Publications by authors named "K Seibert"

Objective: Currently, there is an intensive discussion about enhancing and expanding outpatient rhinosurgical procedures. Many questions about how to stratify into out- and inpatient procedures are still not sufficiently clarified. Particularly, the use of nasal packing materials is not adequately discussed.

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Article Synopsis
  • - Objective: There's an ongoing debate about which rhinosurgical procedures should be done on an outpatient basis versus inpatient, highlighting a lack of clarity, especially about nasal packing materials.
  • - Material and Methods: A checklist was created to help categorize sinunasal procedures into inpatient or outpatient based on current research and identified risk factors.
  • - Results and Conclusions: The study identifies specific sinunasal procedures best suited for inpatient treatment and provides a thorough checklist to guide decisions on procedure type and patient discharge readiness.
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Background: Assessment tools for engagement in people with dementia often rely on self-reported measures which restricts their use in people with severe cognitive limitations. The Engagement of a Person with Dementia Scale (EPWDS) is a valid and reliable tool to assess behavioral and emotional expressions and responses of engagement in people with dementia through observation; however, the EPWDS is not yet available in the German language.

Objectives: 1) Translation and cross-culturally adaptation of the original English version of the EPWDS into the German language (EPWDS-GER) and 2) to gain insights into assessing data with the newly developed instrument.

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