2019
Gap Analysis Regarding Prognostication in Neurocritical Care: A Joint Statement from the German Neurocritical Care Society and the Neurocritical Care Society
Wartenberg KE, Hwang DY, Haeusler K, Muehlschlegel S, Sakowitz OW, Madžar D, Hamer HM, Rabinstein AA, Greer DM, Hemphill JC, Meixensberger J, Varelas PN. Gap Analysis Regarding Prognostication in Neurocritical Care: A Joint Statement from the German Neurocritical Care Society and the Neurocritical Care Society. Neurocritical Care 2019, 31: 231-244. PMID: 31368059, PMCID: PMC6757096, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-019-00769-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurocritical Care SocietyNeurocritical carePrognostic modelNeurocritical care conditionsNumerous prognostic modelsEvidence-based guidelinesCurrent prognostic modelsMost prognostic modelsProcess of prognosticationMedical comorbiditiesMost patientsNeurocritical illnessCare parametersClinical studiesCare conditionsMethodsAs partPrognosticationRoutine partQualitative gap analysisCareFuture studiesSignificant gapJoint statementAbsence of integrationGuidelines
2016
Timing of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke
George BP, Kelly AG, Albert GP, Hwang DY, Holloway RG. Timing of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke. Stroke 2016, 48: 420-427. PMID: 27965430, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.116.015119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute ischemic strokeTime-limited trialsNasogastric feedingIschemic strokePEG placementPercutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube placementEndoscopic gastrostomy tube placementEarly PEG placementSurgical feeding tubeDay of admissionHigh-volume hospitalsPercutaneous endoscopic gastrostomyRetrospective observational studyIschemic stroke admissionsGastrostomy tube placementEffect of patientMultivariable regression analysisAdult age groupsOlder adult age groupsPEG recipientsEarly PEGEndoscopic gastrostomyStroke admissionsMedian timePEG tube