Table 5: Antemortem and postmortem concentrations of PMMA in whole blood (n = 25/27)*
Blood sampleConcentration, mg/L, median (range)
Antemortem blood1.43 (0.11–3.27)
Postmortem IVC and central blood2.84 (0.14–4.88)
Postmortem femoral and iliac blood4.41 (2.17–15.7)

Note: IVC = inferior vena cava, PMMA = paramethoxymethamphetamine.
*Insufficient blood sample for quantitation in case 2; antemortem urine test positive in case 7, but no postmortem blood test performed.