https://www.selleckchem.com/products/mk-28.html Demographic change and urbanisation are proceeding at a rapid pace in Germany. Although the need for care is increasing due to a growing older and multimorbid generation, the number of home visits by general practitioners has been declining since years. Previous studies have shown that the workload for general practitioners is increasing, especially in rural areas. What kind of structural practice characteristics are associated with the frequency of GP home visits? What influence do regional characteristics of GP practices have? In a study of family doctors̓ practices in Saxony, 4286 home visits were documented by questionnaires from 303 participating practices over a period of one year. Each practice surveyed the home visits within a randomly assigned week. In addition to the characteristics of the home visits, information about the practice, such as regional location, home visit organization and patient numbers was also collected. The frequency of home visits was based on information provided by the preliminary studies. In the regression model, the great influence of the doctor̓s age on the number of home visits is striking. While regional-structural characteristics fade into the background, a changed attitude towards home visits must be assumed, with telemedicine and delegation coming to the fore. The number of home visits per week continues to decline compared to preliminary studies. In the regression model, the great influence of the doctor̓s age on the number of home visits is striking. While regional-structural characteristics fade into the background, a changed attitude towards home visits must be assumed, with telemedicine and delegation coming to the fore.Nowadays endovascular treatment of pathologies of the superficial femoral artery is widely used and often the treatment of first choice. In patients with long-segment artery occlusions, bypass surgery can still be necessary. If so, the decision for adequate