Search Results - "MISSELWITZ, Björn"

National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) on admission predicts acute symptomatic seizure risk in ischemic stroke: a population-based study involving 135,117 cases by Zöllner, Johann Philipp, Misselwitz, Björn, Kaps, Manfred, Stein, Marco, Konczalla, Jürgen, Roth, Christian, Krakow, Karsten, Steinmetz, Helmuth, Rosenow, Felix, Strzelczyk, Adam

“…The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score is the most frequently used score worldwide for assessing the clinical severity of a stroke. Prior…”
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Intravenous thrombolysis or mechanical thrombectomy do not increase risk of acute symptomatic seizures in patients with ischemic stroke by Zöllner, Johann Philipp, Misselwitz, Björn, Mauroschat, Thomas, Roth, Christian, Steinmetz, Helmuth, Rosenow, Felix, Strzelczyk, Adam

“…Recent data have suggested that performing recanalizing therapies in ischemic stroke might lead to an increased risk of acute symptomatic seizures. This…”
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Acute ischemic stroke care in Germany - further progress from 2016 to 2019 by Richter, Daniel, Weber, Ralph, Eyding, Jens, Bartig, Dirk, Misselwitz, Björn, Grau, Armin, Hacke, Werner, Krogias, Christos

“…Stroke Unit Care (SUC), intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) and mechanical thrombectomy (MT) are evidence-based treatment options for acute ischemic stroke (AIS)…”
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Evaluation of Endovascular Treatment for Acute Basilar Occlusion in a State-Wide Prospective Stroke Registry by Gruber, Katharina, Misselwitz, Björn, Steinmetz, Helmuth, Pfeilschifter, Waltraud, Bohmann, Ferdinand O.

“…Context: Despite overwhelming evidence for endovascular therapy in anterior circulation ischemic stroke due to large-vessel occlusion, data regarding the…”
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Acute symptomatic seizures in intracerebral and subarachnoid hemorrhage: A population study of 19,331 patients by Zöllner, Johann Philipp, Konczalla, Jürgen, Stein, Marco, Roth, Christian, Krakow, Karsten, Kaps, Manfred, Steinmetz, Helmuth, Rosenow, Felix, Misselwitz, Björn, Strzelczyk, Adam

“…•Acute symptomatic seizures are equally common in primary ICH and SAH patients.•Seizure risk is invariably increased in the presence of acute non-neurological…”
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Trends in stroke severity at hospital admission and rehabilitation discharge before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Hesse, Germany: a register-based study by Belau, Matthias Hans, Misselwitz, Björn, Meyding-Lamadé, Uta, Bassa, Burc

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has affected acute stroke care, resulting in a decrease in stroke admissions worldwide. We examined trends in stroke severity at hospital…”
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Predicting Poststroke Pneumonia in Patients With Anterior Large Vessel Occlusion: A Prospective, Population-Based Stroke Registry Analysis by Schaller-Paule, Martin A, Foerch, Christian, Bohmann, Ferdinand O, Lapa, Sriramya, Misselwitz, Björn, Kohlhase, Konstantin, Rosenow, Felix, Strzelczyk, Adam, Willems, Laurent M

“…To assess predictive factors for poststroke pneumonia (PSP) in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) due to large vessel occlusion (LVO) of the anterior…”
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Decision-to-Delivery Time and Perinatal Complications in Emergency Cesarean Section by Heller, Günther, Bauer, Erik, Schill, Stefanie, Thomas, Teresa, Louwen, Frank, Wolff, Friedrich, Misselwitz, Björn, Schmidt, Stephan, Veit, Christof

“…A decision-to-delivery interval (DDI) of no more than 20 minutes has long been considered a requirement for cesarean sections, even though there have hardly…”
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Implementation of stroke teams and simulation training shortened process times in a regional stroke network-A network-wide prospective trial by Tahtali, Damla, Bohmann, Ferdinand, Kurka, Natalia, Rostek, Peter, Todorova-Rudolph, Anelia, Buchkremer, Martin, Abruscato, Mario, Hartmetz, Ann-Kathrin, Kuhlmann, Andrea, Henke, Christian, Stegemann, André, Menon, Sanjay, Misselwitz, Björn, Reihs, Anke, Weidauer, Stefan, Thonke, Sven, Meyding-Lamadé, Uta, Singer, Oliver, Steinmetz, Helmuth, Pfeilschifter, Waltraud

“…To meet the requirements imposed by the time-dependency of acute stroke therapies, it is necessary 1) to initiate structural and cultural changes in the…”
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Quality assurance data for regional drip-and-ship strategies- gearing up the transfer process by Boss, Erendira G., Bohmann, Ferdinand O., Misselwitz, Björn, Kaps, Manfred, Neumann-Haefelin, Tobias, Pfeilschifter, Waltraud, Kurka, Natalia

“…Abstract Background Stroke patients with large vessel occlusion (LVO) require endovascular therapy (EVT) provided by comprehensive stroke centers (CSC). One…”
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In-Hospital Mortality and Complication Rates in Surgically and Conservatively Treated Patients with Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Central Europe: a Population Based Study by Stein, Marco, MD, Hamann, Gerhard F., MD, Misselwitz, Björn, MD, Uhl, Eberhard, MD, Kolodziej, Malgorzata, MD, Reinges, Marcus H.T., MD

“…Abstract Objective Secondary complications (SC) after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) can worsen outcome and are associated with early death. The purpose of the…”
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Ponderal index for discrimination between symmetric and asymmetric growth restriction: Percentiles for neonates from 30 weeks to 43 weeks of gestation by Landmann, Eva, Reiss, Irwin, Misselwitz, Björn, Gortner, Ludwig

“…Aims. The ponderal index describes body proportionality at birth thus distinguishing symmetric from asymmetric growth restriction. We aimed to develop ponderal…”
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Are we regionalized enough? Early-neonatal deaths in low-risk births by the size of delivery units in Hesse, Germany 1990–1999 by Heller, Günther, Richardson, Douglas K, Schnell, Rainer, Misselwitz, Björn, Künzel, Wolfgang, Schmidt, Stephan

“…Background While agreement exists about the benefits of regionalization for high-risk births, little evidence exists regarding regionalization of low-risk…”
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Variations in use of childbirth interventions in 13 high-income countries: A multinational cross-sectional study by Seijmonsbergen-Schermers, Anna E, van den Akker, Thomas, Rydahl, Eva, Beeckman, Katrien, Bogaerts, Annick, Binfa, Lorena, Frith, Lucy, Gross, Mechthild M, Misselwitz, Björn, Hálfdánsdóttir, Berglind, Daly, Deirdre, Corcoran, Paul, Calleja-Agius, Jean, Calleja, Neville, Gatt, Miriam, Vika Nilsen, Anne Britt, Declercq, Eugene, Gissler, Mika, Heino, Anna, Lindgren, Helena, de Jonge, Ank

“…Variations in intervention rates, without subsequent reductions in adverse outcomes, can indicate overuse. We studied variations in and associations between…”
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Errors in the classification of pregnant women according to Robson ten-group classification system by Gantt, Deirdre Marlene, Misselwitz, Björn, Boos, Vinzenz, Reitter, Anke

“…•Manual reclassification revealed a relevant number of TGCS misclassifications.•Misclassifications lead to incorrect Caesarean section rates in certain Robson…”
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Association Between Adherence to Quality Indicators and 7-Day In-Hospital Mortality After Acute Ischemic Stroke by Haas, Kirsten, Rücker, Viktoria, Hermanek, Peter, Misselwitz, Björn, Berger, Klaus, Seidel, Günter, Janssen, Alfred, Rode, Susanne, Burmeister, Christoph, Matthis, Christine, Koennecke, Hans-Christian, Heuschmann, Peter U.

“…BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Quality indicators (QI) are an accepted tool to measure performance of hospitals in routine care. We investigated the association…”
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Long-term outcomes of stroke unit care in older stroke patients: a retrospective cohort study by Geraedts, Max, Ebbeler, Dijana, Timmesfeld, Nina, Kaps, Manfred, Berger, Klaus, Misselwitz, Björn, Günster, Christian, Dröge, Patrik, Schneider, Michael

“…Abstract Background older patients are less frequently treated in stroke units (SUs). Clinicians do not seem convinced that older patients benefit from…”
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Divergence and Convergence of Sex‐Specific Time Trends in Ischemic Stroke: 10‐Year Analysis of a State‐Wide Registry in Germany by Schaefer, Jan Hendrik, Bohmann, Ferdinand O., Lieschke, Franziska, Misselwitz, Björn, Foerch, Christian

“…Background The incidence of ischemic stroke was previously expected to rise among countries with an aging population. Lately, several studies from developed…”
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Quality Assurance in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage by Berkefeld, Joachim, Misselwitz, Björn, Stein, Marco

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Quality Assurance Measures and Mortality After Stroke by Geraedts, Max, Ebbeler, Dijana, Timmesfeld, Nina, Kaps, Manfred, Berger, Klaus, Misselwitz, Björn, Günster, Christian, Dröge, Patrik, Schneider, Michael

“…Quality assurance for acute in-hospital care in Germany is based on compulsory comparisons between institutions, so-called external quality assurance (EQA)…”
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