Postmortem vitreous chemistry – An evaluation of sodium, potassium and chloride levels in estimation of time since death (during the first 36 h after death)
| Autor: | T.N. Chandrashekar, Tanuj Kanchan, H.S. Virupaksha, B.M. Balaraj, H.V. Chandrakanth |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Male Time since death Forensic pathology medicine.medical_specialty Time Factors genetic structures Sodium Potassium chemistry.chemical_element Postmortem Changes Pathology and Forensic Medicine Young Adult Chloride levels Chlorides Ophthalmology medicine Humans Sodium potassium ratio Forensic Pathology General Medicine Middle Aged eye diseases Time of death Vitreous Body chemistry Female sense organs Law |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine. 20:211-216 |
| ISSN: | 1752-928X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jflm.2012.09.001 |
| Popis: | Estimation of time since death is a paramount medico-legal issue in any postmortem examination. The present study is intended to study the correlation between postmortem interval and vitreous humor chemistry for sodium, potassium, and chlorides. The study is aimed to find male–female differences and differences between right and left eyes in vitreous chemistry. The vitreous humor samples were collected in 114 autopsies conducted in the study center and analyzed biochemically. All the cases where exact time of death was known and where the time since death ranged between 0 and 36 h were included in the study. Data obtained was analyzed statistically using spss version 11.0. The present research did not find a significant correlation between vitreous chemistry and postmortem interval. The differences in vitreous sodium, potassium, chloride levels and the sodium potassium ratio among males and females and between right and left eyes were not found to be statistically significant. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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