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The Importance of B...
The Importance of BHB Testing on the Post-Mortem Diagnosis of Ketoacidosis
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- Ahlström, Stina (författare)
- Linköpings universitet,Avdelningen för klinisk kemi och farmakologi,Medicinska fakulteten,Natl Board Forens Med, Sweden
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- Ahlner, Johan (författare)
- Linköpings universitet,Avdelningen för klinisk kemi och farmakologi,Medicinska fakulteten
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- Jönsson, Anna K (författare)
- Linköpings universitet,Avdelningen för klinisk kemi och farmakologi,Medicinska fakulteten,Region Östergötland, Klinisk farmakologi,Natl Board Forens Med, Dept Forens Genet & Forens Toxicol, S-58758 Linkoping, Sweden
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- Green, Henrik (författare)
- Linköpings universitet,Avdelningen för klinisk kemi och farmakologi,Medicinska fakulteten,Natl Board Forens Med, Dept Forens Genet & Forens Toxicol, S-58758 Linkoping, Sweden
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- 2021-12-21
- 2022
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Biomolecules. - : MDPI. - 2218-273X. ; 12:1
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Abstract
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- Although beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) analysis has proved its importance in forensic pathology, its effects on cause-of-death diagnostics are unaddressed. Therefore, this study aims at evaluating the effects of BHB analysis on the number of deaths by DKA (diabetes ketoacidosis), AKA (alcoholic ketoacidosis), HHS (hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic state), hypothermia, diabetes, alcoholism, and acidosis NOS (not otherwise specified). All 2900 deaths from 2013 through 2019 in which BHB was analysed at the National Board of Forensic Medicine, and 1069 DKA, AKA, HHS, hypothermia, diabetes, alcoholism, and acidosis cases without BHB analysis were included. The prevalence of BHB-positive cases for each cause of death, and trends and proportions of different BHB concentrations, were investigated. The number of BHB analyses/year increased from 13 to 1417. AKA increased from three to 66 and acidosis from one to 20. The deaths from alcoholism, DKA, and hypothermia remained stable. It is unclear why death from alcoholism remained stable while AKA increased. The increase in unspecific acidosis deaths raises the question why a more specific diagnosis had not been used. In conclusion, BHB analysis is instrumental in detecting AKA and acidosis. The scientific basis for the diagnosis of DKA and hypothermia improved, but the number of cases did not change.
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- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Medicinska och farmaceutiska grundvetenskaper -- Mikrobiologi inom det medicinska området (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Basic Medicine -- Microbiology in the medical area (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- beta-hydroxybutyrate; ketoacidosis; alcoholism; diabetes; post-mortem; hypothermia; acidosis; autopsy; forensic
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