Declining autopsy rate in a French hospital: Physicians' attitudes to the autopsy and use of autopsy material in research publications

Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine | May 1, 2000| | Copyright

* Context.-Autopsy rates have been declining throughout the world, although preservation of the autopsy is considered a fundamental principle of medical care. In France, the 1994 bioethics law requires physicians to inform relatives before performing an autopsy.

Objective.-To analyze the following factors that potentially influence hospital autopsy rates: legal constraints, autopsy reporting times, opinions of physicians requesting autopsies and pathologists regarding the usefulness of autopsy in patient care, and use of autopsy material in research publications.

Design.-Record of the ...

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