Quantifying the loss of pulmonary fluid from dissecting the lung at post-mortem
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Quantifying the loss of pulmonary fluid from dissecting the lung at post-mortem. / McCarthy, Sinead; Duffy, Michael; Garland, Jack; Ondruschka, Benjamin; Da Broi, Ugo; Stables, Simon; Tse, Rexson.
in: AUST J FORENSIC SCI, Jahrgang 55, Nr. 3, 2023, S. 355-362.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Quantifying the loss of pulmonary fluid from dissecting the lung at post-mortem
AU - McCarthy, Sinead
AU - Duffy, Michael
AU - Garland, Jack
AU - Ondruschka, Benjamin
AU - Da Broi, Ugo
AU - Stables, Simon
AU - Tse, Rexson
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Weighing of organs is a standard requirement in post-mortem examination. Ideally, the lungs should be weighed intact to prevent pulmonary fluids loss. However, there are instances where the lungs are weighted fully or partially dissected. Although suggested to be ‘appreciable’, the amount of pulmonary fluid loss from dissecting the lung is not quantified. To quantify the amount of pulmonary fluid loss from dissecting the lung at post-mortem, this study compared 40 pairs of lungs weighed intact and dissected using two different dissection methods. The result of our study showed that the amount of pulmonary fluid loss may vary from different dissection methods and correlates positively (weakly to moderately) with intact lung weight. However, the average pulmonary fluid loss from dissection was <20 g (<3% of the intact lung weight) and was considered neither clinically significant nor ‘appreciable’.
AB - Weighing of organs is a standard requirement in post-mortem examination. Ideally, the lungs should be weighed intact to prevent pulmonary fluids loss. However, there are instances where the lungs are weighted fully or partially dissected. Although suggested to be ‘appreciable’, the amount of pulmonary fluid loss from dissecting the lung is not quantified. To quantify the amount of pulmonary fluid loss from dissecting the lung at post-mortem, this study compared 40 pairs of lungs weighed intact and dissected using two different dissection methods. The result of our study showed that the amount of pulmonary fluid loss may vary from different dissection methods and correlates positively (weakly to moderately) with intact lung weight. However, the average pulmonary fluid loss from dissection was <20 g (<3% of the intact lung weight) and was considered neither clinically significant nor ‘appreciable’.
U2 - 10.1080/00450618.2021.1981442
DO - 10.1080/00450618.2021.1981442
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
VL - 55
SP - 355
EP - 362
JO - AUST J FORENSIC SCI
JF - AUST J FORENSIC SCI
SN - 0045-0618
IS - 3
ER -