title: Precision of estimating time of death by vitreous potassium--comparison of various equations.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Legal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cádiz, Spain.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Gamero Lucas
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Romero
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Arufe
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Vizcaya
mesh_terms: D003643:Death; D006801:Humans; D008433:Mathematics; D011180:Postmortem Changes; D011188:Potassium / Q000097:blood*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D011188:Potassium