Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift
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In recent years, high-flow oxygen therapy (HFNC) has become established and proven as an oxygenation method for patients with severe respiratory restrictions in most intensive care units. Advantages of this method, which is used especially for patients with hypoxaemia, are the easy application and the compliance by the patient. Devices are used which enable individual oxygen therapy by means of humidification, warming up and gas flow regulation options.
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Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr. · May 2020
[Therapy of type 2 diabetes - Recommendations of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD)].
New joint clinical recommendations for the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes of the european (EASD) and american (ADA) diabetes associations and the european society for cardiology (ESC) implement the evidence from clinical cardiovascular endpoint studies into daily clinical practice. The individual patient profile and it´s cardiovascular risk rather than HbA1c levels alone dominate treatment strategies. In case of high oder very high cardiovascular risk GLP-1-receptor agonists or SGLT-2-inhibitors are the preferred choice, the latter especially in patients with chronic heart failure or increased risk, respectively.