• Guidelines on the use of external ventricular drain and its associated complications: do we “AGREE II”? 

      Brotis A.G., Karvouniaris M., Tzerefos C., Gatos C., Fountas K.N. (2021)
      Insertion of an external ventricular drain is a common procedure used in everyday practice by neurosurgeons all around the world. It consists of the placement of an external ventricular drain (EVD) into the ventricular ...
    • Maintenance of Acute Stroke Care Service during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown 

      Altersberger V.L., Stolze L.J., Heldner M.R., Henon H., Martinez-Majander N., Hametner C., Nordanstig A., Zini A., Nannoni S., Gonçalves B., Nolte C.H., Baumgartner P., Kastrup A., Papanagiotou P., Kägi G., Leker R.R., Zedde M., Padovani A., Pezzini A., Padjen V., Cereda C.W., Ntaios G., Bonati L.H., Rinkel L.A., Fischer U., Scheitz J.F., Wegener S., Turc G., Michel P., Gentile M., Rentzos A., Ringleb P.A., Curtze S., Cordonnier C., Arnold M., Nederkoorn P.J., Engelter S.T., Gensicke H., TRISP Collaborators (2021)
      BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Timely reperfusion is an important goal in treatment of eligible patients with acute ischemic stroke. However, during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, prehospital and in-hospital ...
    • Predictors of Need for Critical Care Support, Adverse Events, and Outcome after Stroke Thrombolysis 

      Papamichalis P., Karagiannis S., Dardiotis E., Chovas A., Papadopoulos D., Zafeiridis T., Babalis D., Paraforos G., Zisopoulou V., Skoura A.-L., Staikos I., Bouliaris K., Papamichalis M., Hadjigeorgiou G., Komnos A. (2018)
      Background: Results from trials and international registries exhibit heterogeneity regarding safety, efficacy, markers of prognosis, and markers of the need for critical care support after intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) ...
    • Septic shock due to Candida famata (Debaryomyces hansenii) candidemia in an ICU immunocompetent trauma-patient 

      Karapetsa M., Tsolaki V., Arabatzis M., Petinaki E., Velegraki A., Zakynthinos E. (2019)
      Sepsis related to Candida famata (C. famata) fungemia is extremely rare in immunocompetent patients. Moreover, septic shock has not been reported due to this yeast. A previously healthy young multi-trauma male, presented ...
    • Soluble Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor: A Biomarker for Predicting Complications and Critical Care Admission of COVID-19 Patients 

      Chalkias A., Mouzarou A., Samara E., Xanthos T., Ischaki E., Pantazopoulos I. (2020)
      The novel coronavirus infection has spread worldwide, causing a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations. Most patients develop moderate clinical illness, but a substantial number will experience severe pneumonia, which ...