Autopsy result utilization: A College of American Pathologists Q-Probes study of 256 laboratories

From: Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine | Date: April 1, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

* Objectives.-To document the level of involvement and communication with nonpathology clinical personnel regarding autopsies and to document the destination of autopsy reports.

Design.-The College of American Pathologists Q-Probes format was used to collect information on 15 consecutively performed autopsies per institution or for 6 months, whichever occurred first. The following information was recorded for each autopsy: decedent's age, hospital service, length of hospital stay, whether organs were donated, who was present at autopsy, methods of communicating preliminary and final autopsy ...

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