Publications by authors named "F Konig"
Background: The introduction of hybrid DRGs on 1 January 2024 is intended to create incentives to perform inpatient urology services, e.g., ureterorenoscopy (URS), on an outpatient basis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Platform trials are innovative clinical trials governed by a master protocol that allows for the evaluation of multiple investigational treatments that enter and leave the trial over time. Interest in platform trials has been steadily increasing over the last decade. Due to their highly adaptive nature, platform trials provide sufficient flexibility to customize important trial design aspects to the requirements of both the specific disease under investigation and the different stakeholders.
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- The study examined the effectiveness of using multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) as a diagnostic tool for identifying clinically significant prostate cancer (csPCa) and its impact on managing biopsy decisions in men suspected of having the disease.
- Conducted over three years at multiple urology practices in Berlin, the trial monitored participants with either positive or negative mpMRI results, allowing for a better understanding of patient outcomes and the safety of the protocol.
- Results indicated that a significant number of men avoided unnecessary biopsies over time, with a small percentage of those initially deemed negative later diagnosed with csPCa, suggesting the monitoring strategy may be feasible and safe for patients.
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- Post-COVID-19 syndrome (PCS) affects individuals with long-lasting symptoms, particularly fatigue and exercise capacity, after COVID-19 infection, prompting researchers to explore exercise as a treatment option.
- A study conducted at the University of Vienna compared the effects of 12 weeks of supervised endurance training versus concurrent training on physical function and quality of life in individuals with PCS who were not hospitalized.
- Results showed both exercise groups had significant improvements in VO2peak and reduced fatigue, with concurrent training leading to greater gains in lower body strength and breathlessness, while the control group showed no significant changes.
Climate change is a worldwide problem that is manifested in livestock farming with a decrease in animal health and welfare and economic losses due to heat stress. Therefore, a precise and continuous recording of the barn climate is essential to be able to implement actions at a certain threshold. The aim of this study was to evaluate a logger for temperature and humidity (Kestrel Drop D2) marketed for on-farm use in comparison to various other temperature/humidity data loggers under field conditions.
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