The relationship between schizophrenia and religion and its implications for care.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Regular checking of the fitness to drive of elderly car-license holders is required in some countries, and this will become increasingly important as more countries face aging populations. The present study investigated whether the analysis of saccadic eye movements could be used as a screening method for the...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Schmitt KU,Seeger R,Fischer H,Lanz C,Muser M,Walz F,Schwarz U

更新日期：2015-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Each year, over 5 million people die worldwide from stroke, and at least every sixth patient who survives will experience another stroke within five years [1]. We are therefore eager to advance early and rapid diagnosis, prognosis and optimal risk stratification, as well as secondary prevention. In this context, blood...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Sonderer J,Katan Kahles M

更新日期：2015-05-29 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：:A rapid start of post-exposure prophylaxis with an antiretroviral regime is recommended after percutaneous exposure to blood from an HIV-positive source. Since the HIV-antibody status of the source is usually not known at the time of injury, antiretroviral treatment is started pending the results of HIV testing of the...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： King AM,Osterwalder JJ,Vernazza PL

更新日期：2001-01-12 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：: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：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：:Atrial arrhythmias complicate the clinical course of adult patients with an atrial septal defect. Atrial flutter is more prevalent in younger patients, and frequently regresses after surgical defect closure. Atrial fibrillation however, which results from a chronic underlying disease, rarely reverts to sinus rhythm af...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Berger F,Vogel M,Kretschmar O,Dave H,Prêtre R,Dodge-Khatami A

更新日期：2005-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Sports-practicing youths are at an elevated risk for alcohol use and misuse. Although much attention has recently been given to depicting subgroups facing the greatest threats, little evidence exists on the contexts in which their drinking takes place. Using data from a cross-sectional study on youth sports participat...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Bélanger RE,Ohl F,Berchtold A,Akre C,Suris JC

更新日期：2012-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：:In the coming decades, old patients will account for an increasing proportion of emergency department (ED) visits. During or after their stay in the ED, they more frequently suffer adverse outcomes than younger patients. There is evidence that specific age-centred approaches improve the outcomes. We therefore reviewed...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Schoenenberger AW,Exadaktylos AK

更新日期：2014-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Switzerland has the longest history of the legal practice of non-physician assisted suicide of any country. Assisted suicide is not very tightly regulated in Switzerland, and almost all assisted suicides are supported by a right-to-die organisation. Our study investigates older adults’ attitudes and behaviour to...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Vilpert S,Bolliger E,Borrat-Besson C,Borasio GD,Maurer J

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the case of an oncology patient admitted to our hospital during the current COVID-19 pandemic with clinical and radiological features strongly suggestive of interstitial pneumonia. Multiple laboratory tests were negative for SARS-CoV-2 (polymerase chain reaction testing of nasopharyngeal swabs, and of induc...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Rigamonti E,Salera D,Gheorghiu AC,Fratila C,Gianella P

更新日期：2020-07-11 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

abstract：INTRODUCTION:It has been proposed that reactive oxygen species play a role in renal fibrosis. 8-OHdG, a metabolite of oxidative damage to leukocyte DNA, has been identified as a marker of oxidative stress in patients with chronic renal failure. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Seventy-four patients following nephrectomy were ret...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Tsai JP,Liou JH,Yeh KT,Tai HC,Cheng YW,Chang HR

更新日期：2011-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY:In HIV-infected patients, comprehension of medication instructions is an essential condition for adherence to Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART). In this study, we used a self-reported questionnaire to know which sources of medication information HIV-infected patients used and their impa...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Korb-Savoldelli V,Gillaizeau F,Caruba T,Tauckoor A,Prognon P,Durieux P,Sabatier B

更新日期：2012-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Acute bronchiolitis is the most common lower respiratory tract infection in the first year of life. Current expert opinion and scientific data suggest that pharmaceutical agents have little impact on the natural course of the disease. METHODS:Postal questionnaires were sent to all Swiss paediatricians to ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Barben J,Hammer J

更新日期：2003-01-11 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：: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：:We report on two toddlers suffering from Mycobacterium bohemicum lymphadenitis. Acid-fast bacilli were cultured from submandibular lymph nodes and identified by molecular methods as Mycobacterium bohemicum. Surgical treatment was successful and complemented by oral treatment with clarithromycin and rifampicin. ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Schulzke S,Adler H,Bär G,Heininger U,Hammer J

更新日期：2004-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with chronic heart failure who are not eligible for heart transplant and whose life expectancy depends mainly on the heart disease may benefit from mechanical circulatory support. Mechanical circulatory support restores adequate cardiac output and organ perfusion and eventually improves patients' clinical con...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Tozzi P,Hullin R

更新日期：2016-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY:Some evidence suggests that a loud voice is a core characteristic of medical professionals. It is unknown whether medical students talk louder than their non-medical peers and, if so, whether they commence their studies with a loud voice, representing a characteristic of admission, or whether soun...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Kiese-Himmel C,Himmel W,Rodenstock M,Scherer M

更新日期：2012-03-09 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：:New oral anticoagulants used as single target inhibitors of coagulation enzymes have been developed and tested in extensive trial programmes. Results of most of these trials showed non-inferior and/or superior efficacy and safety compared to standard treatment with LMWH or VKA. These results led to registration of the...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Graf L,Tsakiris DA

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With regard to HCV elimination in opioid agonist therapy patients by 2030, case finding and regular screening for new and re-infections remain a challenge, especially for non-cohort patients in a decentralised setting. Documentation of the HCV sero- and RNA status of each opioid agonist therapy  patient by the ca...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Schürch S,Fux CA,Dehler S,Conen A,Knuchel J,Friedl A,Eigenmann F,Roser P,Ackle P,Bregenzer A

更新日期：2020-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low-molecular-weight heparins (LMWH) have been shown to be safer, more effective and more convenient than unfractionated heparin (UFH) in many clinical situations. However, their use is limited in patients with renal insufficiency (RI) due to bioaccumulation. METHOD:The literature is critically reviewed and...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Schmid P,Fischer AG,Wuillemin WA

更新日期：2009-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Perinatal and infant mortality rates are considered key indicators of medical care. The aim of this investigation was to examine how representative and reliable the official national figures of Switzerland are by comparing them with the data in local birth registers. METHODS:124 of 156 maternity hos...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Müller M,Drack G,Schindler C,Bucher HU

更新日期：2005-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：PRINCIPLES:Since the recommendation that infants sleep in the supine position, there has been an increase in cases of posterior positional plagiocephaly. Even though this condition is a purely cosmetic problem, if it is severe it may affect the child psychologically. Positioning may help in mild or moderate cases, but ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： de Ribaupierre S,Vernet O,Rilliet B,Cavin B,Kalina D,Leyvraz P-

更新日期：2007-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：QUESTION UNDER STUDY:Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2Dm) is a chronic disease with great economic impact. In 2009, the Swiss Society for Endocrinology and Diabetes (SSED) published recommendations for treatment of T2Dm. In Switzerland, few data are currently available on metabolic control and physician compliance with trea...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Burgmann K,Fatio S,Jordi B,Rutishauser J

更新日期：2013-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Selection of medical students varies between German- and French-speaking Swiss faculties. Geneva introduced an aptitude test in 2010, aimed at helping decision making among students. The test was compulsory: it had to be taken by those who intended to register for medical studies. But it was not selective:...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Cerutti B,Bernheim L,van Gessel E

更新日期：2013-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Of the two million people estimated to be newly infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) every year, 95% live in poorer regions of the world where effective HIV treatment is not universally available. Strategies to reduce the spread of HIV infection, which predominantly occurs via sexual contact, are urgently ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Hartley O,Martins E,Scurci I

更新日期：2018-01-26 00:00:00