The attitudes of relatives to autopsy: A misconception

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 412-414

  Tsitsikas, Dimitris A ^a   Brothwell, Morag ^a   Aleong, Jo Anne Chin ^b   Lister, Andrew T ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CADAVER; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; AUTOPSY; FAMILY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; THIRD-PARTY CONSENT;

EID: 79955106026     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: 14724146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2010.086645     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. Roberts LW, Nolte KB, Warner TD, et al. Perceptions of the ethical acceptability of using medical examiner autopsies for research and education: a survey of forensic pathologists. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2000;124:1485-95.
2. Charlton R. Autopsy and medical education: a review. J R Soc Med 1994;87:232-6. (Pubitemid 24124042)
3. McGoogan E, Cameron HM. Clinical attitudes to the autopsy. Scott Med J 1978;23:19-22. (Pubitemid 8260801)
4. Brown HG. Lay perceptions of autopsy. Arch Pathol Lab Med 1984;108:446-8. (Pubitemid 14105085)
5. McPhee SJ, Bottles K, Lo B, et al. To redeem them from death. Reactions of family members to autopsy. Am J Med 1986;80:665-71.
6. Burton EC, Phillips RS, Covinsky KE, et al. The relation of autopsy rate to physicians' beliefs and recommendations regarding autopsy. Am J Med 2004;117:255-61. (Pubitemid 39092719)
7. Burton JL, Underwood JC. Necropsy practice after the "organ retention scandal": requests, performance, and tissue retention. J Clin Pathol 2003;56:537-41.
8. Burton JL, Underwood J. Clinical, educational, and epidemiological value of autopsy. Lancet 2007;369:1471-80. (Pubitemid 46635757)
9. Benbow EW. Medical students' views on necropsies. J Clin Pathol 1990;43:969-76.
10. Sherwood SJ, Start RD. Asking relatives for permission for a post mortem examination. Postgrad Med J 1995;71:269-72.
11. Gibson TN, Escoffery CT, Shirley SE. Necropsy request practices in Jamaica: a study from the University Hospital of the West Indies. J Clin Pathol 2002;55:608-12.
12. Start RD, Saul CA, Cotton DW, et al. Underwood JC Public perceptions of necropsy. J Clin Pathol 1995;48:497-500.
13. Cameron HM, McGoogan E, Watson H. Necropsy: a yardstick for clinical diagnoses. Br Med J 1980;281:985-8. (Pubitemid 10018833)
14. Lugli A, Anabitarte M, Beer JH. Effect of simple interventions on necropsy rate when active informed consent is required. Lancet 1999;354:1391-2.
15. Haque AK, Patterson RC, Grafe MR. High autopsy rates at a university medical centre: what has gone right? Arch Pathol Lab Med 1996;120:727-32.
16. Clayton SA, Sivak SL. Improving the autopsy rate at a university hospital. Am J Med 1992;92:423-8.