Congenital tuberculosis in a premature infant.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although airway obstruction, as defined by improvement of forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) and/or forced vital capacity (FVC), is irreversible in patients with COPD, they clearly seem to benefit from treatment with inhaled bronchodilators. AIMS:To assess the response pattern of residual volume ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Balestra AM,Bingisser RB,Chhajed PN,Tamm M,Leuppi JD

更新日期：2008-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The past 25 years have seen the increased use of minimally invasive surgery. The development of these techniques has impacted the domain of liver surgery. This study aimed to describe the safety, feasibility, benefits and results of laparoscopic liver resection in a single tertiary care centre. METHODS:We r...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Ghielmetti M,Ramser M,Oertli D

更新日期：2021-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:In comparison with other central European countries, Switzerland has a high prevalence of gun ownership and a high rate of suicide by shooting. After the Army XXI reform in 2003, which reduced personnel from about 400,000 to approximately 200,000, a decline in suicides by firearms and a decline in the total number...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Thoeni N,Reisch T,Hemmer A,Bartsch C

更新日期：2018-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：PRINCIPLES:3435C>T, a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in exon 26 of the MDR1 gene, is linked to the variability of P-gp expression and function among different individuals. It was found that ethnic differences exist in the polymorphism of the MDR1(C3435T) gene. However, the distribution of 3435C>T genotypes in the...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Li Y,Wang Y,Sun J,Li Y,Yang L

更新日期：2006-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The goal of this study was to assess the feasibility, safety and success of a system which uses radiofrequency energy (RFE) rather than a device for percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO). METHODS:Sixteen patients (10 men, 6 women, mean age 50 years) were included in the study. All of them had a...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Walpoth NB,Habermacher K,Moarof I,Watson S,Wahl A,Windecker S,Schönenberger C,Meier B

更新日期：2008-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The pathogenesis of elevated blood pressure and other cardiovascular risk factors in the population and their progression over time is still incompletely understood, especially in young and healthy adults. METHODS:The genetic and phenotypic determinants of blood pressure and other cardiovascular risk factor...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Conen D,Schön T,Aeschbacher S,Paré G,Frehner W,Risch M,Risch L

更新日期：2013-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY / PRINCIPLES:Colonoscopies are complex procedures that depend greatly on the patient's cooperation and on the correct judgment of a tolerable amount of discomfort by the endoscopy team, even in sedated patients. Little is known regarding the accuracy of the patient comfort level assessments made b...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Heuss LT,Sughanda SP,Degen LP

更新日期：2012-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：PRINCIPLES:Neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) are believed to be associated with an increased risk for additional malignancies (AMs). We aimed to (1) assess the occurrence of AM in NEN patients (2) investigate the characteristics and temporal relationship of NEN patients with and without AM. METHODS:The SwissNET registry...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Kollár A,Blank A,Perren A,Bütikofer L,Stettler C,Christ E

更新日期：2016-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Antiosteoporotic drugs are recommended in patients with fragility fractures and in patients considered to be at high fracture risk on the basis of clinical risk factors and/or low bone mineral density. As first-line treatment most patients are started with an antiresorptive treatment, i.e. drugs that inhibit osteoclas...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Meier C,Uebelhart B,Aubry-Rozier B,Birkhäuser M,Bischoff-Ferrari HA,Frey D,Kressig RW,Lamy O,Lippuner K,Stute P,Suhm N,Ferrari S

更新日期：2017-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：:In his 1966 monograph "Charcot joints", Sidney N. Eichenholtz (1909-2000) described "three well defined stages … in the course and development of a Charcot joint", based on plain X-rays of 68 patients. Since then, medical imaging has advanced very much: computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans ex...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Chantelau EA,Grützner G

更新日期：2014-04-24 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：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the subjective treatment goals of insulin-treated diabetic patients. METHODS:297 type 1 and 205 type 2 diabetic patients, representative of the North-western Swiss population, filled out a self report questionnaire focusing on their own treatment goals using standardized measures wherever ava...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Puder JJ,Endrass J,Moriconi N,Keller U

更新日期：2006-09-02 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:Renal replacement therapy for paediatric end-stage renal disease (ESRD) has developed steadily since its introduction five decades ago. Continuous and long-term analysis of patient outcomes is essential for quality control. METHODS:The Swiss Paediatric Renal Registry, founded in 1970, includes patients diag...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Maurer E,Neuhaus TJ,Weitz M,Kuehni CE,Laube GF

更新日期：2020-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:we performed an open-label national study to evaluate the effects of Bosentan on haemodynamics, exercise capacity, quality of life, safety and tolerability in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). PATIENTS AND METHODS:fifteen patients with CTEPH not eligible or waiting f...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Ulrich S,Speich R,Domenighetti G,Geiser T,Aubert JD,Rochat T,Huber L,Treder U,Fischler M

更新日期：2007-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：AIM OF THE STUDY:In Switzerland, screening concepts for the prevention of sports-associated sudden cardiac death are still insufficiently established in the large group of competitive athletes who are not integrated in an Olympic- or other high-level squad. The aim of the present study was to objectively determine the ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Schmied C,Notz S,Cribari M,Gähwiler R,Keller DI,Lüscher TF

更新日期：2012-05-31 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 2005, findings of the first "cost of disorders of the brain in Europe" study of the European Brain Council (EBC) showed that these costs cause a substantial economic burden to the Swiss society. In 2010 an improved update with a broader range of disorders has been analysed. This report shows the new findi...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Maercker A,Perkonigg A,Preisig M,Schaller K,Weller M,Cost of Disorders of the Brain in Europe Study Group.

更新日期：2013-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：QUESTION UNDER STUDY:To evaluate the situation of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Switzerland. METHODS:Through a questionnaire, Swiss gynaecologists were asked if they have been confronted to FGMs, if they have been asked to perform infibulations and FGMs. The health representatives (Kantonsärzte/médecins cantonaux...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Jäger F,Schulze S,Hohlfeld P

更新日期：2002-05-18 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：:This paper focuses on the relationships between schizophrenia and religion, on the basis of a review of literature and the data of an ongoing study about religiousness and spiritual coping conducted among outpatients with chronic schizophrenia. Religion (including both spirituality and religiousness) is salient in the...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Mohr S,Huguelet P

更新日期：2004-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:In an earlier study in 2002 we showed that of 101 persons applying for a disability pension for psychiatric reasons, a psychiatric diagnosis that affected their ability to work, could only be confirmed in 83%. Furthermore, and even more importantly, only 64% of these cases were receiving any psychiatric trea...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Apfel T,Richer-Rössler A

更新日期：2008-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Campylobacteriosis and salmonellosis are important foodborne diseases in Europe, including in Switzerland. In 2014, notification rates for Switzerland were 92.9 per 100 000 population for campylobacteriosis and 15.2 per 100 000 population for salmonellosis. These notification rates originate from laboratory-...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Bless PJ,Schmutz C,Sartori K,Mäusezahl D

更新日期：2017-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Several studies have reported prolonged QTc intervals in patients under methadone maintenance treatment, including development of torsade-de-pointes arrhythmia and death. It is still not clear why some patients develop critical QTc extensions while others do not. METHODS:ECG findings in a convenience sample...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Gholami N,Boesch L,Falcato L,Stohler R,Bruggmann P

更新日期：2013-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：QUESTION UNDER STUDY:To investigate the change over time in the number of ED admissions with positive blood alcohol concentration (BAC) and to evaluate predictors of BAC level. METHODS:We conducted a single site retrospective study at the ED of a tertiary referral hospital (western part of Switzerland) and obtained al...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Bertholet N,Adam A,Faouzi M,Boulat O,Yersin B,Daeppen JB,Clerc D

更新日期：2014-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adverse reactions to nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are frequently reported, particularly among asthmatic patients. To date, there is no causal treatment available apart from tolerance induction. Therefore, the search for safe alternative drugs is of pivotal importance in clinical practice. OB...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Roll A,Wüthrich B,Schmid-Grendelmeier P,Hofbauer G,Ballmer-Weber BK

更新日期：2006-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Metallothioneins (MTs) are a family of small proteins containing 61-68 amino acids with an unusually high concentration of cysteine. MT-1, the most functional and active MT in humans, has the ability to react with and enhance the detoxification of a number of metals including zinc, mercury, copper and cadmium. MT dysf...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Russo AF

更新日期：2008-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Stress ulcer prophylaxis prescriptions might not be sufficiently challenged throughout a patient's stay in an intensive care unit (ICU) and might be erroneously maintained after ICU discharge. This study aimed to determine (1) stress ulcer prophylaxis adequacy in ICU and (2) the proportion of patients recei...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Franchitti M,Piubellini J,Sadeghipour F,Eckert P,Voirol P,Schneider AG

更新日期：2020-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The precise diagnosis of a severe haemorrhagic disorder is usually not too problematic. However, physicians are most often faced with individuals consulting for mild haemorrhagic symptoms, particularly occurring after a surgical intervention. The problem here is to evaluate whether this person really has a bleeding di...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： de Moerloose P,Levrat E,Fontana P,Boehlen F

更新日期：2009-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In contrast to quality of life, patient satisfaction on chronic haemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD) has only rarely been studied. PATIENTS AND METHODS:All chronic HD and PD patients of the 19 centres located in western Switzerland were asked to complete a specific questionnaire, assessing dialys...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Wasserfallen JB,Moinat M,Halabi G,Saudan P,Perneger T,Feldman HI,Martin PY,Wauters JP

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00