Value of CT-based Autopsy Compared With Conventional Autopsy in ICU Patients

NCT ID: NCT01040520

Last Updated: 2015-05-29

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 284 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2010-01-31
• Study Completion Date: 2010-07-31

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.

Conditions

Autopsy

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients dying in the Department of Intensive Care Medicine while receiving treatment during the study period

Exclusion Criteria

• None

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

References

Wichmann D, Obbelode F, Vogel H, Hoepker WW, Nierhaus A, Braune S, Sauter G, Pueschel K, Kluge S. Virtual autopsy as an alternative to traditional medical autopsy in the intensive care unit: a prospective cohort study. Ann Intern Med. 2012 Jan 17;156(2):123-30. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-156-2-201201170-00008.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 22250143 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

UKE KIM 2010.1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id