[HTML][HTML] Case characteristics, resource use, and outcomes of 10 021 patients with COVID-19 admitted to 920 German hospitals: an observational study

C Karagiannidis, C Mostert, C Hentschker… - The Lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Nationwide, unbiased, and unselected data of hospitalised patients with COVID-
19 are scarce. Our aim was to provide a detailed account of case characteristics, resource …

[HTML][HTML] Are birth outcomes in low risk birth cohorts related to hospital birth volumes? A systematic review

F Walther, D Kuester, A Bieber, J Malzahn… - BMC Pregnancy and …, 2021 - Springer
Background There is convincing evidence that birth in hospitals with high birth volumes
increases the chance of healthy survival in high-risk infants. However, it is unclear whether …

Impact of regionalisation and case-volume on neonatal and perinatal mortality: an umbrella review

F Walther, DB Küster, A Bieber, M Rüdiger… - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective This umbrella review summarises and critically appraises the evidence on the
effects of regulated or high-volume perinatal care on outcome among very low birth …

Obesity increases the risk of postoperative complications and revision rates following primary total hip arthroplasty: an analysis of 131,576 total hip arthroplasty cases

E Jeschke, M Citak, C Günster, AM Halder… - The Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background The aim of our study is to evaluate the association of body mass index (BMI)
and the risk of postoperative complications, mortality, and revision rates following primary …

[HTML][HTML] Are TKAs performed in high-volume hospitals less likely to undergo revision than TKAs performed in low-volume hospitals?

E Jeschke, M Citak, C Günster… - … and Related Research®, 2017 - Springer
Background High-volume hospitals have achieved better outcomes for THAs and
unicompartmental knee arthroplasties (UKAs). However, few studies have analyzed implant …

Low hospital volume increases re-revision rate following aseptic revision total knee arthroplasty: an analysis of 23,644 cases

AM Halder, T Gehrke, C Günster, KD Heller… - The Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Along with rising numbers of primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA), the number
of revision total knee arthroplasties (R-TKAs) has been increasing. R-TKA is a complex …

Five-year survival of 20,946 unicondylar knee replacements and patient risk factors for failure: an analysis of German insurance data

E Jeschke, T Gehrke, C Günster, J Hassenpflug… - JBJS, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Background: Improvements in implant design and surgical technique of unicondylar knee
arthroplasty have led to reduced revision rates, but patient selection seems to be crucial for …

Low hospital volume increases revision rate and mortality following revision total hip arthroplasty: an analysis of 17,773 cases

E Jeschke, T Gehrke, C Günster, KD Heller… - The Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background With the number of primary total hip arthroplasty (THA), the amount of revision
THA (R-THA) increases. R-THA is a complex procedure requiring special instruments …

[HTML][HTML] Time to surgery and outcome in the treatment of proximal femoral fractures

H Leicht, T Gaertner, C Günster, AM Halder… - Deutsches Ärzteblatt …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background It has not been conclusively established whether, or to what extent, the time to
surgery affects mortality and the risk of complications after the surgical treatment of proximal …

[HTML][HTML] Blood transfusion and venous thromboembolism trends and risk factors in primary and aseptic revision total hip and knee arthroplasties: A nationwide …

E Jeschke, M Citak, AM Halder, KD Heller… - … & Traumatology: Surgery …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Over the last years, new transfusion guidelines and pharmaceuticals have been
introduced in primary and revision total hip and knee arthroplasty (P-THA, P-TKA, R-THA, R …