Stent placement in the endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms.

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：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：: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：STUDY/PRINCIPLES:Physical activity improves the clinical course of the metabolic syndrome and its risk factors. The aim of this study was to investigate the physical activity behaviour in patients with metabolic syndrome in regard to the recommendation of the Federal Offices of Public Health (BAG) and Sports (BASPO): "...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Murer M,Schmied C,Battegay E,Keller DI

更新日期：2012-10-25 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：: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 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：: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：PRINCIPLES:Apolipoprotein E (ApoE), an important glycoprotein in the transport, uptake and redistribution of cholesterol, is necessary in nerve tissue repair. The APOE gene (APOE) is involved in neurodegenerative diseases, the best-known association being that between the APOE ε4 allele and Alzheimer's disease. Multipl...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Losonczi E,Bencsik K,Fricska Nagy Z,Honti V,Szalczer E,Rajda C,Illés Z,Mátyás K,Rózsa C,Csépány T,Füvesi J,Vécsei L

更新日期：2010-11-26 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：BACKGROUND:Neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) are difficult to diagnose. We used SwissNET data to characterise NEN patients followed in the two academic centres of western Switzerland (WS), and to compare them with patients followed in eastern Switzerland (ES) as well as with international guidelines. METHOD:SwissNET is ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Gouffon M,Iff S,Ziegler K,Larche M,Schwarzenbach C,Prior JO,Matter M,Stettler C,Pralong FP

更新日期：2014-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY:Suicidal behaviour is a major source of burden of disease. While most studies focus on cost associated with completed suicides, data on costs of, non-lethal, suicide attempts are lacking. The aim of this study was to assess direct annual cost of suicide attempts in Basel in 2003 from a health serv...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Czernin S,Vogel M,Flückiger M,Muheim F,Bourgnon JC,Reichelt M,Eichhorn M,Riecher-Rössler A,Stoppe G

更新日期：2012-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine 1) rates of needlestick and sharps injuries (NSSIs) not reported to occupational health services, 2) reasons for underreporting and 3) awareness of reporting procedures in a Swiss university hospital. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We surveyed 6,367 employees having close clinical contact with patients ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Voide C,Darling KE,Kenfak-Foguena A,Erard V,Cavassini M,Lazor-Blanchet C

更新日期：2012-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Switzerland, patients may undergo "blood tests" without being informed what these are screening for. Inadequate doctor-patient communication may result in patient misunderstanding. We examined what patients in the emergency department (ED) believed they had been screened for and explored their attitudes t...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Favre-Bulle T,Baudat D,Darling KE,Mamin R,Peters S,Cavassini M,Hugli O

更新日期：2015-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Prior to the introduction of chemotherapy, tuberculosis management relied upon aerotherapy, heliotherapy and good nutrition. This "treatment", exemplified by the regimen applied in Swiss and other European mountain resorts, is described by Thomas Mann in the book "The Magic Mountain". Tuberculosis chemotherapy began i...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Diacon AH,von Groote-Bidlingmaier F,Donald PR

更新日期：2012-08-22 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:Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) plays an important role in tumour progression and metastasis through activation of many target genes that are especially involved in pivotal aspects of cancer biology. However, the prognostic role of HIF-1α has been controversial in primary patients with lung cancer. This...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Ren W,Mi D,Yang K,Cao N,Tian J,Li Z,Ma B

更新日期：2013-09-06 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：:The authors report on bilateral simultaneous knee arthroplasty in a 40-year-old male patient with haemophilia A, high inhibitor titre and an aneurysma spurium of the right popliteal artery. Both knees showed a fixed flexion deformity of 20 degrees. To build up haemostasis, treatment with activated prothrombin complex ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Frauchiger LH,Harstall R,Kajahn J,Anderson S,Eggli S

更新日期：2010-08-24 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：OBJECTIVES:Tonsillectomy is one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures. Nevertheless there is less known about the impact of this procedure on Health-Related Quality of life (HRQOL). The two different most common used surgical techniques are "cold" (CT) and "hot" (HT) tonsillectomy. The aim of this study ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Schwentner I,Höfer S,Schmutzhard J,Deibl M,Sprinzl GM

更新日期：2007-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder and the most common cause for dementia, which affects approximately 120 thousand people in Switzerland and 35 million worldwide. Aging is a major risk factor for developing AD and thus, as our societies are growing older, we face great challenges to find treatme...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Konietzko U

更新日期：2015-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The current situation of the biomedical sciences is critically discussed. It can be summarized as follows: 1. We have to acknowledge the presence of a serious credibility problem, which might undermine the foundations of medical science. ("Sliding on a slippery slope") 2. Multiple forces going beyond simple conflicts ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Obrist R

更新日期：2015-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：: ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Jargin SV

更新日期：2011-03-18 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：:Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) accounts for 15-20% of all autopsy confirmed dementias in old age. Characteristic histopathological changes are intracellular Lewy bodies and Lewy neurites, with abundant senile plaques but sparse neurofibrillary tangles. Core clinical features are fluctuating cognitive impairment, pers...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Mosimann UP,McKeith IG

更新日期：2003-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：PRINCIPLES:Cardiac myxoma is the most commonly diagnosed cardiac tumour. Infection of herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV1) has been postulated to be a factor for this pathologic entity. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the association between HSV 1 and myxoma occurrence. METHODS:Between 1965 and 2005, 70 patients...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Schurr UP,Berdajs DA,Bode B,Dzemali O,Emmert MY,Genoni M

更新日期：2011-08-26 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：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：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