Virtual Autopsy for Quality Control on Intensive Care Medicine

NCT ID: NCT01541982

Last Updated: 2015-06-17

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

160 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-04-30

Study Completion Date

2013-07-31

Brief Summary

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The study aimed to compare CT-based virtual autopsy with classic autopsy as a tool for quality control in intensive care medicine.

Detailed Description

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The study aimed to compare CT-based virtual autopsy with classic autopsy as a tool for quality control in intensive care medicine. Especially with respect to complications during intervention like catheter pacement.

Conditions

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Value of Virtual Autopsy for Quality Control in Icu

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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virtual and classic autopsy

"Goldstandard": A group of patients in which virtual and classic autopsy is performed.

No interventions assigned to this group

virtual autopsy only

"Intervention": A group of patients in which for various reasons virtual autopsy only is performed.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* age \>18
* all patients dying in the icu during the study period

Exclusion Criteria

* relatives refuse participation in the study
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Dominic Wichmann, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf

Locations

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University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf

Hamburg, City state of Hamburg, Germany

Site Status

Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf

Hamburg, City state of Hamburg, Germany

Site Status

Countries

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Germany

References

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Wichmann D, Heinemann A, Zahler S, Vogel H, Hopker W, Puschel K, Kluge S. Prospective study of device-related complications in intensive care unit detected by virtual autopsy. Br J Anaesth. 2018 Jun;120(6):1229-1236. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2018.02.031. Epub 2018 Apr 4.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 29793590 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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VA-2 Quality Control

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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