Anästhesiologie, Intensivmedizin, Notfallmedizin, Schmerztherapie : AINS
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Due to its relevance to patient outcome, management of the difficult airway is a major topic in the training of anesthesiologists. Algorithms may serve as a plan for a difficult situation. Since 1993, many professional organizations have published guidelines for airway management. ⋯ Extraglottic airway devices and video laryngoscopes are integral part of all these algorithms. In the DGAI guideline, spontaneous breathing is essential, in contrast to the ASA algorithm. Furthermore, the DGAI guideline is much more specific than the ASA guideline in regard to the anticipated difficult airway, extubation strategy and continuing training of anesthesiologists.
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Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther · Apr 2016
[Pre-hospital care management of acute spinal cord injury].
Acute injury to the spine and spinal cord can occur both in isolation as also in the context of multiple injuries. Whereas a few decades ago, the cause of paraplegia was almost exclusively traumatic, the ratio of traumatic to non-traumatic causes in Germany is currently almost equivalent. In acute treatment of spinal cord injury, restoration and maintenance of vital functions, selective control of circulation parameters, and avoidance of positioning or transport-related additional damage are in the foreground. This article provides information on the guideline for emergency treatment of patients with acute injury of the spine and spinal cord in the preclinical phase.