Start R D, McCulloch T A, Benbow E W, Lauder I, Underwood J C
Department of Pathology, University of Sheffield Medical School, U.K.
J Pathol. 1993 Sep;171(1):63-6. doi: 10.1002/path.1711710113.
The trends in necropsy rates during the 1980s in three groups of British teaching hospitals in Leicester, Manchester, and Sheffield were compared in a retrospective study. The clinical necropsy rates declined in all three cities: in Leicester, from 16 to 10 per cent; in Manchester, from 14 to 8 per cent; and in Sheffield from 18 to 11 per cent. The medico-legal and overall necropsy rates showed variable trends between the cities. Specific events and changes in organization during the review period were correlated with the changing trends. The observed trends emphasize the continued decline in clinical necropsy rates over the last decade and illustrate the importance of monitoring differential necropsy rates.
在一项回顾性研究中，对英国莱斯特、曼彻斯特和谢菲尔德的三组教学医院在20世纪80年代的尸检率趋势进行了比较。在这三个城市中，临床尸检率均有所下降：在莱斯特，从16%降至10%；在曼彻斯特，从14%降至8%；在谢菲尔德，从18%降至11%。城市间的法医尸检率和总体尸检率呈现出不同的趋势。审查期间的特定事件和组织变化与趋势变化相关。观察到的趋势强调了过去十年临床尸检率的持续下降，并说明了监测不同尸检率的重要性。
