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The chemicals between us:
first results of the cluster analyses on anatomy embalming procedures in the German-speaking countries (2023)

Art

Zeitschriftenartikel / wissenschaftlicher Beitrag

Autoren

Kerner, Alexander Michael

Biedermann, Uta

Bräuer, Lars

Caspers, Svenja

Doll, Sara

Engelhardt, Maren

Filler, Timm J.

Ghebremedhin, Estifanos

Gundlach, Stefanie

Hayn-Leichsenring, Gregor U.

Heermann, Stephan

Hettwer-Steeger, Ingrid

Hiepe, Laura

Hirt, Bernhard

Hirtler, Lena

Hörmann, Romed

Kulisch, Christoph

Lange, Tobias

Leube, Rudolf

Meuser, Annika Hela

Müller-Gerbl, Magdalena

Nassenstein, Christina

Neckel, Peter H.

Nimtschke, Ute

Paulsen, Friedrich

Prescher, Andreas

Pretterklieber, Michael

Schliwa, Stefanie

Schmidt, Katja

Schmiedl, Andreas

Schomerus, Christof

Schulze-Tanzil, Gundula

Schumacher, Udo

Schumann, Sven

Spindler, Volker

Streicher, Johannes

Tschernig, Thomas

Unverzagt, Axel

Valentiner, Ursula

Viebahn, Christoph

Wedel, Thilo

Weigner, Janet (WE 1)

Weninger, Wolfgang J.

Westermann, Jürgen

Weyers, Imke

Waschke, Jens

Hammer, Niels

Quelle

Anatomical sciences education : ASE

Bandzählung: 16

Heftzählung: 5

Seiten: 814 – 829

ISSN: 1935-9780

Sprache

Englisch

Verweise

URL (Volltext): https://anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ase.2285

DOI: 10.1002/ase.2285

Pubmed: 37183973

Kontakt

Institut für Veterinär-Anatomie

Koserstr. 20
14195 Berlin
+49 30 838 75784
anatomie@vetmed.fu-berlin.de

Abstract / Zusammenfassung

Hands-on courses utilizing preserved human tissues for educational training offer an important pathway to acquire basic anatomical knowledge. Owing to the reevaluation of formaldehyde limits by the European Commission, a joint approach was chosen by the German-speaking anatomies in Europe (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) to find commonalities among embalming protocols and infrastructure. A survey comprising 537 items was circulated to all anatomies in German-speaking Europe. Clusters were established for "ethanol"-, formaldehyde-based ("FA"), and "other" embalming procedures, depending on the chemicals considered the most relevant for each protocol. The logistical framework, volumes of chemicals, and infrastructure were found to be highly diverse between the groups and protocols. Formaldehyde quantities deployed per annum were three-fold higher in the "FA" (223 L/a) compared to the "ethanol" (71.0 L/a) group, but not for "other" (97.8 L/a), though the volumes injected per body were similar. "FA" was strongly related to table-borne air ventilation and total fixative volumes ≤1000 L. "Ethanol" was strongly related to total fixative volumes >1000 L, ceiling- and floor-borne air ventilation, and explosion-proof facilities. Air ventilation was found to be installed symmetrically in the mortuary and dissection facilities. Certain predictors exist for the interplay between the embalming used in a given infrastructure and technical measures. The here-established cluster analysis may serve as decision supportive tool when considering altering embalming protocols or establishing joint protocols between institutions, following a best practice approach to cater toward best-suited tissue characteristics for educational purposes, while simultaneously addressing future demands on exposure limits.