Ten years of neonatal autopsies in tertiary referral centre: retrospective study.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:To measure the neonatal autopsy rate at a tertiary referral centre and identify trends over the past decade. To identify factors that may influence the likelihood of consent being given for autopsy. To examine any discordance between diagnoses before death and at autopsy. DESIGN:Retrospective review of patients' records. SETTING:Tertiary neonatal referral centre affiliated to university. OUTCOME MEASURES:Sex, gestational age, birth weight, type of delivery, and length of stay in neonatal unit for baby. Maternal age, marital status, history of previous pregnancies, and details of who requested permission for autopsy. Concordance between diagnoses before death and at autopsy. RESULTS:An autopsy was performed in 209/314 (67%) cases. New information was obtained in 50 (26%) autopsie

SUBMITTER: Brodlie M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC100315 | biostudies-literature | 2002 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature