Analysis of Forensic Death Statistics From 2013 to 2022 and Autopsy Practices in Türkiye

IF 1.9 4区医学 Q2 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL Balkan Medical Journal Pub Date : 2024-01-03 Epub Date: 2023-11-27 DOI:10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2023.2023-9-10

Cemil Çelik, Uğur Ata, Naile Esra Saka

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Abstract

Background: Autopsy rates are significantly lower that what they should be worldwide. Additionally, autopsy practices vary between countries.

Aims: To examine the autopsy rates, the distribution and temporal changes of forensic autopsy cases, so as to identify the areas in the death investigation system that require improvement in Türkiye.

Study design: Cross-sectional study.

Methods: “Forensic Death Examination Statistics” of the Council of Forensic Medicine (CFM) and “Death Statistics” of the Turkish Statistical Institute were compared and analyzed for the years 2013-2022 in Türkiye.

Results: The number of forensic death cases sent to the CFM has increased over time. For all causes of deaths, the autopsy rate is approximately 3.6-4.8%. The cause-specific mortality rates for deaths due to sharp instrument trauma, blunt trauma, occupational accident, undetermined, and poisoning have increased over the years. “The percentage of “undetermined” deaths, which are important to demonstrate negative autopsies, was 14.2% in 2021.

Conclusion: Although the autopsy rates have slightly increased in a volatile trend over time in Türkiye, they are still not at the desired level. Thus, it is essential to further raise awareness among all professionals involved in death investigations about the importance of autopsies.

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2013 - 2022年新疆地区法医死亡统计与尸检实践分析。

背景:尸检率明显低于世界范围内应有的水平。此外，各国的尸检做法也各不相同。目的:了解我国法医尸检案件的解剖率、分布和时间变化情况，以确定我国死亡调查制度中需要改进的领域。研究设计:横断面研究。方法:对2013-2022年土耳其法医学委员会(CFM)的“法医死亡检验统计”和土耳其统计研究所的“死亡统计”进行比较分析。结果:随着时间的推移，送交CFM的法医死亡案件数量有所增加。对于所有死因，尸检率约为3.6% -4.8%。由于锐器外伤、钝器外伤、职业事故、不明原因和中毒而死亡的特定原因死亡率多年来有所增加。2021年，“未确定”死亡的比例为14.2%，这对证明阴性尸检很重要。结论:尽管土耳其的尸检率随时间的推移略有上升，但仍未达到预期水平。因此，必须进一步提高参与死亡调查的所有专业人员对尸检重要性的认识。

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Balkan Medical Journal MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL-

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