Determination of time of death by blinded post-mortem interrogation of cardiac implantable electrical devices.

ABSTRACT: Postmortal interrogation of cardiac implantable electrical devices (CIED) may contribute to the determination of time of death in forensic medicine. Recent studies aimed to improve estimation of time of death by combining findings from autopsy, CIED interrogation and patients´ medical history. CIED from deceased undergoing forensic autopsy were included, if time of death remained unclear after forensic assessment. CIED explanted from deceased with known time of death were analysed as a control cohort. CIED were sent to our device interrogation lab and underwent analysis blinded for autopsy findings, medical history and police reports. The accuracy of time of death determination and the accuracy of time of death in the control cohort served as primary outcome. A total of 87 CIED were analys

SUBMITTER: Lackermair K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9112646 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature