The autopsy debate during the COVID-19 emergency: the Italian experience

doi:10.1007/s00428-020-02828-2

Review

. 2020 Jun;476(6):821-823.

doi: 10.1007/s00428-020-02828-2.

The autopsy debate during the COVID-19 emergency: the Italian experience

Anna Sapino^{1

2}, Fabio Facchetti³, Emanuela Bonoldi⁴, Andrea Gianatti⁵, Mattia Barbareschi⁶; Società Italiana di Anatomia Patologica e Citologia - SIAPEC

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¹ Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy.
² Candiolo Cancer Center, FPO-IRCCS, Candiolo, Torino, Italy.
³ Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Pathology Unit, University of Brescia School of Medicine, Spedali Civili Brescia, Italy.
⁴ Unit of Surgical Pathology and Cytogenetics, Niguarda Cancer Center, Milan, Italy.
⁵ Unit of Pathology, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy.
⁶ Unit of Surgical Pathology, S. Chiara Hospital, Azienda Provinciale per i Servizi Sanitari, Trento, Italy. mattia.barbareschi@apss.tn.it.

PMID: 32350596
PMCID: PMC7190281
DOI: 10.1007/s00428-020-02828-2

Review

The autopsy debate during the COVID-19 emergency: the Italian experience

Anna Sapino et al. Virchows Arch. 2020 Jun.

. 2020 Jun;476(6):821-823.

doi: 10.1007/s00428-020-02828-2.

Authors

Anna Sapino^{1

2}, Fabio Facchetti³, Emanuela Bonoldi⁴, Andrea Gianatti⁵, Mattia Barbareschi⁶; Società Italiana di Anatomia Patologica e Citologia - SIAPEC

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy.
² Candiolo Cancer Center, FPO-IRCCS, Candiolo, Torino, Italy.
³ Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Pathology Unit, University of Brescia School of Medicine, Spedali Civili Brescia, Italy.
⁴ Unit of Surgical Pathology and Cytogenetics, Niguarda Cancer Center, Milan, Italy.
⁵ Unit of Pathology, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy.
⁶ Unit of Surgical Pathology, S. Chiara Hospital, Azienda Provinciale per i Servizi Sanitari, Trento, Italy. mattia.barbareschi@apss.tn.it.

PMID: 32350596
PMCID: PMC7190281
DOI: 10.1007/s00428-020-02828-2

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[1] Rapporto ISS COVID-19 n. 6/2020 - Procedura per l’esecuzione di riscontri diagnostici in pazienti deceduti con infezione da SARS-CoV-2. Versione del 23 marzo 2020. https://www.iss.it/documents/20126/0/Rapporto+COVID-19+n.+6_2020+Autopsi.... Accessed 8 April 2020

[2] Rapporto ISS COVID-19 n. 6/2020 - Procedura per l’esecuzione di riscontri diagnostici in pazienti deceduti con infezione da SARS-CoV-2. Versione del 23 marzo 2020. https://www.iss.it/documents/20126/0/Rapporto+COVID-19+n.+6_2020+Autopsi.... Accessed 8 April 2020

[3] Infezione respiratoria da COVID-19 DOCUMENTO SU AUTOPSIA E RISCONTRO DIAGNOSTICO”prodotto da COMLAS e SIAPEC-IAP. https://www.siapec.it/public/uploads/archiviodocumenti/PRD%20COVID-19-9%.... Accessed 8 April 2020

[4] Infezione respiratoria da COVID-19 DOCUMENTO SU AUTOPSIA E RISCONTRO DIAGNOSTICO”prodotto da COMLAS e SIAPEC-IAP. https://www.siapec.it/public/uploads/archiviodocumenti/PRD%20COVID-19-9%.... Accessed 8 April 2020

[5] Fineschi V et al (2020) Management of the corpse with suspect, probable or confirmed COVID-19 respiratory infection – Italian interim recommendations for personnel potentially exposed to material from corpses, including body fluids, in morgue structures and during autopsy practice. Pathologica. 10.32074/1591-951X-13-20 - PMC - PubMed

[6] Fineschi V et al (2020) Management of the corpse with suspect, probable or confirmed COVID-19 respiratory infection – Italian interim recommendations for personnel potentially exposed to material from corpses, including body fluids, in morgue structures and during autopsy practice. Pathologica. 10.32074/1591-951X-13-20 - PMC - PubMed

[7] Xu Z, Shi L, Wang Y, Zhang J, Huang L, Zhang C, Liu S, Zhao P, Liu H, Zhu L, Tai Y, Bai C, Gao T, Song J, Xia P, Dong J, Zhao J, Wang FS. Pathological findings of COVID-19 associated with acute respiratory distress syndrome. Lancet Respir Med. 2020;8(4):420–422. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30076-X. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[8] Xu Z, Shi L, Wang Y, Zhang J, Huang L, Zhang C, Liu S, Zhao P, Liu H, Zhu L, Tai Y, Bai C, Gao T, Song J, Xia P, Dong J, Zhao J, Wang FS. Pathological findings of COVID-19 associated with acute respiratory distress syndrome. Lancet Respir Med. 2020;8(4):420–422. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30076-X. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[9] Indicazioni emergenziali connesse ad epidemia COVID-19 riguardanti il settore funebre, cimiteriale e di cremazione. Ministero della Salute-Direzione Generale Della Prevenzione Sanitaria. Ufficio 4 - 0011285-01/04/2020-DGPRE-DGPRE-P. http://www.trovanorme.salute.gov.it/norme/renderNormsanPdf?anno=2020&cod.... Accessed 8 April 2020

[10] Indicazioni emergenziali connesse ad epidemia COVID-19 riguardanti il settore funebre, cimiteriale e di cremazione. Ministero della Salute-Direzione Generale Della Prevenzione Sanitaria. Ufficio 4 - 0011285-01/04/2020-DGPRE-DGPRE-P. http://www.trovanorme.salute.gov.it/norme/renderNormsanPdf?anno=2020&cod.... Accessed 8 April 2020

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