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

Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf284 enrolled

Overview

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.

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.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

284

Conditions

Autopsy

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients dying in the Department of Intensive Care Medicine while receiving treatment during the study period Exclusion Criteria: * None

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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