In 1972, the delegates of 13 European ultrasound societies met in Basel, Switzerland for the formal foundation of the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (EFSUMB). Today the federation comprises 29 national societies with almost 20000 members. EFSUMB is the largest society within the World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (WFUMB). The Europea...

In 1972, the delegates of 13 European ultrasound societies met in Basel, Switzerland for the formal foundation of the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (EFSUMB). Today the federation comprises 29 national societies with almost 20000 members. EFSUMB is the largest society within the World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (WFUMB). The Europea...

The most prominent metabolic alterations which characterize the systemic inflammatory response syndrome and sepsis include hypermetabolism, hyperglycemia with insulin resistance, accelerated lipolysis and net protein catabolism [1–3]. The combined effect of these metabolic alterations associated with bed rest and lack of nutritional intake can lead to a progressive depletion of lean body mass. ...

The energy metabolism was demonstrated to directly modulate immune cell function and thereby physiological detrimental responses. In addition, the field of immunometabolism is vastly growing. However, yet there remain fundamental scientific questions in field, which require organization national international networks as well implementation into curricula, societies, immunological routine diagn...