Table 2.
Median values and interquartile ranges (IQR) of the eight different markers for all sampling times (in hours post-mortem, hpm).
| Marker | Pre(pre-final) | T0(death) | T1(2 hpm) | T2(24 hpm) | T3(49 hpm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creatinine (µmol/l) | |||||
| Median | 100.0 | 125.0 | 135.5 | 199.5 | 211.0 |
| IQR | 73.3 | 80.8 | 47.8 | 65.3 | 48.5 |
| Urea (mmol/l) | |||||
| Median | 5.4 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 8.6 | 9.2 |
| IQR | 8.9 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 9.5 |
| 3HB (µmol/l) | |||||
| Median | n.m. | 135.9 | 153.5 | 172.1 | 185.9 |
| IQR | n.m. | 99.8 | 87.0 | 146.2 | 139.0 |
| Tryptase (µg/l) | |||||
| Median | n.m. | 6.0 | 6.0 | 8.3 | 8.8 |
| IQR | n.m. | 4.7 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Myoglobin (µg/l) | |||||
| Median | 323.5 | 640.1 | 1,206 | 13,775 | 30,000 |
| IQR | 714.8 | 2,216 | 1,971 | 27,351 | 25,579 |
| Troponin T (pg/ml) | |||||
| Median | 53.4 | 90.5 | 113.4 | 134.6 | 213.5 |
| IQR | 110.6 | 305.6 | 471.9 | 400.6 | 622.3 |
| CK (µkat/l) | |||||
| Median | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 64.1 | 535.8 |
| IQR | 1.7 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 250.9 | 922.0 |
| CK-MB (µkat/l) | |||||
| Median | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 5.7 | 28.0 |
| IQR | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 6.5 | 46.1 |
‘Pre’ means clinical sampling during final minutes ante-mortem. 3HB, 3-β-hydroxybutyrate; CK, creatin kinase; n.m., no measurement.