[Regurgitation and aspiration of gastric juice during delivery. Aetiology, prophylaxis and treatment (author's transl)]. / Regurgitation und Aspiration von Magensaft während der Geburt. Atiologie, Prophylaxe und Therapie.

This paper is concerned with the aetiology, prophylaxis and treatment of the Mendelson-syndrome. It serves as a quick reference to anaesthesists and obstetricians who are faced with this problem and therefore helps them to decrease the maternal mortality resulting from regurgitation and aspiration of gastric juice.

[A new apparatus for the continuous measurement of the concentration of anaesthetic vapours (author's transl)]. / Ein neues Gerät zur kontinuierlichen Messung von Narkosedämpfen.

A new apparatus is described for the continuous on-line estimation of the concentration of anaesthetic vapours. The results obtained with the apparatus for halothane were compared with those registered by a mass spectrometer; there was excellent agreement (r = 0.999). The equipment is very manageable and has already proved its value is anaesthetic practice.