The New England Journal of Medicine apresenta texto excelente, onde os autores lamentam o declinio das autópsias sem finalidade legal,ou seja para permitir o progresso da ciência médica. Ao lado mostra-se o declínio dessa importante e fundamental modalidade de aprendizado, pesquisa e controle de qualidade. Aliás, não induzir autópsia é "empurrar o lixo para debaixo do tapete". O celebérrimo professor Walter Edgar Maffei (1905-1991) afirmava que em vários centros europeus, na sala de autópsia havia um dizer acima da mesa de exame: "aqui, se lava as mentiras!".
Voltado ao texto do NEJM, eles apontam abaixo, as vantagens da autópsia. Eu que fui discípulo de Thales de Britto, o professor mais sensacional que conheci na Faculdade de Medicina, a conclusão não é nenhuma novidade.
Education for practitioners and trainees (e.g., demonstration of pathological findings in advanced illness and uncommon conditions)
Identification and elucidation of emerging and re-emerging diseases (e.g., AIDS, legionnaires' disease, and West Nile virus)
Local quality assurance for all aspects of antemortem diagnosis (clinical evaluation, diagnostic imaging, laboratory testing, pathology), procedure performance, and functioning of medical devices
More accurate vital statistics
More accurate ascertainment of causes of death in research studies
Improved postmarketing surveillance for adverse effects of drugs, devices, and procedures
Identification (or exclusion) of conditions of interest to family members
Education for practitioners and trainees (e.g., demonstration of pathological findings in advanced illness and uncommon conditions)
Identification and elucidation of emerging and re-emerging diseases (e.g., AIDS, legionnaires' disease, and West Nile virus)
Local quality assurance for all aspects of antemortem diagnosis (clinical evaluation, diagnostic imaging, laboratory testing, pathology), procedure performance, and functioning of medical devices
More accurate vital statistics
More accurate ascertainment of causes of death in research studies
Improved postmarketing surveillance for adverse effects of drugs, devices, and procedures
Identification (or exclusion) of conditions of interest to family members
PS: no site do Hospital Universitário há relato das sessões de autópsia lá realizada.
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