Hip athroplasy of osteonecrosis: with or without cement : Results on EBRA-FCA

Von 1992 1998 wurden insgesamt 67 Patienten mit der Diagnose Hüftkopfnekro-se mit zementfreien Hüfttotalendoprothesen (n = 41; Mittleres Alter: 48,2 ± 9,1; m : w = 6 : 1, Alkohol, kortikoidinduziert, Idiopathisch: 6 : 7 : 15) oder zementier-ten Implantaten (n = 26, Mittleres Alter: 65,3 ± 8,4, m : w = 1 : 1, Alko-hol:kortikoidinduziert:Idiopathisch = 6 : 5 : 15) untersucht. Neben klinischen und konventionell radiologischen Untersuchungen wurde als Parameter der Implantatstabilität insbesondere das Tiefertreten des Schaftes mit Hilfe eines computergestützten Messverfahrens, der digitalen EBRA-FCA, untersucht. Die subjektiven Parameter der Patienten wurden mit dem SF 36 und dem Womac-Score bewertet. Nach durchschnittlich 6 ± 2 Jahren bei den zementfreien und 5,6 ± 2,5 Jahren bei den zementierten Hüften wurden die Patienten nachuntersucht. In diesem Nach-untersuchungszeitraum war kein Implantat gelockert oder revidiert. Die zement-freien Schäfte zeigen eine mittlere Subsidence von -0,59 mm, die zementierten Schäfte ein Tiefertreten von -0,68 mm. Die durchschnittlichen subjektiven Para-meter im HHS, Womac und SF 36 waren bei den zementfreien Prothesen (HHS = 83 ± 19, Womac = 2,0 ± 2,6, körp. Summenskala SF 36 = 40,1 ± 13,4) besser als bei den zementierten (HHS = 74 ± 20,4, Womac = 2,6 ± 2,6 und körp. Summenskala SF 36= 33,4 ± 12,1). Die schlechtesten subjektiven Parameter und die schlechteste kortikale Knochenstruktur zeigten die Patienten mit kortikoidinduzierter Nekrose, sowohl bei den zementierten als auch bei den zementfreien Schaftversorgungen. Eine höhere Migrationsrate wurde bei den zementfrei-en Implantationen in dieser Untergruppe jedoch nicht gefunden. Die vorliegende Untersuchung beschreibt Ergebnisse der zementfreien Schaft-versorgung bei Patienten mit Hüftkopfnekrose. Der Vergleich mit einer im Durch-schnitt älteren Vergleichsgruppe mit zementierten Implantaten zeigt keine höhere Implantatmigration, keine Revision im Nachuntersuchungszeitraum und insgesamt höhere subjektive Ergebnisse in verschiedenen Score-Systemen. Auch bei schlechterer primärer Ausgangssituation zeigen die zementfreien Implantate kein schlechteres Wanderungsverhalten. Insgesamt ist daher die Indikation oder die Versorgung von Hüftkopfnekrosen bei jüngeren Patienten mit zementfreien Imp-lantaten weiterhin gerechtfertigt.A Comparrison of hip athroplasty on patients with necrosis of the femoral head. To typs of hip athroplasty: with and without cement. Between 1992 and 1998 67 Patients with the diagnosis necrosis of the femoral head were operated. Three groups: idiopathic, corticoid, alkohol. Is there an influence by the reason of necrosis to the outcome

The work and training situation for young physicians undergoing specialty training in gynecology and obstetrics in Germany: an assessment of the status quo

Purpose!#!General conditions in the health-care system in Germany have changed dramatically in recent years. Factors affecting this include above all demographic change, rapid developments in diagnostic and therapeutic options, and the application of economic criteria to the health-care sector. This study aimed to establish the current status quo regarding conditions of work and training for young doctors in gynecology and obstetrics, analyze stress factors, and suggest potential improvements.!##!Methods!#!Between October 2015 and March 2016, a web-based survey was carried out among residents and members of the German Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics. The electronic questionnaire comprised 65 items on seven topics. Part of the survey included the short version of a validated model of professional gratification crises for analyzing psychosocial work-related stress.!##!Results!#!The analysis included a total of 391 complete datasets. Considerable negative findings in relation to psychosocial work pressure, time and organizational factors, quality of specialty training, and compatibility between work and family life and work and academic tasks were detected. A high level of psychosocial work pressure is associated with more frequent job changes, reduced working hours, poorer health among physicians, and a lower subjectively assessed quality of care.!##!Conclusions!#!Greater efforts are needed from all the participants involved in patient care to achieve high-quality training and working conditions that allow physicians to work in a healthy and effective way. These aspects are all prerequisites for sustainably maximizing the resource 'physician' and for ensuring high-quality patient care

European trainee exchange:Experiences due the ENTOG exchange programme 2015 in Utrecht, the Netherlands

The European Network of Trainees in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (ENTOG) is a Europe wide association of trainees in gynaecology and obstetric. It is closely associated with the European Board and College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Both organisations aim to improve the training in gynaecology and obstetrics as the fundamental step to overcome large differences in women's health across Europe. Annually, ENTOG meeting takes place which brings together trainees from the member countries to share their professional experience. The training session of the meeting which is preceded by an exchange programme. The exchange programme aims to learn something about the everyday work of the host country. This article reports about the ENTOG exchange program that took place in the Netherlands this year and outlines difference to the German health system. The inter-collegiate exchange within Europe represents both a challenge as well as an opportunity to learn from eachother. The 2016 ENTOG exchange will take place in Turkey

Duty Rosters andWorkloads of Obstetricians in Germany: Results of a Germany-wide Survey

Background Compiling a daily hospital roster which complies with existing laws and tariff regulations and meets the requirements for ongoing professional training while also taking the legal regulations on the health of employees into account makes planning the duty roster a challenge. The aim of this study was to obtain a realistic picture of existing duty roster systems and of the current workloads of obstetricians in Germany. Method This online survey was sent to 2770 physicians training to become obstetricians or specializing in specific areas of obstetric care. The survey consisted of an anonymized 95item questionnaire which collected data on different types of duty roster systems and the workload of obstetricians in Germany for the period from 17.02.2015 to 16.05.2015. Results Out of a total of 2770 physicians who were contacted, 437 (16%) completed the questionnaire. Across all forms of care, the care provided outside normal working hours usually (75%) consisted of a combination of regular working times and on-call duty or even consisted entirely of standby duty. Level I perinatal centers were most likely 20% (n = 88) to have a shift system in place. Working a shift system was significantly more common in care facilities which had previously carried out a job analysis. The number of physicians in hospitals who are present during the night shift was higher in facilities with higher numbers of births and in facilities which offered higher levels of care. In addition to regularly working overtime and the fact that often not all the hours worked were recorded, it was notable that the systems used to compile duty rosters often did not comply with legal regulations or with collectively agreed working hours nor were they compatible with the staff planning requirements. Outlook The results of this study show that the conditions of work, the working times, and the organization of working times in obstetric departments are in need of improvement. Recording the actual times worked together with an analysis of the activities performed during working times and while on standby would increase the level of transparency for employers and employees

Die Arbeits- und Weiterbildungssituation junger Ärztinnen und Ärzte in Deutschland – eine zusammenfassende Analyse von Befragungsergebnissen aus sechs Fachrichtungen

Objective The working and training conditions of young physicians in Germany have changed over the last few years, as a result of far-reaching changes in the healthcare system. Therefore, Germany-wide surveys among young physicians of several disciplines were evaluated in a pooled analysis, in order to obtain a current interdisciplinary impression of conflicts in their daily work. Material and methods Data from web-based surveys from residents training in six disciplines were analyzed together retrospectively. One focus was a gratification crises model for the assessment of psychosocial workload. Results Data on 4041 participants were evaluated. In day-today work, young physicians were burdened with a high proportion of tasks that were not directly medical. Instruments of good subspecialty training, such as training contracts, curricula and regular feedback were associated with a lower psychosocial workload, which was generally significant among the participants. An economic influence on medical-professional decisions was subjectively clearly present among the participants. Conclusion Many young doctors find the current work and training conditions in the medical work environment unsatisfactory. This might have consequences not only for the doctors themselves, but also for the patients they care for. A healthy work environment with health professionals in good health is therefore crucial and should be in everyone's interest

Inhibition of Adhesion, Proliferation, and Invasion of Primary Endometriosis and Endometrial Stromal and Ovarian Carcinoma Cells by a Nonhyaluronan Adhesion Barrier Gel

Endometriosis is a chronic disease of women in the reproductive age, defined as endometrial cells growing outside of the uterine cavity and associated with relapses. Relapses are hypothesized to correlate with incomplete surgical excision or result from nonrandom implantation of new endometrial implants in adjacent peritoneum. Thus, surgical excision could lead to free endometriotic cells or tissue residues, which readhere, grow, and invade into recurrent lesions. Barrier agents are frequently used to prevent postoperative adhesions. We tested if the absorbable cell adhesion barrier gel Intercoat consisting of polyethylene oxide and sodium carboxymethyl cellulose could inhibit cellular adhesion, proliferation, and invasion of primary endometriosis and endometrial cells. Due to an association of endometriosis with ovarian carcinoma, we tested two ovarian carcinoma cell lines. Prior to cell seeding, a drop of the barrier gel was placed in cell culture wells in order to test inhibition of adherence and proliferation or coated over a polymerized collagen gel to assay for prevention of invasion. Results showed that the barrier gel significantly inhibited cell adherence, proliferation, and invasion of endometriosis and endometrial stromal cells as well as ovarian carcinoma cells in culture. Our findings could help to prevent local cell growth/invasion and possible consequent recurrences