Protocol for writing cause-of-death statements for deaths due to natural causes
Protocol for writing cause-of-death statements for deaths due to natural causes
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DOI：
10.1001/archinte.156.1.25
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发表时间：
1996-01-08
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Hanzlick, R
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作者：
Hanzlick, R
本文的目的是描述一个协议，该协议提供建议并指导为死亡证明、尸检报告和其他医疗文件撰写死因陈述的临床实践。伊利诺伊州诺斯菲尔德美国病理学家学院 (CAP) 尸检委员会的 16 名成员是由 CAP 官员根据对尸检表现和报告表现出的兴趣和专业知识任命的。委员会认为需要制定具体说明，以促进撰写死因陈述时的一致性、准确性和完整性。经 CAP 理事会批准后，协议的制定得到了 CAP 的支持。该协议的框架基于马里兰州海厄茨维尔国家卫生统计中心的建议，并由尸检委员会添加了其他概念。撰写自然原因死因陈述的协议预计将促进死因陈述撰写的一致性、准确性和完整性。通过使用方案可以提高个人死亡证明、尸检报告和国家死亡率数据的质量。协议原则的应用不应在任何用户级别造成持续成本，因为其应用不需要新产品或人员。
The purpose of this article is to describe a protocol that provides suggestions and guides the clinical practice of writing cause-of-death statements for death certificates, autopsy reports, and other medical documents. The 16 members of the Autopsy Committee of the College of American Pathologists (CAP), Northfield, Ill, were appointed by the CAP officers based on demonstrated interest and expertise in autopsy performance and reporting. The committee perceived a need for specific instructions aimed at promoting consistency, accuracy, and completeness when writing cause-of-death statements. Development of a protocol was supported by CAP after approval by the CAP board of governors. The framework for the protocol was based on recommendations of the National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, Md, with additional concepts added by the autopsy committee. The protocol for writing cause-of-death statements for natural causes is expected to foster consistency, accuracy, and completeness in the writing of cause-of-death statements. The quality of individual death certificates, autopsy reports, and national mortality data may improve through protocol usage. Application of the protocol principles should impose no ongoing costs at any user level because no new products or personnel are required for its application.