High rate of discordance between clinical and autopsy diagnoses in blood and marrow transplantation.
Bone Marrow Transplant
; 40(11): 1049-53, 2007 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-17873915
ABSTRACT
We analyzed autopsies performed in a Canadian blood and marrow transplantation (BMT) program. We aimed to assess variables that predict the performance of an autopsy, whether rates of autopsy are changing, and the rate of discordance between clinical and autopsy diagnoses. All deceased adult patients from January 1990 to December 2004 were reviewed. Autopsy rates were compared to a large teaching hospital. Of 476 myeloablative BMT patients, 225 died and 48 (27%) underwent autopsy. Autopsy was more likely in patients dying <100 days post-BMT, in the intensive care unit, after allografting, and on weekends. Autopsy rates among BMT patients declined during the three time periods (1990-1994, 1995-1999, 2000-2004). The autopsy rate at the teaching hospital showed a similar downward temporal trend. Major and minor disagreements at autopsy were present in 16 (34%) and 14 (30%) of cases, respectively. There was no change in discordance rates over time. Thus, despite advances in diagnostic procedures, high levels of disagreement between clinical and autopsy diagnoses for BMT patients persist as autopsy rates decline. We recommend that the autopsy regains its role as a valuable investigation. This may become especially relevant in an era where patients with medical comorbidities are undergoing reduced-intensity BMT.
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Assunto principal:
Autopsia
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Causas de Morte
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Transplante de Medula Óssea
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Erros de Diagnóstico
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Bone Marrow Transplant
Assunto da revista:
TRANSPLANTE
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Canadá