References

• Clinical course of echocardiographic and cardiopulmonary parameters in patients suffering from myocarditis
• Gender-dependent influences on hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy vs. hypertrophic non-obstructive cardiomyopathy – a multicentre study
• Determinants of survival after percutaneous transluminal septal myocardial ablation (PTSMA) in patients with HOCM – a long-term follow-up study
• Incidence of takotsubo syndrome in patients with instable angina pectoris and normal coronary status – consecutive data collection over a period of 5 years
• Follow-up study of patients with severely reduced left ventricular function suffering from myocarditis – randomized comparison of treatment with interferon vs. conventional medication
• Prognostic impact of new biomarkers (GDF-15, ST2, hsTNT, sFLT1, PLGF, P1NP, PAPP-A, Endostatin, sFRP3, IGFBP-7, Mimecan, Biglycan, IGF-1, Leptin, Adiponectin, Osteopontin, Galectin-2) in diastolic heart failure 
• Implementation of guide lines in medical treatment of patients with chronic heart failure
• Significance of electric muscle stimulation in treatment of chronic cardiac insufficiency
• Prognostic impact of neurohumoral parameters in patients with cardiac insufficiency
• Sensitivity and specificity of CTproAVP and NTproBNP in patients with left ventricular dysfunction
• Prognostic value of lactate and lactate clearance in cardiogenic shock
• NTproBNP in patients with end stage coronary herat disease and manifest heart failure – comparison of outcome in conventional therapy vs. CABG

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• Modification of the Wilkins score to optimize results after percutaneous mitral valve repair – analysis including 300 patients
• Long-term results after percutaneous mitral valve repair
• Performance after percutaneous mitral valve repair – a meta analysis 
• Percutaneous mitral valve repair by clips – comparison of two Systems
• Clinical course after mitral valve reconstruction with mitral clip technique – a follow-up study
• Prognosis of patients suffering from high-grade valvular aortic stenosis after TAVI (Transcatheter-aortic valve - implantation)
• Echocardiographic parameters before and after TAVI (Transcatheter-aortic valve - implantation)
• Impact of TAVI (Transcatheter-aortic valve - implantation) on atrio-ventricular nervous conduction
• Outcome after 6 months and hemodynamic parameters before and after TAVI (Transcatheter-aortic valve - implantation)
• First in men application of TAVI (Transcatheter-aortic valve - implantation)
• Prognosis and quality of life after TAVI (Transcatheter-aortic valve - Implantation)
• Description of results after the first TAVI interventions in a university heart centre
• Outcome and complications after transapical TAVI – comparison of periods 2009 – 2013 vs. 2014 – 2017
• Speckle tracking analysis of the left ventricular function before and after TAVI (Transcatheter-aortic valve - implantation)
• Anticoagulation after prosthetic or biological cardiac valve replacement – risk factors for haemorrhages and heart valve thromboses
• Intrahospital mortality in patients after mechanic tricuspidal valve placement
• Comparison of tricuspid valve replacement vs. tricuspid valve reconstruction – indication and long-term follow-up
• Etiology and different treatment of tricuspid valve insufficiency
• Anticoagulation in patients with complex congentital heart defects
• Effectivity and haemorrhagic risk of new oral anticoagulants (NOAC) in patients with congenital heart defects
• Long term follow-up in congenital heart defects – a multicenter study
• Comparison of long-term follow-up after ASD closure with different devices

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• The distal origin bypass as treatment option in the diabetic foot ulcer
• Long-term results after bypass in the diabetic foot syndrome – a long-term follow-up study
• PTA versus Hybrid - OP – a prospective analysis of interventions in the femoropopliteal area. A multicenter study
• Interventional procedures for the therapy of advanced pAVK - a review
• Effectivity of drug-coated balloons in the interventional treatment of pAVK
• Patency rates, major amputations and mortality after bypass graft surgery in patients with peripheral arterial disease phase IV
• Amputations and patency rates after PTA and stenting of the lower limb
• Perianastomotic flow profile and elasticity of vascular anastomoses
• Duplex sonography before and after doing sports in patients with peripheral arterial disease
• Infragenual bypass grafts – indications, risks, and long-term follow up
• Amputation rates of the leg after different operations – a long-term study
• Perioperative infections and outcome after implantation of Cronocol implants in the surgical treatment of patients suffering from stage III and stage IV PAD – a case series
• Prevalence of MRSA colonization in vascular surgery and determining factors for the postoperative course
• Increased intima media thickness of the carotis – an analysis of different ultrasonic probes and techniques as well as of interobserver variance
• Pharmacomechanical recanalization of A. Carotis occlusions - risk factors and long-term progressions

• Change of pulmonary function parameters after bronchial provocation test with different Allergens
• Safety and effectiveness of treatment with a new beehive air therapy System
• BNP level in different pulmonary diseases as well as associations between BNP level and FEV 1
• Sensitivity and specificity of the ProGRP in the diagnosis of malignant pulmonary diseases with differing histology
• Mortality in different lung tumors - a long-term survey in a university facility
• Clinical evidence of lymph nodes in malignant pulmonary diseases – sensitivity and specificity of observed lymph node enlargement
• Treatment of chronic malignant pleural effusions by suction drainage - clinical benefit and treatment risks
• Quality of life in patients with alpha 1-antitrypson defiency before and after Substitution
• Effect of different radionuclides in patients with pulmonary metastasized neuroendocrine Tumors
• Success rates and clinical courses in different catheter-based therapies in pulmonary embolisms
• Change of polysomnographic parameters after different therapies in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea
• Consecutive sleep apnoea screening of risk patients – what is the prevalence of positive findings?
• Therapeutic success in the obstructive and central sleep apnoea syndrome
• Long-term clinical course of pulmonary function parameters in patients with chronical obstructive pulmonary diseases – a retrospective analysis over a period of 10 years
• Prevalence of coronary heart disease in patients with chronical obstructive pulmonary diseases 
• Improvement of vigilance and capacity of reaction by nCPAP in patients suffering from obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome
• Influence of the non-invasive ventilation on the renal function in patients with central sleep apnoea
• Influence of different medicinal therapies on the polysomnographic parameters in patients suffering from restless legs Syndrome
• Treatment of insomnia with physical information medicine – a study for the preservation of CE marking
• Influence of diseases of the cervical spine on the sleep architecture and its treatment with nCPAP
• Comparison of drug levels and effectiveness of different antibiotics in pneumoniae

• Retrospective study of patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease after laparoscopic fundoplicatio
• Medicinal treatment of reflux oesophagitis – effectiveness in patients with vs. without HP infection
• Treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease by stimulation of the lower esophageal sphincter – a long-term observation of 1000 patients
• Singing as risk factor for reflux oesophagitis – case-control study with professional singers
• Match of endoscopic and histological results in the gastroscopy – what degree of improvement is achieved by the systematic implementation of biopsies?
• Case series of a new procedure for the endoscopic treatment of Barrett´s oesophagus
• Influence of radiotherapy on the 10-year-survival probability in oesophagus carcinoma
• Determination of different coagulation parameters as predictors of a postoperative haemmorrhage after radical oesophagectomy
• Cytokines and TNF-α in HP-positive and –negative ulcers in the duodenum and antrum
• Prognosis and therapy of non-Hodgkin-lymphoma of the stomach – a survey
• Risk factors for mortality in the corpus carcinoma and cardia carcinoma
• Sedation complications during endoscopy before and after the implementation of the new S3 guideline
• Sensitivity and specificity of different examination procedures for the early diagnosis of cystic abdominal tumors

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• Treatment of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea
• Antibiotic-associated diarrhoea – a follow-up study comparing the effect of Actimel vs. Yakult
• Treatment effect of probiotics in clostridium difficile associated diarrhoea (CDAD)
• Risk factors and patient clientele for antibiotic-associated diarrhoea
• Different forms of gastroenteritis within one year in a community hospital – germ spectrum, clinical symptomatology and antibiotic treatment
• Long-term clinical course and complications in patients with chronic inflammatory bowel diseases
• Changes in diagnostics, symptomolgy and treatment of patients with inflammatory bowel diseases between1995 and 2010
• Life-quality in patients with chronic inflammatory bowel diseases with conservative vs. surgical therapy – SF36 and validation of a new scor
• Influence of primary sclerosing cholangitis on chronic inflammatory bowel diseases
• Prognostic value of FXIII in inflammatory bowel disease
• Clinical symptoms and endoscopic results in patients with Crohn´s disease
• Surgical procedures to treat chronic inflammatory bowel diseases
• Validation of different tumor markers to diagnose malignant and inflammatory bowel diseases
• Risk factors, histological results and course of disease in complicated appendicitis
• Clinical symptoms and treatments of the postinfectious irratible bowel syndrome after journeys to tropical and subtropical regions – an interdisciplinary long-term study
• Mental and physical quality of life in postinfectious irritable bowel syndrome
• Comparison of the effectiveness of therapies in patients with fructose intolerance or lactose intolerance
• Variability, validity and examination dependence measurements by rectoscopy
• Does the number of dissected lymph nodes have any influence on the diagnosis of the colon carcinoma? Quality assurance
• Survival of peritonectomy and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in the colon carcinoma
• Treatment of chronic ascites by suction drainage - clinical benefits and treatment risks
• Adenoma-carcinoma-sequences in different adenomas and carcinomas of the bowel
• Sensitivity and specificity of the MRI and endosonography in the diagnosis of the rectal carcinoma
• Lymph node staging as predictor for long-term survival in the rectal carcinoma
• Comparison of outcome in different surgical methods in the rectal carcinoma
• Improvement of guideline conformity after having qualified as centre for intestinal medicine in the treatment of the rectal carcinoma
• Validity of the MRI in the diagnosis of the familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP)
• Long-term outcome in patients with rectal carcinoma – comparison of laparoscopic vs. open rectum resection
• Anastomotic leaks after surgical restructuring of rectal and colon carcinoma: Analysis of risk factors, inflammation parameters and mortality
• Comparison of the SILS technique vs. conventional multiport techniques in laparoscopic sigma resections
• Carrying out intraperitoneal chemotherapy in peritoneal metastasising abdominal tumours or mesotheliomae – a case series
• Hepatic dysfunctions after intraperitoneal administration of chemotherapeutics in peritoneal carcinosis
• Comparison of the quality of life (SF-12) in different intraabdominal and extraabdominal tumors
• Prognostic value of PET in gastrointestinal tumors  
• Treatment of patients with peritoneal carcinosis: thermic courses and periprocedural courses when carrying out an intraperitoneal chemotherapy

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• Correlation of different antibodies with the grade of malignancy in neuroendocrine tumors of the gastrointestinal tract
• Apoptosis of euthyroid thyroid gland tissue: influence of implemented substances and solvents on cell growth
• Risk factors for the occurence of autoimmunthyreoiditis in patients with vegetarian or vegan nutrition – which role does the iodine/selenium quotient play?
• In vitro study: apoptosis under various trial conditions
• Modifications of renitency and haemodynamic parameters in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism
• Influence of hyperparathyroidism on hepatic and renal function
• Success rates of different surgery methods in hyperparathyroidism
• Risk factors for the development of recurring goiter and its therapy
• Recurrences and mortality after surgical treatment of thyroid Tumors
• Risk factors for recurrence paresis after thyroid surgery – a multicenter study
• Post-operative haemorrhages, wound infections and recurrence paresis after strumectomies in struma multinodosa
• Influence of age on recurrent paresis after strumectomy
• Outcome in patients with metastasising neuroendocrine tumors under different therapy procedures
• Sensitivity and specifity of different diagnostics for the differentiation of diagnoses and differentiation of neuroendocrine tumours

• User evaluation of a new insulin pump system under everyday conditions
• Non-interventional study with a new Insulin pump
• Performance of a new insulin pump in routine care of adults and adolescents with type 1 diabetes: Effectiveness and Safety of a touch screen based insulin infusion pump in a non-interventional Study
• Comparison of the efficacy of sensor-augmented pump therapy versus hybrid closed-loop glucose management in patients with type 1 diabetes at home.
• Comparison of HbA1c and growth in children with type 1 diabetes with vs. without migration background
• Addressing the fear of hypoglycemia in children with type 1 Diabetes
• Case series with a new antidiabetic agent: Influence on glucose metabolism in patients suffering from type 2 diabetes mellitus
• Epidemiologic data, therapy and course of disease in patients with type 2 diabetes – a retrospective survey covering 15 years
• Diabetes-screening in dental practice using the Find-Risk questionnaire – a practice based pilot study
• Reduced health care costs with automated basal insulin titration in patients with type 2 diabetes
• Reduced utilisation of health care provider resources with automated basal insulin titration in patients with type 2 Diabetes
• Life-quality in diabetes mellitus after training with different sport Programmes
• Influence of sportive activity in normobaric hypoxia on glucose metabolism in patients suffering from type 2 diabetes mellitus
• Sources of information for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus – of what importance is the internet?  
• Sensitivity and specificity of albumin rapid tests in patients suffering from diabetes mellitus
• Risk factors for albuminuria – what influence do metabolic factors have?
• Long-term predictors for amputations in patients suffering from diabetic foot

• Detection of antinuclear antibodies in connective tissue diseases and acute inflammatory illnesses – a consecutive study with extensive laboratory examinations in a large communal hospital
• Non-responder of MTX therapy in juvenile idiopathic arthritis
• Effectiveness of infliximab biosimilar for inhibiting inflammation and reducing functional limitations in rheumatoid arthritis - a multicenter study
• Therapeutical effect of intraarticular injection in idiopathic polyarthritis
• Clinical symptoms in fibromyalgia – a multicenter study
• Risk factors for soft tissue infection after surgeries in patients with rheumatic arthritis
• Improvement of symptoms and quality of life before after various therapies in patients with rheumatic arthritis (application of EQ-5D-5L and several VAS)
• Quality of life and restriction of performance in patients with rheumatic arthritis
• Outcome after treatment with biologicals and MTX in patients with rheumatic diseases
• Sensitivity and specifity of ß-catenin in diagnosis of arthrofibrosis
• Association between MMP-8 and rheumatic arthritis
• Influence of rheumatism on periodontitis - an interdisciplinary study

• Comparison of the therapy of renal artery stenoses: PTA vs. surgery
• Diagnostics and therapy of the complicated renal cyst
• Comparison of different calculation methods of the creatinine clearance and analysis of related error sources
• Comparison of measured vs. calculated glomerular filtration rate – evaluation of a gold standard
• Influence of Aquaporin 1364AC polymorphism on renal function in patients with ARDS
• Risk factors for contrast agent nephropathy as well as the effectivity of protective substances
• Preparedness to donate organs – Survey of the Federal Centre for Health Education and the Essen University
• Clinical influencing factors on transplant survival after NTx
• Renal perfusion values and retention values in acute rejection after renal transplatation
• Long-term survey of renal function after kidney transplantation
• Biomarker to optimize immunosuppressive therapy after NTx
• Predictive values for functional deterioration and rejections after kidney transplants
• Medication compliance after kidney transplantation – long-term survey
• Prevalence of acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery – a mulitnational study
• Validation of Fetuin A as surrogate parameter in patients with chronic dialysi
• Comorbidities and long-term surveys of patients suffering from dialysis-dependent renal insufficiency
• Perioperative risks in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma
• Germ spectrum as well as evidence of MRSA in dialysis centres
• Influence of special diet in dialysis patients on muscle power and nutritional status

• Epidemiology of MRSA-infected patients in a urologic University Clinic – an analysis over a period of 15 years
• Prostate carcinoma: comparison of conventional and new procedures to determine prostate volume before and after therapy
• Prognostic determinants of recurrence and survival in prostate carcinoma
• Long-term prognosis of patients with early recurrence after R0N0 prostatectomy      
• Influencing factors on the extraction quality of histological specimens in prostate carcinoma – an analysis with 38.000 specimens
• Treatment of prostate carcinoma with Doxetaxel – long-term prognoses and treatment costs
• Avoiding progression of the prostate carcinoma by brachytherapy – long-term survey
• Effects and side-effects of the Seed therapy in patients suffering from prostate carcinoma
• MR imaging-ultrasound fusion in prostate carcinoma
• Long-term results after photoselective valporisation of the prostate – a multicentre study
• Sensitivity and specificity of prostate biopsy in different localizations
• Assessment of the prognosis from prostatectomy specimens and postoperative re-evaluation of operation indication
• Application of the HybridKnife in the urothelial carcinoma – a multicentre study
• Long-term results after oral mucoplasty in urethral stricture        
• Sensitivity and specifity of the diagnosis of the urothelial carcinoma by histologic and cytologic procedures
• Outcome after cystectomy in the urothelial carcinoma – prognostic determinants at different stages in life
• Validation of a micturition protocol in patients with overactive bladder
• Influence of hysterectomies on the frequency of atone voiding disorders
• Comparison of different therapies in erectile dysfunction
• Xanthine oxidase as risk factor for erectile dysfuncion
• Analysis of independent risk factors for erectile dysfunction taking into account pulse wave velocity as a determinant of vascular stiffness
• Therapy outcomes of erectile dysfunction in patients with different clinical and laboratory chemical risk profiles
• Medical evidence of different antibodies in children with recurring urinary tract infection
• Effects of polymorphisms on the incidence of urinary tract infections

• Tolerance of different chemotherapeutic substances in the colon carcinoma – a case series
• Prognostic factors in the multiple myeloma
• Case series in patients with multiple myeloma – effectiveness of Caphosol®
• Outcome and prognostic parameters in patients suffering from neuroendocrine tumors
• Improvement of diagnostics and therapy by an interdisciplinary conference in tumor patients
• Mortality in fungal pneumonia after bone marrow transplant
• Generating of t-lymphocytes for the immune therapy after stem cell transplantation
• Effectiveness of mouthwash solutions in children suffering from leukaemia
• Palliative therapy in patients suffering from colon carcinoma – case series with several chemotherapeutic substances
• Implementation of the g-CSF prophylaxis to avoid neutropenia in malignant lymphoma
• Parenteral nutrition in outpatient oncologic care: Standardised three-chamber bags vs. patient-individual preparation
• New chemotherapies in patients suffering MDS and AML
• Trabectedin as first-line-therapy in soft tissue sarcomae

Upper Limb

• Comparison of long-term results and capacity after radial fractures as well as comparison of different evaluation scores
• Decrease of hand force in patients after radial fractures, carpal tunnel syndrome or arthrosis
• Nerve compression syndrome after surgical treatment of carpal tunnel syndromes – comparison of two surgical methods
• Influence of type of fracture, age and sex on the pronation and supination force after radial fractures
• Quality of life and functionality after wrist arthroscopy in type 1a lesions of the TFCC
• Long-term prognosis after surgically treated scaphoid fractures
• Interobserver reliability of CT scan in the plane of wrist versus in the long axis in scaphoid fractures
• Force measurement by means of Jamar after phalanges fracture – what is the therapeutic success of different therapy strategies?
• Quality of life after upper arm fractures – comparison of different scores
• Influence of dorsal plate osteosynthesis on the thumb extension function and wrist mobility
• Impact of tendinosis calcarea on mobility of shoulder joint 
• Implementation of DASH Score in burns in the area of the upper pectoral girdle
• Long-term effects after different surgical treatments of acromioclavicular separation – what is the significance of the DASH Score?
• Experiences with plexus anaesthesia in shoulder operations

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• Reduction of the subcutaneous adipose tissue through application of lipolytic agents
• Weight reduction in obesitas caused by new drugs – a case series
• Weight reduction through application of new medical substances – a long term follow-up study
• Risk factors for thromboembolic events in plastic surgery
• Morphologic and aesthetic limitations of different bone marrow transplantations in reconstructive plastic surgery
• Outcome nach Verbrennungsunfällen mit einer Verbrennungsfläche > 30%
• Lebensqualität nach Verbrennungen – eine Langzeitstudie
• Risk factors for male gynaecomastia (1)
• Does Hair Transplantation Restore or Improve Physical and Mental Health?   

• Mortality after burn accidents in males and females
• Influence of smoking on complication rates after accidents with polyraumata
• Comparison of different larynx masks vs. endotracheal intubation – a case series
• Comparison of complication rates in the use of LMA Classic vs. LMA Proseal – Experiences in a maximum care hospital
• Case series with LMA Supreme II – a multicenter study
• Case series with LMA MK II – a multicenter study
• Case series with LMA Classic Excel – a multicenter study
• Case series with larynx masks in children – a multicenter study
• Comparison of courses of intubation in MacIntosh vs. Glideoscope – a prospective study in patients with BMI > 30
• The complicated intubation – anatomic predictors and conception of a preoperative risk score
• Anaesthesia-related surgery complications and mortality in children – a multi-centre analysis with 90.000 cases
• Anaesthesia-related breathing complications after elective operations – incidence and risk factors
• Establishing of a structured concept for the weaning from mechanical ventilation in neurosurgical patients
• Variations of coagulation parameters through phytopharmaceuticals and potential impact on bleeding after elective surgeries
• Alterations of vital parameters depending on depth of anaesthesia
• Influence of fentanyl vs. ketamine-S on the postoperative intestinal motility as well as on the Ramsay Score
• Quality of life and pain reduction with a new fentanyl patch – a multicenter study
• Change of intrathoracic blood volume during different forms of anaesthesia
• Comparison of progress of anaesthesia when using different relaxants
• Drops in oxygen saturation during elective surgery depending on type and dosage of anaesthetics and patient characteristics
• Determinants of hypoxaemia intraoperative and in the early postoperative phase – a multi-center study
• Treatment outcome in patients with chronic pains due to interdisciplinary cooperation
• Acupuncture procedures to reduce pain medication after inguinal hernia operations
• Predictive values regarding mortality of laboratory parameters and scores (APACHE, SAPS, SOFA) of patients on the intensive care ward
• Comparison of the predictive value of the APACHE score and clinical parameters of patients suffering from polytraumata
• Influence of age on the progresses after accident traumata and on the intrahospital mortality
• Modification of micro-circulation through pentaglobin in patients suffering from Sepsis
• Fentanyl administration in treatment of terminally ill tumor patients
• Comparison of the therapeutic effect of several pain medications in minimally invasive hip prosthetics
• Therapeutic effect of the cold chamber in patients with chronic thoracic and lumbar spine syndromes
• Postoperative satisfaction of patients with different forms of pain treatment – analysis of effectiveness of clinically applied pain therapies
• NTproBNP as predictor of peri-operative mortality?
• Influence of polytraumata on coagulation and inflammation parameter
• Comparison of different heating systems to warm up accident victims – a prospective study with healthy test people
• Comparison of further heating systems to warm up accident victims – a follow-up
• Cardiopulmonary reanimations during ambulance service – duration of journey, location of emergency intervention and other determinants of reanimation success
• Emergency doctors´ and paramedics´ stress coping strategies before and after emergency psychological training
• Frequency and risk factors for outbursts of violence against doctors and nursing staff in emergency wards

Gynaecology

• Comparison of histological results after ovum transplantation
• Forced sterilisation between 1932 – 1940 – Description of operation techniques, sociocultural factors and patient population
• Comparison of applied therapy procedures in the premenstrual syndrome
• Risk factors for male gynaecomastia (2)
• Releasing factors in development of male gynaecomastia
• Establishment of new tumor markers in patients suffering from breast carcinoma in the clinical routine
• Sensitivity and specificity of thermography in the diagnosis of breast carcinoma
• Comparison of sensitivity and specificity of thermography in the diagnosis of breast carcinoma – a follow up study
• Predictive values of the tomosynthesis as a screening method of mamma carcinoma
• Sensitivity and specificity of expression of M2-PK, pAKt, ER and PR in breast carcinoma
• Application of the MRT in breast carcinoma with different histological types – significance of the relative water content in the tissue
• Survival analysis of patients suffering from breast carcinoma
• Outcome in patients with triple negative breast carcinoma
• Sensitivity and specificity of thermography in breast carcinoma – comparison of prognostic validity in comparison to the mammography – a follow up study
• Micro and macrocalcification in patients with benign vs. malign breast tumors – diagnostic validity of mammographies
• Prognostic value of fine granular and coarse granular calcium regarding the mamma carcinoma.
• Prevalence and predictive values of calcium deposits regarding the mamma carcinoma in patients above, respectively below the age of 70
• Comparison of methods to determine volume of mammae – scan vs. difference method vs. displacement method
• HADS-Score and course of cortisol levels in the advanced breast carcinoma
• Comparison of adjuvant therapies in metastasized breast carcinoma – influence on symptoms and quality of life
• Influence of alternative treatment on the quality of life in the metastasizing mamma carcinoma
• Triggering factors in the development of male gynaecomastia
• Cytological results in preventive examinations – analysis of 7000 cases
• Biomarkers and prognostic factors as well as therapy-dependent outcome in patients with triple negative breast cancer
• Survival and axillary recurrence following sentinel node- positive breast cancer without completion axillary lymph node dissection
• Validation of new tumor markers in ovarian cancer
• Mortality and progress in ovarian carcinoma – predictive values of the CA 125
• Validation of new tumor markers in uterine cancer regarding screening and as long-term prognostic parameters
• Influence of operation procedure and preoperative hormone levels on the recurrence rate and mortality in uterine cancer
• Comparison of the outcome in uterine cancer in patients with vs. without radiotherapy – in which stages does the radiotherapy show a benefit?
• Evaluation of anxiety and depression by means of the HADS scale in the cervical carcinoma – how do different therapies influence anxiety and depression?
• Cytological results in preventive examinations of women – a consecutive long-term study over a period of 10 years
• Sensitivity and specificity of cytological preventive examinations
• Influencing factors on LSIL in long term follow-up
• Sensitivity and specifity of cytologic screenings in gynecologic practice
• Predictive value in High Risk HPV in different cytological results
• Incidence of pathologic HPV results during pregnancy
• Prognostic validity of Papanicolaou IIID in smear preparations – long-term course
• Risk factors for a descensus of the uterus as well as postoperative prognosis factors
• Long-term course and sexuality after surgical treatment of descensus uteri
• Incontinence after hysterectomy – risk factors, treatment and course
• Predisposing factors for anterior, medial and posterior compartment insufficiency after hysterectomies
• Pain after hysterectomies after preservation of a pneuomoperitoneum – comparison of different surgical methods
• Comparison of hysterectomy in two time intervals – Changes in operation techniques, patient clientele and postoperative processes
• Influence of climacteric symptoms on quality of life (MRS II, EORTC)
• Dyspareunia after abdominal and gynaecological operations - prevalence, causes and impairment of quality of life

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• Improvement of visual acuity after implantation of new lenses – first clinical experiences
• Case series with the lense 49CS
• Comparison of two new lenses regarding improvement of visual acuity, complication rates and patient satisfaction
• Comparison of cataract frequency after implantation of a posterior chamber lense in combination with an anterior vitrectomy vs. buttonhole lense implantation
• Long-term observation of the primary open angle glaucoma – success in conservative vs. surgical treatment
• Reliability and validity of visual acuity determination using ACTO paper eye tests
• Visual acuity determination by ACTO eye tests in multi-morbid patients
• The influence of refractive errors on IOP measurement by rebound tonometry and Goldmann applanation tonometry
• Comparison of long-term results after different glaucoma surgery techniques
• Results after surgical correction in convergent squint
• Prevalence of squint in school children
• Long-term results after refractive surgery
• Long-term results after glaucoma surgery - long-term results in different medical and surgical treatments
• Influence of analgosedation on the results in ophthalmology surgery – comparison of endotracheal intubation vs. larynx mask. Is there a gold standard?
• Comparison of different surgery procedures in the glaucoma – risks and one-year results
• Results of refixation after retinal detachment
• pH-value of the corneal after different treatments in patients suffering from chemical burns
• Influence of age and different methods of measurement on the corneal diameter
• Clinical procedures after dilatation of lacrimal ducts
• Patient satisfaction after transcutaneous lacrimal duct surgery in dacriocystitis
• Association between ophthalmological vein thrombosis respectively artery occlusion and sleep apnea syndrome
• Organ culture of deep stromal lamellated corneals
• Influence of the yeast product on basal cell-physiologic functions of HaCaT – keratinocytes
• Prognostic parameters regarding metastasising choroidal melanoma – comparison of symptoms and outcome under different chemotherapies
• Arterial and venous constriction after administration of eye drops in hypertensive vs. normotensive patients
• Epidemiologic coherencies between the „dry eye“ and the helicobacter pylori infection
• Quality of life and resilience before and after treatment of hemifacial spasms
• Frequency of implementation of guidelines in ophthalmological patients

• Case series with a new nasal spray: first results in clinical practise
• Comparison of 2 divergent types of nasal sprays – differences in effects and side effects – analysis by means of a cross-over-design
• Impaired nasal breathing due to swollen mucosae and treatment success due to acupuncture
• Comparison of expression of angiogenesis factors in the glandula parotis, glandulae submandibularis and sublingualis
• Comparison of results of different surgical strategies in the papilloma inverted of the nose
• Prognosis after brachytherapy in sinonasal tumour diseases
• Comparison of different aerosoles for the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis
• Effects of anticoalgulation on the incidence of Epistaxis
• Association between cardiovascular risk factors and the carotis intima thickness on epistaxis
• Risk factors for the development of leucoplacia and squamous cell carcinoma of the paranasal sinuses
• Carcinoma of paranasal sinuses – risk factors, treatment and mortality
• Prognostic relevance of different antigens in the larynx carcinoma
• Comparison of surgical therapies of the papilloma inverted of the nose and paranasal sinuses
• 5-year-survival of patients suffering from inoperable squamous cell carcinomas in the head-neck area after the carrying out of a hyperfractionated-accelerated radiotherapy
• Prognostic importance of new markers in malign tumours of the oral cavity and the larynx – of what significance is the flow cytometry?
• Long-term survival after larynx resection – influence of VEGF on clinical course and prognosis
• Influence of the HPV in the development of squamous cell carcinomas
• Vocal folds surfaces in polypuses, Reineke oedema, papilloma and other benign diseases
• Typecast of unclear lymphadenopathies in ENT physicians´ practice
• Case series: Establishing a new hearing aid – which successes can be achieved due to adjustment on both sides?
• Hearing ability before and after surgical reconstruction with tympanoplasty, I, II – V and stapes surgery
• Comparison of hearing ability after use of different cochlear implants
• Influence of different rehabilitation programmes on the hearing ability after cochlear implants
• Audiogram and speech comprehension of adolescent patients after cochlear implant implantation
• Cochlear implants in adults who lose their hearing prelingually
• Hearing defects in the Churg-Strauss syndrome
• Effects of noise annoyance during operations on the operating surgeon
• Triggering of nystagmus due to physiological stimuli in healthy test people – which influence causes the strongest nystagmus?
• Nystagmus caused by different triggers and their treatment
• Effects of tongue piercings on articulation

• Long-term course of SDS and BMI in adipose adolescents with vs. without fat-modified nutritio
• Tracing of catch-up growth for `small for gestational age (SGA)´ children
• Influencing factors of catch-up growth for `small for gestational age (SGA)´children
• Influence of severity of the adrenogenitale syndrome on size and weight at birth
• Phenotyping of the Ullrich-Turner syndrome
• Psycho-social influences of traumatic births on the child´s development
• Analysis of epidemiologic factors as well as educational background of parents on the development of language disorders in children and adolescents at different age-levels
• Emergencies in newborns – information level of doctors and nurses before and after trainings
• Foreign body aspiration in infants and toddlers
• Comparison of the concentration of free radicals in the serum in infants with vs. without complicated birth
• Phenols in serum, urine and body fluid in healthy and ill premature babies
• Improvement of quality of life by introducing different hygiene schemes for children suffering from mucoviscidosis
• Information level of doctors and midwives regarding nutrition of infants and toddlers
• Case-series of children with craniosynostosis
• Evaluation of plagiocephaly – a prospective study featuring a method comparison
• Klinische Verläufe nach Hüftgelenksrekonstruktion bei Kindern mit spastischer Cerebralparese
• Epilepsia in toddlers – risk factors, diagnostics and prognostic factors
• Treatment of renal reflux and renal insufficiency after urinary tract infection in children
• Improvement of overall fitness and quality of life as well as weight reduction in individual training vs. standard training
• Coherence between colour visual field and cognitive abilities in children at primary school age
• Prevalence of speech development disorders at different age levels – a cohort study
• Die Anwendung des Akkusativs als Marker der kognitiven Entwicklung bei Schulkindern
• Alcohol intoxication in adolescents: Risk factors, outcome and predictors for alcohol addiction
• Risk factors for hepatocellular carcinomas in children
• Prognostic relevance of different inflammatory markers in septic children suffering from leukaemia
• Quality of life in juvenile idiopathic arthritis – comparison of different scores (PedACR, the DAS28 and the JADAS) and definition of a gold standard
• Influence of the time of operation in acute appendicitis in toddlers – can an early operation improve the outcome?
• Disease management in children suffering from oncological diseases

Interventional Neurology / Stroke / Subarachnoidal Haemorrhage

• Laboratory markers to diagnose the extent of infarcted region in stroke patients
• Interventional treatments of apoplectic insult: Comparison of different treatment strategies as well as independent risk factors for secondary symptomatic hemorrhages
• Moment of ventilation after apoplectic insult as prognostic factor – a comparison of different treatment processes
• Courses of symptomatic haemorrhages as secondary event after apoplectic insults
• Significance of the transcranial Doppler to determine the size of infarcted region in ischemic insults and acute hemorrhages
• Measurement of facial asymmetries in facial paralysis after apoplectic insult – which parameters influence the extent of the asymmetry?
• Clinical course in patients with Facial Nerve Paralysis after surgical treatment by complete transposition of the temporalis muscle
• ASS-Nonresponse in recurring apoplectic insults
• Evaluation of the cognitive performance before and after carotid stenting by means of neuropsychological test procedures
• Mirror movements and quality of life after apoplectic insults
• Quality of life and change of social structures of patient and caregivers after juvenile insult
• Aneurysms of cerebral vessels – morphology, localization and comparison of different treatment processes
• Surgery of subarachnoidal hemorrhage – comparison of several treatment strategies – a multicenter study
• Comparison of haemorrhage volumes (IVH) and intrahospital mortality after conservative vs. surgical treatment processes in intracerebral brain haemorrhages
• Prognostic factors for a three-month survival rate after cerebral haemorrhage under the influence of oral anticoagulants
• Invasive management of cerebral vasospasms after subarachnoidal hemorrhages
• Comparison of surgical vs. conservative treatment after subarachnoid hemorrhages – a follow-up study
• Influence of anticoagulation on the extent and course of intracerebral hemorrhages
• Determinants of outcome after subarachnoidal hemorrhages considering different surgery strategies
• Retrospective follow-up study of patients with glioblastoma, who were treated with a new surgery strategy
• Long-term outcomes in patients with ACTH-secreting pituitary adenoma
• Motoric and cognitive performance before and after surgery of different brain Tumors
• Mortality of patients with cerebral tumours under the influence of combined treatment of surgical repair and Avastin – a pilot study
• Results after surgery of Chiari malformation
• Diagnostics of lumbal spinal stenosis by means of MRI considering influencing factors related to positioning
• Comparison of outcome in surgery of lumbal spinal stenosis: Laminectomy vs. undercutting
• Comparison of long-term results after laminectomy vs. laminotomy in lumbal spinal stenosis

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• Dissociative phenomena in patients suffering from different psychosomatic primary diseases
• Significance of neopterin, phenylalanin, serotonin, CD14, TRP and the Hamilton score to evaluate the course in patients suffering from depression
• Occupational gratification crises of managers – correlation between work ability index and the ADS scores
• Applying the SF-36 on different employees´ groups in large companies with different levels of sense of coherence
• Gender-specific differences regarding coping in illnesses of the endogenous spectrum
• Influence of short-term psychotherapy on the personality of patients with neurotic disorders
• Time management and procrastination in students – a survey
• Influence of birth complications and prenatal stress factors on disorders of emotional and social development
• Comparison of sexual development and one´s own sexual perception in hetero vs. homosexual tendency
• Diagnosis of psychiatric diseases in recent decades: Epidemiologic influencing factors on changes in illness incidences
• Influence of benzodiazepine on mortality in patient with endogenous psychoses – a long-term study
• Comparison of schizoaffective disorders: risk factors, therapeutic procedures and long-term courses
• Cerebrovascular reactivity in endogenous depression
• Improvement of endogenous depression by administration of plant concentrates
• Effectivity of therapy programmes for children with aggressive behaviour
• Behavioural syndromes and cognitive disorders in children suffering from haemolytic and oncological diseases - evaluation of the Kindle questionnaire
• Inflammation parameters in endogenous psychoses: course of disease under medicinal therapy
• Comparison pro-inflammatory vs. anti-inflammatory interleukin in serum and liquor in bacterial, viral and demential cerebral diseases
• Case series of 2 drugs in patients with somatoform disorders
• Coincidence of internet, computer and television addiction – personality characteristics and influence on the quality of life
• Comparison of effectivity of different smoking cessation programmes
• Influence of internet behaviour on the compliance in patients suffering from endogenous psychoses
• Medical treatment of the side effects of alcoholic stupor – a case series
• Developments in EEG potentials, neuro-psychologic and psychometric tests regarding alcohol addiction
• Influence of serotonin polymorphisms on the development of depression in patients with alcohol abuse
• Influence of the pitch of voice on the acceptance of top executives
• Comparison of satisfaction of hospital patients in different Asian countries
• QLQ-C30, SWE, HADS-Scale and resilience scale in oncologic patients
• Validity of the evaluation of anxiety and depression by means of the HADS Scale in different gynaecologic tumours
• Evaluation of pain (BDI questionnaire) and FFbH-P (function questionnaire Hannover) in patients with chronic polyarthritis under optimized therapy
• Quality of life in presbyacusia in patients with vs. without hearing aid
• Delirium and quality of life after hip fractures in patients with dementia
• Influencing factors on the quality of life (QLQ-C30 scales) in prostate carcinoma
• Development of a new questionnaire for the assessment of the satisfaction of students: Validation and reliability analysis (Cronbach´s α)
• Mental strain and work stress in nursing staff – implementation of the COSOQ score
• Influence of endogenous and exogeneous stressors on cognitive performances
• Influence of education on psycho-social stress of oncology nurses (implementation of EWL, AVEM and SF-36)

• Manipulation of expert opinion caused by answer bias in psychiatric patients
• Religiöse und kulturelle Einflüsse bei der Sterbebegleitung von geriatrischen Patienten 
• Todesangst und Erwartungen am Lebensende – ein Vergleich der Generationen 
• Vergleich der Einnahme von Medikamenten und Alkohol bei Patienten verschiedener ethnischer Herkunft 
• Kompetenzgewinnung durch tiefe Stimmlage von Führungskräften
• Wissen über Ergonomie und Prävention von Überlastungen am Büroarbeitsplatz
• Soziale und epidemiologische Aspekte beim Alkoholabusus von Jugendlichen
• Einfluss des Alkoholmissbrauchs der Eltern auf die Trinkgewohnheiten der Kinder – eine internationale Studie mit 2500 Fällen

• Drops in hospitals and their outcome – a long-term follow-up
• Risk factors for delirium after hip placement in geriatric patients
• Risk factors for malnutrition after elective surgeries in geriatric patients
• Comparison of medication and therapy recommendations in geriatric patients at discharge from acute care hospital after 4 weeeks – which therapies are considered?
• Predictive value of laboratory parameters in the rehabilitation of geriatric patients
• Learning progress in geriatric and demential patients – influences of environmental factors, learning methods and nutrition
• Positive and negative predictors of rehabilitation prognosis – significance of the ADL- and Tinetti score
• Indication of abdominal sugeries in octogenarians – an analysis covering the last 25 years

• Controlled weight loss achieved by individuell sports programme in patients with BMI > 30
• Influence of sports activities on motoric skills in demential disease
• Increase of quality of life and performance thanks to individual workout programmes in patients with tumorous diseases
• Comparison of bodily fitness with different types of sports – optimization of success due to differentiated training programmes
• Improvement of performance in patients suffering from arterial hypertonia due to training programmes
• Quality of life, fitness and change of lifestyle before and after Five Tibetan exercises
• Influence of competitive sports on dental health and prevalence of dental injuries
• Prophylactic administration of throat pastilles to avoid infections in competitive sportsmen/sportswome
• Prevalence of atrial fibrillation in former handball athletes – anatomic and functional modifications of the left atrium and ventricle as risk factor for atrial fibrillation.
• Effects of competitive sports on echocardiographic parameters – a long-term study
• Influence of caffeine on the speed of top-athletes
• Influence of sporting activities of general practitioners on the evaluation and treatment of sports injuries
• Physical fitness and course of body weight in adipose patients – long-term course and comparison of different sports programmes
• Comparison of increase of strength by different forms of physical training – what additional benefit do training machines have?
• Effects of neuropsychological norm variants of the ankle joint on performance
• Which diagnostic benefit does the echocardiography have in sports medical screening examinations of top athletes?
• Influence of age on echocardiographic abnormalities in top athletes
• Comparison of ECG abnormalities in recreational athletes vs. top athletes
• Prevalence of arterial hypertonia in recreational athletes – a multi-centre long-term project

• Reduction of subcutaneous fat by topical medication of lipolytic agents
• Reduction of subcutaneous fats by topical application of lypolytic agents
• Risk factors for lipodystrophy in HIV patients considering genetic factors
• Comparison of histochemical staining in malign melanoma – which staining is best-suited? 
• Diagnostic validity of microscopic grey scale analysis in different skin tumors
• Determinants of survival in malignant melanoma – a 10-year analysis
• Sensivitity and specificity of the dermatoscopy in melanocytic nevi and malign melanoma
• Comparison of prognostic validity of several tumor markers in malign melanoma
• Predictive value of the Su-Par in malign melanoma – a model development by combining prognostic parameters
• Outcome in basal cell carcinoma – a multicenter study with 2000 patients
• Incidence of malign melanoma between 1979 and 2003. Description of modification of localization, histological subtypes and patients´ characteristics
• Sensitivity and specificity of antibodies in dermatomyositis and polymyositis
• Evidence of auto-antibodies in patients with collagenase and non-rheumatic inflammatory diseases
• Diagnostics and medical treatment of drug induced exanthemas
• Success rates of hyposensibilisation in patients with anaphylactic reactions after wasp stings
• Comparison of different treatment procedures of Osler´s disease
• Prospective studies in patients with lipoedema and liposuction treatment
• Lymph therapists´ standard of knowledge regarding diagnostics and therapy of lipoedema Comparison of treatments of lipoedema in different professional Groups
• Comparison of lipoedema treatments in different occupational groups
• 6 month-results after liposuction in female patients suffering from lipoedema
• Long-term outcome after liposuction in patients with lipoedema
• Definition of new measuring methods to determine body measurements of female patients suffering from with lipoedema
• Quality of life after liposuction in female patients with lipoedema
• Prevalence and clinical symptoms of the lipoedema in GP care
• Venous and lymphological diseases of the lower extremities in women – an epidemiologic survey including 1000 women
• Coriumdicke vor und nach KPE bei Patientinnen mit Lymphödem
• Prevalence of varicosis in GP care – evaluation of different therapeutic regimes

• Evidence of ESBL by means of different methods as well as comparison of effectiveness of several antibiotics combinations
• Case series: Implementation of bone cement containing antibiotics on staphylococci
• Comparison of sensitivity and specifity of different laboratory methods in the reprocessing of blood cultures
• Change of germ spectrum and development of resistances within the last 15 years – an analysis of 70.000 blood cultures
• Prevalence of multi-resistant germs in the ambulance – a comparison of several rescue systems
• Bacterial communities in different university clinics – comparing germ spectrums and resistances
• An internationally sponsored project: New sanitary facilities in schools in developing countries – effects on hygiene and school attendance
• Diagnostics and treatment of bacterial communities in deep wounds
• Anti-bacterial effect of ozone gas in different concentrations – which experimental arrangements has the best antibacterial effect?
• Elimination of chronic bacterial infestation by laser therapy
• Courses of rickettsia diseases – diagnostic value of different laboratory parameters
• Patient collective and symptoms in Lyme disease
• Sensitivity and specificity of a new form of PCR diagnostics for the identification of pathogens in patients suffering from leishmaniasis
• Prevalence of postinfectious irritable bowel syndrome after journeys to tropical and subtropical regions regarding different pathogens – an interdisciplinary long-term study
• Viral load of cardiotropic viruses in competitive athletes compared to a healthy comparison group
• Reasons for omitting vaccinations for infants and school children: a survey of 2000 cases
• Courses of measles infections – influence of age, sex and vaccination behaviour
• Epidemiologic parameters and courses of measles infections – comparison of different European countries
• Application of immune supporting substances as supplementary balanced diet (SBD) – proof of first successful cases after introduction
• Epidemiologic risk factors for healthy cMRSA carriers – is there a predisposition due to animal husbandry and professional exposition?
• Reduction of mortality and complication rates in newborns by intensified smear tests and specific early treatment of bacterial infections
• Correlation of virus infections with occurrence of haemorrhagic cystitis after allogeneic stem cell transplantatio
• Effectivity of different antifungal prophylaxes after allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation
• Comparison of microbiologic detection procedures in spondylodiscitis
• 10-year follow-up study of HIV patients
• Drug resistance in HIV diseases
• Mutations in HIV patients under different drug regimens
• Extent of lipodystrophy in HIV patients and consideration of genetic and epidemiologic factors
• Predictors for mortality in HIV patients and improvement of outcome by early treatment initiation and inpatient treatments
• Cardio-vascular risk factors and manifestations of CHD in HIV patients – a long term study
• Influence of the HIV disease on intima thickness

• Influence of the FV Leiden mutation on coagulation parameters and antibodies – a systematic analysis of 9.000 laboratory tests
• Influence of the von Willebrand disease and haemophilia on pregnancy complications
• Effects of polymorphisms of the von Willebrand factor on concentration and activity of the von Willebrand factor
• Homocygous and heterocygous polymorphisms of the PAI-1 and their influence on the PAI-1 concentration in the serum
• Influence of different polymorphisms of the FVII on the FVII concentration
• Complications and long-term courses in different therapeutic strategies in patients suffering from haemophilia
• Clinical relevance and coincidence of JAK2V617-, CALR- and MPLW515L/K mutations in essential thrombocythaemia and primary myelofibrosis
• Diagnostics and therapy of patients with haemophilia A – a retrospective acquisition over a period of 20 years
• Influence of polymorphisms and haematological anomalies on habitual abortions – a prospective study
• Prognostic value of anomalies of the protein C and S as well as coagulation factors on the abortion risk – a multicentre study
• PFA-time in patients suffering from ASS – Evidence of non-responders in recurring apoplectic insults
• Validation of a new measuring method to measure heparine concentration after extracorporeal circulation with laser nephelometry
• Fractal and euclidean descriptors of platelet shape
• Automatic detection of changes in platelets shapes
• Reliability of low molecular heparins regarding the prevention of deep vein thrombosis – a multicentre case series of 2000 patients
• Selenium concentration in the serum after substitution in patients with inflammable or cancerous diseases
• Influencing factors on the water quality and its meaning for general health
• Therapeutical effects and side effects of Bentonit – a clinical evaluation
• Therapeutical effects and side effects of Zeolite – a clinical evaluation
• Course of 13-Hode after therapy with intravenous oxygenation
• Laboratory analysis of different forms of vitamin B6 – validation of a new measuring method
• Effect of an adjuvant sepsis therapy on inflammatory laboratory parameters and the mortality compared to a standard therapy
• Predictive value of copeptin in heart attack diagnostics

• Influence of cause of death and time of agony on post mortem urinary bladder filling volume
• Size of burning area and type of burning in attack victims, accidents and attempted suicide
• Cause of death and circumstances in 2000 suicide victims
• Reliable characteristics for the identification of corpses in catastrophies with multiple fatalities
• Trends in organ donation within the last two years – can any influence of media campaigns be detected?

• Comparison of scintigraphic methods in diagnosis of toxic thyroid adenomas
• Diagnostic value of NMRI in different histologic forms of breast cancer – relevance of hydrated tissue Proportion
• Sensitivity and specifity of NMRI in the diagnosis of cervix carcinoma
• Radiologic follow up of stabilising spine procedures in geriatric patients
• Cardiac MRI as screening method for the initial diagnosis of CHD
• Positron emission tomography for the evidence of improvement of the coronary flow reserve by statins in patients suffering from coronary diseases
• Computer tomographic examination techniques in patients with different congenital heart defects
• Comparison of different sequences of the MRI – what image generates the most exact precision and reproducibility when imaging different joints?
• Cartilage assessment by means of native MRI and d-Gemric (delayed Gardolinium Enhanced Cartilage)
• Reproducibility of different radiological imaging procedures of the upper arm under clinical routine circumstances
• Volume determination by means of computer tomography after the implementation of chemoembolization and microwave ablation technique in different tumours
• Determination of reference values of diameters and organ dimension in computer tomography under consideration of age and sex
• Predictive values of punch biopsies of different localisations in case of suspected neoplastic neoformations
• Validity of cartilage-sensitive MR sequences in the diagnosis of medial meniscal tears

• Evaluation of satisfaction in everyday working routine of different professional groups before and after introducing quality management
• Service offer in primary health care hospitals before and after introducing the DRG system
• Improvement of patient care by routinely assessment of SAPS II and APACHE in the intensive care ward
• Improvement of the satisfaction of patients and GPs by standardised medical reports
• Satisfaction of patients and GPs in a large hospital – which approaches regarding optimization can be identified?
• Objectification of selection criteria of medical students – which factors identify a successful graduate?
• Acceptance of quality management by leading qualified teachers – a survey throughout Germany
• Evaluation of new concepts integrating community nurses in GP practices – effects on quality of diagnostics and therapy
• Range of services in different statutory health insurances – analysis of preventive programmes
• Analysis of sources of error in perfusion and pump systems in university clinics – can improvements after the optimisation of quality management be proven?
• Preoperative predictors for the identification of complicated intubations before elective surgery – avoidance of complications in elective intubations
• Influence of quality management in bariatric surgery on postoperative processes
• Influence of composition and experience of the OP team on efficiency and OP results
• GP care before and after changes in liquidation options – range of service and quality of treatment in times of rationalisation
• Quality management and GCP-according implementation of clinical studies with medical products

Conservative Dentistry and Parodontology

• Sensitivity and specifity of caries diagnostics in different radiologic procedures
• Consecutive dental findings of orthopantomograms in a large collective – incidence of caries in different age groups
• In vitro study to evaluate hard tooth tissue in the approximal space
• Association between age of amalgam fillings and probing depths, mobility grades and ryge criteria
• Retrospective evaluation of the length of survival of teeth after direct capping with calcium hydroxide
• Determination of mechanic strength values in modified tooth composites
• Marginal density of the orthograde root filling after apicoectomy – comparison of different materials by means of electron-microscopic examination
• Fracture rate of endodontic files with due regard to the „Wave One“
• Long-term course after root filling – influencing factors on loss rate
• Comparison of progress after root filling over a period of 20 years – long-term success of different treatment techniques and indications
• Identification of independent determinants of failed root canal treatments
• Comparison of long-term courses after different techniques of root canal treatment
• Bleaching of devital teeth
• In vitro study on the toxicity of bleaching treatments
• Influence of brush abrasions (in vitro) on dentin and enamel
• Correlation between dental hygiene and bacterial profile before and after treatment of patients and their relatives
• Comparison of bacterial colonisation of healthy teeth, gold and ceramic caps in patients suffering from parodontitis
• Decrease of quality of life due to parodontitis
• Predictive values of risk factors for parodontitis – establishment of a new risk score
• Influence of rheumatism on parodontitis – an interdisciplinary study
• Diabetes-Screening in dental practice using the Find-Risk questionnaire – a practice based pilot study
• Importance of aliphatic acid on parodontitis in patients with rheumatoid diseases
• Standard of knowledge of dental assistants regarding caries and parodontitis prevention
• Effects of chemotherapeutics on the vitality of bacteria on enamel and dentin
• Coincidence of carotid calcifications in patients with progressed parodontitis
• Influence of rheumatoid diseases on the prevalence of parodontitis
• Association between immunosuppressive therapy in rheumatoid diseases and parodontal diseases
• Patient characteristics in clinical treatment processes in dental medicine – a comparative analysis covering 2 decades
• Validation of a new questionnaire regarding patient satisfaction after parodontal treatment
• Diagnostics of parodontitis – of what significance is the MMP 8 rapid test?
• Association between MMP-8 and parodontitis in patients suffering rheumatoid Arthritis
• Adjuvant administration of ethereal oil in parodontitis treatment
• Level of knowledge of practising dentists regarding diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in endodontics
• Influence of tooth position and oral health on quality of life
• Influence of different rinsing solutions on the bacterial colonialisation in endodontic treatments
• Dental chart dependent on nutrition and oral hygiene in adolescents – a questionnaire study
• Relation between social factors and dental health
• Dental health after bone marrow transplantation
• Influence of high-performance sport on dental health – prevalence of dental fractures in combat sport
• Significance of oral irrigators in the daily interdental and gingival hygiene / parodontal Hygiene
• Efficiency validation of Dental Water Jets in additive implementation of Full Mouth Disinfection (FMD) without antibiotherapy, verified by the polymerase chain reaction
• Evidence of rantes in tissue and serum in different inflammatory dental processes
• Evidence of mycoplasma with PCR in endodontic Treatment
• Competence of dentists in the treatment of life-threatening emergencies in the practice
• Patients in a dental polyclinic during the emergency consultation hours – epidemiologic factors, accident progress and prognostic factors for tooth conservation
• Analysis of diseases with hypoplastic incisors

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• Improvement of pulmonary capacity by specific osteopathic therapy in patients with different syndromes of the thoracic spine
• Improvement of pulmonary function parameters by osteopathic treatment of the cervical spine
• Mobility of upper pectoral girdle before and after osteopathic treatment
• Influence of osteopathic therapy on the pulmonary function in children suffering from bronchial asthma
• Reduction of airway resistance after osteopathic treatment in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
• Influence of osteopathic treatment on ophthalmologic parameters in patients with strabismus
• Treatment of children suffering from obstipation with osteopathic procedures
• Influence of osteopathic treatment on the ability to concentrate (d2 tests by Brickenkamp) in school children
• Sensitivity and specifity of electromyographic parameters in test persons with shoulder muscle tensions as well as follow-up study after treatment
• Influence of interaction between treating person and patient on the muscle tone
• Influence of treatment of intrathoracic fascia on the sympathetic nervous system
• Comparison of measurements of tension and tone of different muscle groups before and after treatment as well as determination of Kappa coefficient in diagnosis by different examiners
• Influence of osteopathic treatment on pain, mobility and quality of life in patients with craniomandibular dysfunction
• Improvement of pain and opening of mouth after osteopathic treatment in different grades of severity of craniomandibular dysfunction
• Effectivity of osteopathic treatment as complementary therapy in chronic polyarthritis
• Treatment of hip dysplasia of the child with osteopathic therapy
• Improvement of chronic pain of the musculoskeletal system thanks to special forms of training and osteopathic treatment in athletes
• Pain and quality of life after treatment of chronic back pain with myoreflex therapy
• Influence of osteopathic treatment on hamstring muscles in riders
• Osteopathic treatment of calcaneal spurs
• Improvement of mobility and quality of life after osteopathic therapy in patients with lumbar spine complaints
• Individual training structure and ostepathic therapy in amateur athletes with musculoskeletal complaints
• Strength increase and improvement of complaints with aimed back and abdominal training in patients with tensions and chronic pain syndrome
• Influence of osteopathic treatment techniques on abdominal tension
• Limitations of mobility of the kidneys in arterial hypertonia before and after treatment
• Osteopathic treatment of stress incontincence – a comparison of different treatment approaches
• Validity of diagnostic findings of osteopaths – comparison of experienced examiners vs. beginners
• Influence of osteopathic treatment on the descensus uteri
• Improvement of quality of life with osteopathic treatment during pregnancy
• Association of organ fixation as well as mobility decrease of lumbar spine, thoracic spine and hip joint in renal arterial hypertony
• Empathy of osteopaths and its importance in the therapist-patient-relation
• Osteopathic treatment of daytime sleepiness and sleeping disorders in patients with shift work
• Determination of the Freiburger Persönlichkeitsinventar (Freiburger personality inventory) of osteopaths as well as comparison of 12 stanines with a normal collective
• The relation between osteopath and patient – validation of a new questionnaire

• Increase of milk yield as well as of milk components with different therapy procedures
• Influencing factors on the milk yield of calves and cows
• Quality management in dairy cattle farming: Improvement of milk components, outflow and fertility
• Reproductive behaviour of insects depending on environmental factors
• Implementation of acupuncture in different animal species
• Endotracheal anaesthesia in dogs – expiratory O2 and CO2 content with different anaesthetic procedures and CO2 absorbers
• Fluorescence enhancement in tumor tissue – comparison of different cell cultures and validation of a new in vitro examination method
• Bacterial, viral and parasitic attack of different mammal species under different housing conditions – a long-term evaluation over a period of 30 years
• New treatment procedures in horses with acute or chronic arthritides of the coffin joint – comparison of different intraarticularly applied types of medication
• Concentration and activity of myeloperoxidase in trotting horses as marker of oxidative stress in different training loads
• Effectivity of eFSH on the number of produced follicles, number of ovulations and number of won embryos in mares
• Effects of endometriosis on foaling and birth complications in mares
• Comparison of the quality of the horse´s ejaculated semen at different points in time after different processing procedures – which method achieves the best results?
• Diagnostic procedures in horses suffering colics
• Seasonal endocrinological changes in donkeys and mules – definition of reference areas
• Changes of glucose metabolism and insulin resistance in lactating cows
• Veränderung des Glucosestoffwechsel und Insulinresistenz bei laktierenden Kühen
• Risk factors for stillbirths in cows – observation of 2.500 cows and heifers
• Influence of calcium level on peripartum complications in cows
• Culling rates of calves and cows in large farms
• Electrolyte balance of cows paripartum with vs. without calcium substitution as well as prevalence of hypocalcemia
• Resistencies of E. colie in cattle under the therapy with different antibiotics
• Genotyping of different E. coli strains in infections of small animals
• Importance of calcium as promoting factors of birth dystociae in cows and heifers
• Bovine neonatal pancytopenia
• Therapeutic effects of iron substitution in the lacterion period on hematological parameters of cows and their newborn calves
• Fertility and mortality of calves and cows in different farms
• Diagnosis and evaluation of scabies in wild boars