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Code of Practice for Medical Autopsies: a Minimum Standard Position Paper for Pathology Departments Performing Medical (Hospital) Autopsies in Adults

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dc.contributor.authorAlfsen, G
dc.contributor.authorGulczyński, J
dc.contributor.authorKholová, I
dc.contributor.authorLatten, B
dc.contributor.authorMartinez, J
dc.contributor.authorMetzger, M
dc.contributor.authorMichaud, K
dc.contributor.authorPontinha, C
dc.contributor.authorRakislova, N
dc.contributor.authorRotman, S
dc.contributor.authorVarga, Z
dc.contributor.authorWassilew, K
dc.contributor.authorZinserling, V
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-28T10:26:23Z
dc.date.available2022-06-28T10:26:23Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractThe medical autopsy (also called hospital or clinical autopsy) is a highly specialised medical procedure, which requires professional expertise and suitably equipped facilities. To ensure high standards of performance, the Working Group of Autopsy Pathology of the European Society of Pathology (ESP) suggests a code of practice as a minimum standard for centres performing medical autopsies. The proposed standards exclusively address autopsies in adults, and not forensic autopsies, perinatal/or paediatric examinations. Minimum standards for organisation, standard of premises, and staffing conditions, as well as minimum requirements for level of expertise of the postmortem performing specialists, documentation, and turnaround times of the medical procedure, are presented. Medical autopsies should be performed by specialists in pathology, or by trainees under the supervision of such specialists. To maintain the required level of expertise, autopsies should be performed regularly and in a number that ensures the maintenance of good practice of all participating physicians. A minimum number of autopsies per dedicated pathologist in a centre should be at least 50, or as an average, at least one autopsy per working week. Forensic autopsies, but not paediatric/perinatal autopsies may be included in this number. Turnaround time for final reports should not exceed 3 weeks (14 working days) for autopsies without fixation of brain/spinal cord or other time-consuming additional examinations, and 6 weeks (30 working days) for those with fixation of brain/spinal cord or additional examinations.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationVirchows Arch. 2022 Mar;480(3):509-517.pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00428-021-03242-y.pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/4124
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherSpringerpt_PT
dc.subjectCHLC ANPATpt_PT
dc.subjectAdultpt_PT
dc.subjectChildpt_PT
dc.subjectHospitalspt_PT
dc.subjectAutopsypt_PT
dc.subjectHumanspt_PT
dc.subjectPathologists*pt_PT
dc.subjectPathologypt_PT
dc.titleCode of Practice for Medical Autopsies: a Minimum Standard Position Paper for Pathology Departments Performing Medical (Hospital) Autopsies in Adultspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage517pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage509pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleVirchows Archivpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume480pt_PT
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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