A quarter century of decline of autopsies in the Netherlands
| Autor: | Bela Kubat, Bartholomeus G. H. Latten, Leo J. Schouten, Axel zur Hausen, Lucy I H Overbeek |
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| Přispěvatelé: | MUMC+: DA Pat Pathologie (9), Pathologie, MUMC+: DA Pat Obductie (9), MUMC+: DA Klinische Pathologie (5), RS: GROW - R2 - Basic and Translational Cancer Biology, Epidemiologie, RS: GROW - R1 - Prevention |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Epidemiology Autopsy 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Autopsy rate HOSPITAL AUTOPSY Quarter century 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Cause of Death medicine Retrospective analysis Prevalence Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Hospital Mortality RATES Analysis method Aged Netherlands Retrospective Studies business.industry Public health DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS Age at death DEATH Infant Quality control Forensic Medicine Middle Aged Child Preschool Female business Demography |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Epidemiology, 34(12), 1171-1174. Springer, Cham |
| ISSN: | 1573-7284 0393-2990 |
| Popis: | Objective Autopsy rates have been declining worldwide. The present study reports the outcome of a retrospective analysis of all non-forensic autopsies in the Netherlands over a course of 25 years, and compares these with the most recent Dutch study.Method Retrospectively, 25 years of data on clinical autopsies from the Nationwide Network and Registry of Histo- and Cytopathology in the Netherlands (PALGA) was paired with the mortality registry ( Statistics Netherlands).Results The crude prevalence of autopsies declined from 7.07% in 1991 to 2.73% in 2015. After adjusting for age at death, there was no difference in autopsy rate between males and females. An increasing age significantly decreased the autopsy rate.Conclusion In the Netherlands, clinical autopsies have been declining over the last quarter century. Age at death, but not sex, was associated with the autopsy rate. These different results stress the importance of correct collection and analysis methods of data. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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