[Animal experiment studies of the bile acid effect in obstructive ileus]. / Tierexperimentelle Untersuchungen zum Gallensäureeffekt beim Obturationsileus.

Bile acids are detergents with a direct effect on the endotoxin lipopolysaccharide molecule in vitro. This study investigates the effect of orally administered sodium deoxycholate on the survival of rats in the state of ileus. First observations indicated, that the administration of sodium deoxycholate results in a longer survival time. The results are explained by the antiendotoxic (detergent) effect of bile acids.

[Epidemiology of burn injuries in the GDR (author's transl)]. / Epidemiologische Untersuchungen über thermische Verbrennungsschäden in der DDR.

Burn injuries in GDR have a slight decreasing tendency concerning both morbidity and mortality. The distribution of injuries to the districts of GDR can be explained by the distribution of population, not by distribution of industry. The overwhelming share of injuries consists of children with small scalds. Therapeutical results are comparable with results from international literature. Owing to the fact that in last years no further decisive improvement could be achieved, more attention must be devoted to the problem of primary prevention especially to target groups, resulting from anamnestic and clinical data analysis.