Distribution of the functional MDR1 C3435T polymorphism in the Han population of China.

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：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：AIM:To test the hypothesis that rationing of medical management mainly based on age exists in our health care system today. METHODS:We studied 303 consecutive patients hospitalised for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and 163 consecutive patients hospitalised with congestive heart failure (CHF). They were divided into tw...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Jenni D,Osterwalder R,Osswald S,Buser P,Pfisterer M

更新日期：2001-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES AND METHODS:Gender differences regarding 17 childhood experiences, thought to have traumatising potential (Traumatic Childhood Experiences = TCE), and pain behaviour in adulthood were assessed using a self-administered, anonymously filled-out questionnaire. Patients were consecutively accrued in the offices ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Unternährer I,Minder CE,Adler RH

更新日期：2006-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY:Teenage and young adult (TYA) cancer patients are faced with the diagnosis during a challenging period of psychosocial development that may affect social outcomes in the long term. Therefore, we aimed to: (1) determine differences in social outcomes between long-term TYA cancer survivors and healt...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Mader L,Vetsch J,Christen S,Baenziger J,Roser K,Dehler S,Michel G

更新日期：2017-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Evaluating the effects of a commercially available synbiotic preparation (contains both prebiotic and probiotic elements) on functional constipation in males. METHODS:In a randomised controlled trial, a total of 66 adult men with functional constipation were equally allocated to receive a synbiotic mixture ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Fateh R,Iravani S,Frootan M,Rasouli MR,Saadat S

更新日期：2011-07-30 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：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：:Over the last few years atypical antipsychotics have been used increasingly in the pharmacological treatment of schizophrenia. This review provides an overview of the pharmacological and clinical characteristics of atypical antipsychotics. In particular we discuss their efficacy in treating psychotic and negative symp...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Bridler R,Umbricht D

更新日期：2003-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：:A laser scanning microscope collects information from a thin, focal plane and ignores out of focus information. During the past few years it has become the standard imaging method to characterise cellular morphology and structures in static as well as in living samples. Laser scanning microscopy combined with digital ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Rothen-Rutishauser B,Lehmann AD,Clift MJ,Blank F,Gehr P

更新日期：2010-09-01 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：: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：:Antibiotics account for a substantial proportion of hospital drug expenditures and tend to be misused or overused, generating unnecessary costs and causing the emergence of resistant bacteria. Antibiotic use was evaluated in a one-day prevalence study performed on the surgical and medical wards of eight Swiss non-univ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Bugnon-Reber A,de Torrenté A,Troillet N,Genné D,ETUDAS group.

更新日期：2004-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With its high incidence and subsequent adverse consequences in the intensive care setting, several instruments have been developed to screen for and detect delirium. One of the more commonly used is the Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist (ICDSC); however, the optimal cut-off score indicating deliriu...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Boettger S,Garcia Nuñez D,Meyer R,Richter A,Rudiger A,Schubert M,Jenewein J

更新日期：2018-03-14 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：QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY/PRINCIPLES:We describe the proportion of severely depressed outpatients reaching complete remission at the different stages of a drug treatment algorithm. We compare several treatment options for SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) non-responders and test the feasibility of the algorithm...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Bondolfi G,Aubry JM,Golaz J,Gex-Fabry M,Gervasoni N,Bertschy G

更新日期：2006-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：:A 36-year-old male with a known history of sickle cell disease (SCD) and acute chest syndrome (ACS) was treated in our hospital. Gas exchange deteriorated and the patient was transferred to our intensive care unit (ICU). Low dose inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) during pressure controlled mechanical ventilation (pcMV) induc...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Oppert M,Jörres A,Barckow D,Eckardt KU,Frei U,Kaisers U

更新日期：2004-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：PRINCIPLES:A decrease in plasma lipids occurs during severe sepsis and has prognostic implications in critical illness. Whether lipids have prognostic implications or could help to differentiate community-acquired pneumonia from other lower respiratory tract infections remains unknown. METHODS:We analysed data from pa...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Gruber M,Christ-Crain M,Stolz D,Keller U,Müller C,Bingisser R,Tamm M,Mueller B,Schuetz P

更新日期：2009-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：:According to World Health Organisation estimates 1.1 billion people were overweight or obese worldwide in the year 2000 with the prevalence rapidly increasing. Compelling evidence suggests that excess body weight is a risk factor for several cancer types including cancer of the colon, breast, endometrium, kidney, oeso...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Ceschi M,Gutzwiller F,Moch H,Eichholzer M,Probst-Hensch NM

更新日期：2007-01-27 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:High quality chest compression is one of the key factors in successful resuscitation. A high standard of training is therefore decisive. We aimed to investigate the strengths and weaknesses of teaching chest compression in a study designed to highlight where targeted improvements in the quality of our chest ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Osterwalder JJ,Braun D

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cartilage hair hypoplasia (CHH) is a rare autosomal recessive ribosomopathy characterised by skeletal and integumentary system manifestations. It may also present with varied forms and intensities of haematopoietic and/or immune disorders. We report a 27-year-old female who presented a picture of combined immunodefici...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Nguyen A,Martin Silva N,de Boysson H,Damaj G,Aouba A

更新日期：2018-04-24 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：:Minimal residual disease (MRD) refers to the small number of malignant cells that remain after therapy when the patient is in remission and shows no symptoms or overt signs of disease. Current treatment protocols for haematological malignancies allow most patients to obtain some form of MRD state, but cure seldom foll...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Hauwel M,Matthes T

更新日期：2014-01-22 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：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：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：:Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic and usually progressive lung disorder of unknown aetiology. Conventional management of patients with IPF has been primarily based on the concept that suppressing inflammation would prevent progression to fibrosis. Although the pathogenesis is incompletely understood, it...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Geiser T

更新日期：2003-07-26 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：: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