The Hospital Autopsy

by Burton, Julian L.; Rutty, Guy N.

• ISBN13: 9780340764206
• ISBN10: 0340764201
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-10-04
• Publisher: Hodder Education Publishers

Summary

The Hospital Autopsy, 2nd Edition describes the history of modern autopsy and presents a clear and systematic approach to the techniques employed in safe hospital autopsy practice. The book begins by discussing issues of consent, health, safety and mortuary design and then goes on to look in detail at external examination, evisceration, dissection of internal organs and the production of the autopsy report. Specialist techniques in dissection and in the collection of samples for microbiological, biochemical, toxological and immunological analysis are also covered, as are other important specialist areas, such as examination of neonates and children. Over 100 illustrations and photographs illustrate the techniques involved.

Table of Contents

Contributors	iv
Preface to the Second Edition	v
Acknowledgements	vi
The history of the autopsy	1	(6)
Julian L Burton
The future of the autopsy	7	(6)
James CE Underwood
Autopsies and the law	13	(12)
Guy N Rutty
Biological safety	25	(12)
Walid Al-Wali
Autopsy suite design and construction	37	(5)
Julian L Burton
Guy N Rutty
The external examination	42	(10)
Guy N Rutty
Julian L Burton
The evisceration	52	(8)
Julian L Burton
Guy N Rutty
The hospital autopsy	60	(18)
Julian L Burton
Guy N Rutty
Special procedures	78	(18)
Guy N Rutty
Julian L Burton
Examination of the nervous system	96	(9)
Christine ML Smith
Fetal, perinatal and infant autopsies	105	(12)
Sadick Varied
The maternal autopsy	117	(9)
Naomi Carter
Toxicological and biochemical analyses	126	(8)
Alexander RW Forrest
The microbiology of the autopsy	134	(13)
Elisabeth J Ridgway
Investigating possible anaphylactic deaths	147	(12)
Richard SH Pumphrey
Ian SD Roberts
Clinical demonstration, autopsy report and teaching	159	(5)
Kevin P West
Reconstruction of the body	164	(6)
Ian Crawford
Guy N Rutty
Autopsies and clinical audit	170	(8)
James CE Underwood
Index	178