Michael Frass

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Michael Frass (* 1954 in Vienna ) is an Austrian specialist in internal medicine and internal intensive care medicine. He also holds a diploma from the Austrian Medical Association for Complementary Medicine : Homeopathy . He is a university professor at the Medical University of Vienna and is known, among other things, for his work in the field of homeopathy research and for his inventions, especially in the field of airway management .

Life

Michael Frass studied human medicine at the Medical Faculty of the University of Vienna from 1972 to 1978. Research stays at the Pasteur Institute in Paris and the Porter Memorial Hospital (USA) followed. He completed his habilitation in 1990 and was appointed associate professor at the University of Vienna in 1994. Since March 2004 he has been head of the special homeopathy clinic for malignant diseases at the Clinic for Internal Medicine I at the Medical University of Vienna (MUW). Since 2005, Frass has also been the coordinator of the elective homeopathy at MUW. Since the 2001/02 winter semester he has been coordinator of the lecture series Basics and Practice of Complementary Medical Methods in medical studies in Vienna. From 2002 to 2005 he was director of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Homeopathy , and since 2005 he has been director of the Institute for Homeopathy Research . Frass is currently head of the Homeopathy Program Directorate at the Clinical Department of Oncology at the University Clinic for Internal Medicine I Vienna.

He is 1st chairman of the Scientific Society for Homeopathy (WissHom) founded in November 2010 , President of the umbrella association of Austrian doctors for holistic medicine and since 2002 and since 1994 Vice-President of the Medical Society for Classical Homeopathy. Frass is the inventor of an esophagotracheal combination tube ( Combitubus ) and holder of several patents and utility models.

Until 2017, Frass held the lecture in the elective "Homeopathy" at MedUni Vienna . Several students had complained that the lecture was given too uncritically. It was then deleted from the course catalog.

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One of the main areas in which Frass is active is homeopathy according to Samuel Hahnemann , here he has written several articles and published a text book on homeopathy in intensive and emergency medicine together with Martin Bündner. He has also published several papers on the influence of mechanical ventilation on the release of the atrial natriuretic peptide . In addition, Frass has been particularly concerned with securing the airway in an emergency and with the scientific evaluation of various airway aids, especially alternative devices. As for the number of different respiratory aids examined, Frass has written one of the most diverse collections of publications.

Inventions

Rapid assessment and management of airway structures and their function are paramount in emergency intubation . The endotracheal intubation is the gold standard for the preservation of the airway. However, this method is often impossible even for experienced people due to difficult spatial and light conditions. With the aim of a simple and efficient alternative, Frass developed the Combitubus (manufacturer's name Combitube ). This device secures the airways in emergencies and is characterized by the fact that it enables adequate ventilation both when positioned in the esophagus and the windpipe. The Combitube was mentioned in the American Association of Anesthesiologists (ASA) guidelines on difficult airway management in 1992 , and in the same year was included as the first alternative airway device in the American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines as a Class IIb device. Two years later, it was classified as a Class IIa device.

Frass is also the owner of several patents and utility models:

  • M. Frass, R. Frenzer, Zahler, J. (1987): Respiratory tube or airway. U.S. Patent 4,688,568
  • M. Frass, R. Frenzer, G. Long, JS Kline, DS Sheridan, D. Fink, AN Toppses: Esophageal-Tracheal Double Lumen Airway. U.S. Patent 5,499,625
  • M. Frass, Frenzer R. (1989): Ultrasound contact medium dispenser. U.S. Patent 4,844,080
  • M. Frass, A. Kurtaran, K. Kaserer, Halling L. (2006): Device for needle biopsy. Austrian patent AT 413 790 B
  • M. Frass, Frass., A. (2005): Razor with lighting device. Austrian utility model AT 007 606 U2

Membership in international scientific associations

  • Society of Critical Care Medicine
  • American College of Emergency Physicians
  • Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
  • Society for Airway Management
  • American Institute of Homeopathy
  • Medical Association for Classical Homeopathy (ÄKH)
  • Austrian Society for Homeopathic Medicine

honors and awards

  • 1998 - Prize for special services to research and development of airway management Austrian Society for Anaesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care Medicine (ÖGARI)
  • 2001 - Benefactor of Mankind Award Airway Education & Research Foundation Street Level Airway Management (SLAM) Conference
  • 2011 - Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for Airway Management

Publications

Books

  • Michael Frass, Michael Bündner (ed.): Homeopathy in intensive care and emergency medicine. Urban & Fischer / Elsevier Verlag, 2007.

items

Frass is the author and co-author of numerous specialist articles on questions of mechanical ventilation and other intensive care, oncological and cardiological topics.

Publications on homeopathy:

  • Eight years of headache. In: Dt J Homeopathy. 7 (4th quarter) 1988, pp. 323-324.
  • Sepsis treatment in the ventilated patient in the intensive care unit. In: Dt J Homeopathy. 9 (2nd quarter) 1990, pp. 159-162.
  • with B. Bunzel and M. Strasser: Homeopathy in the waiting period before heart transplantation. In: Dt J Homeopathy. 16 (4th quarter) 2000, pp. 318-320.
  • Homeopathy - its place in an intensive care unit. In: Peter König (ed.): Healing through similar. Homeopathy in Austria. Orac Verlag, 1996, pp. 143-151.
  • 21-part series on homeopathy for the Österreichische Apothekerzeitung together with Ilse Muchitsch (2001).
  • with PC Endler, R. Ludtke, C. Heckmann, C. Zausner, H. Lassnig, W. Scherer-Pongratz and M. Haidvogl: Pretreatment with thyroxine (10 -8 parts by weight) enhances a 'curative' effect of homeopathically prepared thyroxine (10-13) on lowland frogs. In: Forsch Komplementarmed Klass Naturheilkd. 10, 2003, pp. 137-142.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ wisshom.de
  2. ↑ http://www.taz.de/MedUni-Wien-streicht-Homoeopathiekurs/!5554518/
  3. ^ Samuel Hahnemann: Organon of Medicine. 6t. Edition. Gazelle Distribution Trade, 2009.
  4. ↑ M. Frass, C. Dielacher, M. Linkesch, C. Endler, I. Muchitsch, E. Schuster, A. Kaye: Influence of potassium dichromate on tracheal secretions in critically ill patients. In: Chest. 127, 2005, pp. 936-941.
  5. ↑ M. Frass, M. Linkesch, S. Banyai, G. Resch, C. Dielacher, T. Löbl, C. Endler, M. Haidvogl, I. Muchitsch, E. Schuster: Adjunctive homeopathic treatment in patients with severe sepsis: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in an intensive care unit. In: Homeopathy. 94, 2005, pp. 75-80.
  6. ↑ Michael Frass, Martin Bündner (ed.): Homeopathy in intensive care and emergency medicine. Elsevier, Urban & Fischer, 2007.
  7. ↑ M. Frass, B. Watschinger, O. Traindl, R. Popovic, A. Podolsky, H. Gisslinger, S. Falger, M. Goldin, E. Schuster, C. Leithner: Atrial natriuretic peptide release in response to different positive end-expiratory pressure levels. In: Crit Care Med. 21, 1993, pp. 343-347.
  8. ↑ M. Frass, R. Popovic, E. Hartter, C. Auinger, W. Woloszczuk, C. Leithner: Atrial natriuretic peptide decrease during spontaneous breathing with continuous positive airway pressure in volume-expanded healthy volunteers. In: Crit Care Med. 16, 1988, pp. 831-835.
  9. ↑ C. Leithner, M. Frass, R. Pacher, E. Hartter, H. Pesl, W. Woloszczuk: Mechanical ventilation with positive end-expiratory pressure decreases release of alpha-atrial natriuretic peptide. In: Crit Care Med. 15, 1987, pp. 484-488.
  10. ↑ W. Rabitsch, WJ Köstler, H. Burgmann, P. Krafft, M. Frass: Recommendation of the minimal volume technique to avoid tongue engorgement with prolonged use of the esophageal-tracheal combitube. In: Ann Emerg Med. 45, 2005, pp. 565-566.
  11. ↑ N. Schaumann, V. Lorenz, P. Schellongowski, T. Staudinger, GJ Locker, H. Burgmann, B. Pikula, R. Hofbauer, E. Schuster, M. Frass: Evaluation of Seldinger Technique Emergency Cricothyroidotomy versus Standard Surgical Cricothyroidotomy in 200 cadavers. In: Anesthesiology. 102, 2005, pp. 7-11 IF 4.055 Top Anesthesiology
  12. ↑ W. Rabitsch, WJ Kostler, W. Fiebiger, C. Dielacher, H. Losert, C. Sherif, T. Staudinger, E. Seper, W. Koller, F. Daxböck, E. Schuster, P. Knöbl, H. Burgmann, M. Frass: Closed suctioning system reduces cross-contamination between bronchial system and gastric juices. In: Anesth Analg. 99 (3), Sep 2004, pp. 886-892.
  13. ↑ Philip Eisenburger, Klaus Laczika, Michaela List, Astrid Wilfing, Heidrun Losert, Roland Hofbauer, Heinz Burgmann, Hans Bankl, Branko Pikula, Jonathan L. Benumof, Michael Frass: Comparison of Conventional Surgical versus Seldinger Technique Emergency Cricothyrotomy performed by Inexperienced Clinicians. In: Anesthesiology. 92, 2000, pp. 687-690.
  14. ↑ S. Knapp, J. Kofler, B. Stoiser, F. Thalhammer, H. Burgmann, M. Posch, R. Hofbauer, M. Stanzel, M. Frass: The assessment of four different methods to verify tracheal tube placement in the critical care setting. In: Anesth Analg. 88, 1999, pp. 766-770.
  15. ↑ K. Ruetzler, B. Roessler, L. Potura, A. Priemayr, O. Robak, E. Schuster, M. Frass: Performance and skill retention of intubation by paramedics using seven different airway devices - a manikin study. In: Resuscitation. 82, 2011, pp. 593-597.
  16. Jump up ↑ O. Robak, M. Leonardelli, K. Zedtwitz-Liebenstein, K. Rützler, E. Schuster, S. Vaida, R. Salem, M. Frass: Feasibility and speed of insertion of seven supraglottic airway devices under simulated airway conditions. In: CJEM. 14, 2012, pp. 330-334.
  17. ↑ JL Benumof: Management of the difficult adult airway. In: Anesthesiology. 75, 1991, p. 1087.
  18. ↑ M. Ochs, GM Vilke, TC Chan, T. Moats, J. Buchanan: Successful prehospital airway management by EMT-Ds using the combitube. In: Prehosp Emerg Care. 4, 2000, pp. 333-337.
  19. ↑ DP Lefrancois, DG Dufour: Use of the esophageal tracheal COMBITUBE by basic emergency medical technicians. In: Resuscitation. 52, 2002, pp. 77-83.
  20. ↑ M. Frass, MR Salem, S. Vaida, CA Hagberg: Esophageal-tracheal double-lumen airways: the Combitube and Easytube. Benumof and Hagberg's Airway Management. 3. Edition. Saunders, 2013.
  21. ^ M. Frass: The Combitube: Esophageal / Tracheal Double Lumen Airway. In: Carin Hagberg, Jonathan L. Benumof (Eds.): Airway Management - Principles and Practice. 3. Edition. Elsevier Saunders, St. Louis 2013, ISBN 978-1-4377-2764-7 , pp. 569-591, and 916-954.
  22. ↑ Michael Frass: Combitube. In: The Internet Journal of Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine. 5, No. 2, 1 January 2001. ( online ) doi : 10.5580 / 14e7 (currently not available) .
  23. ↑ M. Frass, S. Rödler, R. Frenzer, W. Ilias, C. Leithner, F. Lackner: Esophageal tracheal combitube, endotracheal airway and mask: Comparison of ventilatory pressure curves. In: The Journal of Trauma . 29, 1989, pp. 1476-1479.
  24. ↑ meduniwien.ac.at
personal data
SURNAME Frass, Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian internist, laboratory physician and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna