Scalia's death and the value of autopsy: a teachable moment. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Scalia's death and the value of autopsy: a teachable moment. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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• Published March 2016

Scalia's death and the value of autopsy: a teachable moment.

Lundberg GD. Medscape. March 21, 2016.

Although autopsies were previously considered an essential learning tool, their use has dramatically declined over time. Following a recent unexpected death of a high-profile individual, the author elucidates the instructive benefits of performing autopsies from determining cause of death to identifying diagnostic errors.

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