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Estimation of the postmortem interval by analyzing potassium in the vitreous humor: Could repetitive sampling enhance accuracy?

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dc.contributor.authorMihailovic, Zoran (6508333902)
dc.contributor.authorAtanasijevic, Tatjana (6603042957)
dc.contributor.authorPopovic, Vesna (57202715640)
dc.contributor.authorMilosevic, Miroslav B. (37104597000)
dc.contributor.authorSperhake, Jan P. (6701570032)
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-12T21:29:59Z
dc.date.available2025-06-12T21:29:59Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractThe relationship between the postmortem interval and the potassium concentration in the vitreous humor has been described by different authors. A limitation of most previous studies might be that all of the vitreous humor has been extracted in 1 sample from different subjects and that the sample was therefore inhomogeneous. In 32 traumatic deaths with known postmortem intervals, small quantities of vitreous humor have been sampled repetitively in 3-hour interval. The bodies were stored at 20°C. The average concentrations of potassium in relation to the postmortem interval were 6.11 to 14.46 mmol/L. An equation that allows accurate prediction of the postmortem interval was established: postmortem interval (h) = 2.749 × [K] - 11.978. Copyright © 2012 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1097/PAF.0b013e31826627d0
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84870359620&doi=10.1097%2fPAF.0b013e31826627d0&partnerID=40&md5=a6b0336a3e9e54c95e72486cc1c399cf
dc.identifier.urihttps://remedy.med.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/9354
dc.subjectautopsy
dc.subjectPostmortem biochemistry
dc.subjectpostmortem interval
dc.subjectpotassium
dc.subjectvitreous humor
dc.titleEstimation of the postmortem interval by analyzing potassium in the vitreous humor: Could repetitive sampling enhance accuracy?
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