Contraception and sexuality after termination of pregnancy: a comparison between Lugano and Geneva.

abstract：:HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, or statins, are lipid-lowering agents that have been shown to effectively decrease severe rejection periods and development of transplant coronary artery disease after heart transplantation. Precise regulation of major histocompatibility complex class II (MHC class II) gene expression pla...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Kwak B,Mulhaupt F,Veillard N,Pelli G,Mach F

更新日期：2001-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY:Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has become a standard therapy for some forms of severe movement disorders and is investigated for other neurological and psychiatric disorders, although many scientific, clinical and ethical issues are still open. We analyse how the Swiss DBS community addresses these ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Christen M,Müller S

更新日期：2012-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The first description of the simplified acute physiology score (SAPS) II dates back to 1993, but little is known about its accuracy in daily practice. Our purpose was to evaluate the accuracy of scoring and the factors that affect it in a nationwide survey. METHODS:Twenty clinical scenarios, covering a broad...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Previsdomini M,Cerutti B,Merlani P,Kaufmann M,van Gessel E,Rothen HU,Perren A

更新日期：2014-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A clinical research application must be submitted for approval by a competent ethics committee (EC) before a study can be executed. There is very limited information on how such submissions could be optimised, especially regarding research in children and adolescents, which requires particular caution and ag...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Bergstraesser E,Nadal D,Özgü H,Kleist P

更新日期：2020-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY:The unexpected death of a preterm infant is an extremely painful situation for parents. Despite a number of quantitative studies, little is known about parents' inner experience. The aim of this study was to gather more in-depth information about what preoccupies parents in this situation of suffe...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Glaser A,Bucher HU,Moergeli H,Fauchère JC,Buechi S

更新日期：2007-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Our senses are the main information channels through which we perceive and interact with the world. Consequently, the physical and social functioning of patients suffering from severe sensory disabilities is limited on several levels. This has motivated the development of a novel therapeutic alternative: “artifi...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Pérez Fornos A,Van de Berg R,Sommerhalder J,Guinand N

更新日期：2019-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：QUESTION UNDER STUDY:Purpose was to validate accuracy and reliability of automated oscillometric ankle-brachial (ABI) measurement prospectively against the current gold standard of Doppler-assisted ABI determination. METHODS:Oscillometric ABI was measured in 50 consecutive patients with peripheral arterial disease (n ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Diehm N,Dick F,Czuprin C,Lawall H,Baumgartner I,Diehm C

更新日期：2009-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY:To improve the response of deteriorating patients during their hospital stay, the University Hospital Bern has introduced a Medical Emergency Team (MET). Aim of this retrospective cohort study is to review the preceding factors, patient characteristics, process parameters and their correlation to ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Etter R,Takala J,Merz TM

更新日期：2014-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：:This article discusses communication challenges in end-of-life decision making and outlines strategies from an area of growing interest and research. ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Becker C,Beck K,Vincent A,Hunziker S

更新日期：2020-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS OF THE STUDY:The Cancer Registry Zurich, Zug, Schaffhausen and Schwyz is one of the oldest cancer registries in Switzerland, first registering tumours in 1980 for the canton of Zurich. The aim of this study was to analyse trends in incidence and mortality for the most common types of cancer in the canton of Zurich...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Wanner M,Matthes KL,Karavasiloglou N,Limam M,Korol D,Rohrmann S

更新日期：2020-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:No abstract available (Letter to the editor). ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

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更新日期：2012-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary embolism (PE) is traditionally treated in hospital. Growing evidence from non randomized prospective studies suggests that a substantial proportion of patients with non-massive PE might be safely treated in the outpatient setting using low molecular weight heparins. Based on this evidence, professional socie...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Aujesky D,Mazzolai L,Hugli O,Perrier A

更新日期：2009-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：PRINCIPLES:Current evidence indicates that chronic kidney disease (CKD) can be detected by simple laboratory tests. This study aimed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of microalbuminuria screening and subsequent treatment in different populations. METHODS:Cost-effectiveness of microalbuminuria screening in a cohort o...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Kessler R,Keusch G,Szucs TD,Wittenborn JS,Hoerger TJ,Brügger U,Wieser S

更新日期：2012-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：PRINCIPLES:Cardiac myxoma is the most commonly diagnosed cardiac tumour. Infection of herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV1) has been postulated to be a factor for this pathologic entity. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the association between HSV 1 and myxoma occurrence. METHODS:Between 1965 and 2005, 70 patients...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Schurr UP,Berdajs DA,Bode B,Dzemali O,Emmert MY,Genoni M

更新日期：2011-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The principality of Liechtenstein had its first COVID-19 case at the beginning of March 2020. After exponential growth, the pandemic’s first wave was contained, with the last case being diagnosed 52 days after the initial occurrence. AIM:To characterise the COVID-19 pandemic in Liechtenstein. METHODS...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Thiel SL,Weber MC,Risch L,Wohlwend N,Lung T,Hillmann D,Ritzler M,Risch M,Kohler P,Vernazza P,Kahlert CR,Fleisch F,Cusini A,Karajan TV,Copeland S,Paprotny M

更新日期：2020-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Switzerland, patients may undergo "blood tests" without being informed what these are screening for. Inadequate doctor-patient communication may result in patient misunderstanding. We examined what patients in the emergency department (ED) believed they had been screened for and explored their attitudes t...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Favre-Bulle T,Baudat D,Darling KE,Mamin R,Peters S,Cavassini M,Hugli O

更新日期：2015-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcitonin was discovered in the early 1960s [1], at which time it was assumed to be a single hormone with a yet-to-be-determined role in human physiology. Since then it has been found to be only one entity among a large array of related circulating peptides, at least one of which has a pivotal role in the host respon...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Müller B,Becker KL

更新日期：2001-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY:Monitoring of antimicrobial resistance is a key component of antibiotic stewardship programs. In 2007, a significantly higher resistance rate of Escherichia coli to ciprofloxacin was found at the Department of Urology, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland, when compared to other hospital units....

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Nicoletti J,Kuster SP,Sulser T,Zbinden R,Ruef C,Ledergerber B,Weber R

更新日期：2010-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a heterogeneous group of rare inherited diseases involving connective tissue. Vascular EDS (vEDS) is associated with abnormal type III collagen, which is an essential component of skin, hollow organs and arterial walls, and causes potentially fatal visceral and arterial compli...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： da Rocha de Sousa F,Colucci N,Dupuis A,Toso C,Buchs NC,Abbassi Z

更新日期：2020-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although most experts recommend empirical antibiotic treatment, covering also atypical bacteria, for patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU), the data are not clear for patients admitted to a general ward. European guidelines recommend starting empirical treatment with a beta-lactam antibiotic with...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Piso RJ,Arnold C,Bassetti S

更新日期：2013-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess outcomes 24 months after treatment start for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). METHODS:Cohort study of all culture-positive MDR-TB cases notified in Switzerland from 01/2003 to 07/2010. RESULTS:Fifty-one cases were observed, with a median age of 26 years (range 2-56). Twenty-seven were ma...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Helbling P,Altpeter E,Egger JM,Zellweger JP

更新日期：2014-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sarcoidosis is a disorder of unknown aetiology. Most patients have steroid-responsive disease, but side effects and steroid resistance may necessitate alternative treatments. Endothelin has in-vitro fibrogenic activity and the endothelin system is activated in sarcoidosis. OBJECTIVES:We studied the efficacy...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Hostettler K,Baty F,Kleiner R,Junker L,Tamm M,Brutsche M

更新日期：2018-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections (SA BSI) are associated with substantial mortality. The rapid emergence of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), known to be associated with worse outcome, may blur advances made regarding mortality attributed to SA BSI caused by methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (MS...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Wiggli BJ,Frei R,Laffer R,Tschudin Sutter S,Widmer AF

更新日期：2017-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Meningitis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae is a rare complication of trans-sphenoidal surgery. We present the case of a patient who developed pneumococcal meningitis with associated bacteraemia after elective endoscopic trans-sphenoidal resection of a pituitary macro-adenoma. After initial treatment with ceftriaxone a...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Darling KE,Niederhauser J,Bervini D,Giulieri S,Daniel RT,Bille J,Erard V

更新日期：2012-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:On 1 January 2012 Swiss Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG), a new uniform payment system for in-patients was introduced in Switzerland with the intention to replace a "cost-based" with a "case-based" reimbursement system to increase efficiency. With the introduction of the new payment system we aim to answer que...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Thommen D,Weissenberger N,Schuetz P,Mueller B,Reemts C,Holler T,Schifferli JA,Gerber M,Hug BL

更新日期：2014-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning is associated with a wide range of non-specific symptoms, whose time course and prognostic significance are ill defined. METHODS:We observed a large CO poisoning in a homogenous cohort of 38 male recruits and compared their symptoms with those of 46 unexposed controls from the...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Henz S,Maeder M

更新日期：2005-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess adherence to recommended standards of diabetes care by Swiss primary care physicians. METHODS:Medical files of community-based primary care physician were reviewed to assess adherence to recommended standards of diabetes care. These standards of care were based on a uniform set of definitions addr...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Bovier PA,Sebo P,Abetel G,George F,Stalder H

更新日期：2007-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Based on a reduction in morbidity and mortality, cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) has evolved as a standard therapy for patients with advanced heart failure. OBJECTIVE:To provide insight into patient demographics, safety, echocardiographic remodelling and long-term follow-up of patients treated with ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Winnik S,Elsener C,Seifert B,Starck C,Straub A,Saguner AM,Breitenstein A,Krasniqi N,Wilhelm MJ,Haegeli L,Duru F,Benussi S,Maisano F,Lüscher TF,Holzmeister J,Huerlimann D,Ruschitzka F,Steffel J

更新日期：2017-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY:Suicidal behaviour is a major source of burden of disease. While most studies focus on cost associated with completed suicides, data on costs of, non-lethal, suicide attempts are lacking. The aim of this study was to assess direct annual cost of suicide attempts in Basel in 2003 from a health serv...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Czernin S,Vogel M,Flückiger M,Muheim F,Bourgnon JC,Reichelt M,Eichhorn M,Riecher-Rössler A,Stoppe G

更新日期：2012-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Data suggest that a substantial proportion of psychotherapists engage in therapist-client sex (TCS), violating national and international ethical guidelines. The objective of our study was to find a new and effective starting point for preventive interventions. METHOD:Using an online questionnaire, this s...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Hollwich S,Franke I,Riecher-Rössler A,Reiter-Theil S

更新日期：2015-02-04 00:00:00