Validity of a minimally invasive autopsy tool for cause of death determination in pediatric deaths in Mozambique: An observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In recent decades, the world has witnessed unprecedented progress in child survival. However, our knowledge of what is killing nearly 6 million children annually in low- and middle-income countries remains poor, partly because of the inadequacy and reduced precision of the methods currently utilized in these settings to investigate causes of death (CoDs). The study objective was to validate the use of a minimally invasive autopsy (MIA) approach as an adequate and more acceptable substitute for the complete diagnostic autopsy (CDA) for pediatric CoD investigation in a poor setting.

Methods and findings

In this observational study, the validity of the MIA approach in determining the CoD was assessed in 54 post-neonatal pediatric deaths (age range: ≥1 mo to 15 y) in

SUBMITTER: Bassat Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5478091 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature