Complications after pediatric percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: comparison of the push and pull technique.

Purpose: Various complications are associated with percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) procedures in children. The push technique is being increasingly used, but its complications are insufficiently characterized. We aimed to assess all complications related to PEG procedures and compare the safety of the pull and push techniques.

[The COVID-19 pandemic had significant impact on duration of surgery and hospitalization time for patients after cholecystectomy].

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic made substantial changes in medical care necessary. The aims of this study were to find out what influence the pandemic had on the perioperative course in patients with cholecystectomy (CHE) and to highlight possible residual consequences.

Method: From 1 July 2018 to 31 December 2021 a total of 735 patients with CHE were analyzed.

Impairment of Inspiratory Muscle Function after COVID-19.

Background: Persistent symptoms after acute coronavirus-disease-2019 (COVID-19) are common, and there is no significant correlation with the severity of the acute disease. In long-COVID (persistent symptoms >4 weeks after acute COVID-19), respiratory symptoms are frequent, but lung function testing shows only mild changes that do not explain the symptoms. Although COVID-19 may lead to an impairment of the peripheral nervous system and skeletal muscles, respiratory muscle function has not been examined in this setting.

[Implementation of anesthesia quality indicators in Germany : A prospective, national, multicenter quality improvement study].

Background: In 2016 the German Society of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (DGAI) and the Association of German Anesthetists (BDA) published 10 quality indicators (QI) to compare and improve the quality of anesthesia care in Germany. So far, there is no evidence for the feasibility of implementation of these QI in hospitals.

Objective: This study tested the hypothesis that the implementation of the 10 QI is feasible in German hospitals.

Implementation of anesthesia quality indicators in Germany : A prospective, national, multicenter quality improvement study.

Background: In 2016 the German Society of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (DGAI) and the Association of German Anesthetists (BDA) published 10 quality indicators (QI) to compare and improve the quality of anesthesia care in Germany. So far, there is no evidence for the feasibility of implementation of these QI in hospitals.

Objective: This study tested the hypothesis that the implementation of the 10 QI is feasible in German hospitals.