Value of CT-based Autopsy Compared With Conventional Autopsy in ICU Patients
Completed
- Conditions
- Autopsy
- Registration Number
- NCT01040520
- Lead Sponsor
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
- Brief Summary
The aim of the study is to compare findings generated by CT-based autopsy (Virtopsy) with conventional autopsy and clinical diagnoses. Therefore all patients dying while receiving treatment in the Department of Intensive Care Medicine will be undergo virtopsy and, if relatives give informed consent conventional autopsy.
- Detailed Description
The aim of the study is to compare findings generated by computertomography-based autopsy (Virtopsy) with conventional autopsy and clinical diagnoses. Therefore all patients dying while receiving treatment in the Department of Intensive Care Medicine will be undergo virtopsy and, if relatives give informed consent conventional autopsy.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 284
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients dying in the Department of Intensive Care Medicine while receiving treatment during the study period
Exclusion Criteria
- None
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method