[Outpatient Psychotherapy Before and After the Reform of the Psychotherapy Directive of 2017: Data from Practices with and without Psycho-Oncologic Specialty].

Background: The reform of the German psychotherapy directive in 2017 resulted in several changes for non-hospital-based psychotherapists. We examined whether patients received psychotherapy following their initial consultation more frequently after the reform than before.

Methods: Using records from psychotherapy practices in a retrospective cohort study, we investigated the frequency of a psychotherapy after the patients' initial consultation.

[Psycho-oncological care in private practices: a survey among psychotherapists with and without licence for reimbursement with public health insurance].

This study examined how certified psychotherapist working in an outpatient setting organise their practice to be able to treat cancer patients and what specific problems they encounter. We differentiated between therapists with and without licence. Out of the list of psychotherapists held by the German Cancer Information Service, a random sample of practices was selected.

Use of an atrial lead with very short tip-to-ring spacing avoids oversensing of far-field R-wave.

Objective: The AVOID-FFS (Avoidance of Far-Field R-wave Sensing) study aimed to investigate whether an atrial lead with a very short tip-to-ring spacing without optimization of pacemaker settings shows equally low incidence of far-field R-wave sensing (FFS) when compared to a conventional atrial lead in combination with optimization of the programming.

Methods: Patients receiving a dual chamber pacemaker were randomly assigned to receive an atrial lead with a tip-to-ring spacing of 1.1 mm or a lead with a conventional tip-to-ring spacing of 10 mm.

Clinical experience does not correlate with the perceived need for cardiopulmonary resuscitation training.

Background: The efficiency of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training is dependent upon different influencing factors, such as the presented concepts, the participants' willingness to learn, and the interval between training sessions. However, the optimal interval for refreshing CPR training is less clear.

Objective: We evaluated the perceived need of simulator-based CPR training for nurses and correlated it with their clinical experience.

[Education in palliative care. An overview].

In recent years, the development of new educational concepts in palliative care was necessary due to (1) the growing number of institutions providing palliative care, (2) the introduction of the supplementary term palliative medicine and (3) the integration of palliative care modules in other educational programs in medicine and nursing. Already in the 1990s, dedicated professional societies devised learning target and objective catalogues that are widely acknowledged. In German law, these developments became visible with the introduction of the medical degree 'palliative medicine' in 2003 as well in the nursing law of 2004, where palliative care became part of all nursing education.

Atrial and ventricular septal defects can safely be closed by percutaneous intervention.

Various transcatheter devices and methods to close congenital heart defects are currently available. Devices have been designed specifically for atrial septal defect (ASD), patent foramen ovale (PFO), and ventricular septal defect (VSD) closure. The trend in interventional treatment of intracardiac shunts shows toward defect-specific systems.

Immediate and early loading of SLA ITI single-tooth implants: an in vivo study.

Purpose: The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether early and immediate loading of dental implants resulted in adverse consequences as determined clinically, radiographically, and histologically.

Materials And Methods: In a canine model, 48 sand-blasted, large-grit, acid-etched (SLA) surfaced implants were placed at 4 different times before definitive restoration and loading. These times were 3 months (group A), 21 days (group B), 10 days (group C), and 2 days (immediately) (group D) before loading.

[Predictors of resource use in inpatient psychotherapy: development of a German case group concept for patients with mental disorders].

Objective: Recent research on predictors of resource use in inpatient psychotherapy indicates that various patient characteristics as well as therapeutic factors may influence resource use. The aim of our study was to examine the relationship between patient attributes and psychotherapeutic costs in German inpatient psychotherapy. The amount of variance explained in resource use was calculated.

Carl Freiherr von Tubeuf: pioneer in biological control of plant diseases.

Carl von Tubeuf, a founder of plant pathology in Europe, pioneered biological control of a major plant disease and introduced the term "biological control" to plant pathology. His book on plant diseases was one of the first to be published in English. He was proficient in many areas, and his interests included plant diseases, mycology, forest insects, white pine blister rust, the mistletoes, plant protection laws, and nature conservation.

Intracoronary verapamil for reversal of no-reflow during coronary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction.

No-reflow is a frequent observation during direct PTCA for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and associated with a poor clinical outcome. This study assesses the value of verapamil for reversal of no-reflow during PTCA for AMI. In a consecutive series of 212 direct or rescue PTCAs for AMI, a TIMI flow grade < 3 was observed in 23 patients (10.