[New approaches to organization of clinicoanatomic analysis in prophylactic and therapeutic institutions].

The experience of Leningrad regional department of pathology in dealing with clinical-pathological analysis is shown. The definition of the medical care defect has been formulated. The classification of defects (mistakes) in medical care and their causes are presented. All the medical mistakes are divided into 2 groups: hospital and pre-hospital. They are classified according to the type of medical care, reflect mistakes in a diagnostic process and a treatment. It is suggested that improvement of the postgraduate medical education and certification system in pathology must be updated. Positive experience in clinical-pathological analysis in regional clinical hospitals is presented.