Possible factors contributing to the postmortem lung weight in fire fatalities

The aim of the present study was to examine the factors that contribute to the postmortem lung weight in acute fire fatalities ( n=149) including those with lower (60%) blood carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) levels ( n=94 and 55, respectively). The control groups consisted of acute myocardial infarction/isc...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Legal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) Japan), 2005-05, Vol.7 (3), p.139-143
Hauptverfasser:	Zhu, Bao-Li, Ishikawa, Takaki, Quan, Li, Oritani, Shigeki, Li, Dong-Ri, Zhao, Dong, Michiue, Tomomi, Tsuda, Kohei, Kamikodai, Yasunobu, Okazaki, Shuji, Maeda, Hitoshi
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Age Factors Aged Aged, 80 and over Asphyxia - pathology Blood carboxyhemoglobin Carboxyhemoglobin - analysis Case-Control Studies Death due to fire Female Fires Forensic Pathology Humans Lung - pathology Lung weight Lung–heart weight ratio Male Middle Aged Myocardial Infarction - pathology Myocardium - pathology Organ Size Postmortem Changes Regression Analysis Sex Characteristics
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Zusammenfassung:	The aim of the present study was to examine the factors that contribute to the postmortem lung weight in acute fire fatalities ( n=149) including those with lower (60%) blood carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) levels ( n=94 and 55, respectively). The control groups consisted of acute myocardial infarction/ischemia (AMI, n=99) and mechanical asphyxiation ( n=85). For all cases ( n=333), the lung and heart weights were independent of the postmortem time (4.5–72 h) and charring of the body. The combined weight of both lobes of the lung showed a significant gender difference (males>females, P
ISSN:	1344-6223 1873-4162
DOI:	10.1016/j.legalmed.2004.10.007