Two hundred autopsies were investigated to determine the correlation between the clinical
and pathological diagnoses in three categories--major underlying disease, cause of death …

Autopsy reports of 231 adult autopsies were examined for clinically unexpected diagnoses.
Analysis of data showed that 97 of 188 autopsy diagnoses were clinically unexpected. The …

Abstract Comparison of certified clinical diagnoses with autopsy findings showed that, while
the major cause of death was confirmed in 61 per cent. of cases, many diagnoses—both …

The fast-moving progress in medical technology causes one to ask if the progress is not only
in our diagnostic abilities but also in our diagnostic preci-sion. In fact, despite the increased …

Objectives. To analyse the concordance between clinical and autopsy diagnoses. Design.
Nine‐hundred‐and‐ninety‐seven autopsies were studied comparing the diagnoses of the …

It has been questioned whether routine autopsies are needed any longer for control and
correction of causes of death, specially in clear‐cut cases. This question was therefore …

Analysis of the clinical and post-mortem assessment of the underlying cause of death in 742
autopsies showed that over-and underdiagnosis cancelled each other out in the majority of …

The protocols of 2,145 autopsies were retrospectively reviewed and the findings compared
with the clinical diagnoses. A sudden decline in the autopsy rate that occurred during the …

Forty-six consecutive autopsies performed in 1 year on patients who died in a 120-bed
urban community hospital were analysed with respect to clinical-pathological correlation …

A further analysis of 1152 hospital autopsies provides data on inaccuracies of specific
diagnoses; there are many examples of overdiagnosis and underdiagnosis. All were …