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 '''Autopsy''' was once a mainstay of [[pathology]].  It is now in decline and uncommonly done.  Fetal autopsy is dealt with in a separate article called ''[[fetal autopsy]]''.
+==Autopsy checklist==
+===Minimum to proceed===
+*Death certificate complete.
+**Cause of death as per death certificate.
+*Consent properly done.
+*Patient identified.
+===Clinical history checklist - hospital admission===
+*Admit date.
+*Admit diagnosis.
+**History of illness prior to admission.
+*Past medical history.
+**Hospital admissions in the previous 3 months?
+*State preceding death (last 24 hours).
+**Level of consciousness.
+**Vitals.
+*Location at time of death and preceding 24 hours.
+**Ward.
+**Intensive care unit.
+**Other.
+*Clinical impression of status prior to death.
+*Time immediately prior to death.
+**Code called.
+**Found cold.
+**Other.
 ==Value of autopsy==