Interpretación de resultados toxicológicos post-mórtemcriterios de garantía de calidad

  1. Rosario García-Repetto
Revista:
Revista española de medicina legal: órgano de la Asociación Nacional de Médicos Forenses

ISSN: 0377-4732

Año de publicación: 2015

Volumen: 41

Número: 1

Páginas: 9-18

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.1016/J.REML.2014.05.001 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Otras publicaciones en: Revista española de medicina legal: órgano de la Asociación Nacional de Médicos Forenses

Resumen

La correcta interpretación de los resultados toxicológicos post mórtem debe ser capaz de ofrecer una explicación sobre el significado y la trascendencia de los resultados analíticos obtenidos en el caso forense estudiado. El ajuste de la interpretación de resultados a la realidad de los hechos acontecidos será función de la calidad de la muestra analizada y de los resultados analíticos y del conocimiento de la existencia diversos fenómenos post mórtem y de las circunstancias en la que ocurrió la muerte. Todo el proceso está dificultado por la inexistencia de recomendaciones o protocolos que guíen al toxicólogo en el proceso de la interpretación. Constituye, por tanto, la etapa más compleja de la investigación toxicológica. Con el objetivo de ayudar al toxicólogo forense en esta tarea, se presenta esta revisión bibliográfica sobre los conocimientos existentes.

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