View source for Autopsy

'''Note: for information on how to code the [[Survive / Expired]] see there.'''

The Autopsy field is used in [[TMSX]] to store whether a deceased patient had an autopsy. At the collection end this is actually coded in a combined field, [[Survive / Expired / Autopsy field]] to prevent the unfortunate combination survive - autopsy.

*Autopsy field - YES or NO.

==Legacy Data==
===Autopsy Report follow up and Review & DX code Process===
We used to review autopsy reports for deceased patients. Initially the existing diagnoses were updated with findings from the autopsy report, and later findings from the autopsy report were collected in empty admit or acquired slots and marked as subcode "50". 

Dates collected
*started: Oct 16.00  
*'''stopped''': in 2004 
*Reminder to stop reviewing autopsy reports: Dec 9.08

===Stopping collection of whether an Autopsy is done ===
The topic has been consolidated at [[Survive / Expired]].


[[Category: Legacy Data Collection]]
[[Category:Critical Care Review Group]]