Determination of Lidocaine in Postmortem Whole Blood Samples after Unsuccessful Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Autor: Amvrosios Orfanidis, Nikolaos Raikos, Evdokia Brousa, Eleni Zangelidou, Orthodoxia Mastrogianni
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Separations, Vol 8, Iss 8, p 117 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2297-8739
DOI: 10.3390/separations8080117
Popis: Forensic toxicologists often detect lidocaine in the biological fluids of the deceased, due to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) attempts prior to death. Here, we describe the development of a rapid, sensitive and robust method for the detection of lidocaine in postmortem whole blood using liquid−liquid extraction (LLE) followed by GC/MS analysis. The method showed a dynamic linear range of 100 to 6000 ng/mL with a linearity expressed by the regression coefficient (R2) and a value of 0.9947. The quantitation limit (LOQ) was found to be 0.03 ng/mL and the detection limit (LOD) 0.01 ng/mL. Recovery accuracy and repeatability were satisfactory. Finally, the method was applied to 23 real whole blood samples from cases where CPR was attempted. Blood concentrations ranged from 0.21–0.96 μg/mL.
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