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This study was performed to determine postmortem vitreous concentration (PVC) of Na, K, Cl, Ca and Mg from newborns (lh-8d), group I, and older children (2mo-13yr), group II, with no known antemortem abnormalities of these substances. It is known that the PVC can reflect abnormal antemorteni serum concentration but the relationship of PVC to patient age and to hours between death and aspiration of specimens [postmortem interval (PMI)] has not been studied in the pediatric age group.
In this study the PVC of Ca, Mg, Cl, but not Na, K, is significantly different in groups I and II. The correlation of PVC and PMI is significant only for K and thus the PVC of K can give an indication of PMI ± 5 h.
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Blumenfeld, T., Blanc, W. POSTMORTEM VITREOUS HUMOR CONCENTRATIONS OF NA,K,CL,CA & MG IN CHILDREN. Pediatr Res 8, 356 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-197404000-00095
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