Tissue concentrations at autopsy in infants and children receiving therapeutic digoxin
Hastreiter, A.R.; van der Horst, R.L.
Journal of Forensic Sciences 29(1): 139-146
1984
ISSN/ISBN: 0022-1198 PMID: 6699591 Document Number: 238756
Therapeutic tissue concentrations of digoxin have been reported for relatively small numbers of infants and children. In forensic medicine, knowledge of these concentration ranges is important for confirming or excluding digoxin overdosage in different age groups. In addition to age and weight, other factors such as dosage, duration of treatment, route of administration, sampling site, time of last dose, and death-autopsy interval may influence tissue concentrations. In this paper we report on tissue concentrations in 36 infants and children who received therapeutic digoxin before death.