id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-269202-re2djjrc Sapino, Anna The autopsy debate during the COVID-19 emergency: the Italian experience 2020-04-29 .txt text/plain 1140 63 48 "in patients dying with SARS-CoV-2 infection, the autopsies can confirm laboratory and radiological findings and can contribute to an accurate diagnosis and to a better understanding of mechanisms of the disease." In the meantime, the SIAPC Board accepted to collaborate with the Scientific Society of Hospital Forensic Medicine of the National Health System (COMLAS) to produce a joint document, which was available on the SIAPEC web site on March 22 [2] . In addition, in cases of autopsies without apparent SARS-CoV-2 infection, we recommend (i) to discuss with the clinicians the reason why the post-mortem examination is requested; (ii) and if available, to perform nasal-oropharyngeal swabs on corpses This article is part of the Topical Collection on Quality in Pathology * Mattia Barbareschi mattia.barbareschi@apss.tn.it within 2 h of death to assess the presence of SARS-CoV-2 infection to implement the safety measures [3] . ./cache/cord-269202-re2djjrc.txt ./txt/cord-269202-re2djjrc.txt