Virtual Autopsy for Quality Control on Intensive Care Medicine

N/ACompletedNCT01541982

Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf160 enrolled

Overview

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

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

160

Conditions

Value of Virtual Autopsy for Quality Control in Icu

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * age \>18 * all patients dying in the icu during the study period Exclusion Criteria: * relatives refuse participation in the study

Locations (2)

University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf

Hamburg, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany

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

Hamburg, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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