Ethyl alcohol consumption characteristics of deceased individuals in Lithuania.

The number of alcohol-related deaths in Lithuania has fallen by almost one-third in the last decade; however, the number of deaths has been on the rise since 2019. Data on the postmortem investigation of victims between 2018 and 2022 were obtained from the Lithuanian State Forensic Medicine Service database. This study analyzed data from 1200 autopsies.

Sudden cardiac death in patients with coronary heart disease and antemortem alcohol intake: A STROBE - compliant retrospective study.

The present study was aimed to assess the prevalence and possible causal relationship of alcohol intake prior to a sudden cardiac death event in patients with coronary artery disease. The retrospective research was performed at the Vilnius branch of The State Forensic Medicine Service. The autopsy protocols for five years were analyzed and the cases of sudden cardiac death were selected, when the determined cause of death was Coronary Heart Disease (CHD), a forensic autopsy and toxicological blood and urine test had been performed.

Deontological examination as a criterion for the assessment of personal healthcare professional quality: A Strobe compliant retrospective study.

Discrepancies between clinical and autopsy diagnoses range from 30% to 37%. The significance of deontological examinations remains high. In the pursuit of proper evaluation of diagnostic discrepancies, the establishment of pathogenesis, the mechanism of death, and a correct diagnosis are of particular importance.

Traumatic spleen rupture diagnosed during postmortem dissection: A STROBE-compliant retrospective study.

Spleen is typically injured in blunt abdominal trauma. Spleen injuries make 42% of all blunt abdominal injuries. The aim of this study was to perform a retrospective assessment of the cases of acute and subacute isolated traumatic spleen ruptures.

Homicide victims and mechanisms in Lithuania from 2004 to 2016.

A retrospective analysis of 2000 intentional homicide cases from the State Forensic Medicine Service (Vilnius, Lithuania) was carried out in order to evaluate the portrait of homicide victims and mechanisms of death between 2004 and 2016. The definition of intentional homicide appears to be quite straightforward, as a homicide occurs when one person's cause of death can be attributed to another one. Moreover, homicide is accomplished by conscious, active, intentional, or unintentional activities or inaction.

Human deaths from drug overdoses with carfentanyl involvement-new rising problem in forensic medicine: A STROBE-compliant retrospective study.

Carfentanyl, an ultra-potent synthetic opioid, is approved for use only in veterinary medicine as a tranquilizing agent. However, many cases of human poisoning with carfentanyl have recently appeared in the news with limited information given and scientific literature provides only 1 case of documented human exposure to carfentanyl.Fifteen cases of death from drug overdoses with carfentanyl involvement are being presented.

Importance of effusion of blood under the dura mater in forensic medicine: A STROBE - compliant retrospective study.

Subdural hemorrhage is commonly associated with mechanical brain injury and has a correspondingly high mortality rate. Subdural hematomas may immediately provoke symptoms or may be initially asymptomatic, with further symptoms evolving rapidly and fatally.The data regarding forensic autopsy of victims were obtained from The State Forensic Medicine Service of Lithuania between the years 2013 and 2016.

Sudden deaths from positional asphyxia: A case report.

Rationale: Positional asphyxia is a rare cause of sudden death and a difficult diagnosis, based mostly on the circumstances of the incident, along with particular external and internal findings, frequent in asphyxia (signs of sudden death).

Patient Concerns: In this report, we are describing one case of adult who was found positioned in a way that led to eventual asphyxiation.

Diagnoses: The final diagnosis of positional asphyxia was determined after the autopsy.

Critical Evaluation of Metallization in Electric Injury.

The article presents 3 forensic medicine cases in the field of electric injury. In addition to traditional findings in electric injury (electric mark and histological findings), the forensic medicine experts in Lithuania also perform an atomic absorption spectrometry analysis. This method confirms the effects of electric current to the body through the electric conductor.

Death Caused by Hepatodiaphragmatic Interposition of the Colon.

Hepatodiaphragmatic interposition of the colon is a rare, usually asymptomatic, anomaly and is typically an incidental radiologic finding. There are few cases in the literature describing the symptomatic form of the condition, known as Chilaiditi syndrome. In some cases, it may be accompanied by various severe complications.