title: [Iatrogenic pathology (on the basis of necropsy materials in Leningrad in 1988)].
abstract: The incidence of iatrogenic diseases on the basis of necropsy materials in Leningrad in 1988 is 1.2% (168 of 13928 necropsies). The categories (I, II, III) for the evaluation of the severity degree of iatrogenic diseases are suggested. The I category includes iatrogenic diseases which were the cause of death (58 cases or 0.41% of total number of necropsies). The II category: iatrogeny is not connected directly with the main disease but facilitated the development of severe complications (87 cases--0.62%). The III category: iatrogenic diseases did not play a considerable role in the thanatology. The necessity is underlined to discuss iatrogenic pathology at the clinicopathologic conferences establishing its causes and the degree of severity.
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Nekachalov
mesh_terms: D001344:Autopsy; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014586:USSR / Q000453:epidemiology
vernacular_title: O iatrogennoĭ patologii (po sektsionnym materialam Leningrada za 1988 g).