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De Vlieger et al. Critical Care 2010, 14:221 /content/14/2/221 RE VIE W Clinical review: What is the role for autopsy in the ICU? Greet Yvonne Agnes De Vlieger, Elien Marie Jeanne Lia Mahieu and Wouter Meersseman* between these two were classi? ed into four categories Abstract according to Goldman’s criteria (Table is article The availability of advanced diagnostic tools has grown in the past decades. Hence, a growing false belief exists that everything is known about the patient before death. Moreover, intensivists may wrongly believe that autopsy ?ndings do not contribute to the