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Hugo Van Aken is affiliated with the University of Münster in Germany. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with specific focus on Biochemistry, Hematology, and Management of Technology and Innovation. The central topics of their work revolve around blood transfusion and management, erythropoietin and anemia treatment, and blood donation and transfusion practices.

Van Aken has contributed to recent research in medical sciences, publishing papers that address significant clinical and ethical considerations. Notable publications include:

  • Association of anaemia, co-morbidities and red blood cell transfusion according to age groups: multicentre sub-analysis of the German Patient Blood Management Network Registry (2022) in BJS Open
  • Editorial: COVID-19 pandemic: urgent need for action in care homes and senior citizens' homes from a medical-ethics perspective (2020) in Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Their research has appeared predominantly in the journals BJS Open and Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology, reflecting an engagement with both clinical and ethical dimensions of anesthesiology and patient blood management.

Van Aken has collaborated frequently with a network of coauthors, suggesting interdisciplinary and multi-institutional research efforts. Key coauthors include:

  • Elke Schmitt
  • Suma Choorapoikayil
  • Olaf Baumhove
  • Jens Friedrich
  • Matthias Gruenewald

Their publications address issues integral to healthcare practice, such as the management of anemia and blood transfusion strategies tailored to patient age groups, as well as the ethical implications of healthcare responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in vulnerable populations like senior citizens.

Van Aken's exploration of blood transfusion practices integrates clinical data analysis with considerations of medical ethics, underscoring the multidisciplinary nature of their work. This approach combines biomedical research with an awareness of the broader social and ethical contexts affecting patient care and treatment protocols.

Best Publications

  • Effect of Early vs Delayed Initiation of Renal Replacement Therapy on Mortality in Critically Ill Patients With Acute Kidney Injury: The ELAIN Randomized Clinical Trial

    Alexander Zarbock;John A. Kellum;Christoph Schmidt;Hugo Van Aken

  • Prevention of cardiac surgery-associated AKI by implementing the KDIGO guidelines in high risk patients identified by biomarkers: the PrevAKI randomized controlled trial

    Melanie Meersch;Christoph Schmidt;Andreas Hoffmeier;Hugo Van Aken

  • Regional anaesthesia and antithrombotic agents: recommendations of the European Society of Anaesthesiology.

    Wiebke Gogarten;Erik Vandermeulen;Hugo Van Aken;Sibylle Kozek

  • Impact of epidural analgesia on mortality and morbidity after surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

    Daniel M. Pöpping;Nadia Elia;Hugo K. Van Aken;Emmanuel Marret

  • Secretion of brain natriuretic peptide in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage

    Elmar Berendes;Michael Walter;Paul Cullen;Thomas Prien

  • Assessment of hemodynamic efficacy and safety of 6% hydroxyethylstarch 130/0.4 vs. 0.9% NaCl fluid replacement in patients with severe sepsis: the CRYSTMAS study.

    Bertrand Guidet;Bertrand Guidet;Olivier Martinet;Thierry Boulain;Francois Philippart

  • Hydroxyethyl starches: different products--different effects.

    Martin Westphal;Michael F. M. James;Sibylle Kozek-Langenecker;Reto Stocker

  • Effect of remote ischemic preconditioning on kidney injury among high-risk patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a randomized clinical trial.

    Alexander Zarbock;Christoph Schmidt;Hugo Van Aken;Carola Wempe

  • Urinary TIMP-2 and IGFBP7 as Early Biomarkers of Acute Kidney Injury and Renal Recovery following Cardiac Surgery

    Melanie Meersch;Christoph Schmidt;Hugo Van Aken;Sven Martens

  • Parenteral L-alanyl-L-glutamine improves 6-month outcome in critically ill patients.

    Christiane Goeters;Anke Wenn;Norbert Mertes;Carola Wempe

  • High thoracic epidural anesthesia, but not clonidine, attenuates the perioperative stress response via sympatholysis and reduces the release of troponin T in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting.

    Heinz Michael Loick;Christoph Schmidt;Hugo Van Aken;Ralf Junker

  • Synchronized integrin engagement and chemokine activation is crucial in neutrophil extracellular trap–mediated sterile inflammation

    Jan Rossaint;Jan Rossaint;Jan M. Herter;Jan M. Herter;Jan M. Herter;Hugo Van Aken;Markus Napirei

  • FGF23 signaling impairs neutrophil recruitment and host defense during CKD

    Jan Rossaint;Jessica Oehmichen;Hugo Van Aken;Stefan Reuter

  • A multimodal approach to control postoperative pathophysiology and rehabilitation in patients undergoing abdominothoracic esophagectomy.

    Gerhard Brodner;Esther Pogatzki;Hugo Van Aken;Hartmut Buerkle

  • Multimodal Perioperative Management—Combining Thoracic Epidural Analgesia, Forced Mobilization, and Oral Nutrition—Reduces Hormonal and Metabolic Stress and Improves Convalescence After Major Urologic Surgery

    Gerhard Brodner;Hugo Van Aken;Lothar Hertle;Manfred Fobker

  • Effect of the interleukin-6 promoter polymorphism (-174 G/C) on the incidence and outcome of sepsis.

    Bernhard Schlüter;Carsten Raufhake;Michael Erren;Heiko Schotte

  • Kids save lives--Training school children in cardiopulmonary resuscitation worldwide is now endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO).

    Bernd W. Böttiger;Hugo Van Aken

  • Management of pulmonary hypertension: physiological and pharmacological considerations for anesthesiologists.

    Lars G Fischer;Hugo Van Aken;Hartmut Bu Combining Diaeresis Rkle

  • Patient Blood Management is Associated With a Substantial Reduction of Red Blood Cell Utilization and Safe for Patient's Outcome: A Prospective, Multicenter Cohort Study With a Noninferiority Design.

    Patrick Meybohm;Eva Herrmann;Andrea U. Steinbicker;Maria Wittmann

  • Effect of Waxy Maize-Derived Hydroxyethyl Starch 130/0.4 on Renal Function in Surgical Patients

    Claude Martin;Matthias Jacob;Eric Vicaut;Bertrand Guidet

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexander Zarbock
Alexander Zarbock University of Münster
Daniel L. Traber
Daniel L. Traber The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Beate E. Kehrel
Beate E. Kehrel University of Münster
Stefan Wirtz
Stefan Wirtz University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Bertrand Guidet
Bertrand Guidet Inserm : Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale
Klaus Ley
Klaus Ley Augusta University
Gabriele Köhler
Gabriele Köhler University of Münster
David Reich
David Reich Harvard Medical School
John A. Kellum
John A. Kellum University of Pittsburgh
Can Ince
Can Ince Erasmus University Rotterdam

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