@article{SteinmannPaeleckeHabermannGeinitzetal.2012,
  author    = {Steinmann, Diana and Paelecke-Habermann, Yvonne and Geinitz, Hans and Aschoff, Raimund and Bayerl, Anja and B{\"o}lling, Tobias and Bosch, Elisabeth and Bruns, Frank and Eichenseder-Seiss, Ute and Gerstein, Johanna and Gharbi, Nadine and Hagg, Juliane and Hipp, Matthias and Kleff, Irmgard and M{\"u}ller, Axel and Sch{\"a}fer, Christof and Schleicher, Ursula and Sehlen, Susanne and Theodorou, Marilena and Wypior, Hans-Joachim and Zehentmayr, Franz and van Oorschot, Birgitt and Vordermark, Dirk},
  title     = {Prospective evaluation of quality of life effects in patients undergoing palliative radiotherapy for brain metastases},
  series = {BMC Cancer},
  volume    = {12},
  journal   = {BMC Cancer},
  number    = {283},
  doi       = {10.1186/1471-2407-12-283},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-135254},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {Background: Recently published results of quality of life (QoL) studies indicated different outcomes of palliative radiotherapy for brain metastases. This prospective multi-center QoL study of patients with brain metastases was designed to investigate which QoL domains improve or worsen after palliative radiotherapy and which might provide prognostic information. Methods: From 01/2007-01/2009, n=151 patients with previously untreated brain metastases were recruited at 14 centers in Germany and Austria. Most patients (82 \%) received whole-brain radiotherapy. QoL was measured with the EORTC-QLQ-C15-PAL and brain module BN20 before the start of radiotherapy and after 3 months. Results: At 3 months, 88/142 (62 \%) survived. Nine patients were not able to be followed up. 62 patients (70.5 \% of 3-month survivors) completed the second set of questionnaires. Three months after the start of radiotherapy QoL deteriorated significantly in the areas of global QoL, physical function, fatigue, nausea, pain, appetite loss, hair loss, drowsiness, motor dysfunction, communication deficit and weakness of legs. Although the use of corticosteroid at 3 months could be reduced compared to pre-treatment (63 \% vs. 37 \%), the score for headaches remained stable. Initial QoL at the start of treatment was better in those alive than in those deceased at 3 months, significantly for physical function, motor dysfunction and the symptom scales fatigue, pain, appetite loss and weakness of legs. In a multivariate model, lower Karnofsky performance score, higher age and higher pain ratings before radiotherapy were prognostic of 3-month survival. Conclusions: Moderate deterioration in several QoL domains was predominantly observed three months after start of palliative radiotherapy for brain metastases. Future studies will need to address the individual subjective benefit or burden from such treatment. Baseline QoL scores before palliative radiotherapy for brain metastases may contain prognostic information.},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Hipp2011,
  author    = {Hipp, Matthias},
  title     = {Modifikation elektrochemisch auf Titan aufgebrachter Calciumhydroxidbeschichtungen durch Fremdmetallionendotierung},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-55114},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2011},
  abstract  = {Die Verwendung von im Knochen befestigten Implantaten und Endoprothesen aus Titan, sowie Osteosyntheseverfahren mittels Plattenapplikation stellen h{\"a}ufige Routineeingriffe in der Medizin dar. Die Infektion einer Endoprothese oder Osteosyntheseplatte mit Biofilmbildung bedeutet dabei eine schwerwiegende postoperative Komplikation. Ein Schwerpunkt medizinischer Forschung besch{\"a}ftigt sich aus diesem Grunde mit der Entwicklung antiseptischer Oberfl{\"a}chen. Die vorliegende Arbeit beschreibt die Weiterentwicklung einer in der Abteilung f{\"u}r Funktionswerkstoffe der Medizin und der Zahnheilkunde der Universit{\"a}tsklinik W{\"u}rzburg entwickelten elektrochemischen Calciumhydroxidbeschichtung auf Titan. Durch die gezielte Dotierung der Ausgangsschicht mit Silberionen konnte die starke kurzfristige Antisepsis des Calciumhydroxides mit einer wirksamen und langfristigen bakteriziden Wirkung des Silbers kombiniert werden.},
  subject      = {Calciumhydroxid},
  language  = {de}
}