Sevoflurane concentrations in blood, brain, and lung after sevoflurane-induced death

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1408-1410

  Rosales, Cecilia M ^a   Young, Thomas ^b   Laster, Michael J ^c   Eger II, Edmond I ^c,d   Garg, Uttam ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Office of the Jackson County Medical Examiner   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION   (United States)

^e CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatality; Forensic sciences; Sevoflurane; Ultane

Indexed keywords

SEVOFLURANE;

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRAIN; DEATH; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; LUNG; LUNG EDEMA; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; LUNG; MALE; METHYL ETHERS; PULMONARY EDEMA;

EID: 36949011390     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2007.00556.x     Document Type: Article

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