title: A comparison between clinical diagnosis of death and autopsy diagnosis. A retrospective study of 131 newborns, stillborns and aborted fetuses.
abstract: In recent years, the autopsy was considered necessary only in medico-legal cases, or when the clinician requires it to better understand the pathology and cause of death (with the deceased family's consent). Although it has been shown in numerous studies that the autopsy and the postmortem histopathological examination are the only ones that can diagnose correctly and completely, the autopsy rate is declining. The primary motive of the family in consenting to a perinatal necropsy, may be to determine the cause of death of their child and to be aware of possible complications of their future pregnancy. This study shows the rate of concordance between clinical diagnosis and autopsy diagnosis, and the rate of concordance between macroscopic diagnosis and microscopic findings, pointing out once again the importance and the utility of the autopsy in medical practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology ,"Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania ; Department of Pathology, Emergency University Hospital, Bucharest, Romania.
authors.forename: Mariana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Costache
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics-Gynecology III, Emergency University Hospital, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cirstoiu
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Emergency University Hospital, Bucharest, Romania.
authors.forename: Andreea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Contolenco
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology ,"Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania ; Department of Pathology, Emergency University Hospital, Bucharest, Romania.
authors.forename: Anca Mihaela
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Lazaroiu
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Emergency University Hospital, Bucharest, Romania.
authors.forename: Simion
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: George
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology ,"Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania ; Department of Pathology, Emergency University Hospital, Bucharest, Romania.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sajin
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Emergency University Hospital, Bucharest, Romania.
authors.forename: Oana Maria
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Patrascu
keywords: autopsy; clinical diagnosis; dead fetuses; diagnostic study; newborn; stillborn