[Shortage of physicians in anaesthesiology and intensive care medicine - Causes, consequences and solutions].

74% of all hospitals had vacant positions in 2011, also departments of anaesthesiology and intensive care medicine. More than 50% of these departments work with locums. There are couple of reasons for the shortage of physicians.

[Regional anesthesia as a useful alternative to general anesthesia? Overview of the current data].

Neuromuscular disorders are rare and often not very well diagnosed diseases. They can be separated in prejunctional, junctional or postjunctional diseases. General anesthesia is connected with a higher risk, therefore regional anesthesia could often be regarded with favour and could be a safe alternative.