Pulmonary rehabilitation in Switzerland.

abstract：BACKGROUND:General practitioners (GPs) use diagnostic tests to help distinguish between viral and bacterial acute respiratory tract infections (ARTI). We investigated the prevalence of these tests, and how tests are associated with diagnosis, treatment and patient satisfaction. METHODS:As part of a clinical trial, 45 ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Briel M,Young J,Tschudi P,Hersberger KE,Hugenschmidt C,Langewitz W,Bucher HC

更新日期：2006-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Effort-reward imbalance (ERI) and work-life imbalance (WLI) are recognised risk factors for work stress and burnout but have not been investigated conjointly so far and compared with each other in this regard. The present cross-sectional study provides initial evidence by studying associations of ERI and W...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Hämmig O,Brauchli R,Bauer GF

更新日期：2012-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The WHO recommends screening of Latin American migrants for Chagas disease to reduce morbidity and mortality and increase the likelihood of eradicating the disease. The objective was to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a screening strategy in one Swiss canton. From February 2011 to September 2012, people at...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Da Costa-Demaurex C,Cárdenas MT,Aparicio H,Bodenmann P,Genton B,D'Acremont V

更新日期：2019-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY:Postmenopausal women are more likely to develop coronary artery disease than premenopausal women of the same age. Postmenopausal oral oestrogen therapy is associated with increased levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and decreased levels of lowdensity lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Delibasi T,Kockar C,Celik A,Kockar O

更新日期：2006-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis is a common chronic inflammatory disease that causes progressive synovial inflammation resulting in irreversible joint destruction, chronic disability and premature mortality. Although it is recognised that in rheumatoid arthritis, inflammation and its persistence result from complex interactions ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Juarez M,Filer A,Buckley CD

更新日期：2012-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：PRINCIPLES:Heart failure is associated with a grim prognosis. Disease management programmes can improve prognosis in heart failure patients but the applicability to the general population remains limited. We aimed to compare the outcome, pharmacological therapy, and quality of life in unselected heart failure patients ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Lainscak M,Keber I

更新日期：2006-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：QUESTION UNDER STUDY:To assess clinical reactions, immune responses and adverse events to undiluted, three- and sixfold diluted Lister strain vaccine stockpiled in Switzerland. METHODS:A prospective, triple-blinded, randomised, parallel group clinical trial was performed. RESULTS:From 2001 to 2007 104 persons with an...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Gassmann R,Engler OB,Steffen R,Alex M,Czerny CP,Mutsch M

更新日期：2008-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Organs donated for transplantation remain a scarce resource in Switzerland. One of the reasons for this situation is the high percentage of patients or families who refuse to consent to donation. This study aimed to provide an overview of attitudes towards organ donation among Swiss residents, including any ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Weiss J,Shaw D,Schober R,Abati V,Immer FF,Comité National du Don d'Organes Cndo

更新日期：2017-02-03 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：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：PURPOSE:To study the association between maternal smoking during pregnancy and low birth weight (LBW), small-for-gestational-age birth weight (SGA) and preterm birth, and to quantify the population-attributable fractions for these outcomes in Switzerland. METHODS:Data were gathered for all births in the Canton of Vaud...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Chiolero A,Bovet P,Paccaud F

更新日期：2005-09-03 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：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：:Beta-haemolytic streptococci of groups C and G have become increasingly recognized as causes of invasive human infections. We reviewed clinical and molecular characteristics of Streptococcus dysgalactiae isolates that caused bacteraemia in adults from 2006 to 2015. Among 67 episodes, skin and soft-tissue infections (4...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Ruppen C,Rasmussen M,Casanova C,Sendi P

更新日期：2017-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY:To evaluate the diagnostic value of serum Cystatin C and urine neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) for the detection of acute kidney injury in patients undergoing congenital heart surgery. METHODS:Serial samples of serum Cystatin C and urine NGAL were collected from 139 consecutive ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Seitz S,Rauh M,Gloeckler M,Cesnjevar R,Dittrich S,Koch AM

更新日期：2013-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is a relatively rare lymphoma entity accounting for an estimated 3%-6% of all non-Hodgkin's lymphoma cases. Characterised by both the incurability of indolent lymphomas and the rapid growth of aggressive lymphomas, MCL has a median overall survival of only 4-5 years. Although the disease oft...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Hitz F,Bargetzi M,Cogliatti S,Lohri A,Taverna C,Renner C,Mey U

更新日期：2013-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Depending on the populations studied and the definitions applied, the prevalence of treatment-resistant hypertension varies from 10% to 15%, but is higher in conditions associated with increased sympathetic drive, such as obesity, obstructive sleep apnoea, diabetes or renal dysfunction. The Symplicity studies recently...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Gu YM,Asayama K,Liu YP,Staessen JA

更新日期：2012-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe alcohol and tobacco consumption during pregnancy in women giving birth in a public hospital in Geneva, to evaluate risk factors related to these consumptions and to explore the influence of close relatives on the consumption habits of pregnant women. METHODS:A cross-sectional questionnaire surve...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Dupraz J,Graff V,Barasche J,Etter JF,Boulvain M

更新日期：2013-05-25 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：:Increased survival rates after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) in patients with end-stage liver disease have become possible due to an advanced understanding of the pathophysiology of liver disease, the establishment of multiorgan procurement and preservation techniques, and the development of safer and more po...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Glanemann M,Busch T,Neuhaus P,Kaisers U

更新日期：2007-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyloid fibrils are polymers composed of proteins in beta-sheet conformation, which are found in at least 20 diseases for which no cure is available. These diseases include Alzheimer's disease and spongiform encephalopathies, in which the amyloid beta-peptide and the prion protein (PrP), respectively, form amyloid. Al...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Johansson J

更新日期：2003-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：QUESTION UNDER STUDY:What are the trends in avoidable cancer mortality in Switzerland and neighbouring countries? METHODS:Mortality data and population estimates 1996-2010 were obtained from the Swiss Federal Statistical Office for Switzerland and the World Health Organization Mortality Database (http://www.who.int/he...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Feller A,Mark MT,Steiner A,Clough-Gorr KM

更新日期：2015-10-02 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：BACKGROUND:B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) has been proven to be a biochemical marker of severity of congestive heart failure. We are aware of only few papers reporting the association of BNP elevation and pulmonary hypertension (primary, thromboembolic, or as a consequence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). L...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Maeder M,Ammann P,Rickli H,Diethelm M

更新日期：2003-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung transplantation has now been performed for more than 30 years in patients with end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This disease is the major indication for lung transplantation, involving more than one third of the procedures worldwide. Although lung transplantation in COPD patients has clearl...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Lahzami S,Aubert JD

更新日期：2009-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Considerable criticism has lately been raised by the media regarding the quality of Swiss medical expertises. The present investigation was therefore undertaken to assess the professional quality of Swiss medical expertises. The study was part of a market analysis of medical expertises (MGS study). METHODS:...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Stöhr S,Bollag Y,Auerbach H,Eichler K,Imhof D,Fabbro T,Gyr N

更新日期：2011-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is primarily a pulmonary disease, but also affects the cardiovascular system in multiple ways. In this review, we will summarise and put into perspective findings and debates relating to the diverse aspects of cardiovascular involvement of COVID-19. We will review evidence for the r...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Kurz DJ,Eberli FR

更新日期：2020-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a rare tumor entity in Switzerland. In contrast, it is endemic in Asian and African countries. Retrospective studies have been conducted in order to identify risk factors and prognostic determinants of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Nonetheless, these trials were mostly conducted in re...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Sidler D,Thum P,Winterhalder R,Huber G,Haerle SK

更新日期：2010-05-01 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