Abstract

HURTADO DE MENDOZA AMAT, José Domingo  and  MONTERO GONZALEZ, Teresita de Jesús. The correct diagnosis of the causes of death helps to save lives. Rev Cub Med Mil [online]. 2020, vol.49, n.4  Epub Dec 01, 2020. ISSN 1561-3046.

Correctly diagnosing the causes of death helps save lives, this work is carried out with the aim of showing how the process that leads a patient to death should be studied and its causes should be specified with greater accuracy, based on the Cuban experience. The importance of the accuracy and relationship of clinical and morphological diagnoses is emphasized. The need to perform autopsies with the highest quality and make the most of its benefits. Autopsy-related meetings are explained. The Cuban experience with the automated system of registration and control of pathological anatomy and the main results obtained. In conclusion, it is shown how the process that leads a patient to death should be studied and how to pinpoint its causes, the Cuban experience and the important role of autopsy in saving lives.

Keywords : autopsy; causes of death; quality in health; medical informatics.

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