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ReviewEgyptian journal of forensic sciences2022

Autopsy findings in COVID-19 infection-related death: a systematic review.

Nik Muhammad Faiz Bin Nik Sofizan, Ahmad Faiz Bin Abd Rahman, Lai Poh Soon, Chng Kay Ly, Nor Zamzila Bt Abdullah

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Review in Egyptian journal of forensic sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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  3. Respiratory Support in COVID-19-Related Respiratory Failure: Lessons Learnt.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2024
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5 authors.

Nik Muhammad Faiz Bin Nik SofizanKulliyyah of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, 25200 Kuantan, Pahang Malaysia.
Ahmad Faiz Bin Abd RahmanKulliyyah of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, 25200 Kuantan, Pahang Malaysia.
Lai Poh SoonNational Institute of Forensic Medicine (NIFM), Kuala Lumpur Hospital, Jalan Pahang, 50586 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Malaysia.
Chng Kay LyForensic Unit, Pathology Department, Sultan Ahmad Shah Medical Centre @International Islamic University Malaysia, 25200 Jalan Sultan Haji Ahmad, Kuala Lumpur, Pahang Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0001-7903-303X
Nor Zamzila Bt AbdullahKulliyyah of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, 25200 Kuantan, Pahang Malaysia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Coronavirus-19 disease (COVID-19) has been declared as pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) in March 2020. As of 28 November 2021, there were more than 260 million cases and nearly 5.2 million deaths caused by COVID-19. The most affected system by COVID-19 infection was the respiratory system although several other studies suggested multi-organ involvement with pathophysiology that was not clearly understood. Autopsy findings were beneficial to researchers to determine the mechanism behind these organ failures. The objective of this review was to summarize the autopsy findings related to COVID-19 death. Method: Online literature search was conducted via online databases such as Scopus, PubMed and Google Scholar. The keywords inputted during the search were "post-mortem", "autopsy" and "COVID-19" in title, abstract and keywords. The inclusion criteria were the topic related with the title of this review, published in 2020-2021, have full text available and in English language. Any articles that were not related, duplicated studies, review articles including systematic review and meta-analysis and in other languages were excluded. Results: A total of 20 articles were included in this review. The articles reviewed were mostly case reports and case series while others were case-control and cohort study ranging from one to 348 cases. Majority were originated from the United States of America (USA). Conclusion: The most frequent system described in autopsy findings in COVID-19 death was the respiratory system, with the most common histological finding of diffuse alveolar damage (DAD). Majority of the findings of other organs were related to chronic diseases.

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