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Precision of estimating time of death by vitreous potassium — Comparison of various equations

✍ Scribed by J.J. Gamero Lucas; J.L. Romero; H.M. Ramos; M.I. Arufe; M.A. Vizcaya

Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1992
Tongue
English
Weight
604 KB
Volume
56
Category
Article
ISSN
0379-0738

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✦ Synopsis

This paper is a study of the precision of estimating the time since death comparing the equations developed by different authors. Our aim is to determine with the maximum degree of accuracy the exact time of death of the individual. We consider that the study has been fully justified by the observed differences in the results obtained from the different equations under study when the concentration of potassium in the vitreous humour was identical.

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