[Management of fever in children].

Fever is one of the most common reasons for encounter in pediatrics. This article gives information on how to judge the condition of a feverish child or infant correctly: Special emphasis should be put on the general condition of the patient and the clinical course of symptoms over time. With a few skills and tools severe pitfalls can be avoided.

Predictors of general complications after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgical procedures.

Background: The video-assisted thoracoscopic approach has become the preferred method for many procedures due to the reduced trauma, complication rate and morbidity. The aim of this study was a risk evaluation of patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) procedures.

Methods: Between 1991 and 2004, 1,008 patients were included in this single-center retrospective analysis.