[Possibilites of application of traditional Chinese medicine - acupuncture - in the perioperative period.].

Chinese medicine is a holistic method of therapy with thousands of years of history. There are more assumptions regarding the mechanism of action, nevertheless, several studies have demonstrated its therapeutic effect. Nowadays, patients and physicians have become open to complementary medicine, but acupuncture used in the perioperative period has not yet widespread in Hungary.

[Use of thoracic and lung ultrasound in general anesthesia].

The use of ultrasound became an essential tool in the everyday practice of anesthesiology and intensive care as an indispensable prerequisite for the precise guidance of invasive procedures and also as a point-of-care diagnostic method. Despite the limitations of imaging the lung and thoracic structures, the COVID-19 pandemic and recent advances made this technology an evolving field. The intensive therapy applies these methods with important experience for differential diagnosis and assessment of disease severity or prognosis.

[Role of faith in strategies of healthcare professionals in intensive care units in end-of-life decision making].

Unlabelled: Összefoglaló. Bevezetés: A haldoklást minden korban kulturális és vallási szabályok vették körül, melyek a mai napig hatnak a társadalomban. A 21.

[Relationship between the coronavirus epidemic and the use of complementary and alternative medicine prior to elective surgical procedures].

Unlabelled: Összefoglaló. Bevezetés: A 2019 végén Vuhanból kiinduló, SARS-CoV-2 okozta koronavírus-járvány jelentős hatást gyakorolt életünkre. Specifikus terápia hiányában az emberek egy része alternatív gyógymódokhoz fordult.