Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi. 2020 May 8;49(5):406-410. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112151-20200309-00184.
COVID-19 has been included in Category B infectious diseases and is prevented and controlled according to Category A infectious diseases. In order to establish a diagnosis or conduct further research, a post-mortem examination may be desired on a possible COVID-19 death. To guide the personnel engaged in the autopsy to carry out the correct operation, and ensure the safety of the pathologists and disease control staffs during the epidemic, the Chinese Pathological Society, the Chinese Pathologist Association and the Pathology and Pathophysiology national key discipline at Shantou University Medical College, formulated this guidance for the autopsy for deaths associated with COVID-19 during the prevention and control period of COVID-19 in China.
新型冠状病毒肺炎已被纳入乙类传染病，并按甲类传染病进行预防和控制。为了建立诊断或进行进一步研究，对于可能死于新型冠状病毒肺炎的病例，可能需要进行尸检。为指导从事尸检工作的人员正确操作，并确保疫情期间病理医师和疾病防控人员的安全，中华医学会病理学分会、中国医师协会病理科医师分会和汕头大学医学院病理学与病理生理学国家重点学科，制定了本中国新型冠状病毒肺炎防控期间新型冠状病毒肺炎相关死亡病例尸检指导意见。
