Khong T Y
Department of Pathology, Women's and Children's Hospital, Queen Victoria Hospital, Rose Park, Australia.
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 1996 Jan;10(1):97-105; discussion 106-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.1996.tb00030.x.
Epidemiological data derived from death certification in the absence of a necropsy can be erroneous. Despite concern over adult hospital necropsy rates, which have fallen dramatically in the last 40 years, relatively less has been published regarding perinatal necropsy rates. A literature review of necropsy rates for neonatal deaths, stillbirths and perinatal losses was undertaken. There is a wide variation in the perinatal necropsy rates worldwide but the numbers appear to be higher than adult hospital rates. The necropsy rate for neonatal deaths appears to be lower than that for stillbirths. It is hoped that the review will serve to alert readers to remain vigilant against any fall in the perinatal necropsy rates.
在没有尸检的情况下，从死亡证明中得出的流行病学数据可能有误。尽管人们对成人医院尸检率有所担忧（在过去40年里该比率大幅下降），但关于围产期尸检率的相关报道相对较少。我们对新生儿死亡、死产和围产期死亡的尸检率进行了文献综述。全球围产期尸检率差异很大，但这些数字似乎高于成人医院的尸检率。新生儿死亡的尸检率似乎低于死产的尸检率。希望该综述能提醒读者警惕围产期尸检率的任何下降。
