Post-mortem examination or Autopsy Report

Post-mortem examination or Autopsy Report

A detailed autopsy report contains details of the autopsy procedure including when and where the autopsy was done, microscopic findings, and a list of medical diagnoses and a summary of the case.

Pathological findings are correlated with clinical findings (the physician's findings, laboratory values, radiology findings etc). The report has three parts:

1. Preamble-details about the ordering authority, time of arrival of the body at the mortuary etc
2. Body of the report (description of the external and internal examination)
3. Conclusions- Opinion regarding cause of death based on the post-mortem findings.

References:

1. The Medical Autopsy: Past, Present, and Dubious Future - (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6188261/)
2. Clinical or Postmortem? The Importance of the Autopsy; a Retrospective Study - (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4305994/)
3. Uniform guidelines for postmortem work in India - (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/260182850_Uniform_guidelines_for_postmortem_work_in_India)
4. Virtopsy - (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3826044/)
5. Post-Mortem Examination as a Quality Improvement Instrument - (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6224542/)
6. Forensic Autopsy - (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK539901/)
7. The Needs & The Importance of Post Mortem Examination - (http://www.myhealth.gov.my/en/needs-importance-post-mortem-examination/)
8. The medical autopsy as quality assurance tool in clinical medicine: dreams and realities - (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4751188/)

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