Anästhesiologie, Intensivmedizin, Notfallmedizin, Schmerztherapie : AINS
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Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther · Sep 2014
Case Reports[Case report - Hemodynamic variables of a deep hypothermic patient over the period of external rewarming].
Deep accidental hypothermia is a very rare emergency, most of these patients die despite of immediate and adaequate therapy. We report on a hypothermic patient who was in a stable hemodynamic condition and breathing spontaneously at a temperature of 25.5°C. He was rewarmed with non-invasive methods. We describe and discuss the hemodynamic variables of an advanced monitoring during the time of external rewarming.
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Resistance against antibiotics is continuously increasing throughout the world and has become a very serious problem. For just this reason "Antibiotic Stewardship Programs" have been developed. These programs are intended to lead to a sustained improvement in the situation and to assure a rational practice for the prescription of anti-infective agents in medical facilities. ⋯ AWMF-Registernummer 092/001 - S3 Guideline on Strategies for the Rational Use of Antibiotics in Hospitals. AWMF - Registry Number 092/001) has been available since the end of 2013. An essential aspect therein is the expert interdisciplinary cooperation of a team comprising a clinically experienced infectiologist, a hospital pharmacist and a consultant for microbiology.
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Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther · Sep 2014
[In-hospital trauma management - Beyond routine in trauma resuscitation].
Trauma resuscitation in children, pregnant women, Jehovah's witnesses or in patients with infectious diseases like HIV is obviously beyond routine. This may result in uncertainty how to manage these patients appropriately. Preparation for such situations is essential. Therefore this article focuses on the specific problems associated with these kinds of patients.