目的:分析急诊猝死病例临床特点,探讨尸检在临床诊断中的意义。方法:对10例急诊猝死病例回顾性研究,总结临床资料及尸检报告,比较临床诊断与尸检结论。结果:10例患者中,l例患者的生前临床诊断存在漏诊,2例生前临床诊断病因不明,7例患者生前诊断与尸检结论有差别。结论:相当部分临床诊断存在误诊和漏诊。尸检是明确诊断的主要依据。 Objective: To analyze the clinical features of emergency cases of sudden death and explore the significance of autopsy in clinical diagnosis. Methods: Ten cases of sudden death were retrospectively reviewed. The clinical data and autopsy reports were summarized. The clinical diagnosis and autopsy findings were compared. Results: Among the 10 patients, one patient had misdiagnosis during his lifetime, two patients had unknown etiological diagnosis before his death, and seven patients had different diagnosis results from autopsy findings. Conclusion: There is misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis in a considerable part of clinical diagnosis. Autopsy is the main basis for a clear diagnosis.