Behrendt N, Heegaard S, Fornitz G G
Patologisk-anatomisk institut, Amtssygehuset i Gentofte.
Ugeskr Laeger. 1999 Oct 4;161(40):5543-7.
The frequency of hospital autopsies declined after a new autopsy law was introduced in 1990. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the frequency of autopsy over a six month period in Copenhagen county. We compared the causes of death recorded on death certificates with autopsy findings. One thousand seven hundred and four hospital deaths were followed by 534 (31%) autopsies. Neither age of the decreased nor length of the admission seemed to influence the autopsy frequency. In 20% of the autopsies we found valuable new informations compared to the causes of death recorded on the death certificates.
1990年一项新的尸检法出台后，医院尸检的频率有所下降。本研究的目的是评估哥本哈根郡六个月期间的尸检频率。我们将死亡证明上记录的死因与尸检结果进行了比较。1704例医院死亡病例中有534例（31%）进行了尸检。死者的年龄和住院时间似乎都没有影响尸检频率。与死亡证明上记录的死因相比，我们在20%的尸检中发现了有价值的新信息。
