Postoperative death malpractice suits: Is autopsy useful?

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 344-346

  Juvin, Philippe ^a   Teissière, Frédéric ^b   Brion, Fabrice ^b   Desmonts, Jean Marie ^a   Durigon, Michel ^b  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMNION FLUID EMBOLISM; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN HEMATOMA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033868228     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200008000-00020     Document Type: Article

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