Factors Affecting Autopsy Rates, Autopsy Request Rates, and Autopsy Findings at a Large Academic Medical Center
Sinard J. Factors Affecting Autopsy Rates, Autopsy Request Rates, and Autopsy Findings at a Large Academic Medical Center. Experimental And Molecular Pathology 2001, 70: 333-343. PMID: 11418012, DOI: 10.1006/exmp.2001.2371.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcademic medical centerEmergency departmentAutopsy rateFetal deathPediatric deathsMedical CenterLarge academic medical centerGeneral surgery serviceEmergency department deathsMajor academic medical centerPercentage of casesSignificant unexpected findingsHospital deathAdult patientsPatient ageSurgery serviceAutopsy findingsPatient deathAutopsy examinationClinical assessmentCardiothoracic surgeryMedicine servicePatientsDeathGreater increaseQuality improvement on an academic autopsy service.
Sinard J, Blood D. Quality improvement on an academic autopsy service. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2001, 125: 237-45. PMID: 11175642, DOI: 10.5858/2001-125-0237-qioaaa.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality Improvement ProgramAutopsy rateMultifaceted quality improvement programAutopsy serviceLarge academic medical centerPhysician satisfaction surveysQuality improvement initiativesAcademic medical centerClinicians' perceptionsMedical CenterMedical careClinical colleaguesImportant quality assurance toolImprovement initiativesImprovement programsSatisfaction surveyService reportingAutopsies