This content is machine translated Case study 8-year-old girl with Pätau syndrome aka trisomy 13 The median survival time for live-born children with complete trisomy 13 without medical intervention is 7-10 days. Over 90% of affected newborns die in the first year of life. Risk...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated MASLD/MASH: lifestyle, pharmacotherapy, bariatric procedures Addressing metabolic drivers and counteracting fibrosis Steatotic liver diseases that are not associated with alcohol consumption are now referred to as metabolic steatotic liver disease (MASLD) or metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH). There is now no need...…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Plastic surgery and reconstructive microsurgery for DFS Functional limb preservation between infection control, vascular medicine and resurfacing Diabetic foot syndrome (DFS) is one of the most serious and functionally significant complications of diabetes, with a high number of functionally relevant amputations. DFS is not to be understood...… CME-Test
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Postpartum hemorrhage What the new WHO Consensus Guidelines 2025 mean for Swiss practice On October 5, 2025 – the first World Day of Action against Postpartum Hemorrhage (PPH) – the WHO, FIGO and the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) published the first consolidated,...…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Cardiology Minimally invasive – the quiet triumph of modern heart surgery The median sternotomy was the standard approach for cardiac surgery for many decades. With the advent of minimally invasive procedures, the guiding question of cardiac surgery shifted: away from maximum...… CME-Test
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Peristomal skin health Focus on preventive care options For people with a stoma, peristomal skin health is a key factor for quality of life. With an incidence of up to over 70%, skin complications in the stoma area...… CME-Test
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – Prostate lipoma Lipomas are benign masses that develop from mature adipocytes. In most cases, they are localized subcutaneously. In the soft tissues, the shoulder girdle and back are preferred, but they can...…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Orthobiologics for knee osteoarthritis PRP and hyaluronic acid injections as building blocks in a multimodal concept Conservative arthrosis therapy aims to alleviate pain and maintain mobility, whereby the measures should be individually tailored to the patient. In addition to addressing lifestyle factors, physiotherapy and physical applications...…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated New evidence on descensus, urinary incontinence and the future of reconstruction Urogynecology and pelvic floor surgery 2026 Urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic floor surgery are in a phase of upheaval: the ban on transvaginal polypropylene mesh kits in many countries has fundamentally changed the surgical strategy and provided...…
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Wound treatment Surgical wound complications Demographic change is also influencing the prevalence and therefore the relevance of postoperative complications. Surgical wound complications in particular not only have a negative impact on individual morbidity, mortality and...… CME-Test
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Plastic surgery and reconstructive microsurgery for DFS Functional limb preservation between infection control, vascular medicine and resurfacing Diabetic foot syndrome (DFS) is one of the most serious and functionally significant complications of diabetes, with a high number of functionally relevant amputations. DFS is not to be understood...… CME-Test
