Question

Community Hospital Annual Statistics 20XX
INPATIENT DISCHARGES AND DEATHS:
Adults and children	8,234
Newborn	820
INPATIENT DEATHS (included in discharges):
Adults and children	54
Newborn	3
FETAL DEATHS:
Early	4
Intermediate	5
Late	3
INPATIENT AUTOPSIES:
Adults and children	12
Newborn	2
CORONER’S CASES:
Unavailable for autopsy	4
Autopsy by hospital pathologist (included in inpatient autopsies)	1
FETAL DEATH AUTOPSIES:
Intermediate and late	4

1. What is the adjusted hospital autopsy rate
   1. 29.09%
   2. 2.90%
   3. 29.09%
   4. d.0.29%
2. What is the fetal autopsy rate?
   1. 0.50%
   2. 5.00%
   3. 50.00%
   4. 0.050%

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Answer 1

Adjusted hospital autopsy rate =Total hospital autopsies x 100 / Total number of deaths of hospital patients whose bodies are available for autopsy

Former patient brought in for autopsy = 2

Total number of hospital autopsies= 12(adults&children)+2(newborn)+2(former patient )=16

Total number of deaths of hospital patients whose bodies are available for autopsy= 54+3+2-4(coroner cases)=55

Adjusted hospital autopsy rate = 16 x 100/55=1600/55= 29.09% Option a & c (both options are same)

Fetal autopsy rate = The number of autopsies performed on intermediate and late fetal deaths for a given time period x 100 /the total number of intermediate and late fetal deaths for the same time period

The number of autopsies performed on intermediate and late fetal deaths for a given time period = 4

The total number of intermediate and late fetal deaths for the same time period = 5+3=8

= 4x 100/8

=400/8= 50.00% Option C,

Answer 2

University hospital September 20xx satistics. Inpatiet discharges and deaths: Adults and children 1432 newborn 123... what adjusted hospital autopsy rate?