Abstract

The correct interpretation of postmortem toxicology results offers an explanation on the meaning and significance of the obtained analytical results. Interpretation agreement to reality will depend on the quality of the sample and analytical results. It will also depends on the knowledge of the existence of different postmortem phenomena and the circumstances in which the death occurred. The whole process is hampered by the lack of recommendations or protocols to guide the toxicologist in the process of interpretation. Therefore, it is the more complex stage of toxicological research. In order to assist the forensic toxicologist in this task, this review of the existing knowledge on this matter is presented.

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