Fabian Eibensteiner

Medical University of Vienna | MedUni Vienna · Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Background/Objectives: Very low birth weight (VLBW) infants may require enhanced nutrition, even during complementary feeding. However, there are limited data on macronutrient intake during this period, particularly concerning the individual timing of the introduction of solid foods in a representative VLBW infant population. Methods: This prospect...

Background/Objectives: The complementary feeding period is crucial for addressing micronutrient imbalances, particularly in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. However, the impact of the timing of solid food introduction on micronutrient intake in a representative VLBW population remains unclear. Methods: This prospective, observational study inv...

Introduction Family-centered care (FCC) is a model of care provision that sees a patient’s loved ones as essential partners to the health care team and positively influences the psychological safety of patients and loved ones. Objectives This review aims to present an overview of impactful publications, authors, institutions, journals, countries,...

Background and Aims Chronic peritoneal inflammation and infectious complications occur in a significant proportion of PD patients. A relationship between peritoneal IL-6 levels and local immunocompetence is suspected. To analyse local immunocompetence, an ex-vivo stimulation assay of PD effluent was developed. The aim of this study was to analyse p...

Background and Aims Adequate small solute clearance and ultrafiltration (UF) are the main requirements for fluid and salt homeostasis on peritoneal dialysis (PD). New automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) systems that allow remote patient monitoring in terms of PD treatment analysis have the potential to improve clinical outcomes. UF on APD although...

There are no evidence-based recommendations regarding the introduction of solid foods in preterm infants. The objective of this study was to investigate whether age at the introduction of solid foods affects neurodevelopmental outcomes. This study focuses on analyzing secondary outcomes from a prospective trial involving very low birth weight infan...

Objective The objective of this study was to analyse the narrative life stories of children with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) and their families to determine how health professionals can effectively support these children to achieve better life outcomes. Design Qualitative narrative biographic study. Setting We invited every long-term survivor...

X (formerly Twitter), a microblogging social media platform, is being used by scientists and researchers to disseminate their research findings and promote the visibility of their work to the public. Tweets can be posted with text messages, images, hyperlinks, or a combination of these features. Importantly, for the majority of users, the text must...

Objective Children with medical complexity (CMC) are among the most vulnerable patient groups. This study aimed to evaluate their prevalence and risk factors for medication misunderstanding and potential harm (PH) at discharge. Design and setting Cross-sectional study at a tertiary care centre. Study population CMC admitted at Medical University...

Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are vital for brain development, yet limited knowledge exists regarding PUFA intake during complementary feeding (CF) and its impact on neurodevelopmental outcomes in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. This secondary analysis of a randomized intervention trial, aimed to investigate the association between diet...

Background and Aims Podoplanin is a transmembrane glycoprotein binding chemokines and modulating inflammatory reactions. In healthy peritoneum, it is expressed in mesothelial cells and in lymphatic endothelium, expression beyond these structures (diffuse podoplanin staining, DPS) has been observed in adult patients with encapsulating peritoneal scl...

Background and Aims Peritoneal dialysis (PD) effluent is not only a rich source of markers for therapy monitoring and investigation of deregulated processes during PD it is also surprisingly underexplored and therefore poorly defined. Modern high performance mass spectrometry (MS) and sequencing methods allow monitoring of hundreds of analytes in p...

Background and Aims About 11% of patients requiring dialysis worldwide are treated with peritoneal dialysis (PD). With each PD exchange high amounts of protein are removed from the peritoneal cavity stemming from the systemic circulation (reflecting toxin removal, loss of serum proteins, inflammatory processes) and local inflammatory processes. The...

Very low birth weight (VLBW) infants have higher nutritional needs even after hospital discharge. However, data concerning current nutrient intakes at different time points after the introduction of solid foods and whether dietary reference values are being met are scarce. To adress this issue, this secondary analysis of a prospective, two-arm inte...

Background Hospitals are institutions whose primary task is to treat patients. Family-centered care, which considers loved ones as equal partners in patient care, has been gaining recognition in the adult care setting. Our aim was to record experiences of and opinions on communication between hospital-based healthcare providers and patients' loved...

Background: Crowdsourcing is a low-cost, adaptable, and innovative method to collect ideas from numerous contributors with diverse backgrounds. Crowdsourcing from social media like Twitter can be used for generating ideas in a noticeably brief time based on contributions from globally distributed users. The world has been challenged by the COVID-19...

Preterm birth places infants at high risk for mineral and micronutrient deficiencies important for bone health. The aim of this study was to examine whether two timepoints for the introduction of solid foods in preterm infants have an impact on vitamin D status in the first year of life. This is a secondary outcome analysis of a prospective, random...

To replace kidney function, peritoneal dialysis (PD) utilizes hyperosmotic PD fluids with specific physico-chemical properties. Their composition induces progressive damage of the peritoneum, leading to vasculopathies, decline of membrane function, and PD technique failure. Clinically used PD fluids differ in their composition but still remain bioi...

Background Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to reshape medical practice and the delivery of healthcare. Online discussions surrounding AI's utility in these domains are increasingly emerging, likely due to considerable interest from healthcare practitioners, medical technology developers, and other relevant stakeholders. However, many...

Introduction of solid foods and iron status in the first year of life of preterm infants are highly discussed topics. The aim of this study was to examine whether two timepoints of introduction of standardized solid foods in preterm infants have an impact on ferritin and other hematologic parameters important for iron status in the first year of li...

SETTING: The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all of us in many areas of life due to mitigation measures, delays in medical care, or the disease itself. When it concerns issues as complex and universal as COVID-19, the public should also have a say in how to deal with managing its impact. DESIGN: In a widely distributed online questionnaire, members...

Background: On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) Emergency Committee declared the rapid worldwide spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) a global health emergency. By December 2020, the safety and efficacy of the first COVID-19 vaccines had been demonstrated. However, international vaccination coverage rates have remaine...

Objective: The aim of the study was to quantitatively analyze the scientific literature landscape covering legal regulations of patient safety. Methods: This retrospective bibliometric analysis queried Web of Science database to identify relevant publications. The identified scientific literature was quantitatively evaluated to reveal prevailing...

Background Children with medical complexity (CMC) are prone to medical errors and longer hospital stays, while residents do not feel prepared to provide adequate medical care for this vulnerable population. No educational guidance for the training of future pediatric tertiary care specialists outside their field of expertise involving the multidisc...

Background: Digital technology uses in cardiology have become a popular research focus in recent years. However, there has been no published bibliometric report that analyzed the corresponding academic literature in order to derive key publishing trends and characteristics of this scientific area. Objective: We used a bibliometric approach to ident...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS An adequately functioning catheter is of vital importance for successful long-term treatment and technique survival to peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. According to the 2021 International Society of Peritoneal Dialysis guidelines on membrane function, catheter drainage problems should be suspected first in patients with low ul...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Infectious complications and peritoneal inflammation occurring in a significant proportion of PD patients lead to progressive peritoneal membrane injury and account for most peritoneal dialysis (PD) technique failures. Reduced peritoneal immune-competence, caused by the continuous exposure to PD fluids, has been described as a t...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Due to chronic damage of the peritoneal membrane on long-term treatment, peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a time-limited therapy. Effective PD is achieved by adequate peritoneal ultrafiltration (UF) and small solute clearance while maintaining an appropriate fluid and salt homeostasis. Availability of remote patient monitoring on aut...

New recommendations on evaluation of peritoneal membrane function suggest ruling out catheter dysfunction when evaluating patients with low ultrafiltration capacity. We introduce the use of a combination of parameters obtained from the cycler software PD Link with HomeChoicePro (Baxter International Inc., Illinois, United States) cyclers for predic...

Background Digital teaching in medical education has grown in popularity in the recent years. However, to the best of our knowledge, no bibliometric report to date has been published that analyzes this important literature set to reveal prevailing topics and trends and their impacts reflected in citation counts. Objective We used a bibliometric ap...

In term infants it is recommended to introduce solids between the 17th and 26th week of life, whereas data for preterm infants are missing. In a prospective, two-arm interventional study we investigated longitudinal growth of VLBW infants after early (10–12th) or late (16–18th) week of life, corrected for term, introduction of standardized compleme...

Objective: The objective of this study was to analyze the feasibility and acceptance of a non-invasive, daily and proactive screening program for SARS-CoV-2 infection employing serial saliva testing, in combination with a digital questionnaire among healthcare providers (HCPs) in a multi-professional setting. Design: This was a prospective cohort...

BACKGROUND Digital technology uses in cardiology have become a popular research focus in recent years. However, there has been no published bibliometric report that analyzed the corresponding academic literature in order to derive key publishing trends and characteristics of this scientific area. OBJECTIVE We used a bibliometric approach to identi...

Aim Centring on nursing homes, we analysed the implementation process of a tablet- and videoconferencing-based telemedicine application from the perspectives of management, nursing staff and physicians. Design We used a qualitative design based on interviews to explore diverse perspectives on the implementation of telemedicine. Methods We conduct...

BACKGROUND On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) Emergency Committee declared the rapid worldwide spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) a global health emergency. By December 2020, the safety and efficacy of the first COVID-19 vaccines had been demonstrated. However, global vaccination coverage rates have remained below e...

New guidelines on evaluation of peritoneal membrane function recommend ruling out catheter dysfunction when evaluating patients with low ultrafiltration capacity. We introduce the use of a combination of parameters obtained from daily measurements of the cycler software for predicting catheter dysfunction in automated peritoneal dialysis patients....

Background: Online information on COVID-19 vaccination may influence people's perception and willingness to be vaccinated. Official websites of vaccination programs have not been systematically assessed before. Objective: This study aimed to assess and compare the readability and content quality of Web-based information on COVID-19 vaccination p...

BACKGROUND Online information on COVID-19 vaccination may influence people’s perception and willingness to be vaccinated. Official websites of vaccination programs have not been systematically assessed before. OBJECTIVE This study aims to assess and compare the readability and content quality of web-based information on COVID-19 vaccination posted...

BACKGROUND Digital teaching in medical education has grown in popularity in the recent years. However, to the best of our knowledge, no bibliometric report to date has been published that analyzes this important literature set to reveal prevailing topics and trends and their impacts reflected in citation counts. OBJECTIVE We used a bibliometric ap...

Background: Twitter, representing a big social media network, is broadly used for the communication of health-related information. In this work, we aimed to identify and analyze the scientific literature on Twitter use in context of health by utilizing a bibliometric approach, in order to obtain quantitative information on dominant research topics,...

Background: On the 30th of January 2020, the WHO's Emergency Committee declared the rapid worldwide spread of COVID-19, a global health emergency. Since then tireless efforts have been made to mitigate the spread of the disease and its impact, mostly relying on non-pharmaceutical interventions. By December 2020, the safety and efficacy of the firs...

BACKGROUND On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization’s Emergency Committee declared the rapid, worldwide spread of COVID-19 a global health emergency. Since then, tireless efforts have been made to mitigate the spread of the disease and its impact, and these efforts have mostly relied on nonpharmaceutical interventions. By December 2020, t...

Background Social media has been extensively used for the communication of health-related information and consecutively for the potential spread of medical misinformation. Conventional systematic reviews have been published on this topic to identify original articles and to summarize their methodological approaches and themes. A bibliometric study...

BACKGROUND Social media has been extensively used for the communication of health-related information and consecutively for the potential spread of medical misinformation. Conventional systematic reviews have been published on this topic to identify original articles and to summarize their methodological approaches and themes. A bibliometric study...

Objectives In a previously published Delphi exercise the European Pediatric Dialysis Working Group (EPDWG) reported widely variable counteractive responses to COVID-19 during the first week of statutory public curfews in 12 European countries with case loads of 4–680 infected patients per million. To better understand these wide variations, we asse...

Background Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) have recently become popular research themes. However, there are no published bibliometric reports that have analyzed the corresponding scientific literature in relation to the application of these technologies in medicine. Objective We used a bibliometric approach to identify and analyze...

Open innovation in medical and pharmaceutical research has grown steadily over the last decade. However, the performance of the published literature in terms of the scientific impact and gaining social media attention remains largely unexplored. The scientific literature of open innovation was examined by means of bibliometric analyses to identify...

Objectives: Early preparation for the training and education of healthcare providers, as well as the continuation or modification of routine medical education programs, is of great importance in times of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic or other public health emergencies. The goal of this study was to characterize these self-reported efforts...

Zusammenfassung Eine tägliche Vitamin-D-Supplementierung für Säuglinge bis zum zweiten erlebten Frühsommer zur Prävention der Rachitis und die Gabe von Vitamin K 1 bei Neugeborenen zur Prävention von Vitamin-K-Mangel-Blutungen sind empfohlen. Seit einiger Zeit sind in Österreich Kombinationsprodukte der beiden fettlöslichen Vitamine D 3 und K 2 auf...

BACKGROUND Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) have recently become popular research themes. However, there are no published bibliometric reports that have analyzed the corresponding scientific literature in relation to the application of these technologies in medicine. OBJECTIVE We used a bibliometric approach to identify and analyze...

Objective: Medical errors represent a leading cause of patient morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to quantitatively analyze the existing scientific literature on medical errors in order to gain new insights in this important medical research area. Study Design: Web of Science database was used to identify relevant publications, and...

BackgroundCOVID-19 was declared a global health emergency. Since children are less than 1% of reported cases, there is limited information to develop evidence-based practice recommendations. The objective of this study was to rapidly gather expert knowledge and experience to guide the care of children with chronic kidney disease during the COVID-19...

To determine total sodium load, including inadvertent load, during the first 2 postnatal weeks, and its influence on serum sodium, morbidity, and mortality in extremely low birth weight (ELBW, birth weight <1000 g) infants and to calculate sodium replacement models. Retrospective data analysis on ELBW infants with a gestational age <28 + 0/7 weeks....