ES Agoro

Department of Biochemistry, Federal University Otuoke, Bayelsa State, Nigeria

Publications

• Case Reports   
  The use of Vitreous Cardio-Renal Biochemical Parameters as a Discriminant of Brackish Water Drowning
  Author(s): ES Agoro* and DE Kpomah
  
  Drowning is among the major causes of unintentional deaths with an annual estimate of about 372,000 as reported by the World Health Organization (WHO). Due to the empirical difficulties associated with discriminating true drowning from postmortem drowning, criminals now commit murder and disguise it as unintentional drowning. Drowning can occur in any kind of water body either artificial or natural. The type of water body associated with the drowning is crucial in the discrimination of postmortem drowning. Freshwater, brackish water, or saltwater drowning could present varied postmortem chemistries. Therefore, this study aimed to use some selected vitreous biomarkers and biochemical parameters in the discrimination of postmortem brackish water drowning. The sample size of this study was validated using Mead’s formula with a total of sixteen (16) rabbit.. Read More»