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Dec 1, 2016 · We determined the causes of death and heart weights at necropsy in 231 adults and compared the heart weights to those reported in several studies in the first half of the 20th century. Of the 231 patients, 91 (39%) died of a cardiovascular (CV) condition, and 140 (61%), of a non-CV condition.
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Unexpectedly, major missed diagnoses, which could have led to a change in management with increased survival or cure, were detected in 16.3% of cases. Minor diagnoses not directly related to the cause of death were detected in an additional 28.1% of cases.
- Paulo Sampaio Gutierrez, Thales de Brito, Maria Beatriz Sampaio Lopes, Venancio Avancini Ferreira Al...
- 2009
May 9, 2014 · A necropsy is performed to determine the possible cause of death and/or to detect induced or coincidental pathological alterations in tissues. The tools to perform a necropsy will vary not only by species, the type of dissection that is required, and personal preferences.
- Charles B. Spainhour
- 2014
The purpose of a necropsy is typically to determine the cause of death, or extent of disease. This involves a careful process of dissection, observation, interpretation, and documentation. A thorough knowledge of normal anatomy is critical in distinguishing lesions from normal variations.
Necropsy: A postmortem examination or autopsy. Necropsies have been done for more than 2,000 years, but during most of this time they were rarely done, most often for legal purposes. The Roman physician Antistius performed one of the earliest necropsies on record.
autopsy, or necropsy or postmortem, Dissection and examination of a dead body to determine cause of death and learn about disease processes in ways that are not possible with the living. Autopsies have contributed to the development of medicine since at least the Middle Ages.
Jan 3, 2015 · Noun a necropsy failed to definitively establish a cause of death. Recent Examples on the Web. Noun. The carcass was sent to Albany for a necropsy, which said that the animal was likely hit by a motor vehicle and was not a case of animal cruelty.
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