title: [Changes of postmortem human blood biochemical indexes].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate and analyze the changes of postmortem human biochemical indexes.
  
  
  METHODS
  Subclavian venous blood samples were collected from 81 cases of traffic fatalities. Thirteen blood biochemical indexes including liver function (ALT, AST, TBIL and DBIL), renal function (UA and Cr), cardiac function (CK, CK-MB and LDH), electrolytes (K+, Na+ and Cl-), and glucose (GLU) were tested by Roche cobas c311 automatic biochemical analyzer. The descriptive analysis was made by SPSS 17.0 statistical software.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The values of ALT, AST, CK, CK-MB, LDH and K+ were higher than normal reference values with more fluctuations. The values of TBIL, DBIL, UA, Cr, Na+, Cl- and GLU were relatively stable with less fluctuations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The postmortem human blood biochemical indexes of liver function, renal function, cardiac function, electrolytes and glucose could be affected by the factors, especially hemolysis and autolysis. The biochemical indexes, particularly enzymes, increased significantly with higher standard deviation.
authors.forename: Kai-Fei
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Shi-Ying
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Zhi-Qiang
authors.initials: ZQ
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: Ning-Guo
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Dong-Hua
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.forename: Yi-Jiu
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000401:mortality; D001344:Autopsy; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D006334:Heart Function Tests; D006801:Humans; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D012016:Reference Values