Publications by authors named "Sascha J Baettig"
Introduction: Point-of-care gastric ultrasound is an emerging tool in peri-operative practice. However, data on the technical challenges of gastric ultrasound, which are essential for optimised training, remain scarce. We analysed gastric ultrasound examinations performed after basic training to identify factors associated with difficulty.
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- * After her surgery, her coughing got really bad, and even strong medications couldn't help her feel better.
- * The case shows that doctors need to carefully plan how to help patients with serious cough problems before and during surgery.
Introduction: A new coronavirus, called Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-CoronaVirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), has emerged from China in late 2019 and has now caused a worldwide pandemic. The impact of COVID-19 has not been described so far in a military setting. We therefore report a case series of infected patients in a recruit school in Switzerland and the herein associated challenges.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDeterminants of patient satisfaction following reconstructive shoulder surgery.
BMC Musculoskelet Disord
November 2017
Background: Obtaining patient satisfaction is a key goal of surgical treatment. It was the purpose of this study to identify pre-, peri- and postoperative factors determining patient satisfaction after shoulder surgery, quantify their relative importance and thereby allow the surgeon to focus on parameters, which will influence patient satisfaction.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 505 patients, who underwent either rotator cuff repair (n = 216) or total shoulder arthroplasty (n = 289).