Ozgen, Merve Nur https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1134-5309
Sonmez, Sefa https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5532-9856
Dogan, Berna https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9232-359X
Simsek, Sadik Bugrahan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2002-0597
Depreli, Ahmet https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5941-2358
Turan, Zubeyir https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8771-8319
Bakan, Huseyin Ugur https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4650-8411
Irmak Sapmaz, Hilal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9821-1628
Article History
Accepted: 18 July 2025
First Online: 2 August 2025
Declarations
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: All procedures performed in this study involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. Permissions for this prospective autopsy study were obtained from the Educational and Scientific Research Commission of the Forensic Medicine Institute (21589509/2024/696) and the Clinical Research Ethics Committee of Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University Faculty of Medicine (83116987/371).
: This study is based on data obtained from forensic autopsy cases, and no organs or tissues were harvested. The data were collected exclusively during routine autopsy procedures without disrupting the autopsy process. The study was conducted in compliance with ethical principles and was approved by the institutional ethics committee. All legal and institutional regulations concerning human subjects were strictly followed, and informed consent was not required in this context.
: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: Not applicable.