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Effect of minimally invasive autopsy and ethnic background on acceptance of clinical postmortem investigation in adults.

PLoS ONE, 2020
ObjectivesAutopsy rates worldwide have dropped significantly over the last five decades. Imaging based autopsies are increasingly used as alternatives to conventional autopsy (CA).
I M Wagensveld, A C Weustink, J A Kors, B M Blokker, M G M Hunink, J W Oosterhuis   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Usefulness of virtual autopsy in diagnosing pathologies in the paediatric population: A systematic review

SAGE Open Medicine, 2023
Objective: Virtual autopsy is a non-invasive/minimally invasive method for conducting an autopsy, with the assistance of imaging techniques. We aim to review the benefits of virtual autopsy in detecting pathologies in the paediatric population.
Chathula Ushari Wickramasinghe, Deepthi Edussuriya, Sriyani Perera, Nimashi Herath   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Malaria mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH health and demographic surveillance system sites. [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Malaria continues to be a major cause of infectious disease mortality in tropical regions. However, deaths from malaria are most often not individually documented, and as a result overall understanding of malaria epidemiology is inadequate ...
Alam, N, Arthur, SS, Awini, E, Bauni, E, Bhuiya, A, Binka, FN, Bonfoh, B, Byass, P, Chaudhary, B, Chuc, NT, Compaoré, Y, Delaunay, V, Diallo, A, Diboulo, E, Douillot, L, Ezeh, A, Gomez, P, Gyapong, M, Gómez-Olivé, FX, Hamel, MJ, Hanifi, SM, Herbst, K, Hodgson, A, Jaeger, F, Jasseh, M, Juvekar, S, Kabudula, CW, Kant, S, Khan, WA, Kyobutungi, C, Lindblade, KA, Mee, P, Melaku, YA, Misra, P, Mochamah, G, Mossong, J, Mulugeta, A, Ndila, C, Ngoran, EK, Odhiambo, FO, Oduro, A, Sankoh, OA, Sié, A, Slutsker, L, Sokhna, C, Soura, AB, Srivastava, R, Streatfield, PK, Tanner, M, Utzinger, J, Wahab, A, Wamukoya, M, Welaga, P, Weldearegawi, B, Williams, J, Williams, TN, Wilopo, S, Yé, M   +57 more
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Differentiated Diagnosis of Esophagitis in Schoolchildren

Zdorovʹe Rebenka, 2016
Background. The questions of classification and differentiated diagnosis of esophagitis in schoolchildren have been reviewed. The paper describes the most typical symptoms of esophagitis of different origin. Materials and methods.
S.L. Nyankovskyy, M.I. Horodylovska, V.A. Ivantsiv, O.I. Boyko   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The evolution of minimally invasive tissue sampling in postmortem examination: a narrative review

Global Health Action, 2020
Background Because of low acceptance rates and limited capacity, complete diagnostic autopsies (CDAs) are seldom conducted in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Christina R. Paganelli, Norman J. Goco, Elizabeth M. McClure, Kathryn K. Banke, Dianna M. Blau, Robert F. Breiman, Clara Menéndez, Natalia Rakislova, Quique Bassat   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparative analysis of CT virtual autopsy and traditional autopsy: A report of 3 cases

Journal of Forensic Science and Medicine, 2020
The objective of the study is to compare the results of virtual autopsy and traditional autopsy and then to analyze the advantages and disadvantages of them. three cases with postmortem computed tomography (CT) examination and autopsy were selected.
Longda Ma, Rong Liang, Yuluo Liu, Qing Shi, Xiangyang Xu, Lian Yang, Yiwu Zhou   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Moving from medical to health systems classifications of deaths : extending verbal autopsy to collect information on the circumstances of mortality [PDF]

, 2016
Acknowledgements The authors would also like to acknowledge the field staff at the MRC, SA/Wits Agincourt Unit, particularly Sizzy Ngobeni. The authors also acknowledge Drs Malin Eriksson and Edward Fottrell at Umeå Centre for Global Health Research ...
Byass, Peter, D'Ambruoso, Lucia, Gomez-Olive, F. Xavier, Kahn, Kathleen, Spies, Barry, Tollman, Stephen, Twine, Rhian, Van Der Merwe, Maria, Wagner, Ryan G.   +8 more
core   +2 more sources

The impact of autopsy participation on clinical residency

Journal of General and Family Medicine, 2021
Background Autopsy has had an essential role in ensuring the quality of education and medical care. However, its role in clinical residency has not been clarified.
Kohta Katayama, Yuji Nishizaki, Tomohiro Shinozaki, Yuta Saitoh, Tetsuhiro Yano, Takuya Aoki, Masayuki Noguchi, Yasuharu Tokuda   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

B cell mechanobiology in health and disease: emerging techniques and insights into therapeutic responses

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
B cells sense external mechanical forces and convert them into biochemical signals through mechanotransduction. Understanding how malignant B cells respond to physical stimuli represents a groundbreaking area of research. This review examines the key mechano‐related molecules and pathways in B lymphocytes, highlights the most relevant techniques to ...
Marta Sampietro, Marco Cellani, Cristina Scielzo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The ethical implications of verbal autopsy: responding to emotional and moral distress

BMC Medical Ethics, 2021
Background Verbal autopsy is a pragmatic approach for generating cause-of-death data in contexts without well-functioning civil registration and vital statistics systems.
Alex Hinga, Vicki Marsh, Amek Nyaguara, Marylene Wamukoya, Sassy Molyneux   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source