Could We Consider Ultrasound‐Guided Minimally Invasive Autopsy as a Part of POCUS?

• Published in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine Vol. 42; no. 8; pp. 1887 - 1892
• Main Authors: Casado‐Suela, Miguel Angel, Cuevas‐Tascón, Guillermo, Cabezas Quintario, María Antonia, Duffort‐Falco, Mercedes, Vela de la Cruz, Laura, Burdaspall‐Moratilla, Ana, Torres‐Macho, Juan, Gimeno Aranguez, Margarita, Bernal Jorquera, Javier, Muñoz‐Rodriguez, Jorge
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01-08-2023
• Subjects: minimally invasive autopsy; point of care ultrasound; pulmonary infiltrates; pulmonary infiltrates; point of care ultrasound; minimally invasive autopsy
• ISSN: 0278-4297; 1550-9613
• DOI: 10.1002/jum.16210

We present a 3‐patient case series that support the use of ultrasound guided minimally invasive autopsy (MIA). This technique has a high diagnostic accuracy in specific clinical settings. It makes easier to diagnose pathologies once the patient has died, avoiding body deformation, with a notable reduction in sample processing time compared to the open autopsy study and, therefore, a shorter overall diagnostic response time. MIA shows some similarities with point of care ultrasound (POCUS), like examination protocols or that they can be performed at the bedside.