Forensic autopsy costs in the city of São Paulo

Herbella, Fernando A. M.; Fernandes, Pedro Herbella; Delmonte, Carlos; Grande, José Carlos Del

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“…The IML in São Paulo is composed of three morgues, divided according to regions of the city. In 2001, 6,200 autopsies were performed at its Headquarters 1 .…”

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Lesões fatais em trauma numa grande metrópole Brasileira: um estudo de autópsias

Wilson

Herbella

Takassi

et al. 2011

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir.

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“…The IML in São Paulo is composed of three morgues, divided according to regions of the city. In 2001, 6,200 autopsies were performed at its Headquarters 1 .…”

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Lesões fatais em trauma numa grande metrópole Brasileira: um estudo de autópsias

Wilson

Herbella

Takassi

et al. 2011

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir.

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“…Other studies do consider the items or costs of an autopsy separately (such as a study for Sao Paulo [13] ) , breaking down items for personnel, which makes up 9.62%; the most important item is the autopsy itself (60%) followed by transportation (14%), identification and registration (14%), autopsy report (9%) and administration (3%). A cost of around $1050 (€1166) is estimated.…”

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“…Autopsies require human and material resources that must be programmed in order to improve the demands of the judicial system. The costs involved in performing an autopsy have been studied in several countries [10][11][12][13].…”

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How much does a forensic autopsy cost in Spain?

Martín-Cazorla

Medina

Rubio

et al. 2022

Forensic Sci Med Pathol

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Introduction and objectives The autopsy is considered the gold standard in death investigation. Performing an autopsy requires human and material resources that must be programmed in order to meet the demands of the judicial system. However, as far as we know, the cost of forensic autopsy in Spain has not been determined. Thus, the aim of this study was to estimate the cost of a standard autopsy in order to organise Forensic Pathology Services more efficiently. Material and methods A micro-cost analysis was carried out. The nominal group technique was applied using a panel of 10 forensic experts in order to identify and quantify the resources associated with a forensic autopsy. Results The results showed that analysis and studies are the most important item in the total cost (54.7%), followed by staff (20.5%), preservation of body (14%), single-use products (7%), equipment and stock (1.6%), cleaning and disinfection (1.5%), facilities maintenance (0.5%) and IT (0.2%). Conclusions The total cost of a standard autopsy was €1501.45, which is lower than the European average. This study is the first in Spain to calculate the unit price of a forensic autopsy by means of micro-cost analysis. This may help to address the way forensic pathology centres are organised at different levels of complexity.

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Diagnostic accuracy of post-mortem magnetic resonance imaging in fetuses, children and adults: A systematic review

Thayyil

Chandrasekaran

Chitty

et al. 2010

European Journal of Radiology

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Forensic autopsy costs in the city of São Paulo

Abstract: Forensic autopsies have a high cost. Cases to be autopsied should be judiciously selected. Our results are similar to international studies if data are rearranged based on the number of annual necropsies.

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Lesões fatais em trauma numa grande metrópole Brasileira: um estudo de autópsias

Lesões fatais em trauma numa grande metrópole Brasileira: um estudo de autópsias

How much does a forensic autopsy cost in Spain?

Diagnostic accuracy of post-mortem magnetic resonance imaging in fetuses, children and adults: A systematic review

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