The Distribution of Sevoflurane in a Sevoflurane Induced Death

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 394-397

  Burrows, David L ^a   Nicolaides, Andrea ^a   Stephens, Gretel C ^b   Ferslew, Kenneth E ^a  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b East Tennessee State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthetic; Forensic science; Partitions; Postmortem; Ultane

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ADDERAL; AMANTADINE; AMPHETAMINE; ATENOLOL; CELECOXIB; CLARITIN D; DOXAZOSIN; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; LEVOTHYROXINE; OLANZAPINE; SEVOFLURANE; TOPIRAMATE; UNITHROID; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM; ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; COLORIMETRY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG URINE LEVEL; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION IMMUNOASSAY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 1542376937     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2003235     Document Type: Article

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