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. 2015 Jan 13;3(1):E83–E90. doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20140070

Table 5: Antemortem and postmortem concentrations of PMMA in whole blood (n = 25/27)*.

Blood sample Concentration, mg/L, median (range)
Antemortem blood
1.43 (0.11–3.27)
Postmortem IVC and central blood
2.84 (0.14–4.88)
Postmortem femoral and iliac blood 4.41 (2.17–15.7)

Note: IVC = inferior vena cava, PMMA = paramethoxymethamphetamine.
*Insufficient blood sample for quantitation in case 2; antemortem urine test positive in case 7, but no postmortem blood test performed.