Research Report for the year 1980-2015

Scientific publications

Journal Articles:
  • Borde JP, Batin N, Rieg S, Feik R, Reimling C, Kern WV, de With K, Hübner J, Ruhnke M, Kaier K: Adherence to an antibiotic stewardship bundle targeting Staphylococcus aureus blood stream infections at a 200-bed community hospital. Infection, 2014; 42 (4): 713-719. : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s15010-014-0633-1
  • Borde JP, Kaier K, Steib-Bauert M, Vach W, Geibel-Zehender A, Busch H, Bertz H, Hug M, de With K *, Kern WV *: Feasibility and impact of an intensified antibiotic stewardship programme targeting cephalosporin and fluoroquinolone use in a tertiary care university medical center. Bmc Infect Dis, 2014; 14 (online): 201. : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-14-201
  • Borde JP, Kern WV, Hug M, Steib-Bauert M, With KD, Busch HJ, Kaier K: Implementation of an intensified antibiotic stewardship programme targeting third-generation cephalosporin and fluoroquinolone use in an emergency medicine department. Emerg Med J, 2015; 32: 509-515. : http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2014-204067
  • Borde JP, Litterst S, Ruhnke M, Feik R, Hubner J, deWith K, Kaier K, Kern WV: Implementing an intensified antibiotic stewardship programme targeting cephalosporin and fluoroquinolone use in a 200-bed community hospital in Germany. Infection, 2015; 43 (1): 45-50. : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s15010-014-0693-2
  • Gutmann A *, Kaier K *, Sorg S, von zur Mühlen C, Siepe M, Moser M, Geibel A, Zirlik A, Ahrens I, Baumbach H, Beyersdorf F, Vach W, Zehender M, Bode C, Reinöhl J: Analysis of the additional costs of clinical complications in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement in the German Health Care System. Int J Cardiol, 2015; 179: 231-237. : http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.11.095
  • Jabbarli R, Reinhard M, Niesen WD, Roelz R, Shah M, Kaier K, Hippchen B, Taschner C, Van Velthoven V: Predictors and impact of early cerebral infarction after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Eur J Neurol, 2015; 22 (6): 941-947. : http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ene.12686
  • Jabbarli R, Reinhard M, Roelz R, Shah M, Niesen WD, Kaier K, Taschner C, Weyerbrock A, Velthoven VV: Outcome Prediction after Non-aneurysmal Non-traumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Curr Neurovasc Res, 2015; 12 (3): 269-276. : http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1567202612666150603130628
  • Jabbarli R, Reinhard M, Roelz R, Shah M, Niesen WD, Kaier K, Taschner C, Weyerbrock A, Van Velthoven V: Early identification of individuals at high risk for cerebral infarction after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: the BEHAVIOR score. J Cerebr Blood F Met, 2015; 35: 1587-1592. : http://jcb.sagepub.com/content/35/10/1587.abstract
  • Jabbarli R, Shah M, Taschner C, Kaier K, Hippchen B, Van Velthoven V: Clinical utility and cost-effectiveness of CT-angiography in the diagnosis of nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neuroradiology, 2014; 56 (10): 817-824. : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00234-014-1406-3
  • Kaier K, Fetzer S: Das Arzneimittelmarktneuordnungsgesetz (AMNOG) aus ökonomischer Sicht. [The German Pharmaceutical Market Reorganization Act (AMNOG) from an economic point of view]. Bundesgesundheitsbla, 2015; 58 (3): 291-297. : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00103-014-2116-z
  • Kaier K, Gutmann A, Vach W, Sorg S, Siepe M, von Zur Mühlen C, Moser M, Blanke P, Beyersdorf F, Zehender M, Bode C, Reinohl J: "Heart Team" decision making in elderly patients with symptomatic aortic valve stenosis who underwent AVR or TAVI - a look behind the curtain. Results of the prospective TAVI Calculation of Costs Trial (TCCT). Eurointervention, 2015; 11: 793-798. : http://dx.doi.org/10.4244/EIJY14M12_06
  • Kaier K, Lambert ML, Frank UK, Vach W, Wolkewitz M, Tacconelli E, Rello J, Theuretzbacher U, Martin M: Impact of availability of guidelines and active surveillance in reducing the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia in Europe and worldwide. Bmc Infect Dis, 2014; 14 (online): 199. : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-14-199
  • Kaier K, Müller C: New figures on unfunded public pension entitlements across Europe: concept, results and applications. Empirica, 2015; 42 (4): 865-895. : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10663-015-9285-3
  • Kaier K, Wilson C, Chalkley M, Davey PG, Suetens C, Grundmann H, de Kraker M, Schumacher M, Wolkewitz M, Frank U: Health and economic impacts of antibiotic resistance in European hospitals – Outlook on the BURDEN project. Infection, 2008; 36: 492-494. : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s15010-008-7453-0
  • Kaier K, Wilson C, Hulscher M, Wollersheim H, Huis A, Borg M, Scicluna E, Lambert M-L, Palomar M, Tacconelli E, De Angelis G, Schumacher M, Wolkewitz M, Kleissle E-M, Frank U: Implementing strategic bundles for infection prevention and management. Infection, 2012; 40: 225-228. : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s15010-011-0186-5
  • Reinöhl J, Kaier K, Gutmann A, Sorg S, von Zur Mühlen C, Siepe M, Baumbach H, Moser M, Geibel A, Zirlik A, Blanke P, Vach W, Beyersdorf F, Bode C, Zehender M: In-hospital resource utilization in surgical and transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Bmc Cardiovasc Disor, 2015; 15 (1) (online): 132. : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12872-015-0118-x
  • Reinöhl J, Kaier K, Reinecke H, Schmoor C, Frankenstein L, Vach W, Cribier A, Beyersdorf F, Bode C, Zehender M: Effect of Availability of Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement on Clinical Practice. New Engl J Med, 2015; 373: 2438-2447. : http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1500893
  • Schwander B, Banz K, Kaier K, Walzer S: Evaluation of a possible predictor for Federal Joint Committee decisions on early benefit assessments according to the German act on the reform of the market for medicinal products. Health Policy, 2014; 117 (3): 334-344. : http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2014.07.002
  • Stachon P, Kaier K, Milde S, Pache G, Sorg S, Siepe M, von Zur Muhlen C, Zirlik A, Beyersdorf F, Langer M, Zehender M, Bode C, Reinohl J: Two-year survival of patients screened for transcatheter aortic valve replacement with potentially malignant incidental findings in initial body computed tomography. Eur Heart J-card Img, 2015; 16 (7): 731-737. : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jev055
  • Walzer S, Nuijten M, Wiesner C, Kaier K, Johansson PO, Oertel S: Microeconomic surplus in health care: applied economic theory in health care in four European countries. Front Pharmacol, 2013; 4 (online): 17. : http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2013.00017
  • Wolff J, McCrone P, Patel A, Kaier K, Normann C: Predictors of length of stay in psychiatry: analyses of electronic medical records. Bmc Psychiatry, 2015; 15 (1) (online): 238. : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-015-0623-6
Short Communications:
  • Kaier K, Frank U: In search of useful methods for measuring health and economic consequences of antimicrobial resistance. Clin Infect Dis, 2013; 57 (8): 1220-1222. : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/cit478
Oral Presentations:
Conference Papers:
  • Droeschel D, Kaier K, Walzer S: The Clinical Evidence Base of Treatment Options in Alzheimer's Disease: a Systematic Literature Search. [Meeting Abstract PND11]. Value Health, 2014; 17 (7): A392 (ISPOR 17th Annual European Congress, Amsterdam 8.-12.11.2014). : http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2014.08.865
  • Gutmann A, Sorg S, von zur Mühlen C, Kaier K, Moser M, Blanke P, Beyersdorf F, Bode C, Zehender M, Reinöhl J: Interventionelle, chirurgische und medikamentöse Therapie der Aortenklappenstenose – Mortalität und Lebensqualität bei Hochrisiko-Patienten. Clin Res Cardiol, 2014; 103 Suppl. 1: P1716 (80. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Kardiologie in Mannheim, 23.-26.4.2014). : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00392-014-1100-9 (download: http://www.abstractserver.de/dgk2014/ft/abstracts/P1716.HTM)
  • Kaier K, Gutmann A, Sorg S, Beyersdorf F, Vach W, Zehender M, Bode C, Reinöhl J: The Additional Costs Of Clinical Complications In Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement In The German Health Care System. Abstract No. PCV3. Value Health, 2014; 17 (7): A473 (ISPOR 17th Annual European Congress, Amsterdam 8.-12.11.2014.). : http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2014.08.1347
  • Kaier K, Gutmann A, Vach W, Sorg S, von zur Mühlen C, Geibel-Zehender A, Beyersdorf F, Bode C, Zehender M, Reinöhl J: Clinical decision-making among patients with symptomatic aortic valve stenosis – A look behind the curtain. Clin Res Cardiol, 2014; 103 Suppl. 1: P1726 (80. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Kardiologie in Mannheim, 23.-26.4.2014). : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00392-014-1100-9 (download: http://www.abstractserver.de/dgk2014/ft/abstracts/P1726.HTM)
  • Reinöhl J, Kaier K, Gutmann A, Sorg S, von zur Mühlen C, Moser M, Geibel-Zehender A, Blanke P, Beyersdorf F, Bode C, Zehender M: Resource utilization and risk prediction in the treatment of symptomatic aortic valve stenosis. Clin Res Cardiol, 2014; 103 Suppl. 1: P1688 (80. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Kardiologie in Mannheim, 23.-26.4.2014). : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00392-014-1100-9 (download: http://www.abstractserver.de/dgk2014/ft/abstracts/P1688.HTM)
  • Schwander B, Banz K, Kaier K, Walzer S: Is it Possible to Predict The Market Access of a New Pharmaceutical in Germany? A Systematic Evaluation of Federal Joint Committee Decisions on Early Benefit Assessments According to The German Law For Reforming The Market of Pharmaceuticals. Abstract No PHP199. Value Health, 2014; 17 (7): A437 (ISPOR 17th Annual European Congress, Amsterdam 8.-12.11.2014). : http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2014.08.1135
  • Walzer S, Droeschel D, Kaier K: Health Economic Models in Alzheimer's Disease: A Critical Assessment. Abstract No. PRM81. Value Health, 2014; 17 (7): A557 (ISPOR 17th Annual European Congress, Amsterdam 8.-12.11.2014). : http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2014.08.1833
Other publications (type Sonstiges):
  • Kaier K, Müller Christoph: New figures on unfunded public pension entitlements across Europe: Concept, results and applications. Diskussionsbeiträge, Forschungszentrum Generationenverträge der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, No. 52 2013. : http://hdl.handle.net/10419/73033