Midregional proatrial naturetic peptide (MRproANP) and copeptin (COPAVP) as predictors of all-cause mortality in recently diagnosed mild to moderate COPD-results from COSYCONET.

Background: MRproANP and COPAVP are prognostic markers for mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Furthermore, these biomarkers predict mortality due to cardiovascular diseases, which are important prognostically determining comorbidities in patients with COPD. However, less is known about these biomarkers in recently diagnosed mild to moderate COPD.

[Non-occlusive Mesenteric Ischemia caused by Diabetic Ketoacidosis - Pneumatosis intestinalis and Portal Venous Gas as an Indication of Mesenteric Ischemia].

History: A 67-year-old woman was found lying naked on the bathroom floor for at least the last 12 hours. She had a medical history of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus type 2 and a resection of the cecal pole.

Examinations: The patient was hypotonic (60/40 mmHg), hypothermic (29 °C) and hyperglycemic.

Do antibacterial skin sutures reduce surgical site infections after elective open abdominal surgery? - Study protocol of a prospective, randomized controlled single center trial.

Background: Surgical site infections (SSI) remain one of the most common complications in conventional abdominal surgery with an incidence between 4% and 19% (Sandini et al., Medicine (Baltimore) 95:e4057, 2016) in the literature. It is unclear whether the use of coated suture material for skin closure reduces the risk of SSI.