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Cataract Surgery —Indications, Techniques, and Intraocular Lens Selection
CONCLUSION: In Germany, cataract surgery is usually performed on an outpatient basis under local anesthesia. Artificial lenses with various additional functions are available nowadays; the choice of lens depends on the needs of the individual patient. Patients must be adequately informed about the advantages and disadvantages of the different lens systems.PMID:36794457 | DOI:10.3238/arztebl.m2023.0028
Source: Deutsches Arzteblatt International - February 16, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Thabo Lapp Katrin Wacker Carsten Heinz Philip Maier Philipp Eberwein Thomas Reinhard Source Type: research

Treatment Options After a Diagnosis of Early Miscarriage: Expectant, Medical, and Surgical
CONCLUSION: If there is no acute indication for the surgical treatment of an early miscarriage, the patient can choose among three treatment options. Expectant and medical treatment can be provided on an outpatient basis. Curettage is the treatment of choice in the presence of infection, marked and persistent bleeding, hemodynamic instability, or a pre-existing coagulopathy.PMID:34696822 | DOI:10.3238/arztebl.m2021.0346
Source: Deutsches Arzteblatt International - October 26, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Thabea Musik Juliane Grimm Ingolf Juhasz-B öss Elke B äz Source Type: research

Endovascular and Open Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm.
CONCLUSION: Vascular surgery now offers a high degree of safety in the treatment of patients with asymptomatic AAA. Endovascular intervention is preferred. PMID: 33568258 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Deutsches Arzteblatt International - February 13, 2021 Category: General Medicine Tags: Dtsch Arztebl Int Source Type: research

Current Approaches to Epistaxis Treatment in Primary and Secondary Care.
CONCLUSION: The treatment of severe or recurrent epistaxis requires the interdisciplinary collaboration of the primary care physician, the emergency physician, the practice-based otolaryngologist, and the hospital otolaryngology service. Uniform guidelines and epidemiological studies on this topic would be desirable. PMID: 29345234 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Deutsches Arzteblatt International - January 20, 2018 Category: General Medicine Tags: Dtsch Arztebl Int Source Type: research

Obstructive Sleep Apnea-a Perioperative Risk Factor.
CONCLUSION: OSA patients need care by specialists from multiple disciplines, including anesthesiologists with experience in recognizing OSA, securing the airway of OSA patients, and managing them postoperatively. No randomized trials have yet compared the modalities of general anesthesia for OSA patients with respect to postoperative complications or phases of apnea or hypopnea. PMID: 27476705 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Deutsches Arzteblatt International - August 3, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Dtsch Arztebl Int Source Type: research

Chronic Abdominal Wall Pain.
CONCLUSION: Chronic abdominal wall pain is easily diagnosed on physical examination and can often be rapidly treated. Any physician treating patients with abdominal pain should be aware of this condition. Further comparative treatment trials will be needed before a validated treatment algorithm can be established. PMID: 26883414 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Deutsches Arzteblatt International - February 18, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Dtsch Arztebl Int Source Type: research