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The value of the autopsy in clinical medicine
The main purpose of this study was to assess the value of the autopsy in clinical medicine today. This has been achieved by analysing several variables. Clinical diagnostic accuracy was determined by assessing the concordance/discrepancy of clinical and autopsy diagnoses. In addition, several variab...
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| description | The main purpose of this study was to assess the value of the autopsy in clinical medicine today. This has been achieved by analysing several variables. Clinical diagnostic accuracy was determined by assessing the concordance/discrepancy of clinical and autopsy diagnoses. In addition, several variables were assessed, namely whether or not the size of the hospital, type of ward, autopsy rate, age of the patient, and degree of confidence with which the clinical diagnosis was made had any bearing on the accuracy of the diagnosis. The impact of the newer diagnostic tests on clinical diagnosis was also assessed to confirm or refute the widely held opinion amongst clinicians that diagnostic advances have indeed reduced the need for autopsies. The attitudes of pathology registrars and consultants towards the autopsy were analysed, using a questionnaire proposed by Stubbs et al. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/26604 The value of the autopsy in clinical medicine Innes, David Findlay Rose, A G Autopsy Clinical medicine Anatomical Pathology The main purpose of this study was to assess the value of the autopsy in clinical medicine today. This has been achieved by analysing several variables. Clinical diagnostic accuracy was determined by assessing the concordance/discrepancy of clinical and autopsy diagnoses. In addition, several variables were assessed, namely whether or not the size of the hospital, type of ward, autopsy rate, age of the patient, and degree of confidence with which the clinical diagnosis was made had any bearing on the accuracy of the diagnosis. The impact of the newer diagnostic tests on clinical diagnosis was also assessed to confirm or refute the widely held opinion amongst clinicians that diagnostic advances have indeed reduced the need for autopsies. The attitudes of pathology registrars and consultants towards the autopsy were analysed, using a questionnaire proposed by Stubbs et al. 2017-12-13T14:17:22Z 2017-12-13T14:17:22Z 1993 Master Thesis Masters MMed http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26604 eng application/pdf Division of Anatomical Pathology Faculty of Health Sciences University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Autopsy Clinical medicine Anatomical Pathology Innes, David Findlay The value of the autopsy in clinical medicine |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | The value of the autopsy in clinical medicine |
| title_full | The value of the autopsy in clinical medicine |
| title_fullStr | The value of the autopsy in clinical medicine |
| title_full_unstemmed | The value of the autopsy in clinical medicine |
| title_short | The value of the autopsy in clinical medicine |
| title_sort | value of the autopsy in clinical medicine |
| topic | Autopsy Clinical medicine Anatomical Pathology |
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