NCT Number: NCT01541982
Virtual Autopsy for Quality Control on Intensive Care Medicine
The study aimed to compare CT-based virtual autopsy with classic autopsy as a tool for quality control in intensive care medicine.
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Age range
18 year and older
Sex eligibility
All sexes
Study type
Observational
Primary location
Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany
About this study
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.
Who can participate
Healthy volunteers accepted: No
Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.
Inclusion criteria
- age >18
- all patients dying in the icu during the study period
Exclusion criteria
- relatives refuse participation in the study
Sponsors and collaborators
Lead sponsor
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Other
Registry information
Important dates
- Study start
- 2012
- Primary completion
- 2013
- Study completion
- 2013
- First posted
- Mar 1, 2012
- Registry last updated
- Jun 17, 2015
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