Autopsies of COVID-19 deceased? Absolutely!

Jan-Peter Sperhake

doi:10.1016/j.legalmed.2020.101769

Autopsies of COVID-19 deceased? Absolutely!

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Autopsies of COVID-19 deceased? Absolutely! / Sperhake, Jan-Peter.

in: LEGAL MED-TOKYO, Jahrgang 47, 11.2020, S. 101769.

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Sperhake, J-P 2020, 'Autopsies of COVID-19 deceased? Absolutely!', LEGAL MED-TOKYO, Jg. 47, S. 101769. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.legalmed.2020.101769

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Sperhake, J-P. (2020). Autopsies of COVID-19 deceased? Absolutely! LEGAL MED-TOKYO, 47, 101769. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.legalmed.2020.101769

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Sperhake J-P. Autopsies of COVID-19 deceased? Absolutely! LEGAL MED-TOKYO. 2020 Nov;47:101769. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.legalmed.2020.101769

Bibtex

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title = "Autopsies of COVID-19 deceased? Absolutely!",

abstract = "Autopsies are an essential tool for understanding new diseases. Against this background, it is incomprehensible why there is great reluctance worldwide to perform autopsies on COVID-19 deceased patients. The article provides an overview of the status of the autopsy series published worldwide and shows the path taken by the city of Hamburg in Germany, where autopsies are ordered by the health authorities in the interests of disease control. The risk of infection posed by SARS-CoV-2-positive deceased persons may be overestimated. The scientific benefit that can be drawn from experience with autopsies and further examination of tissue samples is immeasurable.",

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KW - Infection Control/methods

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