Intensive care without walls - introduction of a Medical Emergency Team system in a Swiss tertiary care centre.

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 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：QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY:Teenage and young adult (TYA) cancer patients are faced with the diagnosis during a challenging period of psychosocial development that may affect social outcomes in the long term. Therefore, we aimed to: (1) determine differences in social outcomes between long-term TYA cancer survivors and healt...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Mader L,Vetsch J,Christen S,Baenziger J,Roser K,Dehler S,Michel G

更新日期：2017-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：QUESTION UNDER STUDY:Domestic accidents are an important problem in paediatric medicine. This study was designed to gain a better understanding of burn mechanisms and target prevention. METHODS:Children treated for burn lesions in the Department of Paediatric Surgery between August 2004 and August 2005 were included i...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Natterer J,de Buys Roessingh A,Reinberg O,Hohlfeld J

更新日期：2009-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Switzerland has the longest history of the legal practice of non-physician assisted suicide of any country. Assisted suicide is not very tightly regulated in Switzerland, and almost all assisted suicides are supported by a right-to-die organisation. Our study investigates older adults’ attitudes and behaviour to...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Vilpert S,Bolliger E,Borrat-Besson C,Borasio GD,Maurer J

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is a relatively rare lymphoma entity accounting for an estimated 3%-6% of all non-Hodgkin's lymphoma cases. Characterised by both the incurability of indolent lymphomas and the rapid growth of aggressive lymphomas, MCL has a median overall survival of only 4-5 years. Although the disease oft...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Hitz F,Bargetzi M,Cogliatti S,Lohri A,Taverna C,Renner C,Mey U

更新日期：2013-11-13 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

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journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Jargin SV

更新日期：2011-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Regular checking of the fitness to drive of elderly car-license holders is required in some countries, and this will become increasingly important as more countries face aging populations. The present study investigated whether the analysis of saccadic eye movements could be used as a screening method for the...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Schmitt KU,Seeger R,Fischer H,Lanz C,Muser M,Walz F,Schwarz U

更新日期：2015-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：QUESTION UNDER STUDY:What are the trends in avoidable cancer mortality in Switzerland and neighbouring countries? METHODS:Mortality data and population estimates 1996-2010 were obtained from the Swiss Federal Statistical Office for Switzerland and the World Health Organization Mortality Database (http://www.who.int/he...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Feller A,Mark MT,Steiner A,Clough-Gorr KM

更新日期：2015-10-02 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：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：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the impact of a voluntary termination of pregnancy (TOP) on contraceptive practice and sexual well-being in women. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:Comparative evaluation of a retrospective study conducted in Lugano in 1995 with 85 women interviewed 3-6 months post-TOP, and a prospective study carried ou...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Bianchi-Demicheli F,Perrin E,Lüdicke F,Campana A

更新日期：2001-09-08 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：: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：:Multicentric carpotarsal osteolysis (MCTO) is an autosomal dominant disease of the skeleton characterised by progressive destruction of carpal and tarsal bones. Recently, it has been demonstrated that this disease is caused by heterozygous mutations in the gene for the transcriptional repressor MAFB. We analysed genom...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Zhuang L,Adler S,Aeberli D,Villiger PM,Trueb B

更新日期：2017-10-27 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：PURPOSE:There is increasing pressure on general practitioners (GPs) to identify patients with abdominal obesity in order to reduce the life-threatening consequences of this condition in the population. We aimed to confirm previous findings on the inaccuracy of anthropometric measurements performed by GPs in an academic...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Sebo P,Haller D,Pechère-Bertschi A,Bovier P,Herrmann F

更新日期：2015-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Organs donated for transplantation remain a scarce resource in Switzerland. One of the reasons for this situation is the high percentage of patients or families who refuse to consent to donation. This study aimed to provide an overview of attitudes towards organ donation among Swiss residents, including any ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Weiss J,Shaw D,Schober R,Abati V,Immer FF,Comité National du Don d'Organes Cndo

更新日期：2017-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：:New oral anticoagulants used as single target inhibitors of coagulation enzymes have been developed and tested in extensive trial programmes. Results of most of these trials showed non-inferior and/or superior efficacy and safety compared to standard treatment with LMWH or VKA. These results led to registration of the...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Graf L,Tsakiris DA

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRINCIPLES:Neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) are believed to be associated with an increased risk for additional malignancies (AMs). We aimed to (1) assess the occurrence of AM in NEN patients (2) investigate the characteristics and temporal relationship of NEN patients with and without AM. METHODS:The SwissNET registry...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Kollár A,Blank A,Perren A,Bütikofer L,Stettler C,Christ E

更新日期：2016-11-12 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：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:Preventive treatment may avoid future cases of tuberculosis among asylum seekers. The effectiveness of preventive treatment depends in large part on treatment completion. METHODS:In a prospective cohort study, asylum seekers of two of the Swiss Canton Vaud migration centres were screened with the Interferon...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Sarivalasis A,Bodenmann P,Langenskiold E,Lutchmaya-Flick C,Daher O,Zellweger JP

更新日期：2013-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Minimal residual disease (MRD) refers to the small number of malignant cells that remain after therapy when the patient is in remission and shows no symptoms or overt signs of disease. Current treatment protocols for haematological malignancies allow most patients to obtain some form of MRD state, but cure seldom foll...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Hauwel M,Matthes T

更新日期：2014-01-22 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：OBJECTIVE:To measure medical care and pharmaceutical drug use among Swiss primary care physicians and its determinants. DESIGN:Cross-sectional mailed survey. SETTING:1784 randomly selected Swiss primary care physicians, including general practitioners, internists and paediatricians. RESULTS:Twenty one percent (95% C...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Schneider M,Bouvier Gallacchi M,Goehring C,Künzi B,Bovier PA

更新日期：2007-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY:In view of the alarming trend in childhood obesity (O) and overweight (OW) observed in certain countries, the aim of the study is to measure the prevalence of O and OW in successive cohorts of elementary school children in Geneva. METHODS:All 5-6-year-old children attending public schools in the ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Jeannot E,Mahler P,Duperrex O,Chastonay P

更新日期：2010-07-22 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：: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