A pandemic like Covid-19 requires careful management of demand for ICU beds. Simply increasing the number of available ICU beds in local hotspots — a common response to rising caseloads — may paradoxically result in increased mortality. The better...
Das Brustbein ist nach einer medianen Sternotomie ein gebrochener Knochen, wie jeder andere gebrochene Knochen auch. Das Herz liegt geschützt hinter dem Brustbein, dem sogenannten Sternum, das bei einer Herzoperation durchtrennt werden muss, damit die Chirurgen Zugang erhalten. Dieses Verfahren...
QualiBelly Advanced is a unique, patented, compression support for any kind of surgery in the abdominal area and has unmatched comfort and functionality, both for patients and health care staff.Have a look at this comic strip explaining it all:
There have recently been several reports in the news [1-3] that placing ventilated COVID-19 patients in the prone position about 16 hours per day helps significantly to increase the oxygen saturation of the lungs. The explanation seems to be that sections...
What is it like to have the most important bone in your body split in half, exposing, arguably the most important organs in your body, the heart, and lungs? In two words, frightening and painful! Having been in the Cardio...
