The slow, troubling death of the autopsy.
The slow, troubling death of the autopsy. Ashworth S. Elemental. September 22, 2020.
Ashworth S. Elemental. September 22, 2020.
The rate of autopsies – the “gold standard” of death investigation – are decreasing worldwide. This commentary highlights the lost opportunities for hospital and clinician learning from mistakes due this decline. The author ties the relevance of the loss to missed opportunities for understanding the effect of COVID-19 on the body to inform diagnostic, treatment and prevention activities.