The effects of different sampling techniques on peripheral post mortem tryptase levels: a recommended sampling method

• Published in: International journal of legal medicine Vol. 133; no. 5; pp. 1477 - 1483
• Main Authors: Garland, J., Philcox, W., McCarthy, S., Hensby-Bennet, S., Ondruschka, B., Woydt, L., Da Broi, U., Palmiere, C., Lam, L., Ahn, Y., Kesha, K., Stables, S., Tse, R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.09.2019; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anaphylaxis; Autopsy - methods; Blood; Blood Specimen Collection - methods; Constriction; Female; Femoral Artery; Femoral Vein; Forensic Medicine; Forensic pathology; Forensic Pathology - methods; Humans; Male; Medical Law; Medicine & Public Health; Method Paper; Middle Aged; Outliers (statistics); Prospective Studies; Sampling methods; Sampling techniques; Statistical methods; Tryptases - blood; Young Adult; Anaphylaxis; Post mortem; Tryptase; Sampling; Venous; Arterial; Cutdown; Aspirate

Different sampling techniques can impact on post mortem tryptase levels. A previous study demonstrated significantly lower femoral post mortem total tryptase levels in samples collected via transcutaneous aspiration compared with directly sampling during internal examination. However, an outlier wit...