: http://scielo.sld.cu/pdf/ms/v15n2/ms04215.pdf
6. Sklar J. The Clinical Autopsy and Genomic Testing. Am J Pathol. 2019; 189(9):1682-1685. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2019.05.0069
7. Bassat Q, Castillo P, Alonso P, Ordi J, Menéndez C. Resuscitating the dying autopsy. PLOS Medicine. 2016; 13(1):e1001927. [acceso: 27/02/2023]. Disponible en: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26756992/
8. von Stillfried S, Boor P. Development of a cooperative autopsy network of pathology, neuropathology and forensic medicine. Pathologe. 2021; 42(Suppl 2):129-34. [acceso: 27/02/2023]. Disponible en: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34714353/
9. Cao W. Autopsy Education and Rate: Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Rhode Island medical journal. 2021 [acceso: 27/2/2023]; 104(10):21-5. Disponible en: http://rimed.org/rimedicaljournal/2021/12/2021-12-21-contribution-cao.pdf
10. Eng H, Bie R, Skjulsvik A, Pedersen A, Alfsen G. The quality of medical autopsy reports. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2021 [acceso: 27/02/2023]; 141(11):[aprox. 10 p.]. Disponible en: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34423952/
11. Carpenito L, D'Ercole M, Porta F, Di Blasi E, Doi P, Fagara G, et al. The autopsy at the time of SARS-CoV-2: Protocol and lessons. Ann Diagn Pathol. 2020; 48:151562. DOI: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2020.151562
12. Montero González T, Hurtado de Mendoza Amat J, Borrajero Martínez I, Capó de Paz V, López Marín L, Fraga Martínez Y, et al. Visión de las causas de muerte por la COVID-19 con las experiencias de las autopsias. Rev Cub Med Milit. 2022 [acceso: 26/02/2023]; 51(2):e02201765. Disponible en: http://www.revmedmilitar.sld.cu/index.php/mil/article/view/1765/1285
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2023-08-21
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Hurtado de Mendoza Amat JD, Montero González T, Capó de Paz V, López Marín L, González Fabián L. Definition, benefits and importance of autopsy. Rev Cubana Med Milit [Internet]. 2023 Aug. 21 [cited 2025 Jan. 30];52(3):e02302965. Available from: https://revmedmilitar.sld.cu/index.php/mil/article/view/2965
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