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ArticleNeurology research international2015

Inventory of a Neurological Intensive Care Unit: Who Is Treated and How Long?

Roland Backhaus, Franz Aigner, Felix Schlachetzki, Dagmar Steffling, Wolfgang Jakob, Andreas Steinbrecher, Bernhard Kaiser, Peter Hau, Sandra Boy, Kornelius Fuchs and 2 more

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Article in Neurology research international, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. The Experience of a Neurocritical Care Admission and Discharge for Patients and Their Families: A Qualitative Analysis.The Journal of neuroscience nursing : journal of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses · 2020
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12 authors.

Roland BackhausDepartment of Neurology, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
Franz AignerDepartment of Neurology, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
Felix SchlachetzkiDepartment of Neurology, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
Dagmar StefflingDepartment of Neurology, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
Wolfgang JakobDepartment of Anaesthesiology, HELIOS Klinikum, 99089 Erfurt, Germany.
Andreas SteinbrecherDepartment of Neurology, HELIOS Klinikum, 99089 Erfurt, Germany.
Bernhard KaiserDepartment of Neurology, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
Peter HauDepartment of Neurology, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
Sandra BoyDepartment of Neurology, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
Kornelius FuchsDepartment of Neurology, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
Ulrich BogdahnDepartment of Neurology, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
Markus RitzkaDepartment of Surgery, University Clinic Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose. To characterize indications, treatment, and length of stay in a stand-alone neurological intensive care unit with focus on comparison between ventilated and nonventilated patient. Methods. We performed a single-center retrospective cohort study of all treated patients in our neurological intensive care unit between October 2006 and December 2008. Results. Overall, 512 patients were treated in the surveyed period, of which 493 could be included in the analysis. Of these, 40.8% had invasive mechanical ventilation and 59.2% had not. Indications in both groups were predominantly cerebrovascular diseases. Length of stay was 16.5 days in mean for ventilated and 3.6 days for nonventilated patient. Conclusion. Most patients, ventilated or not, suffer from vascular diseases with further impairment of other organ systems or systemic complications. Data reflects close relationship and overlap of treatment on nICU with a standardized stroke unit treatment and suggests, regarding increasing therapeutic options, the high impact of acute high-level treatment to reduce consequential complications.

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PMCPMC4495230

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