Publication details
Newer Techniques to Prevent Infection in Medico-legal Autopsies for CoVid-19 Positive Dead
| Authors | |
|---|---|
| Year of publication | 2021 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | International Journal of Medical Toxicology and Legal Medicine |
| MU Faculty or unit | |
| Citation | |
| Web | https://indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:ijmtlm&volume=24&issue=1and2&article=013 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/0974-4614.2021.00013.9 |
| Keywords | virtopsy; invasive autopsy; ultrasonic examination; COVID-19 |
| Description | Various options to avoid the formation of an aerosol in the sectional room that occurs during the examination of the corpse and contains a pathogen, as well as using respiratory and mucous membrane protection during autopsy, significantly reduce the risk of possible infection of medical staff with COVID-19. The most effective and promising methods, the introduction of which will increase the safety of personnel, are non-invasive methods (viropsy (PMCT or PMMR), ultrasound) and minimally invasive autopsy methods such as biopsy. |