Variation in incidence of orthopaedic surgery between populations with basic or basic plus supplementary health insurance in Switzerland.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To provide population-based, gestational age (GA) stratified incidence of mortality and morbidities. METHODS:Population-based prospective observational study of infants born between 23 0/7 and 31 6/7 weeks GA in the years 2000-2004 in all Swiss neonatal intensive care units. Outcomes measured were: mortality...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Bajwa NM,Berner M,Worley S,Pfister RE,Swiss Neonatal Network.

更新日期：2011-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:A growing body of evidence supports preventive interventions in asymptomatic adults. Primary prevention, which includes counselling (in particular for smoking cessation) and review of immunisation status, has been shown to be more cost-effective than secondary prevention. Evidence supports screening for hypertension, ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Hengstler P,Battegay E,Cornuz J,Bucher H,Battegay M

更新日期：2002-07-13 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：:Osteoporosis is complicated by the occurrence of fragility fractures. Over past years, various treatment options have become available, mostly potent antiresorptive agents such as bisphosphonates and denosumab. However, antiresorptive therapy cannot fully and rapidly restore bone mass and structure that has been lost ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Meier C,Lamy O,Krieg MA,Mellinghoff HU,Felder M,Ferrari S,Rizzoli R

更新日期：2014-06-04 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 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：STUDY OBJECTIVES:we performed an open-label national study to evaluate the effects of Bosentan on haemodynamics, exercise capacity, quality of life, safety and tolerability in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). PATIENTS AND METHODS:fifteen patients with CTEPH not eligible or waiting f...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Ulrich S,Speich R,Domenighetti G,Geiser T,Aubert JD,Rochat T,Huber L,Treder U,Fischler M

更新日期：2007-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether olfactory performance decreases as a function of the number of pregnancies, previous research having indicated that olfactory function decreases in the course of pregnancy. METHODS:In a prospective study three groups of women were investigated (total n = 93), women who have given birth...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Wohlgemuth C,Beinder E,Ochsenbein-Kölble N,Hummel T

更新日期：2008-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Sequencing the human genome was the big challenge of the last decade. Ten years later, the large amount of DNA sequences accumulated in our databases allows us to look at genome variations between humans. The level of complexity of these variations is much higher than previously expected. It goes from changes in the n...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Paoloni-Giacobino A

更新日期：2011-12-19 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：OBJECTIVE:An increasing number of patients with asthma are attracted by complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Therefore, it is of importance that scientific evidence about the efficacy of this type of therapy is regarded. METHOD:We searched the electronic databases Medline, Embase and the Cochrane Library for ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Steurer-Stey C,Russi EW,Steurer J

更新日期：2002-06-29 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：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：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：AIMS OF THE STUDY:To describe patterns of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) care and the clinical effectiveness of belimumab plus standard of care therapy in a real-world clinical setting in Switzerland. METHODS:This multicentre, observational, retrospective cohort study included adults with SLE who initiated belimum...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： von Kempis J,Duetsch S,Reuschling N,Villiger R,Villiger PM,Vallelian F,Schaer DJ,Mueller RB

更新日期：2019-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Data suggest that a substantial proportion of psychotherapists engage in therapist-client sex (TCS), violating national and international ethical guidelines. The objective of our study was to find a new and effective starting point for preventive interventions. METHOD:Using an online questionnaire, this s...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Hollwich S,Franke I,Riecher-Rössler A,Reiter-Theil S

更新日期：2015-02-04 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：BACKGROUND:Evaluation of the current clinical treatment of psoriasis in Switzerland remains to be measured with the parameters cost-of-illness and quality of life. OBJECTIVE:To obtain data on out-of-pocket expenses, costs of outpatient/office-based care and inpatient care for psoriasis, and to extrapolate total costs ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Navarini AA,Laffitte E,Conrad C,Piffaretti P,Brock E,Ruckdaeschel S,Trüeb RM

更新日期：2010-02-06 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：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: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：: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：:Since 1946 the development of fractionation and purification methods of human plasma led to biologic immunoglobulin for intravenous use (IVIG). In 1980 a child with refractory immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), bleeding and secondary hypogammaglobulinaemia due to long term immunosuppressive treatment got IVIG. His platele...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Imbach P

更新日期：2012-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Current guidelines from the Swiss Association against Osteoporosis (SVGO) dating from 2015 recommend therapy for men and women at increased fracture risk, specifically those with a vertebral or hip fracture; those with bone mineral density T-score <−2.5 at spine or hip; and those with a high 10-year probability ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Ferrari S,Lippuner K,Lamy O,Meier C

更新日期：2020-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：QUESTION UNDER STUDY:Purpose was to validate accuracy and reliability of automated oscillometric ankle-brachial (ABI) measurement prospectively against the current gold standard of Doppler-assisted ABI determination. METHODS:Oscillometric ABI was measured in 50 consecutive patients with peripheral arterial disease (n ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Diehm N,Dick F,Czuprin C,Lawall H,Baumgartner I,Diehm C

更新日期：2009-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：PRINCIPLES:Analysis of the spatial distribution of mortality data is important for identification of high-risk areas, which in turn might guide prevention, and modify behaviour and health resources allocation. This study aimed to update the Swiss mortality atlas by analysing recent data using Bayesian statistical metho...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Chammartin F,Probst-Hensch N,Utzinger J,Vounatsou P

更新日期：2016-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a heterogeneous group of rare inherited diseases involving connective tissue. Vascular EDS (vEDS) is associated with abnormal type III collagen, which is an essential component of skin, hollow organs and arterial walls, and causes potentially fatal visceral and arterial compli...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： da Rocha de Sousa F,Colucci N,Dupuis A,Toso C,Buchs NC,Abbassi Z

更新日期：2020-12-05 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：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：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