Hoyert Donna L, Kung Hsiang-Ching, Xu Jiaquan
Vital Health Stat 20. 2007 Mar(32):1-27.
Objectives-This report presents information on autopsy data in 2003 and compares data for 1993 and 2003. Methods-Death certificates are completed by funeral directors, attending physicians, medical examiners, and coroners. The original records are filed in the state registration offices. Statistical information is compiled into a national database through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics. This report focuses on the autopsy item on the death certificate and presents descriptive tabulations. Results-In 2003, autopsies were performed for 7.7 percent of deaths occurring in 47 states and the District of Columbia. This was less than in 1994, when the data was last available in this database. Decedents with particular characteristics were more likely to be autopsied than others. For example, almost one-third of infant deaths, more than one-half of decedents aged 15-24 years, and almost none of the decedents aged 85 years and over were autopsied.
目标——本报告提供了2003年尸检数据的信息，并对1993年和2003年的数据进行了比较。方法——死亡证明由丧葬承办人、主治医生、法医和验尸官填写。原始记录存档于州登记办公室。统计信息通过疾病控制和预防中心国家卫生统计中心的生命统计合作项目汇编成一个国家数据库。本报告重点关注死亡证明上的尸检项目，并呈现描述性表格。结果——2003年，在47个州和哥伦比亚特区发生的死亡案例中，有7.7%进行了尸检。这一比例低于1994年，即该数据库上次提供数据的年份。具有特定特征的死者比其他死者更有可能接受尸检。例如，近三分之一的婴儿死亡案例、超过一半的15至24岁死者以及几乎没有85岁及以上的死者接受了尸检。
