The prescription retroscope – tools for advocating critical and individualised therapy

Should we give beta-blockers to all patients after myocardial infarction? Beta-blockers have been clearly shown decrease mortality after myocardial infarction, but this was documented more than a quarter of a century ago, before the current revascularisation era, and has become uncertain at the present. Nowadays, the only ironclad indication for cardioprotection with beta-blockers remains heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, the very indication that half a century ago was the only contraindication for beta-blocker therapy.

Electrolyte disorders in stable renal allograft recipients

Acid base and electrolyte disorders are frequently observed in stable renal allograft recipients, but are usually mild. A combination of two or more electrolyte abnormalities often occurs, although no predominant pattern of a unique combination of electrolyte disorder is recognizable.

A multicentre study of the trend of adverse events during outpatient anaesthesia in Switzerland during 2000-2016

The occurrence of intraoperative adverse events in ambulatory anaesthesia has continuously decreased between 2000 and 2016. This trend is essentially attributable to a reduction in the incidence of technical, cardiovascular and organisational events.

Problems faced by Syrian refugees and asylum seekers in Switzerland

Authorities, practitioners and researchers should recognize that Syrian refugees and asylum seekers are strongly affected by a broad range of problems. Besides practical problems, they suffer a multitude of psychological problems, and a significant number of them report, among other issues, symptoms of mental health disorders.

Supplementum 246: Swiss Anaesthesia 2020 - Annual Congress of the Swiss Society of Anaesthesiology and Resuscitation (SGAR-SSAR)