{"id":1177,"date":"2023-06-28T15:12:38","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T19:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/millerandzois.lawblogger.net\/medical-malpractice\/do-you-need-autopsy-in-malpractice-cases\/"},"modified":"2024-10-17T09:28:14","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T13:28:14","slug":"do-you-need-autopsy-in-malpractice-cases","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/medical-malpractice\/maryland-medical-malpractice-laws\/do-you-need-autopsy-in-malpractice-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Need Autopsy in Malpractice Cases?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An &#8220;Autopsy report&#8221; is defined under Maryland law as a written document detailing the medical findings and conclusions of a postmortem examination performed by a medical examiner.<\/p>\n<p>Doctors can order a clinical autopsy to figure out what happened to the patient. It really is the gold standard to look back and see what actually caused the patient\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>Autopsies have declined in this country. Over 50% of patients who died in a hospital received an autopsy 40 years ago. Today, it is less than 5%.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/medical-malpractice\/maryland-medical-malpractice-laws\/do-you-need-autopsy-in-malpractice-cases\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Do You Need Autopsy in Malpractice Cases?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An &#8220;Autopsy report&#8221; is defined under Maryland law as a written document detailing the medical findings and conclusions of a postmortem examination performed by a medical examiner. Doctors can order a clinical autopsy to figure out what happened to the patient. 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