Almost everyone must have heard about post-mortem, but very few people know about it. You may not know that organs are weighed during post-mortem. Let us know from Dr. Rimi Dey (Consultant - Critical Care, Maringo Asia Hospital Gurugram) what is the reason behind this.

Dr. Rimi Dey said that postmortem is a process in which the body of a person is examined after his death, so that the cause of death can be ascertained. In this process, the internal organs of the body are also examined in depth. An important step that is done during the postmortem is weighing the organs.

Why are organs weighed?

The main purpose of weighing organs during postmortem is to let the doctor know whether an organ is in normal condition or not. Normal condition means that the size and weight of the organ should be normal. If the weight of an organ is found to be increased or decreased, it may indicate that there may be some disease or abnormality in that organ.

Weighing the organs also helps doctors find out what health problems a person has. For example, if the heart weighs more than normal, it may be a sign of heart-related problems. Similarly, if the liver weight is found to be increased, it may be a sign of liver disease.

Weighing the organs also helps in determining the cause of death. If the cause of death of a person is an internal disease, then it can also be known from the weight of his organs. For example, if a person dies of lung disease, then the weight of his lungs may be increased.

Weighing organs during post-mortem is an important process that helps in determining the cause of death, assessing health problems, and making the investigation accurate.