COVID-19 in the autopsy room-requirements, safety, recommendations and pathological findings.
Forensic Sci Med Pathol
; 17(1): 101-113, 2021 03.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1006322
ABSTRACT
Modern technologies enable the exchange of information about the expansion of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and the continually increasing number of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases almost in real time. The gravity of a current epidemiological situation is represented by the mortality rates, which are scrupulously updated daily. Performing autopsies on patients with either suspected or confirmed COVID-19 is of high importance since these might not only improve clinical management but also reduce the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection expansion. The following paper aimed to present the most crucial aspects of SARS-CoV-2 infection from the point of view of forensic experts and pathologists, recommendations and safety precautions regarding autopsies, autopsy room requirements, possible techniques, examinations used for effective viral detection, recommendations regarding burials, and gross and microscopic pathological findings of the deceased who died due to SARS-CoV-2 infection. Autopsies remain the gold standard for determining the cause of death. Therefore, it would be beneficial to perform autopsies on patients with both suspected and confirmed COVID-19, especially those with coexisting comorbidities.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Autopsy
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Infection Control
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Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional
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Forensic Pathology
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Forensic Sci Med Pathol
Journal subject:
Jurisprudence
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Medicine
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Pathology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S12024-020-00341-1
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