A Comparison of Postmortem Serum and Pericardial Fluid Total Bilirubin Levels With Antemortem Data

This article highlights the utility of measuring serum and pericardial fluid T-Bil levels postmortem. To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first to evaluate the postmortem pericardial fluid to antemortem serum T-Bil ratio. Our results showed that this ratio was close to that reported in living patients. Therefore, postmortem pericardial fluid may serve as a significant alternative sampling source in cases where serum is unavailable. However, further evaluation of its diagnostic efficacy in LC is warranted.