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. 1977 Jun;30(6):575-8.
doi: 10.1136/jcp.30.6.575.

Evaluation of a teaching hospital necropsy service

E F Fowler, A G Nicol, I N Reid

Evaluation of a teaching hospital necropsy service

E F Fowler et al. J Clin Pathol. 1977 Jun.

Abstract

The information returned to the hospital clinician after a necropsy was investigated in a series of 1000 patients. It was found that specific clinical queries were answered in 83% of cases, that the necropsy corrected the major clinical diagnosis in 36% of cases, and that 29% of cases were used for undergraduate or postgraduate teaching. The results demonstrate the continuing value of the necropsy as an investigative and educative procedure.

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