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

Medicine

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.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1075451

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.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1075451

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