NCT Number: NCT01040520
Value of CT-based Autopsy Compared With Conventional Autopsy in ICU Patients
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.
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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.
Who can participate
Healthy volunteers accepted: No
Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.
Inclusion criteria
- Patients dying in the Department of Intensive Care Medicine while receiving treatment during the study period
Exclusion criteria
- None
Sponsors and collaborators
Lead sponsor
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
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Registry information
Official study title
Computertomography-based Autopsy (Virtopsy) Versus Conventional Autopsy in Patients Dying in Intensive Care Units
Important dates
- Study start
- 2010
- Primary completion
- 2010
- Study completion
- 2010
- First posted
- Dec 29, 2009
- Registry last updated
- May 29, 2015
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