Satisfaction of patients on chronic haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The European Consensus Statement of Neonatal Hearing recommended universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) in 1998. UNHS was introduced in Switzerland in 1999 under the auspices of a "Swiss Working Group Hearing Screening in Newborns". The aim of this study was to evaluate the number of newborns being scree...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Metzger D,Pezier TF,Veraguth D

更新日期：2013-12-13 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：:Osteoarticular infections remain a significant cause of morbidity worldwide in young children. They can have a devastating impact with a high rate of serious and long-lasting sequelae, especially on remaining growth. Depending on the localisation of infection, they manifest as osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, a combin...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Ceroni D,Kampouroglou G,Valaikaite R,Anderson della Llana R,Salvo D

更新日期：2014-06-12 00:00:00

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：BACKGROUND:In recent years, several treatment modalities have proved to be effective in the treatment of neuroendocrine tumours (NETs). However, there is currently no consensus on the sequence in which these options are best used. METHODS:In this observational study, we analysed the treatment modalities and sequences ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Kollar A,Bütikofer L,Ochsenbein A,Stettler C,Trepp R

更新日期：2020-01-15 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：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：:The humble house mouse has long been a workhorse model system in biomedical research. The technology for introducing site-specific genome modifications led to Nobel Prizes for its pioneers and opened a new era of mouse genetics. However, this technology was very time-consuming and technically demanding. As a result, m...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Kaczmarczyk L,Jackson WS

更新日期：2015-10-29 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：: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：: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：OBJECTIVE:Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) remains the gold standard for complex revascularisation in multivessel disease. The concept of the minimally invasive extracorporeal circulation circuit (MiECC) was introduced to minimise pathophysiological side effects of conventional extracorporeal circulation. This st...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Winkler B,Heinisch PP,Zuk G,Zuk K,Gahl B,Jenni HJ,Kadner A,Huber C,Carrel T

更新日期：2017-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY/PRINCIPLES:Although probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy (pCLE) is on the edge of entering daily practice in gastroenterological endoscopy, findings in the field of respiratory medicine are only rarely reported, keeping pCLE during flexible bronchoscopy as a mere preclinical research tool. Si...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Yserbyt J,Dooms C,Ninane V,Decramer M,Verleden G

更新日期：2013-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Trastuzumab has a large financial impact on the average cost of breast cancer treatment. This study reassessed the cost-effectiveness of listing the drug on the subsidised Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. METHODS:Using a continuous-time, discrete-event microsimulation model, we examined the effect...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Doan TN,Barendregt J

更新日期：2019-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The levels of teamwork and clinician burnout in healthcare differ depending on demographic and unit characteristics. However, the impact of these characteristics varies between clinical settings. In addition, the impact of objectively measured workload in such settings is largely unknown. The aim of this study was ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Welp A,Rothen HU,Massarotto P,Manser T

更新日期：2019-03-24 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：QUESTION UNDER STUDY:The present study aimed to compare the prevalence of work-life conflicts and the health status of physicians, with a representative sample of university graduates as well as with a representative sample of the general Swiss working population. Furthermore, it aimed to analyse whether work-life conf...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Knecht M,Bauer GF,Klaghofer R,Buddeberg-Fischer B,Stamm M,Hämmig O

更新日期：2010-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Cells reside in mechanically rich and dynamic microenvironments, and the complex interplay between mechanics and biology is widely acknowledged. Recent research has yielded insights linking the mechanobiology of cells, human physiology, and pathophysiology. In particular, we have learned of the cell's astounding abili...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Steward RL Jr,Rosner SR,Zhou EH,Fredberg JJ

更新日期：2013-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Rehabilitation can be referred to as a "black box" because little is known about what specific interventions comprise the rehabilitation process, including patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). Despite that rehabilitation professionals can "see" daily what rehabilitation looks like, the contribution of each interven...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： van Hedel HJ

更新日期：2012-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is an intracellular compartment dedicated to the synthesis and maturation of secretory and membrane proteins, totalling about 30% of the total eukaryotic cells proteome. The capacity to produce correctly folded polypeptides and to transport them to their correct intra- or extracellular d...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Noack J,Brambilla Pisoni G,Molinari M

更新日期：2014-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:A prominent 2014 series by The Lancet on "Increasing value, reducing waste in biomedical research" provided recommendations on how to optimise precious resources, including in clinical research. Despite being ideally placed to lead the movement in patient-oriented clinical research, academia struggles to take correspo...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： von Niederhäusern B,Magnin A,Pauli-Magnus C

更新日期：2018-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The differential diagnosis for children with diabetes includes a group of monogenic diabetic disorders known as maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY). So far, six underlying gene defects have been identified. The most common subtypes are caused by mutations in the genes encoding the transcription factor HNF-1a (...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Schnyder S,Mullis PE,Ellard S,Hattersley AT,Flück CE

更新日期：2005-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:In Switzerland, voluntary termination of pregnancy (VTP) can be performed in all public and private hospitals with an obstetrics/gynaecology department. For various reasons, many Italian women use the Swiss healthcare system, in particular in Canton Ticino, a border region adjacent to Italy in the southern part of Swi...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Reinholz D,Casati S,Beretta O,Merlani G

更新日期：2018-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS OF THE STUDY:Premature discontinuation occurs in about 25% of randomised clinical trials in Switzerland; it mainly affects investigator-initiated trials and is mostly due to problems with recruitment of patients. The aim of this study was to qualitatively investigate reasons for trial discontinuation due to poor p...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Briel M,Elger B,von Elm E,Satalkar P

更新日期：2017-11-16 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：BACKGROUND:The precision of symptom assessment and documentation in daily routine is unknown. Differences in hip studies have been observed between the charts and the patient questionnaires. This was the reason to perform this study and to compare the charts and the patient questionnaires. METHODS:This was a retrospec...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Huber JF,Dabis E,Huesler J,Ruflin GB

更新日期：2009-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many antimicrobial stewardship programmes (ASPs) target the intensive care unit owing to high antimicrobial utilisation. In this review, we summarise and assess the quality of evidence supporting the implementation of various ASP strategies in the intensive care unit setting with a focus on publications betw...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Mertz D,Brooks A,Irfan N,Sung M

更新日期：2015-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:More than seventy years after their initial characterisation, the aetiology of inflammatory bowel diseases remains elusive. A recent review evaluating the incidence trends of the last 25 years concluded that an increasing incidence has been observed almost worldwide. A north-south gradient is still found in Europe. Ge...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Pache I,Rogler G,Felley C

更新日期：2009-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Sleep disturbances are prevalent but often overlooked or underestimated. We suspected that sleep disorders might be particularly common among pharmacy customers, and that they could benefit from counselling. Therefore, we described the prevalence and severity of symptoms associated with sleep a...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Schwegler K,Klaghofer R,Nirkko AC,Mathis J,Hersberger KE,Bloch KE

更新日期：2006-03-04 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