Fifteen-Year Retrospective Study of Infant Organ Weights and Revision of Standard Weight Tables

WS Thompson; SD Cohle

doi:10.1520/jfs2003288

journal article May 01, 2004

Fifteen-Year Retrospective Study of Infant Organ Weights and Revision of Standard Weight Tables

WS Thompson SD Cohle

Journal of Forensic Sciences Vol. 49 No. 3 pp. JFS2003288-11 · Wiley

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Abstract

Abstract
No recent studies of organ weights of normal infants exist. We completed a 15-year retrospective study of organ weights of normal infants who died between 1986 and 2000 in an effort to update the “normal” weight standards for infants up to one year of age. Additionally, we compared organ weights of infants whose deaths were ruled Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) with those of other natural or non-natural causes within the same age groups, length and total body weight at autopsy, total organ weight as a percentage of total body weight, and with weight standards based on previous studies. This study included 453 autopsied infants in Kent County, Michigan, and who were referred to our facility by surrounding counties. All subjects were autopsied at Spectrum Health Blodgett Campus in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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Published: May 01, 2004
Vol/Issue: 49(3)
Pages: JFS2003288-11

Authors

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WS Thompson

Ottawa County Medical Examiner's Office 1 , 6764 City View Drive, Hudsonville, MI49426

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SD Cohle

Forensic Pathology, Spectrum-Blodgett Campus 2 , 1840 Wealthy Street, Grand Rapids, MI49506

Cite This Article

WS Thompson, SD Cohle (2004). Fifteen-Year Retrospective Study of Infant Organ Weights and Revision of Standard Weight Tables. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 49(3), JFS2003288-11. https://doi.org/10.1520/jfs2003288

Fifteen-Year Retrospective Study of Infant Organ Weights and Revision of Standard Weight Tables

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