Research Article

Analysis of Medical Opinions about the Nonrealization of Autopsies in a Mexican Hospital Using Association Rules and Bayesian Networks

Table 2

Summary of the survey applied to the medical staff.

AspectsQuestionsCodeType of questionGenerated categories

Medical trainingAreaareaClosed3
GradegradeClosed3
General medicine training centergral_med_instClosed47
Medical specialty training centerspec_insClosed47

Medical experienceYears of medical practiceyears_practClosed5
Participation in autopsy casescasesClosed5

Discoveries in autopsiesCause discrepancy with the clinical diagnosesdisc_findingsClosed5
Originate in claim casesdem_findingsClosed5
Originate in arbitration casesarb_findingsClosed5

Request of autopsiesMotives for autopsy acceptanceaut_reasonOpen26
Motives for autopsy rejectionreason_no_autOpen27
Motives for autopsy rejection by familyfam_rejectionClosed9
Motives for not enough autopsies performed in the hospitalno_hospClosed8

Procedure to request
an autopsy
Suitable staff to request an autopsystaff_request_autClosed6
Efficient methods to request an autopsymethod_request_autClosed14

General aspectCommentscom_sug_opOpen25