THE PRESENCE OF FLUIDS IN THE PARANASAL SINUSES MIGHT COMPLEMENT OTHER POST-MORTEM DIAGNOSTIC METHODS TO CONFIRM OR REFUTE DROWNING AS THE CAUSE OF DEATH.

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ARTICLE TITLE AND BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION da Trindade RQ, Vieira MG, Vieira RB, Vicentin-Junior CA, Damascena NP, Santiago BM, Martins-Filho PR, Machado CE. The role of paranasal sinus fluid in determining drowning as the cause of death a systematic review and meta-analysis. J forensic Leg Med. 2023;12102591. SOURCE OF FUNDING: No funding was received for this review. TYPE OF STUDY/DESIGN: Systematic review (SR) with meta-analysis (MA) of data.