title: [Autopsies and surgical service].
abstract: The aim of autopsy is to define the causes of a patient's death by studying the gross and microscopic visceral lesions. It is in actual decline but nevertheless the post-mortem examination remains one of the basic tools for the assessment of medical care in hospital. The aim of this paper is to finalize the present French legislation of autopsy and to show its importance in surgical practice.
authors.affiliation: Service d'anatomie-pathologique, CHU d'Amiens, place Victor-Pauchet, 80054 Amiens cedex 01, France. Chatelain.denis@chu-amiens.fr
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chatelain
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Manaouil
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Manaouil
authors.forename: J-M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Regimbeau
mesh_terms: D001344:Autopsy / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D002423:Cause of Death; D005602:France; D013502:General Surgery / Q000639:trends*; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans