National Autopsy Network

Wie hat die COVID-19-Pandemie den Leicheneingang in einem rechtsmedizinischen Institut beeinflusst? Eine neue NATON-Studie aus dem Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) hat dies unter anderem in Hinblick auf den Fundort und die Sektionsart analysiert. Die Ergebnisse von Allgoewer et al. wurden im Journal Scientific Reports veröffentlicht und zeigen: Seit Beginn der Pandemie wurden deutlich mehr Verstorbene von […]

Unser Netzwerk lebt vom Engagement vieler – insbesondere derjenigen, die täglich mit Obduktionen betraut sind. Deshalb freuen wir uns, dass unsere Einladung zu einem NATON-Netzwerktreffen für Präparator:innen, Medizinische Sektions- und Präparationsassistent:innen, Präparationstechnische Assistent:innen und Medizinische Sektions- und Präparationsgehilf:innen auf enormes Interesse gestoßen ist: Die Veranstaltung, die am 26. und 27.06.2025 am Institut für Rechtsmedizin des […]

Die postmortale minimal-invasive Gewebeentnahme („minimally invasive tissue sampling“, MITS) hat sich gerade in Ressourcen-armen Ländern zu einer bedeutenden Methode für die Todesursachen-Ermittlung entwickelt. In einem spannenden Vortrag mit dem Titel “Lessons learnt from the development, validation and implementation of MITS minimally invasive tissue sampling for cause of death investigation in Low and middle income countries” […]

“From the community for the community” was the motto of this year’s Convention of the University Medicine Network held in Berlin, which attracted great interest: 500 participants had registered, and more than 200 additional ones were on a waiting list. For two exciting days, the focus of the event was on input from the infrastructures […]

A recent case study from the NATON consortium presents the occurrence of a fatal cerebral venous sinus thrombosis and thrombocytopenia, resembling vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia syndrome (VITT). It was diagnosed in a three-year-old boy who developed antibodies against the chemokine Platelet Factor 4 (PF4) after an adenovirus infection. VITT is typically associated with prior SARS-CoV-2 […]

To learn about the concept of the National Autopsy Network (NATON), a delegation of legal medicine specialists from six different institutes in Japan traveled to Germany for a three-day workshop. Following presentations by NATON coordinator Prof. Dr. Benjamin Ondruschka and NATON project manager Dr. Kristina Allgoewer, we engaged in discussions at the Institute of Legal […]

A busy and eventful year is coming to an end. 2024 has been marked by intensive work on joint concepts and applications, as well as valuable progress for which we would like to express our heartfelt gratitude. During this thoughtful time of year, we would like to take a moment to pause and prepare together […]

In cases involving highly infectious deceased individuals, postmortem tissue sampling for research purposes can be conducted through the closed body bag using CT-guided robotic control. The NATON methods platform is currently collaborating with a team from Hamburg University of Technology (TU Hamburg) to develop a new prototype that allows for precise remote control of the […]

Researchers from Helmholtz Munich and LMU have identified a mechanism that may explain the neurological symptoms of Long COVID. The study, published in the journal Cell Host & Microbe under the title “Persistence of spike protein at the skull meningis-brain axis may contribute to the neurological sequelae of COVID-19,” reveals that the characteristic spike protein […]

The potential of postmortem minimally invasive tissue sampling (MITS) for specimen collection under infection control risk conditions has been demonstrated, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Especially for highly contagious infectious diseases where autopsies are not feasible or only partially possible, this method will continue to be an important alternative to conventional tissue sampling in the […]