Evaluation of Contrast Medium Enhanced Post-mortem CT in Virtual Autopsy

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-04-30

Brief Summary

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The study aims to compare the value of contrast medium enhanced post mortem CT to classic autopsy.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Thromboembolism Vascular Conditions

Keywords

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contrast medium enhanced post mortem CT virtual autopsy To evaluate the value of contrast medium enhanced post-mortem CT in virtual autopsy focussing on thromboembolic and vascular conditions

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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virtual and classic autopsy

Patients where contrast medium enhanced post mortem CT and classic autopsy will be performed.

No interventions assigned to this group

virtual autopsy only

Patients where only contrast medium enhanced post mortem CT will be performed.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients dying in the ICU
* age \>18y

Exclusion Criteria

* relatives refusing to participation in the study

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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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, Weinberg C, Vogel H, Hoepker WW, Grabherr S, Pueschel K, Kluge S. Virtual autopsy with multiphase postmortem computed tomographic angiography versus traditional medical autopsy to investigate unexpected deaths of hospitalized patients: a cohort study. Ann Intern Med. 2014 Apr 15;160(8):534-41. doi: 10.7326/M13-2211.

Reference Type DERIVED

PMID: 24733194 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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VA-3 Contrast Medium

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id