Correlations Between the Autolytic Changes and Postmortem Interval in Refrigerated Cadavers

Abstract

Introduction. In forensic pathology the autolytic process has been observed and documented in order to determine the postmortem interval as accurately as possible. The observation and experiments have been carried out on cadavers exposed to environmental conditions – heat, humidity, air currents, soil, water.

Keywords

• autolysis
• postmortem interval
• autolytic alterations
• cadavers
• diagnostic errors
• controlled environment