Autopsia Minimamente Invasiva: una revisión teórica

Medicina Forense

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Background: The conduct of postmortem studies has a positive impact on the framework of forensic and legal sciences.

Objective: Characterize the minimally invasive autopsy (MIA) as a postmortem examination, its advantages, feasibility,
and acceptance in the population, so that its performance nationwide can be considered a quality improvement in
forensic practice.

Methodology: Descriptive study with a theoretical approach. A bibliographic search of updated texts from medical
databases was carried out, taking into account the established selection criteria. Publications from indexed journals published from 2016 to 2021, were included.

Results: 19 articles were included in this review. MIA was defined as a protocolized and systematic post-mortem methodology aimed at key organs and body fluids, with the purpose of providing quality samples for pathological and microbiological investigations that replace the complete pathological autopsy. The advantages are related to its high effectiveness
and the wide consent from the relatives to perform the autopsy. The main disadvantage is the need for highly qualified
personnel and the availability of expensive resources. Current considerations on MIA indicate a wide variety of applications and resources for its implementation.

Conclusion: MIAs a valid alternative to traditional forensic autopsy, with a high degree of acceptance and effectiveness,
with a wide spectrum of applications, including determining the cause of death due to intoxications, infections, or underlying oncogenesis.