Autopsy 2018

2018/06/18 by Lee Goldman · 17 citations
Medicine · Health Professions · #Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes #Healthcare cost, quality, practices #Public Health Policies and Education

paper · pdf · doi:10.1161/circulationaha.118.033236

Abstract

he average autopsy rate in US hospitals was 50% in the 1940s and 41% in 1970, just before the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Hospitals eliminated the requirement for a 20% autopsy rate. Since that time, autopsy rates have been in free fall, with estimated rates currently 8% overall, including forensic cases, but only 4% among in-hospital deaths. About 700 000 Americans die in acute-care hospitals each year, so these percentages translate into 28 000 hospital autopsies annually.

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