The reliability of cardiac haemodilution as a diagnostic test of drowning.
The diagnosis of drowning is one of the most challenging problems in forensic pathology. The estimation cardiac haemodilution is a simple method, but its use is limited by its lack of specificity and sensitivity. We have studied the limitations of this method and have defined the circumstances in which such a technique can be used.
Jeanmonod
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Institut Universitaire de Médecine Légale, Université de Genève, Switzerland.
Staub
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Mermillod
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; D002648:Child; D016002:Discriminant Analysis; D004332:Drowning / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000737:chemistry*; D006438:Hemodilution; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012121:Respiration, Artificial