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Neurotraumatology and Neurosurgery Research Unit (UNINN)

The Neurotraumatology and Neurosurgery Research Unit (UNINN) is a translational research group fully integrated into the European research community and accredited as a Consolidated Research Group since 2005.

The UNINN conduct both basic and clinical research, with the aim of transferring benchside discoveries to the bedside. We have robust intramural synergies, national collaborations with basic scientists, and international collaborations and alliances with researchers from multiple countries and institutions with whom we share common research goals.

Our research unit participates in multinational clinical trials funded by the pharmaceutical industry and the European Union (EU). Our research unit is highly focused on developing and using new technologies to improve the assessment of clinical outcomes, incorporating quality of life measures, and patient-reported outcomes. We also maintain an important collection of brain tissue samples, serum, LCR, and microdialysates from the cerebral extracellular space of neurocritical patients. 

Publications

Distal catheter lengthening in pediatric patients with hydrocephalus using a guidewire-assisted technique.

PMID: 32232564
Journal: CHILDS NERVOUS SYSTEM
Year: 2020
Reference: Childs Nerv Syst. 2020 Nov;36(11):2733-2740. doi: 10.1007/s00381-020-04591-w. Epub 2020 Mar 30.
Impact factor: 1.298
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Poca, Maria A, Cano, Paola, Munar, Francisca, Gonzalez, Diego, Rosas, Katiuska, Sahuquillo, Juan et al.
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-020-04591-w

Myocardial Injury After Noncardiac Surgery: Incidence, Predictive Factors, and Outcome in High-Risk Patients Undergoing Thoracic Surgery: An Observational Study.

PMID: 31515189
Journal: JOURNAL OF CARDIOTHORACIC AND VASCULAR ANESTHESIA
Year: 2020
Reference: J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2020 Feb;34(2):426-432. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2019.08.014. Epub 2019 Aug 16.
Impact factor: 2.258
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Gonzalez-Tallada, Anna, Borrell-Vega, Jaume, Coronado, Carolina, Morales, Paula, de Miguel, Marcos, Ferreira-Gonzalez, Ignacio, de Nadal, Miriam et al.
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2019.08.014

Blog

News

The goal is to test a low-cost, easy-to-use and non-invasive monitor, which will serve to control intracranial pressure (PICO) values, which will help to control and treat different acute brain pathologies.

The new tool will improve patient care and allow early detection of complications, as the hospital previously did not have a specific form.

Entre els projectes es troben 12 investigacions on participen investigadors i investigadores de Vall d’Hebron.

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