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Review
[Challenge prevention. From curative to preventive medicine-strategic and operational challenges].
The potentials of preventive medicine to reduce the costs of illness have been inadequately exploited to date. Even if there is still massive dissent regarding the legal setup of a prevention law, prevention should play a significantly higher role in practice. ⋯ Prevention as a new strategic business segment allows a directed reaction to the demands of the payment system and opens up enormous value-added potential at the same time. Those who seize the chance to integrate prevention into their medical services portfolio and into the structure and processes of their respective hospitals will develop an important competitive advantage for the future.
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The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate fiberoptic endoscopic examination of swallowing in the pediatric patient by focusing on its feasibility and typical complications. ⋯ Fiberoptic endoscopic examination of swallowing turned out to be a feasible tool for the diagnostics of pediatric swallowing disorders. Its complications are rare if basic precautions are respected.