TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Homicidal poisoning in China using several anesthetic drugs
JO  - Journal of forensic sciences
A1  - Ye, Yi
A1  - Yan, Youyi
A1  - Gong, Daoyin
A1  - Guo, Run
A1  - Yang, Lin
A1  - Liao, Linchuan
SP  - 864
EP  - 866
VL  - 61
IS  - 3
N2  - The authors describe a case of a well-designed homicidal poisoning in China. A male was treated with starvation, intravenous fluids and antibiotics while in the hospital for acute diarrhea. He suddenly suffered from shortness of breath and subsequently died. A forensic autopsy was carried out, and several specimens were collected for toxicological screening. Propofol was tentatively identified in the blood by GC-MS. Based on the presence of propofol in the blood, a suspect confessed that two other drugs, namely midazolam and vecuronium, were involved in this murder. Analytical drug quantification was then performed by GC-MS and LC-MS/MS. Blood analysis revealed the following: propofol at 0.5 μg/mL, midazolam at 0.098 μg/mL, and vecuronium at 0.10 μg/mL. These results suggest that the cause of death was respiratory depression due to the acute combined effect of several anesthetic drugs administered by the victim's companion.<br><br>© 2016 American Academy of Forensic Sciences.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-1198
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.13035
ID  - ref1
ER  -