[Analysis of discrepancies between clinical and autopsy diagnoses in 188 cases].

Objective: To analyze the discrepancies between clinical and autopsy diagnoses in hospitals of different grades and with respect to duration of hospitalization.

Methods: A total of 188 autopsy cases collected from hospitals of different grades were retrospectively reviewed and the discrepancies between clinical and autopsy diagnoses were analyzed.

Results: The overall rate of misdiagnosis was 48.