Evaluation of universal newborn hearing screening in Switzerland 2012 and follow-up data for Zurich.

abstract：:Pulmonary rehabilitation is a form of therapy for patients with chronic lung disease that is evidence based, which ameliorates performance and endurance of the patient and improves quality of life significantly. Pulmonary rehabilitation also diminishes the amount of hospitalisations and the duration of stay in hospita...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Karrer W

更新日期：2005-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial arrhythmias complicate the clinical course of adult patients with an atrial septal defect. Atrial flutter is more prevalent in younger patients, and frequently regresses after surgical defect closure. Atrial fibrillation however, which results from a chronic underlying disease, rarely reverts to sinus rhythm af...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Berger F,Vogel M,Kretschmar O,Dave H,Prêtre R,Dodge-Khatami A

更新日期：2005-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The differential diagnosis for children with diabetes includes a group of monogenic diabetic disorders known as maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY). So far, six underlying gene defects have been identified. The most common subtypes are caused by mutations in the genes encoding the transcription factor HNF-1a (...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Schnyder S,Mullis PE,Ellard S,Hattersley AT,Flück CE

更新日期：2005-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoarticular infections remain a significant cause of morbidity worldwide in young children. They can have a devastating impact with a high rate of serious and long-lasting sequelae, especially on remaining growth. Depending on the localisation of infection, they manifest as osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, a combin...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Ceroni D,Kampouroglou G,Valaikaite R,Anderson della Llana R,Salvo D

更新日期：2014-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with a solid organ transplant have increased in numbers and in individual survival in Switzerland over the last decades. As a consequence of long-term immunosuppression, skin cancer in solid organ recipients (SOTRs) has been recognized as an important problem. Screening and education of potential SOTRs about ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Hofbauer GF,Anliker M,Arnold A,Binet I,Hunger R,Kempf W,Laffitte E,Lapointe AC,Pascual M,Pelloni F,Serra A,SGDV working group for organ transplant recipients.

更新日期：2009-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a leading cause of chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma worldwide. While current therapeutic options for hepatitis C are limited, recent progress in the understanding of the biology of HCV led to the identification of novel targets for antiviral interven...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Moradpour D,Cerny A,Heim MH,Blum HE

更新日期：2001-06-02 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：OBJECTIVE:The methods used to diagnose and classify ovarian cancer have changed over the past decade. We used hospital registry data to assess the incidence, treatment durations and hospital costs of ovarian cancer in Switzerland. METHODS:We carried out a retrospective analysis of a hospital registry covering all inpa...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Wieser S,Schmidt M,Kind AB,Heinzelmann-Schwarz VA

更新日期：2018-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Perinatal and infant mortality rates are considered key indicators of medical care. The aim of this investigation was to examine how representative and reliable the official national figures of Switzerland are by comparing them with the data in local birth registers. METHODS:124 of 156 maternity hos...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Müller M,Drack G,Schindler C,Bucher HU

更新日期：2005-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Malnutrition has been defined as a “state resulting from lack of uptake or intake of nutrition, leading to altered body composition and body cell mass, as well as to diminished physical and mental function and impaired clinical outcome from disease.” Particularly for the multimorbid medical inpatient, ther...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Baumgartner A,Kägi-Braun N,Tribolet P,Gomes F,Stanga Z,Schuetz P

更新日期：2020-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The transition from undergraduate to postgraduate training is a crucial career step for physicians. Several international studies have shown that graduates feel insufficiently prepared to perform various aspects of clinical practice. The publication of a national framework for undergraduate medical education...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Monti M,Brunet L,Michaud PA

更新日期：2020-11-24 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：:A nationwide survey was conducted in Switzerland to assess the quality level of osteoporosis management in patients aged 50 years or older presenting with a fragility fracture to the emergency ward of the participating hospitals. Eight centres recruited 4966 consecutive patients who presented with one or more fracture...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Suhm N,Lamy O,Lippuner K,OsteoCare study group.

更新日期：2008-11-15 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：OBJECTIVE:To assess the presence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae-associated encephalitis in children in Switzerland and its likely pathogenesis. METHODS:M. pneumoniae-associated encephalitis cases seen at a single-centre during 2010-2013 were reviewed, and the Swiss Paediatric Surveillance Unit (SPSU) prospectively conducted...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Meyer Sauteur PM,Moeller A,Relly C,Berger C,Plecko B,Nadal D,Swiss Pediatric Surveillance Unit (SPSU).

更新日期：2016-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) remains the gold standard for complex revascularisation in multivessel disease. The concept of the minimally invasive extracorporeal circulation circuit (MiECC) was introduced to minimise pathophysiological side effects of conventional extracorporeal circulation. This st...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Winkler B,Heinisch PP,Zuk G,Zuk K,Gahl B,Jenni HJ,Kadner A,Huber C,Carrel T

更新日期：2017-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY:Monitoring of antimicrobial resistance is a key component of antibiotic stewardship programs. In 2007, a significantly higher resistance rate of Escherichia coli to ciprofloxacin was found at the Department of Urology, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland, when compared to other hospital units....

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Nicoletti J,Kuster SP,Sulser T,Zbinden R,Ruef C,Ledergerber B,Weber R

更新日期：2010-07-15 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：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：BACKGROUND:In Switzerland, intravenous drug use accounts for the majority of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections. Early HCV treatment prevents further transmissions and reduces morbidity and mortality due to decompensated liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Nevertheless, patients in drug substitution programme...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Bregenzer A,Conen A,Knuchel J,Friedl A,Eigenmann F,Näf M,Ackle P,Roth M,Fux CA

更新日期：2017-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common of the vasculitis syndromes and, being a disease of the elderly, its incidence is increasing with the general ageing of the population. GCA is most feared for its early complications, namely blindness and stroke, resulting from inflammation and subsequent occlusion of ocul...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Kesten F,Aschwanden M,Gubser P,Glatz K,Daikeler T,Hess C

更新日期：2011-09-28 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：: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：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: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：: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：:In Switzerland, approximately 350,000 people aged 70 years or older own a valid driving license. By law, these drivers are medically assessed every other year, most commonly by their general practitioner, to exclude that a medical condition is interfering with their driving skills. A prerequisite for driving is the in...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Wagner JT,Müri RM,Nef T,Mosimann UP

更新日期：2011-01-17 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：BACKGROUND:Up to 30% of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) simultaneously suffer from often-unrecognised chronic heart failure (HF). Their timely identification is challenging as both conditions share similar clinical presentations. OBJECTIVE:To assess the performance of BNP in detecting left v...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Gariani K,Delabays A,Perneger TV,Agoritsas T

更新日期：2011-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case series of 11 patients with severe E. faecium infections treated with daptomycin. All strains were resistant to ampicillin (MIC >8 mg/l), but susceptible to vancomycin. Seven out of 11 strains were also highly resistant to gentamicin (MIC >500 mg/l). All patients were treated with multiple broad-spectr...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Rosin C,Bernsmeier C,Entenza JM,Moreillon P,Frei R,Weisser M,Flückiger U

更新日期：2012-06-26 00:00:00