Correlation between clinical diagnostics and necropsical findings

Abstract

Background: the indices of discrepancy and coincidence of the causes of death between the clinical and morphological diagnosis constitute, indirectly, an indicator of the quality of medical care. Objective: to determine the relationship between clinical and pathological diagnoses based on the results of necropsies of the dead patients in the 2015-2017 period; with emphasis on hospital care indicators. Methods: an observational, descriptive, longitudinal prospective study was conducted with a sample of 1 164 autopsies; 89.1 % of the population. Socio-demographic variables and others referred to the clinical and pathological diagnoses of the causes of death and their degree of agreement related to hospital stay, hospitalization service and diagnosed diseases were selected. Results: in the direct cause of death the coincidence was greater than the non-coincidence. In the basic cause of death the non-coincidence was similar to the coincidence. The coincidence for the direct cause of death according to sex was greater in men and the age group, with greater coincidence was that of 81-90. There was a predominance of coincidence in patients with incomes of less than 24 hours and 1 to 3 days; as well as those who died in the therapy service, followed by clinical specialties. Conclusions: there was a greater number of diagnostic matches for the direct cause of death; and in the basic cause of death the discrepancies predominate. DeCS: CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH; EPIDEMIOLOGY, DESCRIPTIVE.

Keywords

• autopsia, diagnóstico, causa de muerte, coincidencia.