Charlotte Kugler

Dr. Charlotte Kugler is an Academic Staff Member with a Dr. rer. medic. degree at the Institute for Health Services and Healthcare Systems Research (ZVF-BB - Centre for Health Services Research) at Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane. Her work focuses on the intersection of clinical practice and healthcare delivery systems.

Dr. Kugler's research interests center around health services research, particularly examining hospital volume-outcome relationships in surgical procedures like total knee arthroplasty. She investigates how hospital procedure volumes affect patient outcomes and explores patient perspectives on minimum volume thresholds. Her work also includes methodological research on systematic review processes and studies on preoperative interventions such as stoma site marking.

Her recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on evidence synthesis through systematic reviews and meta-analyses, as well as qualitative approaches to understanding patient perspectives. Dr. Kugler collaborates with researchers across multiple institutions on projects related to surgical outcomes and healthcare quality improvement.

Dr. Kugler's scientific contributions include:

• Hospital volume-outcome relationship in total knee arthroplasty (2021)
• Patient perspectives on hospital volume thresholds (2021)
• Effect of preoperative stoma site marking (2021)
• Author query methodology in systematic reviews (2020)

As a researcher at Brandenburg Medical School, Dr. Kugler contributes to advancing evidence-based healthcare practices through rigorous methodological approaches and patient-centered research.