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26.03.2024 | perspective

Perspective: legal, ethical, and medical perspectives of the landscape of assisted suicide in Austria

verfasst von:
Prof. Eva Katharina Masel, MD, PhD, MSc

26.03.2024 | obituary

In memoriam Univ. Prof. Dr. Karl Heinz Tragl (1936–2023)

verfasst von:
Univ. Prof. Dr. Beatrix Volc-Platzer

21.03.2024 | letter to the editors

Nonspecific symptoms post-pulmonary vein isolation: overdiagnosis and overtreatment or dodging disaster?

verfasst von:
Dr. med. Dr. med. univ. Jonathan A. Sänger, MD

19.03.2024 | letter to the editors

The double-edged nature of ChatGPT in self-diagnosis

verfasst von:
Shunsuke Koga, MD, PhD

Open Access 14.03.2024 | original article

The value of cryoablation in orbital surgery

Aim of this article is to give an overview of the technical background and the advantages of modern devices for different applications of cryoablation in cranio-orbital neurosurgery.The treatment of orbital lesions is complicated by the complex …

verfasst von:
Johannes Herta, MD PhD, Christian Matula, MD, Lisa Wadiura, MD PhD, Matthias Millesi, MD PhD

13.03.2024 | letter to the editors

Delayed diagnosis of nonspecific symptoms requiring overdiagnosis and overtreatment?

verfasst von:
Marko Lucijanic, MD PhD, Robert Likic, Ivan Krecak

Open Access 08.03.2024 | original article

The emergence of the Medical University of Vienna 20 years ago

At the beginning of the 2000s the Austrian public universities were characterized by staffing rigidities, little competitive research, outdated study curricula and free access to all fields of study, the latter combined with high dropout rates and …

verfasst von:
Wolfgang Schütz, Markus Grimm

Open Access 08.03.2024 | perspective

Challenging the common practice of intravenous fluid administration

Viewpoint on the need for an enteral fluid therapy trial in critically ill patients

Intravenous fluid therapy is frequently and ubiquitously used across clinical disciplines, and it is considered indispensable for treating various serious diseases [ 1 ]. Although this practice is currently widely used, the choice and amount of …

verfasst von:
Nikolaus Keil, Vincent Rathkolb, Maximilian Waller, Simon Krenn, Georg Hinterholzer, Wilfred Druml, Michael Hiesmayr, Sabine Schmaldienst, Manfred Hecking

Open Access 08.03.2024 | original article

Hybrid PET/MRI of large vessel vasculitis

Radiation dose compared to PET/CT with view on cumulative effective dose

In large vessel vasculitis (LVV) symptoms are diverse and sometimes nonspecific. Both clinical and laboratory parameters may be variable and nonspecific, often leading to a delay in an exact diagnosis [ 1 ]. Complications of LVV include rupture …

verfasst von:
Johanna-Felicia Brauner, Sazan Rasul, Dominik Berzaczy, Daniela Beitzke, Tim Wollenweber, PD Dr. Dietrich Beitzke

06.03.2024 | images in clinical medicine

Systemic arterial air embolism following CT-guided lung biopsy

A 59-year-old man presented to the thoracic surgery department with chest tightness persisting for 8 months. As requested by the doctor, he underwent a chest computed tomography (CT) scan. The results showed diffuse interstitial changes and …

verfasst von:
Fangyuan Long, Liming Zhang, Ronghang Hu

Open Access 20.02.2024 | Clinical-Pathological Conference

Clinical-Pathological Conference Series from the Medical University of Graz

Case No 178: A 30-year-old nurse with urine dipstick (+++)‑positive for protein in her late pregnancy

Laboratory: erythrocytes 4.0 × 10 12 /L (normal: 4.1–5.1 × 10 12 /L), hemoglobin 12.2 g/dL (normal: 12.0–15.3 g/dL), hematocrit 35.3% (normal: 35.0–55.0%), mean corpuscular volume 88.5 fL (normal: 80–98 fL), leukocytes 8.86 × 10 9 /L (normal: …

verfasst von:
Elisabeth Fabian, MD, PhD, MSc, BSc, Gert Mayer, MD, Kathrin Eller, MD, Marion Pollheimer, MD, Robert Queissner, MD, Guenter J. Krejs, MD, AGAF, MWGO

Open Access 13.02.2024 | original article

Long-term results after surgical basal cell carcinoma excision in the eyelid region: revisited

The aim of the study was to readdress basal cell carcinoma (BCC) in the periocular region to prove the efficacy of histologically controlled surgical treatment and to identify high-risk characteristics.Retrospective analysis of 451 microscopically …

verfasst von:
PD Dr. Reinhard Told, PhD, PD Dr. Adrian Reumueller, PhD, Judith Kreminger, MD, Prof. Birgit Lackner, MD, Prof. Andreas Kuchar, MD, Prof. Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth, MD, Prof. Roman Dunavoelgyi, MD

Open Access 06.02.2024 | original article

Effects of cardiovascular risk factors and pre-existing diseases on the short-term outcome of Takotsubo syndrome

Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) also known as Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, stress cardiomyopathy or broken heart syndrome, describes an acute form of heart failure with typical left ventricular wall motion abnormalities. The most common symptoms of TTS are …

verfasst von:
Roya Anahita Mousavi, Andreas Schober, Christina Kronberger, Emilie Han, Brigitte Litschauer, Gernot Pichler, Ap. Prof. Roza Badr Eslam, MD MSc

05.02.2024 | images in clinical medicine

Image in clinical medicine

Scapular winging in tick-borne encephalitis

A 46-year-old man presented with increasing general weakness, fever and headache. He described a tick bite 2 weeks previously. Clinically, the patient had mild neck stiffness and psychomotor slowing. His body temperature was 39.5 °C. Magnetic …

verfasst von:
Tamara Garibashvili, Katharine Kämpchen, Prof. Dr Josef G. Heckmann, MME

Open Access 02.02.2024 | case report

Delayed diagnosis of a transient ischemic attack caused by ChatGPT

Techniques of artificial intelligence (AI) are increasingly used in the treatment of patients, such as providing a diagnosis in radiological imaging, improving workflow by triaging patients or providing an expert opinion based on clinical …

verfasst von:
Dr. Jonathan A. Saenger, MD, Jonathan Hunger, MD, Prof. Dr. Dr. Andreas Boss, MD, Dr. Johannes Richter, MD

Open Access 01.02.2024 | original article

Laienreanimationstraining in Österreich: Eine Übersicht und Annäherung

Das frühzeitige Eingreifen von Laien bei einem außerklinischen Herzstillstand verbessert die Überlebenswahrscheinlichkeit und das neurologische Outcome erheblich. In Österreich gibt es einige Organisationen und Initiativen, die durch …

verfasst von:
Christoph Veigl, Simon Orlob, MD, Thomas Kloimstein, MD, Benedikt Schnaubelt, Mario Krammel, MD, Markus Draxl, Lukas Feurhuber, Johannes Wittig, MD, Joachim Schlieber, MD, FERC, PD Dr. Dr. Sebastian Schnaubelt, MD, PhD

Open Access 29.01.2024 | historical article

25th anniversary of the Department of Cardiac Surgery at the University Medical Center Maribor: advancing hearts, changing lives

A quarter century of commitment

In 1996, Slovenia witnessed a profound transformation in its cardiac care landscape with the establishment of the Department of Cardiac Surgery at the University Medical Centre Maribor. This momentous milestone heralded the birth of the nation’s …

verfasst von:
Miha Antonic, MD, PhD, Anze Djordjevic, MD, PhD

26.01.2024 | letter to the editors

Boots in summer vs sandals in winter? The dilemma that makes cancelling daylight saving time tricky

verfasst von:
José María Martín-Olalla, Jorge Mira

26.01.2024 | Editorial

Summertime, wintertime, a biannual shift or what?

A polylemma!
verfasst von:
Univ. Prof. Dr. Michael Kundi

Open Access 25.01.2024 | review article

History of surgery at the University of Vienna

The three surgical schools

There are several publications on the history of surgery at the University of Vienna. None of these publications, however, sought to group the rich history of surgery in Vienna into distinct “surgical schools” of which, upon closer inspection …

verfasst von:
Laurenz Wolner, Paula Höfinger, Prof. emer. Ernst Wolner