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11. Pathology

Clinical history

External descriptions
of the cadaver

Body measurements

Full or limited autopsy

Cerebral pathology

Hypoxic encephalopathy

Description of internal organs

Histopathology sampling

Clinico-pathological correlation

ONS cause of death

Mortality and morbidity meetings

The purpose of autopsies

Recommendations

Body measurements

It is recommended that body height and weight be recorded for all autopsied patients ⁴². In this study, 73% (32/44) had their height recorded and 64% (28/44) were weighed. Anecdotally we know that budgetary constraints often inhibit provision in public mortuaries of equipment such as body scales.