Der Anaesthesist
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To the Anaesthetic Record of the Kreiskrankenhaus Donaueschingen a questionnaire was developed and used during te years 1978 and 1979 to compute the yearly reports of the whole anesthesia department as well as for each anesthesia resident. The various anaesthetics and techniques formed the basis of our data retrieval program. ⋯ Only one punch card is used; the rate of error is small. Since coding can be done by the anaesthesist himself or the nurse anaesthesist, no additional coding personnel is required.
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Case Reports
[Subcutaneous abscess following long time continuous epidural anaesthesia (author's transl)].
Inflammation around the puncture canal following continuous epidural anaesthesia of short duration are observed extremely rarely. To avoid the risk of infection the catheter is kept in the epidural space for not more than 24 to 48 h in the majority of cases. ⋯ After this time, a subcutaneous abscess of cherry size had developed. Indications and contraindications are discussed on the basis of this case report.