coriolis888 Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 (edited) On 10/9/2022 at 7:58 AM, SirBillybob said: I am credentialed and have not come across any convincing data that underpins the assertion you just wrote. And exactly what proportion of deaths are followed by autopsy?! NEWS & PERSPECTIVE DRUGS & DISEASES CME & EDUCATION ACADEMY VIDEO DECISION POINT Drugs & Diseases > Pathology Autopsy Rate and Physician Attitudes Toward Autopsy Updated: Jul 16, 2019 Author: Harold Sanchez, MD, FCAP; Chief Editor: Kim A Collins, MD, FCAP more... 17 Many people not associated with health care form their impressions of pathology based on television and movie portrayals, with the belief that pathologists spend their time performing autopsies. This is a fallacy. Before 1970, approximately 40% to 60% of all hospital deaths in the United States ended in autopsy; in more recent years "that number has decreased to below 5%." [1, 2] "that number has decreased to below 5%." - - - which means that the cause of death reported on countless death certificates is often inaccurate. Edited October 17, 2022 by coriolis888 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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