In Defense of Clinical Autopsy and Its Practice in Cuba
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Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba
2017
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| contents | In Defense of Clinical Autopsy and Its Practice in Cuba Alfredo D. Espinosa-Brito José Hurtado de Mendoza-Amat Medicina Cub Autopsy medical error patient safety quality of care There has been a notable decrease in the global practice of clinical autopsy; the rate has fallen to below 10%, even in high-income countries. This is attributed to several causes, including increased costs, overreliance on modern diagnostic techniques, cultural and religious factors, the emergence of new infectious diseases and negative attitudes on the part of doctors, even pathologists. Alternative methods to autopsy in postmortem studies have been developed based on imaging, endoscopy and biopsy (all quite expensive). These methods have been used in developed countries but never as effectively as the classic autopsy for identifying cause of death and potential medical errors. Although Cuba has also seen a decrease in its autopsy rates, they remain comparatively high. Between 1996 and 2015, there were 687,689 hospital deaths in Cuba and 381,193 autopsies, 55.4% of the total. These autopsies have positively affected medical care, training, research, innovation, management and society as a whole. Autopsies are an important tool in the National Health System's quest for safe, quality patient care based on the lessons learned from studying the deceased. 2017 artículo científico 1555-7960 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=437549486007 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=4375 MEDICC Review application/pdf Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba MEDICC Review (Estados Unidos de América) Num.1 Vol.19 |
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| spellingShingle | In Defense of Clinical Autopsy and Its Practice in Cuba Alfredo D. Espinosa-Brito Medicina Cub Autopsy medical error patient safety quality of care In Defense of Clinical Autopsy and Its Practice in Cuba Alfredo D. Espinosa-Brito José Hurtado de Mendoza-Amat Medicina Cub Autopsy medical error patient safety quality of care There has been a notable decrease in the global practice of clinical autopsy; the rate has fallen to below 10%, even in high-income countries. This is attributed to several causes, including increased costs, overreliance on modern diagnostic techniques, cultural and religious factors, the emergence of new infectious diseases and negative attitudes on the part of doctors, even pathologists. Alternative methods to autopsy in postmortem studies have been developed based on imaging, endoscopy and biopsy (all quite expensive). These methods have been used in developed countries but never as effectively as the classic autopsy for identifying cause of death and potential medical errors. Although Cuba has also seen a decrease in its autopsy rates, they remain comparatively high. Between 1996 and 2015, there were 687,689 hospital deaths in Cuba and 381,193 autopsies, 55.4% of the total. These autopsies have positively affected medical care, training, research, innovation, management and society as a whole. Autopsies are an important tool in the National Health System's quest for safe, quality patient care based on the lessons learned from studying the deceased. 2017 artículo científico 1555-7960 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=437549486007 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=4375 MEDICC Review application/pdf Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba MEDICC Review (Estados Unidos de América) Num.1 Vol.19 |
| title | In Defense of Clinical Autopsy and Its Practice in Cuba |
| topic | Medicina Cub Autopsy medical error patient safety quality of care |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=437549486007 |