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06.10.2022 | Technical Report

IPMICALC: an Integrated Post-mortem Interval Calculator

verfasst von: Manuel Febrero Bande, Lucía Ordóñez Mayán, Cristina Cordeiro, Duarte Nuno Vieira, José Ignacio Muñoz Barús

Erschienen in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology | Ausgabe 3/2023

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Abstract

Correctly estimating the post-mortem interval (PMI) is essential in forensic practice. In recent decades, the measurement of vitreous humor analyte concentrations — especially of hypoxanthine and potassium — and their correlation with the PMI have returned good results. However, calculating the PMI from the data collected can be quite complex. The present paper describes a web resource (http://modestya.usc.es:3838/Forensic/) that simplifies the procedure. The PMI is determined (with its 95% confidence interval) in a rapid, easy, and reliable manner based on the use of mathematical models, the biochemistry of the vitreous humor, and physical variables such as the ambient temperature, the rectal temperature, and bodyweight. The application is entirely free to use.

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Titel: IPMICALC: an Integrated Post-mortem Interval Calculator
verfasst von: Manuel Febrero Bande
Lucía Ordóñez Mayán
Cristina Cordeiro
Duarte Nuno Vieira
José Ignacio Muñoz Barús
Publikationsdatum: 06.10.2022
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology / Ausgabe 3/2023
Print ISSN: 1547-769X
Elektronische ISSN: 1556-2891
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-022-00537-7

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