Pre-operative evaluation of adults undergoing elective noncardiac surgery: Updated guideline from the European Society of Anaesthesiology.
De Hert S, Staender S, Fritsch G, Hinkelbein J, Afshari A, Bettelli G, Bock M, Chew MS, Coburn M, De Robertis E, Drinhaus H, Feldheiser A, Geldner G, Lahner D, Macas A, Neuhaus C, Rauch S, Santos-Ampuero MA, Solca M, Tanha N, Traskaite V, Wagner G, Wappler F.
Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2018 Jun;35(6):407-465. doi: 10.1097/EJA.0000000000000817.
PMID: 29708905

ÖGARI Ethik-Manifest für eine menschlichere Medizin.
Likar R, Markstaller K, von Goedecke A, Stromer W, Fritsch G, Wallner J.
Wien Med Wochenschr. 2019 Nov;169(15-16):364-366. doi: 10.1007/s10354-019-0692-0. Epub 2019 Mar 27.
PMID: 30919216 German. No abstract available.

The surgical safety checklist and patient outcomes after surgery: a prospective observational cohort study, systematic review and meta-analysis.
Abbott TEF, Ahmad T, Phull MK, Fowler AJ, Hewson R, Biccard BM, Chew MS, Gillies M, Pearse RM; International Surgical Outcomes Study (ISOS) group.
Br J Anaesth. 2018 Jan;120(1):146-155. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2017.08.002. Epub 2017 Nov 23.
PMID: 29397122

Preoperative Laboratory Testing.
Bock M, Fritsch G, Hepner DL.
Anesthesiol Clin. 2016 Mar;34(1):43-58. doi: 10.1016/j.anclin.2015.10.005.
PMID: 26927738 Review.

Global patient outcomes after elective surgery: prospective cohort study in 27 low-, middle- and high-income countries.
International Surgical Outcomes Study group.
Br J Anaesth. 2016 Oct 31;117(5):601-609. doi: 10.1093/bja/aew316.
PMID: 27799174 Free PMC article.

[Perioperative medication management].
Gschiel B, Fritsch G, Bock M.
Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2012 Aug;137(34-35):e1-8. doi: 10.1055/s-0032-1305245. Epub 2012 Aug 14.
PMID: 22893054 Review. German.

[Pathophysiology of intracranial injuries].
Lahner D, Fritsch G.
Unfallchirurg. 2017 Sep;120(9):728-733. doi: 10.1007/s00113-017-0388-0.
PMID: 28812113 Review. German.

[Perioperative medication management].
Gschiel B, Fritsch G, Bock M.
Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2012 Aug;137(34-35):1701-4. doi: 10.1055/s-0032-1305243. Epub 2012 Aug 14.
PMID: 22893051 German.

Minimizing cardiac risk in perioperative practice – interdisciplinary pharmacological approaches.
Bock M, Wiedermann CJ, Motsch J, Fritsch G, Paulmichl M.
Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2011 Jul;123(13-14):393-407. doi: 10.1007/s00508-011-1595-2. Epub 2011 Jun 22.
PMID: 21691758 Review.

Effectiveness of non-cardiac preoperative testing in non-cardiac elective surgery: a systematic review.
Johansson T, Fritsch G, Flamm M, Hansbauer B, Bachofner N, Mann E, Bock M, Sönnichsen AC.
Br J Anaesth. 2013 Jun;110(6):926-39. doi: 10.1093/bja/aet071. Epub 2013 Apr 11.
PMID: 23578861 Review.

Safe performance of peripheral regional anaesthesia: the significance of ultrasound guidance.
Marhofer P, Fritsch G.
Anaesthesia. 2017 Apr;72(4):431-434. doi: 10.1111/anae.13831. Epub 2017 Feb 10.
PMID: 28185241 No abstract available.

Part III: Minimum Quality Threshold in Preclinical Sepsis Studies (MQTiPSS) for Fluid Resuscitation and Antimicrobial Therapy Endpoints.
Hellman J, Bahrami S, Boros M, Chaudry IH, Fritsch G, Gozdzik W, Inoue S, Radermacher P, Singer M, Osuchowski MF, Huber-Lang M.
Shock. 2019 Jan;51(1):33-43. doi: 10.1097/SHK.0000000000001209.
PMID: 29923896 Review.

Minimum quality threshold in pre-clinical sepsis studies (MQTiPSS): an international expert consensus initiative for improvement of animal modeling in sepsis.
Osuchowski MF, Ayala A, Bahrami S, Bauer M, Boros M, Cavaillon JM, Chaudry IH, Coopersmith CM, Deutschman C, Drechsler S, Efron P, Frostell C, Fritsch G, Gozdzik W, Hellman J, Huber-Lang M, Inoue S, Knapp S, Kozlov AV, Libert C, Marshall JC, Moldawer LL, Radermacher P, Redl H, Remick DG, Singer M, Thiemermann C, Wang P, Wiersinga WJ, Xiao X, Zingarelli B.
Intensive Care Med Exp. 2018 Aug 14;6(1):26. doi: 10.1186/s40635-018-0189-y.
PMID: 30112605 Free PMC article. Review.

Minimum Quality Threshold in Pre-Clinical Sepsis Studies (MQTiPSS): an international expert consensus initiative for improvement of animal modeling in sepsis.
Osuchowski MF, Ayala A, Bahrami S, Bauer M, Boros M, Cavaillon JM, Chaudry IH, Coopersmith CM, Deutschman C, Drechsler S, Efron P, Frostell C, Fritsch G, Gozdzik W, Hellman J, Huber-Lang M, Inoue S, Knapp S, Kozlov AV, Libert C, Marshall JC, Moldawer LL, Radermacher P, Redl H, Remick DG, Singer M, Thiemermann C, Wang P, Wiersinga WJ, Xiao X, Zingarelli B.
Infection. 2018 Oct;46(5):687-691. doi: 10.1007/s15010-018-1183-8.
PMID: 30105433 Free PMC article. Review.

The impact of preoperative testing for blood glucose concentration and haemoglobin A1c on mortality, changes in management and complications in noncardiac elective surgery: a systematic review.
Bock M, Johansson T, Fritsch G, Flamm M, Hansbauer B, Mann E, Sönnichsen A.
Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2015 Mar;32(3):152-9. doi: 10.1097/EJA.0000000000000117.
PMID: 25046561 Review.

Utility of intraoperative lung ultrasonography.
Edrich T, Pojer C, Fritsch G, Hutter J, Hartigan PM, Stundner O, Gerner P, Berger MM.
A A Case Rep. 2015 Mar 15;4(6):71-4. doi: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000000123.
PMID: 25774752

Preoperative testing in non-cardiac surgery patients: a survey amongst European anaesthesiologists.
Fritsch G, Michalski T, Flamm M.
Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2013 Sep;30(9):575-6. doi: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e32835f9981.
PMID: 23635994 No abstract available.

Correction to: Minimum Quality Threshold in Pre-Clinical Sepsis Studies (MQTiPSS): an international expert consensus initiative for improvement of animal modeling in sepsis.
Osuchowski MF, Ayala A, Bahrami S, Bauer M, Boros M, Cavaillon JM, Chaudry IH, Coopersmith CM, Deutschman C, Drechsler S, Efron P, Frostell C, Fritsch G, Gozdzik W, Hellman J, Huber-Lang M, Inoue S, Knapp S, Kozlov AV, Libert C, Marshall JC, Moldawer LL, Radermacher P, Redl H, Remick DG, Singer M, Thiemermann C, Wang P, Wiersinga WJ, Xiao X, Zingarelli B.
Infection. 2018 Oct;46(5):745-747. doi: 10.1007/s15010-018-1197-2.
PMID: 30225655 Free PMC article.

Comparative perioperative outcomes associated with neuraxial versus general anesthesia for simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty.
Stundner O, Chiu YL, Sun X, Mazumdar M, Fleischut P, Poultsides L, Gerner P, Fritsch G, Memtsoudis SG.
Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2012 Nov-Dec;37(6):638-44. doi: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e31826e1494.
PMID: 23080348 Free PMC article.

Minimum Quality Threshold in Pre-Clinical Sepsis Studies (MQTiPSS): An International Expert Consensus Initiative for Improvement of Animal Modeling in Sepsis.
Osuchowski MF, Ayala A, Bahrami S, Bauer M, Boros M, Cavaillon JM, Chaudry IH, Coopersmith CM, Deutschman CS, Drechsler S, Efron P, Frostell C, Fritsch G, Gozdzik W, Hellman J, Huber-Lang M, Inoue S, Knapp S, Kozlov AV, Libert C, Marshall JC, Moldawer LL, Radermacher P, Redl H, Remick DG, Singer M, Thiemermann C, Wang P, Wiersinga WJ, Xiao X, Zingarelli B.
Shock. 2018 Oct;50(4):377-380. doi: 10.1097/SHK.0000000000001212.
PMID: 30106875 Free PMC article.

[57-year-old patient after attempted suicide. Severe accidental hypothermia].
Franz A, Eigenstuhler J, Fritsch G, Michalski T.
Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2013 Jun;138(24):1307-8. doi: 10.1055/s-0032-1332994. Epub 2013 Jun 4.
PMID: 23737115 German. No abstract available.

Quality improvement in preoperative assessment by implementation of an electronic decision support tool.
Flamm M, Fritsch G, Hysek M, Klausner S, Entacher K, Panisch S, Soennichsen AC.
J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2013 Jun;20(e1):e91-6. doi: 10.1136/amiajnl-2012-001178. Epub 2013 Apr 18.
PMID: 23599223 Free PMC article.

Sterile working in ultrasonography: the use of dedicated ultrasound covers and sterile ultrasound gel.
Marhofer P, Fritsch G.
Expert Rev Med Devices. 2015;12(6):667-73. doi: 10.1586/17434440.2015.1084872. Epub 2015 Sep 1.
PMID: 26325163

Epidemiology and risk factors for perioperative mortality after total hip and knee arthroplasty.
Memtsoudis SG, Pumberger M, Ma Y, Chiu YL, Fritsch G, Gerner P, Poultsides L, Valle AG.
J Orthop Res. 2012 Nov;30(11):1811-21. doi: 10.1002/jor.22139. Epub 2012 Apr 19.
PMID: 22517400 Free PMC article.

Put the bevel down and visualize the needle tip when puncturing the internal jugular vein.
Fritsch G, Brunauer A, Dünser MW.
Crit Care Med. 2012 Aug;40(8):2533; author reply 2534. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3182536f55.
PMID: 22809943 No abstract available.

Peripheral blood late mixed chimerism in leucocyte subpopulations following allogeneic stem cell transplantation for childhood malignancies: does it matter?
Pichler H, Fritsch G, König M, Daxberger H, Glogova E, Pötschger U, Breuer S, Lawitschka A, Güclü ED, Karlhuber S, Holter W, Haas OA, Lion T, Matthes-Martin S.
Br J Haematol. 2016 Jun;173(6):905-17. doi: 10.1111/bjh.14008. Epub 2016 Mar 21.
PMID: 26996395

Abnormal pre-operative tests, pathologic findings of medical history, and their predictive value for perioperative complications.
Fritsch G, Flamm M, Hepner DL, Panisch S, Seer J, Soennichsen A.
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2012 Mar;56(3):339-50. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2011.02593.x. Epub 2011 Dec 20.
PMID: 22188223

The accuracy of the Vigileo/FloTrac continuous cardiac output monitor.
Zimmermann A, Kufner C, Hofbauer S, Steinwendner J, Hitzl W, Fritsch G, Schistek R, Kirnbauer M, Pauser G.
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2008 Jun;22(3):388-93. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2007.11.001. Epub 2008 Jan 22.
PMID: 18503926

Preoperative evaluation of the adult patient undergoing non-cardiac surgery: guidelines from the European Society of Anaesthesiology.
De Hert S, Imberger G, Carlisle J, Diemunsch P, Fritsch G, Moppett I, Solca M, Staender S, Wappler F, Smith A; Task Force on Preoperative Evaluation of the Adult Noncardiac Surgery Patient of the European Society of Anaesthesiology.
Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2011 Oct;28(10):684-722. doi: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e3283499e3b.
PMID: 21885981

Critical care admission following elective surgery was not associated with survival benefit: prospective analysis of data from 27 countries.
Kahan BC, Koulenti D, Arvaniti K, Beavis V, Campbell D, Chan M, Moreno R, Pearse RM; International Surgical Outcomes Study (ISOS) group.
Intensive Care Med. 2017 Jul;43(7):971-979. doi: 10.1007/s00134-016-4633-8. Epub 2017 Apr 25.
PMID: 28439646

Comparison of tissue distribution, phrenic nerve involvement, and epidural spread in standard- vs low-volume ultrasound-guided interscalene plexus block using contrast magnetic resonance imaging: a randomized, controlled trial.
Stundner O, Meissnitzer M, Brummett CM, Moser S, Forstner R, Koköfer A, Danninger T, Gerner P, Kirchmair L, Fritsch G.
Br J Anaesth. 2016 Mar;116(3):405-12. doi: 10.1093/bja/aev550.
PMID: 26865133 Clinical Trial.

Ephedrine shows synergistic motor blockade when combined with bupivacaine or lidocaine for spinal anesthesia in a rat model.
Djalali AG, Wang JC, Perez-Valdivieso JR, Danninger T, Fritsch G, Zurakowski D, Gerner P.
Anesth Analg. 2013 Apr;116(4):944-8. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3182834662. Epub 2013 Mar 4.
PMID: 23460571

Non-adherence to guidelines for preoperative testing in a secondary care hospital in Austria: the economic impact of unnecessary and double testing.
Flamm M, Fritsch G, Seer J, Panisch S, Sönnichsen AC.
Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2011 Dec;28(12):867-73. doi: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e32834c582b.
PMID: 21968636

Dexmedetomidine added to ropivacaine extends the duration of interscalene brachial plexus blocks for elective shoulder surgery when compared with ropivacaine alone: a single-center, prospective, triple-blind, randomized controlled trial.
Fritsch G, Danninger T, Allerberger K, Tsodikov A, Felder TK, Kapeller M, Gerner P, Brummett CM.
Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2014 Jan-Feb;39(1):37-47. doi: 10.1097/AAP.0000000000000033.
PMID: 24317234 Clinical Trial.

Bilateral loss of neural function after interscalene plexus blockade may be caused by epidural spread of local anesthetics: a cadaveric study.
Fritsch G, Hudelmaier M, Danninger T, Brummett C, Bock M, McCoy M.
Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2013 Jan-Feb;38(1):64-8. doi: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e318277a870.
PMID: 23222362