Publications by authors named "S Hilgers"
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- This study examines endotracheal intubation (ETI) practices and outcomes in the emergency department of a hospital in Germany, focusing on success and complication rates from January 2020 to June 2023.
- A total of 499 patients were successfully intubated with a primary success rate of 98%, and a first pass success rate of 97.4%.
- The presence of consultant vs. resident ED staff did not show significant differences in intubation success rates, suggesting that both groups were equally effective.
We investigate the magnetic interlayer coupling and domain structure of ultra-thin ferromagnetic (FM) cobalt (Co) layers embedded between a graphene (G) layer and a platinum (Pt) layer on a silicon carbide (SiC) substrate (G/Co/Pt on SiC). Experimentally, a combination of x-ray photoemission electron microscopy with x-ray magnetic circular dichroism has been carried out at the Co L-edge. Furthermore, structural and chemical properties of the system have been investigated using low energy electron diffraction (LEED) and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Objective Structured Clinical Examination is a standard method of testing declarative and process knowledge in clinical core competencies. It is desirable that students undergo Objective Structured Clinical Examination training before participating in the exam. However, establishing Objective Structured Clinical Examination training is resource intensive and therefore there is often limited practice time.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study evaluated the validity of the current U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) circumference-based prediction equation for males to detect body composition changes in comparison to air-displacement plethysmography (ADP).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAngiotensin II type 1 receptor antagonism improves hypercholesterolemia-associated endothelial dysfunction.
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol
July 2002
Objective: Hypercholesterolemia-induced angiotensin II type 1 (AT1) receptor overexpression is thought to be a key event in the development of endothelial dysfunction.
Methods And Results: The effect of a 6-week treatment with the AT1 receptor antagonist candesartan (16 mg/d) on endothelial function and serum inflammation markers was compared with the effect of treatment with placebo or the calcium channel antagonist felodipine (5 mg/d) in 47 hypercholesterolemic patients (low density lipoprotein cholesterol >160 mg/dL). Endothelial function was assessed by measurement of forearm blood flow (FBF) by venous occlusion plethysmography.