title: [Summary of the work of the Pathology Service of the Moscow Health Committee in 1996].
abstract: The activity of 57 clinical pathology departments including 2 centers (Moscow city center of pathology studies and phthysiopathology center) is summarized. 31,559 autopsies and about 1.5 million biopsies were performed. Analysis of lethal outcomes shows that cardiovascular diseases are the most frequent cause of death. Tumors, GI tract diseases, respiratory diseases are at the second, third and forth place, respectively. A sharp increase of deaths from tuberculosis is observed. The number of diagnosis discrepancy is 16.5% and is stable for the last five years. The main problems of pathology service are technical insufficiency and lack of staff.
authors.affiliation: Moscow City Centre of Pathology Studies, City Clinical Hospital N 33.
authors.forename: O V
authors.initials: OV
authors.lastname: Zaĭrat'iants
mesh_terms: D001344:Autopsy; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D009031:Moscow; D010337:Pathology Department, Hospital; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Itogi raboty patologoanatomicheskoĭ sluzhby komiteta zdravookhraneniia Moskvy za 1996 g.