Are perinatal autopsy rates satisfactory?
Perinatal autopsy rates are higher than rates in adults but are lower in registrable births than the recommended 75%. Consent for autopsy is the limiting factor. There is a need for a clearer definition of perinatal autopsies, and perinatal autopsy rates, to take into account non-registrable deliveries.
With careful assessment and patient selection, patients with cardiac comorbidity were not found to be at increased risk of mortality and morbidity following lung resection for primary non-small cell lung cancer in a propensity-matched population.