Ehefrau Vreni haucht ihm ins Ohr... Untersuchung zur geschlechtergerechten Sprache und zur Darstellung von Frauen in Deutschschweizer Tageszeitungen

It will be discussed in what way the language of Swiss newspapers written in German is gender-sensitive and what types of sexism can be found still. Six randomly chosen articles from six issues of each the 'Tagesanzeiger', the 'NZZ' and the 'Blick' are analyzed. On the one hand, the usage of non-sexist alternatives to the generic masculinum is examined in respect to personal references and, on the other hand, it is shown how men and women are treated in linguistically different ways. The data proves that sexism has, to a large extent, disappeared from Swiss-German newspapers. Sexist thinking, however, is still present in the sub-conscious and also manifests itself in the texts of the newspapers. Es wird die Frage diskutiert, inwiefern die Sprache Deutschschweizer Tageszeitungen geschlechtergerecht ist und welche sexistischen Züge sie nach wie vor aufweist. Dazu werden zufällig ausgewählte Artikel von je sechs Ausgaben der Zeitungen Tages-Anzeiger, Neue Zürcher Zeitung und Blick ausgewertet. Einerseits wird in diesen Texten die Verwendung geschlechtergerechter Alternativen zum generischen Maskulinum bei Personenbezeichnungen untersucht, andererseits wird an ausgewählten Beispielen aufgezeigt, wie Frauen und Männer sprachlich unterschiedlich behandelt werden. Das untersuchte Material belegt, dass Sexismus in Deutschschweizer Tageszeitungen zwar weitgehend von der Oberfläche verschwunden ist, dass aber sexistisches Denken nach wie vor im Unterbewusstsein vorhanden ist und sich auch in Zeitungstexten manifestiert

Management of floating thrombus in the aortic arch

OBJECTIVE Floating aortic thrombus is an underrecognized source of systemic emboli and carries a life-threatening risk of stroke when located in the aortic arch. Optimal treatment is not established in available guidelines. We report our experience in managing floating thrombi in the aortic arch. METHODS Consecutive patients diagnosed with a floating aortic arch thrombus at a tertiary referral center between January 2008 and December 2014 were reviewed. Perioperative and midterm outcomes were assessed. RESULTS Ten patients (8 female) with a median age of 56 years (range, 47-82 years) were identified. Eight patients presented with a symptomatic embolic event, and 2 patients were asymptomatic. One patient presenting with stroke due to embolic occlusion of all supra-aortic vessels died 2 days after admission. Three patients (2 asymptomatic and 1 unfit for surgery) were treated conservatively by anticoagulation, leading to thrombus resolution in 2 patients. In the third patient, the thrombus persisted despite anticoagulation, resulting in recurrent embolic events. The remaining 6 patients underwent open thrombectomy of the aortic arch during deep hypothermic circulatory arrest. All patients treated by surgery had an uneventful postoperative course with no recurrent thrombus or embolic event during follow-up. Median follow-up of all patients was 17 months (range, 11-89 months). CONCLUSIONS Floating aortic arch thrombus is a dangerous source of systemic emboli. Surgical removal of the thrombus is easy to perform and followed by good clinical results. Conservative treatment with anticoagulation may be considered in asymptomatic, inoperable or high-risk patients

Self-made pericardial tube graft: a new surgical concept for treatment of graft infections after thoracic and abdominal aortic procedures

The aim of this study was to evaluate a new surgical concept for the treatment of graft infections after operation or endovascular treatment of thoracic, thoracoabdominal, and abdominal aortic diseases