Table 3.

Renal autopsy findings

Renal Autopsy Findings	No. of Patients
PMI, h; median, 21.8 ha
0–6	13
6–12	2
12–24	9
24–48	8
48–72	2
>72	10
Degree of tissue autolysis
Absent to mild	23
Moderate	5
Severe/near complete	14
Glomeruli
Glomerulosclerosis
0%–25% of glomeruli	34
26%–50% of glomeruli	6
>50% of glomeruli	2
Diagnosis of glomerular disease
Diabetic glomerulosclerosis	7b
Fibrin thrombi (<5% of glomeruli)	4c
Collapsing FSGS	1
Idiopathic nodular GS	1
IgAN	1
No glomerular diagnosis	29
Tubules, interstitium, and blood vessels
ATI
Absent/minimal	12
Mild	12
Moderate or severe	7
Cannot assess due to autolysis	11
TA/IF
0%–25% of cortex	36
26%–50% of cortex	4
>50% of cortex	2
Arteriosclerosis
Mild	7
Moderate	26
Severe	9
Fibrin thrombi in arteries or arterioles
Present	3d

GS, glomerulosclerosis.

^aPMI ranged from 2.5 to 186 h.

^bDiabetic glomerulosclerosis was accompanied by fibrin thrombi in one autopsy.

^cFibrin thrombi were identified in six autopsies in glomeruli (n=3), blood vessels (n=2), and glomeruli and blood vessels (n=1).