Treatment of immune thrombocytopenia with intravenous immunoglobulin and insights for other diseases. A historical review.

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：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：:No abstract available (Letter to the editor). ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

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更新日期：2012-07-17 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：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：: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：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: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：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the subjective treatment goals of insulin-treated diabetic patients. METHODS:297 type 1 and 205 type 2 diabetic patients, representative of the North-western Swiss population, filled out a self report questionnaire focusing on their own treatment goals using standardized measures wherever ava...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Puder JJ,Endrass J,Moriconi N,Keller U

更新日期：2006-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Each year, over 5 million people die worldwide from stroke, and at least every sixth patient who survives will experience another stroke within five years [1]. We are therefore eager to advance early and rapid diagnosis, prognosis and optimal risk stratification, as well as secondary prevention. In this context, blood...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Sonderer J,Katan Kahles M

更新日期：2015-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS OF THE STUDY:The Cancer Registry Zurich, Zug, Schaffhausen and Schwyz is one of the oldest cancer registries in Switzerland, first registering tumours in 1980 for the canton of Zurich. The aim of this study was to analyse trends in incidence and mortality for the most common types of cancer in the canton of Zurich...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Wanner M,Matthes KL,Karavasiloglou N,Limam M,Korol D,Rohrmann S

更新日期：2020-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The principality of Liechtenstein had its first COVID-19 case at the beginning of March 2020. After exponential growth, the pandemic’s first wave was contained, with the last case being diagnosed 52 days after the initial occurrence. AIM:To characterise the COVID-19 pandemic in Liechtenstein. METHODS...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Thiel SL,Weber MC,Risch L,Wohlwend N,Lung T,Hillmann D,Ritzler M,Risch M,Kohler P,Vernazza P,Kahlert CR,Fleisch F,Cusini A,Karajan TV,Copeland S,Paprotny M

更新日期：2020-10-16 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：:With reference to the Year of the Lung, current knowledge of the respiratory effects of current ambient air pollution is reviewed. Acute respiratory effects are well established. Studies such as SAPALDIA and others now shed light on the long-term effects on chronic pathologies and on the health benefit of air quality ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Perez L,Rapp R,Künzli N

更新日期：2010-11-18 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：BACKGROUND:since 1999 data from pulmonary hypertension (PH) patients from all PH centres in Switzerland were prospectively collected. We analyse the epidemiological aspects of these data. METHODS:PH was defined as a mean pulmonary artery pressure of >25 mm Hg at rest or >30 mm Hg during exercise. Patients with pulmona...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Tueller C,Stricker H,Soccal P,Tamm M,Aubert JD,Maggiorini M,Zwahlen M,Nicod L,Swiss Society for Pulmonary Hypertension.

更新日期：2008-06-28 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：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：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: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：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：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：:We report on two toddlers suffering from Mycobacterium bohemicum lymphadenitis. Acid-fast bacilli were cultured from submandibular lymph nodes and identified by molecular methods as Mycobacterium bohemicum. Surgical treatment was successful and complemented by oral treatment with clarithromycin and rifampicin. ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Schulzke S,Adler H,Bär G,Heininger U,Hammer J

更新日期：2004-04-17 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：: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：OBJECTIVE:To assess outcomes 24 months after treatment start for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). METHODS:Cohort study of all culture-positive MDR-TB cases notified in Switzerland from 01/2003 to 07/2010. RESULTS:Fifty-one cases were observed, with a median age of 26 years (range 2-56). Twenty-seven were ma...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Helbling P,Altpeter E,Egger JM,Zellweger JP

更新日期：2014-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Of the two million people estimated to be newly infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) every year, 95% live in poorer regions of the world where effective HIV treatment is not universally available. Strategies to reduce the spread of HIV infection, which predominantly occurs via sexual contact, are urgently ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Hartley O,Martins E,Scurci I

更新日期：2018-01-26 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: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