Drug Safety for Nursing-Home Residents - Findings of a Pragmatic, Cluster-Randomized, Controlled Intervention Trial in 44 Nursing Homes.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB, "liquid ecstasy") and its legal pro-drugs gamma-butyrolactone and 1,4-butanediol are gaining in importance as recreational drugs in Germany. The effects of these substances are comparable with those of alcohol or benzodiazepines. Because of the wide availability of GHB physi...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Andresen H,Stimpfl T,Sprys N,Schnitgerhans T,Müller A

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:It is the aim of this study to demonstrate which disorders of the hip joint can and should be treated by hip arthroscopy. METHOD:The technique and results of hip arthroscopy in different indications are evaluated and presented by means of a selective analysis of the literature, together with the author's ...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Rühmann O

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An understanding of p-values and confidence intervals is necessary for the evaluation of scientific articles. This article will inform the reader of the meaning and interpretation of these two statistical concepts. METHODS:The uses of these two statistical concepts and the differences between them are discu...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： du Prel JB,Hommel G,Röhrig B,Blettner M

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The scientific value and informativeness of a medical study are determined to a major extent by the study design. Errors in study design cannot be corrected afterwards. Various aspects of study design are discussed in this article. METHODS:Six essential considerations in the planning and evaluation of medic...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Röhrig B,du Prel JB,Blettner M

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Between August and December 2007, a mass poisoning due to adulterated marijuana was uncovered in the area of Leipzig, Germany. METHODS:Retrospective reports of patients with lead poisoning who were treated at Leipzig University Hospital. Analysis of data from the local health office, where marijuana consume...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Busse FP,Fiedler GM,Leichtle A,Hentschel H,Stumvoll M

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:10% to 20% of the population sees itself as suffering from food allergy, yet genuine, immune-mediated food allergy is suspected by patients and their physicians far more often than it is actually shown to be present. The unfounded suspicion of an IgE-mediated food allergy can substantially impair a patient's...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Seitz CS,Pfeuffer P,Raith P,Bröcker EB,Trautmann A

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:At present, one in six men over age 50 carries the diagnosis of prostate cancer, but only one in 33 will die of the disease. In view of these facts, conservative strategies such as active surveillance (AS) are important in the management of prostate cancer. METHODS:To obtain information on active surveillan...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Weissbach L,Altwein J

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Persons with statutory health insurance (SHI) in Germany increasingly report being denied medical services and being asked to purchase individual health services (IHS). We performed a population-based survey to study the prevalence of this practice, patients' attitudes toward it, and any potential regional d...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Richter S,Rehder H,Raspe H

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The children of mentally ill parents have a higher risk of developing mental illnesses themselves over the course of their lives. This known risk must be taken into account in the practical provision of health care. METHODS:Selective literature review. RESULTS:The increased psychiatric risk for children ...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Mattejat F,Remschmidt H

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Cervical spinal stenosis has become more common because of the aging of the population. There remains much uncertainty about the options for surgical treatment and their indications, particularly in cases of cervical myelopathy. METHODS:In order to provide guidance in clinical decision-making, the authors...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Meyer F,Börm W,Thomé C

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a heterogeneous disorder with subtypes that differ considerably in morphology and in their underlying chromosomal and molecular aberrations, which, in turn, determine their prognosis. The establishment of the indications for allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT) therefo...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Zander AR,Bacher U,Finke J

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Optimal wound management remains the subject of active research. Improved knowledge of physiological wound healing, systemic research into wound dressing and the evaluation of chemical disinfection have given rise to new approaches to wound care. METHODS:Selective literature review. RESULTS:The primary g...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Kujath P,Michelsen A

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The elapsed time between the onset of symptoms and reperfusion is a critical determinant of the clinical course of patients with myocardial infarction. The patients' own decision time is the most important component of prehospital delay. METHODS:Selective literature review based on the references in a met...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Gärtner C,Walz L,Bauernschmitt E,Ladwig KH

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:More than 3% of the total population will suffer from epilepsy at some time during their lives. One quarter of newly diagnosed cases worldwide are children. With optimal treatment, around 70% will enter remission. In the long run, antiepileptic drugs can be discontinued in almost half of affected individua...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Neubauer BA,Gross S,Hahn A

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Descriptive statistics are an essential part of biometric analysis and a prerequisite for the understanding of further statistical evaluations, including the drawing of inferences. When data are well presented, it is usually obvious whether the author has collected and evaluated them correctly and in keeping...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Spriestersbach A,Röhrig B,du Prel JB,Gerhold-Ay A,Blettner M

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The growth hormone-IGF (insulin-like growth factor) system plays a central role in hormonal growth regulation. Recombinant human (rh) growth hormone (GH) has been available since the late 1980s for replacement therapy in GH-deficient patients and for the stimulation of growth in patients with short stature o...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Ranke MB,Wölfle J,Schnabel D,Bettendorf M

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic urticaria often points the way to the diagnosis of a systemic disease, particularly when urticarial vasculitis can be demonstrated. Hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis syndrome (HUVS) is considered to be an independent immunological disease. METHOD:Selective literature review and consideration ...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Grotz W,Baba HA,Becker JU,Baumgärtel MW

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physicians of any specialty may be the first persons to whom prospective parents turn for information about the acquisition and storage of stem cells derived from cord blood. Stem cells can potentially be used to treat many diseases, yet they are not a panacea. This article provides an overview of their curr...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Reimann V,Creutzig U,Kögler G

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The author analyzed social-status-specific differences in tobacco smoking, physical inactivity, and obesity among men and women aged 18 years and above in Germany. METHODS:The 2003 Telephone Health Survey carried out by the Robert Koch Institute from September 2002 to May 2003 (n = 8318) provided the data f...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Lampert T

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disease of adults worldwide. Its incidence rises with age. Both intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors promote its development. In men aged 60 to 64, the right knee is more commonly affected; in women, the right and left knees are affected with nearly equal frequency. M...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Michael JW,Schlüter-Brust KU,Eysel P

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neurological early rehabilitation (phase B) is an integral component of the phase model of the German Federal Rehabilitation Council (Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft für Rehabilitation, BAR). We studied the current trend in patients' length of stay. METHODS:This study included 2060 cases of the BDH-Klinik Hessisc...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Rollnik JD,Janosch U

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Urinary incontinence can arise in a woman of any age. Its prevalence is between 10% and 40%. The main clinical problems in urogynecology are stress urinary incontinence (involuntary leakage of urine on exertion, sneezing, or coughing) and the overactive bladder syndrome (nycturia, pollakisuria, and urinary u...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Dannecker C,Friese K,Stief C,Bauer R

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We report the results of a longitudinal study of former child delinquents in Germany, stratified according to the number of offenses they committed before and after attaining the age of criminal responsibility (14 years). METHODS:A control group consisted of persons who had had no contact with the police as...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Remschmidt H,Walter R

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:When the German national medical licensing regulations were changed in 2002, the second part of the medical licensing examination was supplemented with a practical component and expanded from one day to two. The aim of this study was to assess the written and oral-practical examination grades before and afte...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Seyfarth M,Reincke M,Seyfarth J,Ring J,Fischer MR

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The post mortem external examination is the final service that a physician can render to a patient. Its purpose is not just to establish medical diagnoses, but to provide facts in the service of the judicial process and the public interest. Its main tasks are the definitive ascertainment of death, determinat...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Madea B,Rothschild M

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Pain-Free Hospital Project was initiated in 2003 with the aim of improving pain management throughout Germany. We assessed the current state of pain management in German hospitals. METHODS:From 2004 to 2006, data were obtained anonymously from 2252 patients who had undergone surgery, and 999 who had bee...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Maier C,Nestler N,Richter H,Hardinghaus W,Pogatzki-Zahn E,Zenz M,Osterbrink J

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multiple pregnancies have become more common in the industrialized world because of rising maternal ages and advances in reproductive medicine. METHODS:Selective literature review. RESULTS:Multiple pregnancy carries a higher risk of prematurity, intrauterine growth restriction, and prenatal death, as well ...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Dudenhausen JW,Maier RF

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Screening colonoscopy has been offered in Germany since the end of 2002. Our aim was to estimate numbers of colorectal cancers prevented or detected early by screening colonoscopy in 2003-2010. METHODS:Participation rates and prevalences of advanced adenomas and colorectal cancers at screening colonoscopy i...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Brenner H,Altenhofen L,Hoffmeister M

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare tumor with a poor prognosis. Often, the physicians who first treat patients with ACC have no prior experience with the disease. The aim of our study was to evaluate the quality of medical care for patients with ACC in Germany. METHODS:Data from the German ACC registr...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Johanssen S,Hahner S,Saeger W,Quinkler M,Beuschlein F,Dralle H,Haaf M,Kroiss M,Jurowich C,Langer P,Oelkers W,Spahn M,Willenberg HS,Mäder U,Allolio B,Fassnacht M

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The rising life expectancy of cancer patients has led to a greater need for treatment of spinal metastases. Interdisciplinary collaboration is important so that each patient's treatment can be properly tailored to the overall prognosis. The main factors to be considered are the histology of the primary tumor...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Delank KS,Wendtner C,Eich HT,Eysel P

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00