Effectiveness of Using Potassium Levels in Vitreous Humour for Estimating Postmortem Interval - A Systematic Review

Abstract

Background: Estimating the Postmortem Interval (PMI) is a requirement in medico-legal autopsy, and often, it poses challenges due to environmental factors and body conditions. A biochemical approach, especially using potassium levels in vitreous humor (VH), is a widely proposed method to estimate PMI. Hence, this systematic review is done to analyse the effectiveness of using vitreous humor potassium levels in estimating PMI.