Anästhesiologie, Intensivmedizin, Notfallmedizin, Schmerztherapie : AINS
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Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther · Oct 2013
[Helsinki Declaration on Patient Safety in Anaesthesiology -Part 9: Recommendations for clinical airway management organisation].
In the Helsinki Declaration terms and conditions are demanded to control problems in airway management in perioperative care situations. A differentiated airway management can reduce morbidity and mortality. ⋯ In this regard paediatric care requires special consideration. Furthermore the fibreoptic as the gold standard for the difficult airway as well as surgical airway management are essential and must be available at all times, whereas videolaryngoscopy takes on increasing evidence as an additional technique.
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As a general rule drinking water in hospitals does not represent a risk for the normal patient. However, for high-risk patients with compromised immune defense systems drinking water in hospitals may become a source of nosocomial infections. ⋯ Of particular significance in such circumstances are the Gram-negative rods such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter spp. and Legionella bacteria. Accordingly, specific behavior patterns and measures in the handling of drinking water in hospitals are meaningful in order to reduce the risks of water-associated nosocomial infections.