Exposure reduction in COVID-19 autopsies

Siefring, Christopher; Sachire, Jennifer; Thomas, Diana; Allenby, Patricia

doi:10.4322/acr.2020.193

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“…This was especially the case in hospitals that were not equipped with adequate resources and environmental controls, such as proper morgue ventilation, to safely perform autopsies. 11 Moreover, many hospitals likely did not perform autopsies on patients that expired from COVID-19, since the cause of death often was known to be related to respiratory failure. 4 Therefore, the pandemic further contributed to the already low autopsy rates adding to the challenge of pathology residents fulfilling the autopsy requirement.…”

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The importance of autopsies despite the declining number amidst the COVID-19 pandemic

Bhatt¹,

MovaseghiGargari²,

Chand³

2022

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Reported for the first time in Wuhan, China in late 2019, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has since taken the world by storm. 1,2 Caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the disease's rapid worldwide spread led the World Health Organization to declare COVID-19 a global pandemic on March 11, 2020. 1,2 Authors' contributions: All authors of the article have made a substantial contribution to the information or material submitted. Monika Bhatt performed the literature review and is the primary author of the manuscript. Momal Chand conceptualized the theme of the manuscript. Mani MovaseghiGargari and Momal T Chand assisted in the writing of the manuscript.

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