Markus Rupp, Nike Walter, Christian Pfeifer, Siegmund Lang, Maximilian Kerschbaum, Werner Krutsch, Florian Baumann, Volker Alt,
<h4>Background</h4>Detailed analyses of epidemiological data on fractures are an important resource for persons and institutions providing health care services, as they yield information on the effects of current treatment strategies and on the need for preventive measures. The epidemiology of fractures in Germany, however, is unknown. The goal of this ... Read more >>
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Jutta Hübner, Matthias Beckmann, Markus Follmann, Monika Nothacker, Franz Josef Prott, Bernhard Wörmann,
<h4>Background</h4>Approximately half of all patients with cancer use at least one method of complementary medicine during or after tumor treatment. The substances most commonly taken are micronutrients, food supplements, and plant extracts.<h4>Methods</h4>This guideline is based on pertinent articles retrieved by a systematic search in the Medline, Cochrane Library, Embase, PsycInfo, ... Read more >>
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Thomas Klopstock, Claudia Priglinger, Ali Yilmaz, Cornelia Kornblum, Felix Distelmaier, Holger Prokisch,
<h4>Background</h4>Mitochondrial disorders are among the most common heritable diseases, with an overall lifetime risk of approximately one in 1500. Nonetheless, their diagnosis is often missed because of their extreme phenotypic and genotypic heterogeneity.<h4>Methods</h4>This review is based on publications retrieved by a selective literature search on the clinical features, genetics, pathogenesis, ... Read more >>
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Christoph Paasch, Gianluca De Santo, Nouf Aljedani, Pedro Ortiz, Lisa Bruckert, Michael Hünerbein, Eric Lorenz, Roland Croner,
<h4>Background</h4>Incisional hernias with apertures measuring less than 7 cm can generally be treated adequately with the laparoscopic intraperitoneal onlay-mesh (IPOM) technique. The wearing of an abdominal binder after surgery is often recommended in order to promote wound healing and prevent recurrent herniation. We carried out a multicenter, randomized pilot trial ... Read more >>
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Johannes Roth, Oliver Sommerfeld, Andreas L Birkenfeld, Christoph Sponholz, Ulrich A Müller, Christian von Loeffelholz,
<h4>Background</h4>30-80% of patients being treated in intensive care units in the perioperative period develop hyperglycemia. This stress hyperglycemia is induced and maintained by inflammatoryendocrine and iatrogenic stimuli and generally requires treatment. There is uncertainty regarding the optimal blood glucose targets for patients with diabetes mellitus.<h4>Methods</h4>This review is based on pertinent ... Read more >>
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Viktoria Herterich, Sebastian Felix Baumbach, Antonia Kaiser, Wolfgang Böcker, Hans Polzer,
<h4>Background</h4>Metatarsal fractures are among the most common foot and ankle injuries, with an annual incidence of 6.7 per 100 000 persons. Approximately 30% of metatarsal fractures affect the base of the fifth metatarsal bone. Nevertheless, no evidence-based treatment recommendations are available to date.<h4>Methods</h4>The three fracture localizations according to Lawrence and ... Read more >>
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<h4>Background</h4>The accurate diagnosis of a disease is a prerequisite for its appropriate treatment. How well a medical test is able to correctly identify or rule out a target disease can be assessed by diagnostic accuracy studies.<h4>Methods</h4>The main statistical parameters that are derived from diagnostic accuracy studies, and their proper interpretation, ... Read more >>
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Christiane Völter, Jan Peter Thomas, Walter Maetzler, Rainer Guthoff, Martin Grunwald, Thomas Hummel,
<h4>Background</h4>The senses serve as the crucial interface between the individual and the environment. They are subject to aging and disease processes.<h4>Methods</h4>This review is based on pertinent publications retrieved by a selective search in the Medline and Cochrane Library databases.<h4>Results</h4>Approximately 40% of persons aged 70 to 79 manifest dysfunction in at ... Read more >>
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Roslind K Hackenberg, Koroush Kabir, Andreas Müller, Andreas Heydweiller, Christof Burger, Kristian Welle,
<h4>Background</h4>Hospitalized children and neonates very often receive intravenous treatment. There has not yet been any systematic study of the incidence of extravasation injuries in this age group. In a few studies of neonates in intensive care receiving intravenous treatment, incidence figures in the range of 18-46% have been reported; 2.4-4% ... Read more >>
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Dominique Singer, Luise Pauline Thiede, Anna Perez,
<h4>Background</h4>Advances in neonatology now enable increasing numbers of very low birth weight neonates (<1500 g) to survive into early adulthood and beyond. What are the implications for their long-term care?<h4>Methods</h4>Selective literature search on the outcome of very low birth weight neonates in adulthood ("adults born preterm").<h4>Results</h4>Robust data are available on ... Read more >>
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Peter Maisel, Erika Baum, Norbert Donner-Banzhoff,
<h4>Background</h4>Fatigue is a main or secondary reason for 10-20% of all consultations with a primary care physician.<h4>Methods</h4>This review is based on pertinent publications retrieved by a comprehensive, selective literature search on the epidemiology, etiology, and diagnostic evaluation of fatigue as a leading symptom of disease, as well as on the ... Read more >>
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Sven H Loosen, Hans H Bock, Martin Hellmich, Wolfram T Knoefel, Christian Trautwein, Verena Keitel, Johannes G Bode, Ulf P Neumann, Tom Luedde,
<h4>Background</h4>Liver transplantation (LT) has undergone dynamic developments in recent decades. In Germany, the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) recently tightened the guidelines regarding the minimum number of transplantations a center should perform annually. The aim of the study presented here, was to analyze recent trends in hospital mortality due to LT ... Read more >>
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Robin Köck, Caroline Herr, Lothar Kreienbrock, Stefan Schwarz, Bernd-Alois Tenhagen, Birgit Walther,
<h4>Background</h4>Extended-spectrum-β-lactamase-producing, carbapenemase-producing, and colistin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E, CPE, and Col-E) are multiresistant pathogens that are increasingly being encountered in both human and veterinary medicine. In this review, we discuss the frequency, sources, and significance of the zoonotic transmission of these pathogens between animals and human beings.<h4>Methods</h4>This review is based on pertinent ... Read more >>
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Ingrid Schubert, Dominikus Stelzer, Achim Siegel, Ingrid Köster, Claudia Mehl, Peter Ihle, Christian Günster, Patrik Dröge, Andreas Klöss, Erik Farin-Glattacker, Erika Graf, Max Geraedts,
<h4>Background</h4>The population-based integrated health care system called "Gesundes Kinzigtal" (Integrierte Versorgung Gesundes Kinzigtal, IVGK) was initiated more than 10 years ago in the Kinzig River Valley region, which is located in the Black Forest in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. IVGK is intended to optimize health care while maximizing costeffectiveness. ... Read more >>
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Thomas Mengden, Burkhard Weisser,
<h4>Background</h4>The treatment of arterial hypertension can be monitored by office blood pressure (office BP), home blood pressure (home BP), or 24 hours ambulatory blood pressure (ABPM). In this review, we present current recommendations from Germany and from international guidelines as well as the findings of the main studies on the ... Read more >>
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Michael Baumhardt, Jens Dreyhaupt, Claudia Winsauer, Lina Stuhler, Kevin Thiessen, Tilman Stephan, Sinisa Markovic, Wolfgang Rottbauer, Armin Imhof, Manuel Rattka,
<h4>Background</h4>A decline in the number of patients presenting with myocardial infarction was reported from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic onward. It is thought that measures introduced to stem the pandemic, such as the lockdown, contributed to this development. There are, however, conflicting data with respect to hospital referrals, delay ... Read more >>
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Hanna Leicht, Thomas Gaertner, Christian Günster, Andreas M Halder, Reinhard Hoffmann, Elke Jeschke, Jürgen Malzahn, Almut Tempka, Josef Zacher,
<h4>Background</h4>It has not been conclusively established whether, or to what extent, the time to surgery affects mortality and the risk of complications after the surgical treatment of proximal femoral fractures.<h4>Methods</h4>Data on 106 187 hospitalizations over the period 2015-2017 involving insurees of the German AOK health insurance company aged 20 and ... Read more >>
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David Hardung, Andrea Behne, Mehmet Boral, Carsten Giesche, Ralf Langhoff,
<h4>Background</h4>Patients with peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD) are at elevated risk for cardiovascular events and vascular events affecting the limbs. The goals of antithrombotic treatment are to keep vessels open after revascularization, to prevent cardiovascular events, and to lessen the frequency of peripheral ischemia and of amputation.<h4>Methods</h4>This review is based ... Read more >>
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Antonius Schneider, Ewan Donnachie, Stephan Zipfel, Paul Enck,
<h4>Background</h4>Patients with functional somatic syndromes (FSS) might be prone to potentially harmful medical investigations in ambulatory care. The primary aim of this study was to investigate which diagnostic tests such as X-ray, CT scans, MRT, and surgical procedures FSS patients receive in an outpatient setting. Its secondary aim was to ... Read more >>
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Marie Auzanneau, Andreas Fritsche, Andrea Icks, Erhard Siegel, Reinhold Kilian, Wolfram Karges, Stefanie Lanzinger, Reinhard W Holl,
<h4>Background</h4>Comprehensive data on the frequency of diabetes mellitus among hospitalized patients in Germany have not been published to date.<h4>Methods</h4>Among all inpatient cases aged ≥20 years that were documented in the German DRG statistics for 2015-2017, we analyzed the frequencies of five types of diabetes (type 1, type 2, other/pancreatic diabetes, ... Read more >>
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Armin J Grau, Sieghard Dienlin, Dirk Bartig, Werner Maier, Florian Buggle, Heiko Becher,
<h4>Background</h4>Regional deprivation can increase the risk of illness and adversely affect care outcomes. In this study, we investigated for the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate whether spatial-structural disadvantages are associated with an increased frequency of ischemic stroke and with less favorable care outcomes.<h4>Methods</h4>We compared billing data from DRG statistics (2008-2017) and ... Read more >>
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Knut Mai, Martin Fassnacht, Dagmar Führer-Sakel, Jürgen B Honegger, Matthias M Weber, Matthias Kroiss,
<h4>Background</h4>The immunologically mediated side effects of immune checkpoint inhibitors (CPI) often involve the endocrine system as well, and they can even be fatal, as in the case of unrecognized hypophysitis. Distinguishing such side effects from tumor-related changes is often difficult, because their clinical features can be nonspecific.<h4>Methods</h4>This review is based ... Read more >>
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Hugo Segerer, Michael Wurm, Julia M Grimsmann, Beate Karges, Andreas Neu, Marina Sindichakis, Katharina Warncke, Axel Dost, Reinhard W Holl,
<h4>Background</h4>Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a potentially life-threatening metabolic disorder that can occur with manifestation of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D). The aim of this study was to analyze the incidence of DKA at the time of the diagnosis of T1D in childhood and adolescence, the risk factors, and regional approaches ... Read more >>
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Steffen Walter, Vladimir Hrabal, Johannes Kahle, Margrit-Ann Geibel, Stephan Frisch, Lucia Jerg-Bretzke,
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Karin Jordan, Camilla Leithold,
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