The effects of drying the rinsed dissected heart on postmortem heart weight.
adult
autopsy
dissection
heart weight
postmortem
rinsing
Journal
Journal of forensic sciences
ISSN: 1556-4029
Titre abrégé: J Forensic Sci
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0375370
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jan 2022
Jan 2022
Historique:
revised:
28
07
2021
received:
29
03
2021
accepted:
29
07
2021
pubmed:
13
8
2021
medline:
1
4
2022
entrez:
12
8
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Blood and blood clots should be removed from the heart chambers before being weighed. The actual method in removing blood and blood clots may vary and can include manual removal with subsequent rinsing the heart in water. It is unclear whether drying the rinsed heart affects the heart weight. The objective of this article was to investigate the effects drying the rinsed dissected heart (residual rinsing water) on postmortem heart weight. The prospective study compared 44 dissected heart weights after being rinsed and after being pat dried. An average 18-20 g of residual rinsing water (4% of heart weight) was present in the dissected heart. The amount of residual rinsing water correlates positively with heart weight. The effects of drying the rinsed dissected heart were considered clinically insignificant. Although being clinically insignificant, this study highlights the lack of standardized approach in weighing the heart and the potential implications in interpreting heart weights.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34382207
doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.14858
doi:
Substances chimiques
Water
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Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
251-256Informations de copyright
© 2021 American Academy of Forensic Sciences.
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