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Necropsies and improved patient care
More necropsies will improve patient care: has the case been made?
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- Published on: 13 May 2016
- Published on: 13 May 2016Making the case for more necropsies to improve patient careShow More
Dear Editor,
In their recent study, Shojana et al highlight the importance of necropsy to clinical care by demonstrating how diagnostic sensitivity for three conditions is overestimated without necropsy results.[1] This study prompted an editorial by Guly calling for more research to demonstrate that increasing necropsy rates can improve patient care.[2]
Clearly, the evidence establishing the value of necr...
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