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Short reports
Autopsy after death due to extreme prematurity
Abstract
Autopsy reports for 29 very preterm infants dying at <28 days of age were reviewed. New findings were discovered in 79% and resulted in a significant change in diagnoses in 28%. Iatrogenic lesions were identified in 41% of cases and were the main cause of death in 14%.
- perinatal
- autopsy
- extreme prematurity
- consent