Analysis of 90 autopsy cases in medical legal dispute.
- Author:
Lin-Sheng YU
1
;
Guang-Hua YE
;
Ji-Pu YI
;
Yi-Gu ZHANG
Author Information
1. Department of Forensic Medicine, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou 325035, China. yls@wzmc.net
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Adult;
Aged;
Autopsy;
Cardiovascular Diseases/pathology*;
Cause of Death;
Child;
Child, Preschool;
Female;
Forensic Pathology;
Humans;
Infant;
Infant, Newborn;
Male;
Malpractice/legislation & jurisprudence*;
Middle Aged;
Respiratory Tract Diseases/pathology*;
Young Adult
- From:
Journal of Forensic Medicine
2009;25(4):274-275
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To analyze the significance of forensic autopsy in medical tangle.
METHODS:Ninety autopsy cases of medical legal dispute were retrospectively analyzed from the database of our department from 2001 to 2008. All cases were analyzed and classified based on age, sex, cause of death, clinic diagnosis and forensic diagnosis.
RESULTS:The age ranged from 1 day to 72 years, and the ratios of male to female is 1:1. The most common healthcare facilities involved were county hospitals (30 cases, 33.33%). The coincidence rate between clinical diagnoses and pathological diagnoses was 33.33%.
CONCLUSION:The forensic autopsy is valuable to solve or even avoid the occurrence of medical legal dispute.
