TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Evaluation of post-mortem ethanol concentrations in pericardial fluid and bone marrow aspirate
JO  - Forensic science international
A1  - Maeda, Hitoshi
A1  - Zhu, Bao-Li
A1  - Ishikawa, Takaki
A1  - Oritani, Shigeki
A1  - Michiue, Tomomi
A1  - Li, Dong-Ri
A1  - Zhao, Dong
A1  - Ogawa, Masafumi
SP  - 141
EP  - 143
VL  - 161
IS  - 2-3
N2  - This study confirmed post-mortem ethanol concentrations in pericardial fluid and bone marrow aspirate in comparison with those in the blood in medicolegal autopsy cases (n = 140, within 48 h post-mortem). The specimens were examined by head-space gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. Ethanol concentrations in the pericardial fluid (y) were approximately equivalent to those in peripheral blood (x): y = 0.99x + 0.02, n = 44, r = 0.972. A high stomach ethanol concentration (>10 mg/ml) appeared to mildly affect the pericardial levels. There was no significant interference in drowning cases. Ethanol concentrations in bone marrow aspirates (y) also showed a good correlation with those in the peripheral blood (x): y = 0.77 x + 0.02, n = 20, r = 0.981. A dissociation was observed in cases of delayed death from hemorrhagic/traumatic shock and elderly victims. These findings suggest that pericardial fluid and bone marrow aspirate can be used as an alternative material when adequate blood specimens are not available.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0379-0738
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.01.016
ID  - ref1
ER  -