From: Clinical review: What is the role for autopsy in the ICU?
Author | Period | Studied population | Type of hospital* | Study design | Autopsy rate (%) | Number of autopsies | Major error†(%) | Class I error (%) |
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Roosen et al. [18] | 1996 | Medical | Referral, Belgium | Retrospective | 93 | 100 | 36 | 16 |
Combes et al. [17] | 11/1995 to 10/1998 | Mixed | Referral, France | Prospective | 53 | 167 | 31.7 | 10.2 |
Dimopoulos et al. [41] | 1999 | Mixed | Referral, Belgium | Retrospective | 45 | 222 | 8.5 | 5.4 |
Maris et al. [42] | 1/2004 to 12/2005 | Mixed | Referral, Belgium | Retrospective | 37 | 289 | 19 | 6 |
Nadrous et al. [33] | 1/1998 to 12/2000 | Mixed | Referral, USA | Retrospective | 33 | 455 | 21 | 4 |
Tai et al. [16] | 1/1994 to 12/1995 | Medical | Referral, USA | Retrospective | 22 | 91 | 19.78 | 8.79 |
Mort et al. [43] | 7/1986 to 7/1992 | Surgical | Referral, USA | Retrospective | 29 | 149 | 23 | 9.5 |
Podbregar et al. [44] | 1/1998 to 12/1999 | Medical | Referral, Slovenia | Retrospective | 46 | 126 | 52.4 | 12 |
Twigg et al. [45] | 6/1996 to 5/1999 | Mixed | District, UK | Retrospective | 40 | 97 | 23.71 | 4.12 |
Silfvast et al. [37] | 1/1996 to 12/2000 | Mixed | Referral, Finland | Retrospective | 89 | 346 | 5 | 2.3 |
Fernandez-Segoviano et al. [46] | 5/1983 to 12/1985 | Mixed | Referral, Spain | Prospective | 51 | 100 | 22 | 7 |
Pastores et al. [34] | 1/1999 to 9/2005 | Oncologic | Referral, USA | Retrospective | 13 | 86 | 26 | 17 |
Ong et al. [47] | 1/1997 to 12/1998 | Trauma and burns | Referral, USA | Retrospective | 97 | 153 | 18.95 | 3 |
Al-Saidi et al. [48] | 11/1994 to 6/1999 | Bone marrow transplant | Referral, Canada | Retrospective | 47 | 28 | 10.7 | 3.6 |
Gerain et al. [36] | 11/1985 to 10/1986 | Oncologic | Referral, Belgium | Retrospective | 69 | 34 | 59 | Unknown |