Molina D Kimberley, Pinneri Kathy, Stash John A, Li Ling, Vance Kathryn, Cross Caroline
From the Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office, San Antonio.
Montgomery County Forensic Sciences, Conroe, TX.
Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2019 Dec;40(4):318-328. doi: 10.1097/PAF.0000000000000481.
Abnormal organ weights often serve as an indicator of underlying disease or other pathological process making assessment of organ weight a critical part of the autopsy examination and interpretation. Unfortunately, normal organ weights for children are often based on studies done in the 1930s and 1960s. Thus, the present study was designed to accurately assess organ weights in children to establish reference ranges for use in autopsy examinations. A total of 1759 traumatic deaths in children aged 0 to 12 years were reviewed. Analysis revealed that body length was the best predictor for organ weight. Reference ranges were established and stratified by both age and body length.
异常的器官重量常常作为潜在疾病或其他病理过程的一个指标，这使得对器官重量的评估成为尸检检查及解读的关键部分。遗憾的是，儿童正常器官重量常常基于20世纪30年代和60年代所做的研究。因此，本研究旨在准确评估儿童的器官重量，以建立用于尸检检查的参考范围。总共回顾了1759例0至12岁儿童的创伤性死亡病例。分析显示，身长是器官重量的最佳预测指标。通过年龄和身长建立并分层了参考范围。
