Jody E Hooper, Harry Sanchez, Silvio Litovsky, Zhen Arthur Lu, Edward W Gabrielson, Robert F Padera, Thora Steffensen, Isaac H Solomon, Andrea Gilbert, Kirsten J Threlkeld, Amy V Rapkiewicz, Holly Harper, Meghan E Kapp, Mary K Schwerdt, Sharon Mount, Yiwen Wang, Rong Lu, Alex K Williamson
CONTEXT.—: Autopsies performed on COVID-19 patients have provided critical information about SARS-CoV-2's tropism, mechanisms of tissue injury, and the spectrum of disease. OBJECTIVE.—: To provide an updated database of postmortem disease in COVID-19 patients, assess relationships among clinical and pathologic variables, evaluate the accuracy of death certification, and correlate disease variables to causes of death. DESIGN.—: The 272 postmortem examinations reported in this paper were submitted by 14 pathologists from 9 medical or forensic institutions across the United States...
March 8, 2024: Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine