In recent years, postmortem biochemistry analysis has gradually been applied to forensic practice, providing objective evidence for health conditions before death, disease pathophysiological processes and forensic diagnosis of postmortem interval and cause of death. It is of great significance to understand the change patterns of postmortem biochemical indicators and their applications in forensic medicine. This article reviews the research progress of postmortem biochemistry and its application in forensic medicine, it summarizes the existing problems of postmortem biochemistry analysis in forensic medicine of China and discusses the application prospect of postmortem biochemistry analysis in forensic medicine. This review is expected to provide references for forensic practitioners.
死后生物化学检验可辅助了解死者生前健康状态、推测疾病过程及死亡时间、诊断死亡原因，可为法医病理学鉴定提供客观诊断依据，近年来被逐渐应用于法医学鉴定。了解死后生物化学指标的变化特点及其在法医学鉴定中的应用具有重要意义。本文综述了死后生物化学检验的研究进展及其在法医学鉴定中的应用现状，分析死后生物化学检验在我国法医学鉴定中存在的问题，并对死后生物化学检验在法医学鉴定中的应用前景进行展望，以期为法医学工作者提供一些参考。.
Keywords: biochemistry; cause of death; estimation of postmortem interval; forensic pathology; mechanism of death; review.