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Ten years of neonatal autopsies in tertiary referral centre: retrospective study
BMJ 2002; 324 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.324.7340.761 (Published 30 March 2002) Cite this as: BMJ 2002;324:761
Data supplement
Rates of autopsy in neonatal unit 1990-9
Factors tested for association with neonatal autopsy.
Table A Classification of autopsy findings
Year
Classification Records not available IA IB II III IV V 1990 0 0 1 0 3 8 12 1991 1 0 1 0 2 19 2 1992 0 0 2 1 2 24 0 1993 0 2 2 0 2 18 0 1994 0 1 1 0 4 17 0 1995 0 0 1 1 1 11 0 1996 0 2 3 1 4 11 0 1997 0 0 0 5 1 7 0 1998 0 0 1 1 1 15 0 1999 0 0 2 1 0 15 0 Total 1 5 14 10 20 145 14
Table B Rates of autopsy in neonatal unit 1990-9
Year Deaths Autopsies Rate 1990 29 24 0.83 1991 33 25 0.76 1992 39 29 0.74 1993 31 24 0.77 1994 36 23 0.64 1995 28 14 0.5 1996 32 21 0.66 1997 27 13 0.48 1998 32 18 0.56 1999 27 18 0.67 1990-9 314 209 0.67
Table C Factors tested for association with neonatal autopsy. Figures are numbers (percentage)
Category Autopsy performed No autopsy P value* Data not available Sex of infant: Male 122/208 (58.7) 43/82 (52.4) 0.3374 24 Female 86/208 (41.3) 39/82 (47.6) Type of delivery: Vaginal delivery 113/206 (55) 49/82 (60) 0.7290 26 Caesarean section: Emergency 77/206 (37) 28/82 (34) Elective 16/206 (8) 5/82 (6) Parents married 104/154 (67.5) 52/80 (65) 0.6978 80 Maternal history: Primipara 86/195 (44) 29/82 (35) 0.1796 37 Multigravida 109/195 (56) 53/82 (65) Status of requester: Consultant 170/208 (82) 73/82 (89) 0.1316 24 Junior 38/208 (18) 9/82 (11) *Proportion of events in each group compared with 2 test.
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