Anästhesiologie, Intensivmedizin, Notfallmedizin, Schmerztherapie : AINS
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Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther · Apr 2012
[Hospital hygiene - outbreak management of nosocomial infections].
According to §6, section 3 of the German Protection against Infections Act [Infektionsschutzgesetz (IfSG)] an outbreak is defined as the occurrence in large numbers of nosocomial infections for which an epidemiological relationship is probable or can be assumed. About 2-10% of nosocomial infections in hospitals (about 5% in intensive care wards) occur within the framework of an outbreak. The heaped occurrence of nosocomial infections can be declared according to the prescribed surveillance of nosocomial infections (§23 IfSG) when, in the course of this assessment, a statistically significant increase in the rate of infections becomes apparent. ⋯ The names of patients involved in outbreaks need not be reported to the responsible health authorities. As a consequence of the report the health authorities become involved in the investigation to determine the cause and its elimination, and to provide support and advice. The outbreak management should be oriented on the respective recommendations of the Robert Koch Institute.
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Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther · Apr 2012
[Safe use of cuffed tracheal tubes in children].
In the last 5 years the use of cuffed tracheal tubes in infants and children has become popular worldwide and is accepted by major medical authorities. The advantages of cuffed tracheal tubes in smaller children - in particular the almost 100% chance to insert the right sized tracheal tube at the first attempt and their reliable sealing characteristics within the trachea - makes tracheal intubation and ventilation considerable easier and safer. ⋯ Conditions for the safe use of cuffed tubes in children are the availability of an adequately designed cuffed tube with a proofed recommendation for tube size selection and cuff pressure monitoring. The following rules must be fulfiled when cuffed tubes in children using are: confirmation of an air leak < 20 cmH2O inspiratory pressure with the cuff not inflated, cuff pressure limitation at 20 cmH2O and the avoidance of negative cuff pressures, resulting in sharp, cutting edges of the cuff membrane within the trachea.
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Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther · Mar 2012
Case Reports[Transthoracic echocardiography in anesthesia - case studies].
Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is a well established tool in cardiology and cardiosurgery. The rapid availability of TTE, combined with high quality and quantity of diagnostic messages, provides the user an interesting option in the area of anesthesia and intensive care medicine. The presenting case reports describe the importance and possibilities of transthoracic echocardiography for anaesthetists in the non-cardiosurgical area.