Comparison of the safety and effectiveness of endoscopic biliary decompression by nasobiliary catheter and plastic stent placement in acute obstructive cholangitis.

abstract：:Beta-haemolytic streptococci of groups C and G have become increasingly recognized as causes of invasive human infections. We reviewed clinical and molecular characteristics of Streptococcus dysgalactiae isolates that caused bacteraemia in adults from 2006 to 2015. Among 67 episodes, skin and soft-tissue infections (4...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Ruppen C,Rasmussen M,Casanova C,Sendi P

更新日期：2017-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:After the health catastrophe resulting from the widespread use of asbestos which was once hailed as a new miracle material, the increasing use of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) has spawned major concern due to their similarities in terms of size, shape and poor solubility. Assessment of genotoxicity has shown that CNTs can d...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： van Berlo D,Clift MJ,Albrecht C,Schins RP

更新日期：2012-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS OF THE STUDY:Healthy adults have had the option to receive prescriptionless vaccination against influenza in pharmacies of several Swiss cantons since the 2015/16 influenza season. We aimed to assess in a cost-benefit analysis the resulting net benefits for the Swiss economy and public health, and the benefits tha...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Brunner I,Schmedders K,Wolfensberger A,Schreiber PW,Kuster SP

更新日期：2019-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Swiss Monitoring of Potential Organ Donors (SwissPOD) was initiated to investigate the causes of the overall low organ donation rate in Switzerland. The objective of our study was an assessment of the donation after brain death (DBD) process in Swiss adult intensive care units (ICUs), and to provide an o...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Weiss JH,Keel I,Immer FF,Wiegand J,Haberthür C,Comité National du Don d'Organes (CNDO).

更新日期：2014-10-23 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:Introduction of potent antiretroviral combination therapy (ART) has reduced overall morbidity and mortality amongst HIV-infected adults. Some prophylactic regimes against opportunistic infections can be discontinued in patients under successful ART. QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY:(1) The influence of the availabilit...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Rossi M,Flepp M,Telenti A,Schiffer V,Egloff N,Bucher H,Vernazza P,Bernasconi E,Weber R,Rickenbach M,Furrer H,Swiss HIV Cohort Study.

更新日期：2001-08-11 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：: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：: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：QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY:In Switzerland, skin cancer is one of the most prevalent neoplasms. General practitioners (GPs) are often faced with suspicious skin lesions in their patients. The aim of our study was to assess GPs' competence to diagnose skin cancer and to examine whether this can be improved by a one-day dermat...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Badertscher N,Braun RP,Held U,Kofmehl R,Senn O,Hofbauer GF,Rossi PO,Wensing M,Rosemann T,Tandjung R

更新日期：2013-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper focuses on the relationships between schizophrenia and religion, on the basis of a review of literature and the data of an ongoing study about religiousness and spiritual coping conducted among outpatients with chronic schizophrenia. Religion (including both spirituality and religiousness) is salient in the...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Mohr S,Huguelet P

更新日期：2004-06-26 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：: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：: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：BACKGROUND:Renal replacement therapy for paediatric end-stage renal disease (ESRD) has developed steadily since its introduction five decades ago. Continuous and long-term analysis of patient outcomes is essential for quality control. METHODS:The Swiss Paediatric Renal Registry, founded in 1970, includes patients diag...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Maurer E,Neuhaus TJ,Weitz M,Kuehni CE,Laube GF

更新日期：2020-07-27 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：: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：: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：OBJECTIVES:Epidemological studies suggest that farmers are at an increased risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease because of exposure to organic dust. We assessed the proportion of farmers among patients with end stage lung disease and we measured the seasonal exposure of dairy farmers to organic dust in a rura...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Cathomas RL,Brüesch H,Fehr R,Reinhart WH,Kuhn M

更新日期：2002-04-06 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：:Apart from the degree of stenosis, plaque morphology has emerged in recent years as an important contributory factor in stroke risk. Ultrasound studies have shown that hypo- or anechogenic plaques carry a higher risk of cerebrovascular events than echogenic ones. Similarly, heterogeneous plaques presenting a complex p...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Sztajzel R

更新日期：2005-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：PRINCIPLES:Small dense LDLs have been found to be associated with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). This association has been observed in the context of decreased HDL cholesterol and increased triglycerides. METHODS:In the present study the relationship between LDL particle size and insulin sensitivity was assessed in 46 patien...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Krayenbuehl PA,Wiesli P,Schmid C,Lehmann R,Spinas GA,Berneis K

更新日期：2008-05-03 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：: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：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

abstract：QUESTION UNDER STUDY:Switzerland has been receiving migrants of various origins for more than 50 years. The adoption of risk-taking behaviours among migrant youths is unclear. Moreover, when studied, migrant youths are rarely analysed according to whether they are first or second generation, or just young people with m...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Campisi L,Berchtold A,Barrense-Dias Y,Akre C,Gehri M,Suris JC

更新日期：2017-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the long-term effects of comprehensive outpatient versus inpatient rehabilitation with respect to morbidity and mortality, as well as to changes in physical performance and physical activity. DESIGN:A total of 163 consecutive patients were enrolled for comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation (CCR) f...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Steinacker JM,Liu Y,Muche R,Koenig W,Hahmann H,Imhof A,Kropf C,Brandstetter S,Schweikert B,Leidl R,Schiefer DH

更新日期：2011-01-06 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:On 1 January 2012 Swiss Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG), a new uniform payment system for in-patients was introduced in Switzerland with the intention to replace a "cost-based" with a "case-based" reimbursement system to increase efficiency. With the introduction of the new payment system we aim to answer que...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Thommen D,Weissenberger N,Schuetz P,Mueller B,Reemts C,Holler T,Schifferli JA,Gerber M,Hug BL

更新日期：2014-06-25 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