[Prevalence of sexualized harassment in an academic hospital - a cross-sectional survey].

Background: Sexualized harassment, discrimination and violence (SHDV) in the workplace, during training and studies can affect people regardless of their gender. The Equality team at the University Medicine Greifswald (UMG) conducted a survey to determine the current status of such experiences within the company and to derive targeted preventive measures.

Method: Over a period of four months, employees from various professional groups and students were asked online about their experiences and knowledge of sexualized harassment, discrimination and violence, as well as their need for support options.

Simulated data for census-scale entity resolution research without privacy restrictions: a large-scale dataset generated by individual-based modeling.

Background: Entity resolution (ER) is the process of identifying and linking records that refer to the same real-world entity. ER is a fundamental challenge in data science, and a common barrier to ER research and development is that the data fields used for this fuzzy matching are personally identifiable information, such as name, address, and date of birth. The necessary restrictions on accessing and sharing these authentic data have slowed the work in developing, testing, and adopting new methods and software for ER.

Microcirculation disorders of the skin.

Changes in the microcirculation of the skin are a frequently observed accompanying phenomenon of many diseases, far beyond the spectrum of dermatological diseases. Not all of these changes are pathological, many are transient and have no serious consequences. This is true for many inflammatory diseases such as psoriasis vulgaris or atopic eczema.

Representing Sex and Gender Information in Biomedical Research.

In medicine and biomedical research, sex- and gender-related aspects are ubiquitous. If not considered adequately, a lower quality of research data can be expected together with a lower generalizability of study results with real-world settings. From a translational perspective, a lack of sex- and gender-sensitivity in acquired data can have negative implications for diagnosis, treatment (outcome and side effects), and risk prediction.

[Telemedical aftercare of patients with skin diseases].

Background: Improved technologies, an increased need for medical healthcare as well as the shortage of specialist personnel lead to a growing importance of telemedical applications. Dermatology is especially suitable for telemedical applications because of the visual appearance of skin diseases. This can contribute to optimizing the care and aftercare of patients with skin diseases.

Improvement of occupational leg edema and discomforts (RCT).

Background: Edema and subjective leg complaints (e.g. pain, heaviness) after long standing or sitting, are defined as orthostatic leg complaints or occupational edema.

Validation of the psychometric properties of a "Modified Version of the Hornheider Screening Instrument" (HSI-MV) using a sample of outpatient and inpatient skin tumor patients.

Background: The basis for adequate psycho-oncological care is the identification of patients with psychosocial support needs. The German Working Group for Psychooncology also recommends the Hornheider Screening Instrument (HSI) for this purpose. The question, "Is anyone in your family particularly burdened by the hospital stay?" is intended to capture disease-related family stress.

Improvement of dynamic venous function after thermal ablation with steam vein occlusion - 6-weeks and 1-year follow-up after 167 treatments.

Background: In this paper, the method of steam vein occlusion for the treatment of the great/small saphenous vein (GSV/SSV) was analyzed in terms of a therapeutic influence on the dynamic parameters of global vein function, its effects on subjective symptoms based on chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) and the side effects of the steam vein sclerosis (SVS). It has been questioned whether the effects of this method lead to a recommendation for routine clinical practice.

Methods: The venous drainage and the venous refilling time (T0) of the leg treated were determined by photoplethysmography (Elcat, Wolfratshausen, Germany) before, six weeks and one year after the intervention to examine the effects on global venous function.

Psychosocial stress of dermatology inpatients and their relatives - Comparison of patients with and without cancer.

Background: In the clinical treatment pathways of certified oncological centers, psychotherapeutic services are mandatory. Although patients with somatic, non-oncological illnesses show an equally high prevalence of psychosocial stress, these guidelines do not exist for the general hospital sector. Are these patients really less burdened and is psychological support only needed in individual cases? The example of dermatological patients will be used to show whether the need for psychosocial care and the desire for support vary between individuals with and without malignant disease.

The course of Kaposi's sarcoma, a marker disease for the initial diagnosis of AIDS, under ongoing cART.

While Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) was common in the 1980s and early 1990s in HIV-positive patients and one of the most common AIDS-defining diseases, its prevalence today has decreased significantly due to the early and widespread use of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (cART) therapy. The rapid initiation of cART or, if occurring during ongoing cART, an optimization of antiretroviral therapy leads to a healing of this tumour disease in most patients. The aim of the therapy is immune reconstitution, as the immunodeficiency resulting from the HIV disease (reduced CD4+-T helper cells) promotes the development and spread of KS.

Analysis of pigmented skin lesions and malignant melanoma by Laser Doppler flowmetry - Report of different cases and further analysis by a neuronal network.

Background: Dermatoscopy is successfully used for the early diagnosis of suspicious skin lesions, however, correct diagnosis depends on training. There is evidence that wavelet analysis by Laser Doppler flowmetry (LDF) can identify malignant melanomas by their hypervascularization and changes in the capillary morphology.

Objective: To show the capability of LDF in the distinction of melanomas and benign pigmented skin lesions based on data collected over 16 years.

A rare case of a patient with PPP syndrome presenting pancreatic pseudocysts, panniculitis, and symptoms of polyarthritis. A radicular cyst of the upper jaw could be another manifestation of the syndrome.

In rare cases, pancreatic enzymes can enter the bloodstream and cause fat necrosis in the bone and tissue leading to a disorder called pancreatitis, panniculitis, and polyarthritis syndrome. Clinicians should have this syndrome in mind when treating patients with pancreatitis.

[Influence of nutrition, common autoimmune diseases and smoking on the incidence of foot mycoses].

Background: Foot mycoses, including onychomycoses, are worldwide infectious diseases. As part of a regional survey using randomly selected residents of in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, we investigated the impact of dietary habits, the presence of most frequent autoimmune diseases and current smoking on fungal skin infections in order to reveal potential new risk factors to elucidate potential preventive interventions.

Objectives: The identification of potential new factors that influence the development of mycosis was performed in order to derive possible preventive measures.

[Teledermatology for emergency patient care : Two-year experience with teledermatological emergency care].

Background: Internationally telemedicine has become an important element of health care. Up to now it plays, however, a minor role in the German health care system. Taking skin diseases as an example we examined over a 2‑year period whether teledermatology is appropriate to care for patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with symptomatic skin diseases.

Long-term outcome of open surgery in CVI patients concerning postoperative complications, perioperative hemodynamics and clinical efficacy, Part II1.

Background: Chronic venous disease (CVD) is extremely common worldwide with prevalence increasing with age. It is associated with a reduced quality of life, particularly in relation to pain, physical function and mobility. Symptomatic chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) with venous ulcer at its' endpoint, indicates interventional surgery to cure venous reflux therewith promoting wound healing and preventing recurrence.

["Decoratively figured blisters" on the whole integument in initially diagnosed ulcerative colitis].

The rare case of a 61-year-old patient suffering from linear IgA dermatosis is presented. The patient was previously hospitalized with chronic inflammatory bowel disease. The correct diagnosis of the disease was based on clinical and histological findings.

The Relationship between Vegetable Intake and Weight Outcomes: A Systematic Review of Cohort Studies.

The relationship between vegetable consumption and measures of adiposity was assessed in cohort studies. Seven databases were searched from inception until February 2018. The quality of individual studies was assessed using the Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal of Cohort Studies tool.

Long-term outcome of open surgery in CVI patients concerning postoperative complications, perioperative hemodynamics and clinical efficacy, Part I.

Background: Chronic venous disease (CVD) is extremely common worldwide. The prevalence is increasing with age and is associated with a reduced quality of life, particularly in relation to pain, physical function and mobility. Symptomatic chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) with venous ulcer at its' endpoint, indicates interventional surgery to cure venous reflux therewith promoting wound healing and preventing recurrence.

Hyperspectral imaging as a possible tool for visualization of changes in hemoglobin oxygenation in patients with deficient hemodynamics - proof of concept.

There is a lack of imaging tools for the evaluation of spatial alterations in microcirculation including blood oxygen saturation and hemoglobin distribution but recent innovative developments in hyperspectral technology may offer a solution. We examined different hemodynamic disorders in patients suffering from scleroderma, Dupuytren surgery, chronic foot ulcera and skin infections. Superficial and deeper blood oxygen saturation, hemoglobin distribution and water content were determined using hyperspectral imaging (HSI).

Psychosocial distress and desire for support among skin cancer patients - impact of treatment setting.

Background: Diagnosis and treatment of malignancies are frequently associated with a variety of problems for affected individuals and their relatives. In order to ensure adequate psycho-oncological and social care, it is recommended to routinely assess patients' psychosocial distress. While psychosocial services for inpatients have been expanded in recent years, the outpatient care structure in terms of psycho-oncological support is far from satisfactory, especially in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.