Inventory of a Neurological Intensive Care Unit: Who Is Treated and How Long?
Joint Authors
Backhaus, Roland
Aigner, Franz
Schlachetzki, Felix
Steffling, Dagmar
Jakob, Wolfgang
Steinbrecher, Andreas
Kaiser, Bernhard
Hau, Peter
Boy, Sandra
Fuchs, Kornelius
Ritzka, Markus
Bogdahn, Ulrich
Source
Neurology Research International
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-06-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
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.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Backhaus, Roland& Aigner, Franz& Schlachetzki, Felix& Steffling, Dagmar& Jakob, Wolfgang& Steinbrecher, Andreas…[et al.]. 2015. Inventory of a Neurological Intensive Care Unit: Who Is Treated and How Long?. Neurology Research International،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Backhaus, Roland…[et al.]. Inventory of a Neurological Intensive Care Unit: Who Is Treated and How Long?. Neurology Research International No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Backhaus, Roland& Aigner, Franz& Schlachetzki, Felix& Steffling, Dagmar& Jakob, Wolfgang& Steinbrecher, Andreas…[et al.]. Inventory of a Neurological Intensive Care Unit: Who Is Treated and How Long?. Neurology Research International. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1075451
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1075451