Resurrecting the Hospital Autopsy: Impact of an Office of Decedent Affairs on Consent Rates, Providers, and Next-of-Kin.

CONCLUSIONS.—: An ODA improves hospital autopsy consent rates, autopsy-related communication, providers' autopsy-related views, and next-of-kins' autopsy experiences.
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Source: Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine - April 15, 2020 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Juskewitch JE, Griffin JM, Maleszewski JJ, Asiedu GB, Paolini MA, Regnier AK, Yrjo ML, Kendall ML, Comfere NI, Cheville AL, Carey EC, Amirahmadi F, Rabatin JT, Moynihan TJ, Reichard RR, Aubry MC Tags: Arch Pathol Lab Med Source Type: research