Background Fever after stroke is common, and often caused by infections. In the current
study, we aimed to test the hypothesis that pneumonia, urinary tract infection and all-cause …

Infectious complications occur in up to 36% of patients admitted to the neurointensive care
unit (neuro-ICU) for more than 48 hours. 1 Most common are pneumonia, urinary tract …

In this study, we attempt to determine the clinical characteristic and risk factors of
postoperative pneumonia (POP) after hip fracture surgery in a well-defined hip fracture …

Background We aimed to establish risk factors for stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP)
following intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) and develop an efficient and convenient model to …

Purpose We develop a new risk score to predict patients with stroke-associated pneumonia
(SAP) who have an acute intracranial hemorrhage (ICH). Method We applied logistic …

Introduction Patients with acute stroke are at high risk for infection. These infections are
associated with unfavourable outcome after stroke. A prediction rule can identify the patients …

Purpose Several risk stratification scores for predicting stroke-associated pneumonia have
been derived. We aimed to evaluate the performance and clinical usefulness of such scores …

Background Acute ischemic stroke patients are a group at high risk for pressure sores. It is
important to identify risk factors for pressure sores in acute ischemic stroke patients in order …

Abstract Purpose of Review This article summarizes updated data and knowledge on
healthcare-associated infections in the neurocritical care unit, with a focus on central …

Background Swallowing disorders (dysphagia) is common in stroke patients. However, the
epidemiology of post-stroke dysphagia (PSD) is poorly described. We herein synthesize the …