title: [50 years of strumectomy at the hospital München-Nymphenburg. Indication, surgical technic and mortality following the surgery of goiter].
abstract: A brief report is made on the experience relating to the current approach in strumectomies, and on the mortality and causes of death after strumectomy during the past 50 years at the Munich-Nymphenburg Hospital. A significant feature is the decrease in mortality to 0.39% and the disappearance of air embolism since the introduction of intubation anesthesia. Cardiovascular failure, pulmonary embolism and pneumonia were seen to occur as most frequent causes of death during all periods under survey.
mesh_terms: D000768:Anesthesia, General; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D005260:Female; D005860:Germany, West; D006042:Goiter / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods
vernacular_title: 50 Jahre Kropfchirurgie am Krankenhaus München-Nymphenburg. Indikation, Operationstechnik und Todesfälle nach Strumaoperationen