Sanner M, Kwarnmark K
Institutionen för socialmedicin, Akademiska sjukhuset, Uppsala.
Lakartidningen. 1998 Oct 14;95(42):4596-600, 4602.
Cases of death occurring at University Hospital (Akademiska sjukhuset), Uppsala, during a four-month period were studied by means of interviews (n = 258) with the attending physicians and questionnaires answered by relatives (191) of the deceased. In half the cases death was unexpected and the preceding treatment period short. In most cases the family was present at the time of death, one of several signs that family participation has increased. The question of autopsy was raised in 70 per cent of cases, autopsy being performed in 53 per cent. Great importance was attached to relatives' attitudes toward autopsy, which were negative in only about one case in four. Shortcomings remain in the information provided to families, although there was improvement in this respect as compared with findings in earlier studies.
通过对乌普萨拉大学医院（阿克德米斯卡医院）四个月期间发生的死亡病例进行研究，对主治医生进行了访谈（n = 258），并让死者亲属（191人）填写了问卷。在一半的病例中，死亡是意外发生的，且之前的治疗期较短。在大多数病例中，家人在患者死亡时在场，这是家属参与度增加的几个迹象之一。70%的病例中提到了尸检问题，其中53%进行了尸检。亲属对尸检的态度非常重要，只有约四分之一的病例亲属持消极态度。尽管与早期研究结果相比，在这方面有所改善，但向家属提供的信息仍存在不足。
