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Contents: Introduction to clinical autopsy

Requisitos de finalización

In this video-lesson, we will briefly explain some of the main theoretical aspects of this unit. The following video provides most of the basic information necessary to pass the test. You may also download a PDF archive with expanded data about this unit.


 

 

3. Indications of clinical autopsy

Royal Decree 2230/1982 of 18th June on clinical autopsies (in Spain) determines some situations where autopsy could be performed.

  Deaths in which an autopsy may help to explain existing medical complications.

  All deaths in which the cause of death or the main diagnosis is not known with reasonable certainty.

  Those cases where an autopsy can provide relevant information to the family such as hereditary diseases or to the general public (contagious diseases).

  Unexpected or unexplained deaths after medical or surgical diagnostic/ therapeutic procedures.

  Those dead patients who have participated in hospital protocols.

  Those natural seemingly unexpected or unexplained deaths, not subject to forensic jurisdiction.

  Deaths from high-risk infections and communicable diseases.

  All obstetric deaths.

  All pediatric and perinatal deaths.

  Deaths from environmental or occupational disease.

  Organ donor deaths in which a disease that may affect the receptor is suspected.