OBJECTIVE: To report our 4-year experience in postmortem needle biopsy of liver, heart, kidney and lung tissues when formal autopsy could not be performed. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: In the period from January 2000 to December 2003, postmortem biopsies were done at Al-Amiri Hospital, Kuwait, in 19 cases where the original diagnosis or cause of death was not clear. The procedure was performed by a dedicated trained medical team using a biopsy needle or limited incisions guided by the knowledge of the clinical presentation and results of laboratory and radiological investigations. RESULTS: The actual diagnosis was established in 8 cases by postmortem histological findings and corrected in another 9 cases. In the remaining 2 cases with systemic sepsis, autopsy only confirmed the antemortem clinical diagnosis. CONCLUSION: Our study shows that needle biopsy is an adequate technique for postmortem examination and should be considered as the minimum alternative to conventional autopsy.
OBJECTIVE: To report our 4-year experience in postmortem needle biopsy of liver, heart, kidney and lung tissues when formal autopsy could not be performed. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: In the period from January 2000 to December 2003, postmortem biopsies were done at Al-Amiri Hospital, Kuwait, in 19 cases where the original diagnosis or cause of death was not clear. The procedure was performed by a dedicated trained medical team using a biopsy needle or limited incisions guided by the knowledge of the clinical presentation and results of laboratory and radiological investigations. RESULTS: The actual diagnosis was established in 8 cases by postmortem histological findings and corrected in another 9 cases. In the remaining 2 cases with systemic sepsis, autopsy only confirmed the antemortem clinical diagnosis. CONCLUSION: Our study shows that needle biopsy is an adequate technique for postmortem examination and should be considered as the minimum alternative to conventional autopsy.
Authors: Emily S Gurley; Shahana Parveen; M Saiful Islam; M Jahangir Hossain; Nazmun Nahar; Nusrat Homaira; Rebeca Sultana; James J Sejvar; Mahmudur Rahman; Stephen P Luby Journal: BMC Med Ethics Date: 2011-06-13 Impact factor: 2.652
Authors: Christina R Paganelli; Norman J Goco; Elizabeth M McClure; Kathryn K Banke; Dianna M Blau; Robert F Breiman; Clara Menéndez; Natalia Rakislova; Quique Bassat Journal: Glob Health Action Date: 2020-12-31 Impact factor: 2.640