A5083460496- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Trauma Management and Diagnosis
- Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries
- Anesthesia and Sedative Agents
- Tracheal and airway disorders
- Hip and Femur Fractures
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
- Spinal Cord Injury Research
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Airway Management and Intubation Techniques
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy
- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Medical Practices and Rehabilitation
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil Bochum
2016-2025
Ruhr University Bochum
2016-2024
ORCID
2021
University of Hagen
2021
University of Duisburg-Essen
2021
Witten/Herdecke University
2020
LWL-Universitätsklinikum Bochum
2017
University Hospitals of the Ruhr-University of Bochum
2017
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Angiologie Gesellschaft für Gefäßmedizin e.V.
2017
European Society of Intensive Care Medicine
2017
<b><i>Background:</i></b> Oxygen (O<sub>2</sub>) is a drug with specific biochemical and physiological properties, range of effective doses may have side effects. In 2015, 14% over 55,000 hospital patients in the UK were using oxygen. 42% received this supplemental oxygen without valid prescription. Health care professionals are frequently uncertain about relevance hypoxemia low awareness risks hyperoxemia. Numerous randomized controlled trials targets...
Abstract Adverse medical conditions can involve present and expected future restrictions as a double burden: mechanically ventilated patients with spinal cord injury (SCI), on the one hand, face pain communication restrictions. On other they are confronted significant changes in their life perspective. While past research emotion appraisals has studied SCI alone or comparison healthy controls, current work disentangles potential impact of (a) adverse state (b) by comparing intensive care...
Abstract Purpose To analyze the feasibility of eye‐tracking (ET) devices as a communicative approach to basic needs (BN) intensive care unit (ICU) and invasively ventilated nonverbal patients. Methods Prospective, monocentric, observational study including all patients without delirium, with an endotracheal tube or tracheostomy tube, history invasive ventilation for more than 48 h, inadequate communication skills. The investigation was performed commercially available ET (Tobii Dynavox...
Abstract Purpose An injury severity score (ISS) ≥ 16 alone, is commonly used post hoc to define the correct activation of a trauma team. However, abnormal vital functions and requirement life-saving procedures may also have role in defining team hoc. The aim this study was describe their prevalence mortality severely injured patients estimate potential additional value definition as compared based on ISS alone. Methods Retrospective analysis registry including with from years 2009 until...
Trauma is a significant cause of death and impairment. The Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) differentiates the severity trauma basis for different scores prediction models. While majority patients do not survive injuries which are coded with an AIS 6, there several severe high cervical spinal cord injury that could be discharged from hospital despite prognosis scores. We estimate models miscalculate these injuries. For this reason, we evaluated findings in larger control group.In...
Eye-tracking (ET) may be a novel tool for communication with intubated and mechanically ventilated critically ill patients. We hypothesized that ET could learned fast used successfully by intensive care unit (ICU) intermediate (IMC) patients artificial airways communication.Including all mechanical ventilation via oral intubation or tracheostomy, who were at least 18 years of age score -1 to +1 points on the Richmond agitation-sedation scale history more than 48 h. A commercially available...
Abstract Background The evaluation of pain in patients, unable oral communication, often relies on behavioral assessment. However, some critically ill while non-verbal, are awake and have potential for self-reporting. objective was to compare the results a assessment with self-reporting awake, patients use low-tech augmentative alternative communication tools. Methods Prospective cohort study intubated or tracheotomized adult, ventilated RASS (Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale) -1 + 1...
ABO blood group has a profound influence on hemostasis as it is major determinant of plasma levels von Willebrand Factor. In vitro studies suggest that O risk factor for increased severe bleeding while non-O thromboembolic events. Yet, the impact outcome after multiple trauma unknown. Retrospective multicenter case-control study from three level-1 centers in Germany 2012-2015. Inclusion criteria were with an Injury severity score ≥9 and admission to intensive care unit. 1281 patients (69.5%...
Intermediate Care Units (IMCU) are established in many hospitals to better match the requirements of patient care with respect their personnel, equipment and other resources. This should relieve Intensive Unit (ICU) capacities for more severely ill patients reduce readmissions ICU. study was conducted investigate effects IMCU use on ICU populations.This is a retrospective analysis German National Registry from years 2000 2010.We included 39 ICUs high 11 low use. Patients were younger (mean...
BACKGROUND Most patients with cervical spinal cord injuries require tracheostomy. The optimal timing is still a matter of debate. Previous studies showed that receiving early tracheostomy had fewer ventilator days and decreased rates pneumonia were mobilized earlier. Because the proximity anterior approach to tracheostoma, there concern about an increased risk surgical site infection (SSI) related METHODS This was retrospective analysis at Level I trauma center patient records from 2008...
The latest news shows several cases of contaminated heroin that is found in different parts all over Europe. This information can be helpful for the emergency doctors to find correct diagnosis wound botulism patients who are intravenous drug users. We describe a case 40-year-old man presented department 2016. He suffered from mild dysarthria, diplopia, dysphagia and ptosis since two days. CT-scan cerebrum liquor were without any pathological results. out patient an user clinical examination...
Abstract The aim of this study was to assess the functional outcome after lumbopelvic fixation (LPF) using SMFA (short musculoskeletal assessment) score and discuss results in context existing literature. last consecutive 50 patients who underwent a LPF from January 1st 2011 December 31st 2014 were identified administered SMFA-questionnaire. Inclusion criteria were: (1) patient at our institution, (2) complete medical records, (3) minimum follow-up 12 months. Out recipients, 22...
Identification of trauma patients at significant risk death in the prehospital setting is challenging. The prediction probability basic indices like vital signs, Shock Index (SI), SI multiplied by age (SIA) or GCS limited and more complex scores are not feasible on-scene. Reverse score (rSIG) has been proposed as a triage tool to identify with an increased dying EDs. Age adjustment (rSIG/A) displayed no advantage.We aim (1) validate accuracy rSIG predicting early transfusion large registry...
Abstract Background Most trauma patients admitted to the hospital alive and die later on, decease during initial care in emergency department or intensive unit (ICU). However, a number of pass away after having been discharged from ICU stay. On first sight these cases could be seen as “failure rescue” potentially salvageable patients. A low rate such might potential indicator quality for on ICUs surgical wards. Methods Retrospective analysis TraumaRegister DGU® with data 2015 2017. Patients...
Little is known about patients with Periprosthetic Joint Infection (PJI) admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The purpose of this study was threefold: i) To report microbiological findings ICUpatients PJI. ii) compare clinical data between Difficult-To-Treat (DTT) and non-DTT iii) identify risk factors for mortality. This a retrospective from tertiary healthcare center in Germany 2012-2016. A total 124 169 pathogens were included. most common bacteria Staphyloccous aureus (26.6%),...