An Audit of Medical Autopsy: Experience at the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH), Niger Delta Region, Nigeria

Dan, Ekpo Memfin; Kunle, Abudu Emmanuel; Nneka, Umanah Ivy; Abraham, Onwuezobe Ifeanyi

doi:10.4103/0019-5359.109540

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“…In addition, autopsy rates are generally low in developing countries like Nigeria due to factors ranging from sociocultural and religious to administrative and ethnic. 30 , 31 …”

Section: Sids In Nigeriamentioning

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Sudden infant death syndrome: an unrecognized killer in developing countries

Ndu

2016

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Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is defined as the sudden unexpected death of an infant <1 year of age, with onset of the fatal episode apparently occurring during sleep, that remains unexplained after a thorough investigation including performance of a complete autopsy and review of the circumstances of death and the clinical history. SIDS contributes to infant mortality and resulted in ∼15,000 deaths globally in 2013. Most of the risk factors of SIDS are common in developing countries; yet, there has been little interest in SIDS by researchers in Africa. This review looks at the extent of the attention given to SIDS in a developing country like Nigeria, and factors responsible for the scarce data concerning this significant cause of mortality.

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“…In addition, autopsy rates are generally low in developing countries like Nigeria due to factors ranging from sociocultural and religious to administrative and ethnic. 30 , 31 …”

Section: Sids In Nigeriamentioning

confidence: 99%

Sudden infant death syndrome: an unrecognized killer in developing countries

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2016

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The Role of Autopsy in Medical Intensive Care Unit: Comparison of Clinical and Postmortem Diagnoses

Dahake¹,

Khedekar²,

Faizal³

et al. 2016

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The Importance of the Autopsy in Ascertaining the Cause of Death and as an Audit Tool at the University College Hospital, Ibadan

Nweke

Omenai

Fatunla

et al. 2022

Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal

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Background: Different reasons for autopsies include medico-legal causes, medical education and deducing the cause of death. An additional benefit is auditing with regards to patient care in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. The main objective of this study was to determine the concordance between ante-mortem clinical diagnoses and post-mortem causes of death. Materials and Methods: From January 2009 to December 2015, Autopsy records at the Department of Pathology, University College Hospital, Ibadan were reviewed. Discrepancies between the clinical diagnoses and postmortem findings were categorised using Goldman criteria into major and minor classes. Goldman's criteria can be sub-categorised into five classes: Class I, Class II, Class III, Class IV and Class V. Classification of the cause of death categories was by the International Classification of Diseases, Version 10. The study was carried out with respect to the world medical association's Declaration of Helsinki (2013). Data analysis was carried out with the use of the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS version 22). Results: Five hundred and thirty-three cases were involved with a male-female ratio of 1.6. The most common postmortem causes of death were traumatic Injuries (20.6%), Circulatory system-related deaths (19.7%), infections (16.9%) and malignant neoplasms (9.4%). Only 298 (55.9%) of the cases showed a concordance between the post-mortem causes of death and the clinical diagnosis. Conclusion: The post-mortem autopsy is useful in the audit of current medical practice in our environment.

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An Audit of Medical Autopsy: Experience at the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH), Niger Delta Region, Nigeria

Abstract: The rate of request for Autopsy at the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital during the period of this study was low, similar to other previous reports.

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References 8 publications

Sudden infant death syndrome: an unrecognized killer in developing countries

Sudden infant death syndrome: an unrecognized killer in developing countries

The Role of Autopsy in Medical Intensive Care Unit: Comparison of Clinical and Postmortem Diagnoses

The Importance of the Autopsy in Ascertaining the Cause of Death and as an Audit Tool at the University College Hospital, Ibadan

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