Publications by authors named "C Kurmann"
Background: Distal occlusions associated with incomplete reperfusion (expanded Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarction,
Methods: Retrospective registry analysis of patients undergoing endovascular therapy between July 2020 and December 2022, with available immediate post-interventional FPDCT and 24 hours follow-up perfusion imaging.
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- About 50% of individuals with long-term catheters experience encrustations and bladder stones, making prophylaxis essential, yet no standardized models currently exist for testing preventive measures.
- Researchers developed an in-vitro model to evaluate catheter encrustations by incubating catheters in various media with different bacterial strains and assessing the encrustations formed after six weeks.
- Results showed that the highest encrustation occurred with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, even in sterile urine, indicating that the model, despite lacking human factors, effectively assesses factors influencing catheter encrustation.
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- Early diagnosis of occult cancer in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients might lead to quicker treatment and better outcomes, prompting this study to compare mortality rates based on when cancers were diagnosed.
- The research analyzed data from AIS patients treated between 2015 and 2020, finding that out of 3894 patients, 1.5% were diagnosed with new cancer within a year, with a nearly even split between those diagnosed during hospitalization and after discharge.
- Results indicated no significant difference in long-term mortality between the two groups, suggesting that the timing of cancer diagnosis does not impact survival rates, highlighting the need for larger studies to verify these findings.
Aim: CT perfusion is a valuable tool for evaluating cerebrovascular diseases, but its role in patients with hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy is unclear. This study aimed to investigate 1) the patterns of cerebral perfusion changes that may occur early on after successful resuscitation, and 2) their correlation with clinical outcome to explore their value for predicting outcome.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of perfusion maps from patients who underwent CT brain perfusion within 12 h following successful resuscitation.