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The Hospital Autopsy: A Manual of Fundamental Autopsy Practice
Contributor(s): Burton, Julian (Author), Rutty, Guy (Author)
ISBN: 0340965142     ISBN-13: 9780340965146
Publisher: CRC Press
OUR PRICE:   $209.00  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: September 2010
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BISAC Categories:
- Medical | Diagnosis
- Medical | Forensic Medicine
- Medical | Pathology
Dewey: 616.075
LCCN: 2011292459
Series: Hodder Arnold Publication
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 7.5" W x 9.8" (2.11 lbs) 364 pages
 
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The autopsy is a central component of postgraduate training in pathology and remains an important part of medical practice today. Pathologists are now expected to possess a higher level of knowledge and understanding of the autopsy, the law surrounding it, and its clinical value, in an increasingly scrutinized and legislated environment. Autopsy practice can no longer be viewed in the absence of external contextual issues: it is vital that pathologists have solid grounding not only in standard technique, but also in such matters as personal health and safety to obtaining informed family consent, before undertaking an autopsy procedure.

This new and revised edition of The Hospital Autopsy presents a clear and systematic approach to safe and effective modern autopsy practice. Like the extremely popular second edition, it begins by discussing issues of consent and mortuary design before going on to comprehensively cover external examination, evisceration, dissection of internal organs, and report writing. In this edition, new chapters have been added on the radiological autopsy, religious attitudes to autopsy, and the implications of high-risk infections for autopsy practice. Specialist techniques are covered in depth, and chapters are devoted to complex issues including perinatal autopsies, maternal deaths, and neuropathological examinations. The Hospital Autopsy, Third Edition, is sure to be an indispensable resource for pathologists in training, as well as a useful refresher for practicing pathologists and autopsy technicians.