Current practice in XXXX : a german survey.

@entity1 @entity681 @entity1342 @entity1341 @entity86 @entity1286 @entity12761 @entity3575
We surveyed current German practice in @entity86 (EA). Of 300 questionnaires sent anonymously, 147 (49%) were returned fully completed. A 24-h @entity12761 ( @entity12761 ) was offered in 41% of German hospitals. Seventy percent of the large teaching hospitals (>1000 beds) offered an @entity12761 , whereas just 9% of the hospitals of <500 beds provided an @entity12761 . Small-size hospitals (<200 beds) preferred @entity1342 as the local anesthetic (LA) in contrast to large teaching hospitals using more @entity1341 than @entity1342 . In the general ward setting, 36% of the respondents used plain LA, and 64% combined the LA with an opioid. If @entity1342 was used, 0.2% was the most popular concentration (78%), combined with @entity1286 (17%), @entity3575 (14%), or @entity681 (75%). If @entity1341 was used, 0.25% was the preferred concentration (30%), combined with @entity1286 (40%), @entity3575 (8%), or @entity681 (60%). On wards, 58% of German anesthetic departments used continuous epidural infusion, 57% bolus doses, and 20% @entity1 -controlled EA mode. We conclude that the availability of a 24-h @entity12761 (41%) in German hospitals corresponds favorably to international data. EA with the combination of LAs and opioids was the most common modality in the ward setting. IMPLICATIONS: We surveyed current German practice in @entity86 . We found that the availability of a 24-h @entity12761 (41%) in German hospitals corresponds favorably to international practice. Epidural analgesia with the combination of local anesthetics and opioids was the most common modality in the ward setting.
