Attitudes towards organ donation and relation to wish to donate posthumously.

abstract：PRINCIPALS:Accidents in agriculture are a problem of global importance. The hazards of working in agriculture are manifold (machines, animals, heights). We therefore assessed injury severity and mortality from accidents in farming. METHODS:We retrospectively analysed all farming accidents treated over a 12-year period...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Pfortmueller CA,Kradolfer D,Kunz M,Lehmann B,Lindner G,Exadaktylos A

更新日期：2013-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This study evaluated the evolution of the prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease (CHD) between 2003 and 2008 and its repercussion for the CHD prevalence rate at birth in a well-defined population (Canton of Vaud, Switzerland). METHODS AND RESULTS:All 572 cases of CHD reported in the Eurocat Registry of Va...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Rossier MC,Mivelaz Y,Addor MC,Sekarski N,Meijboom EJ,Vial Y

更新日期：2014-12-04 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：: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: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: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：AIMS:The purpose of the study was to describe the type, prevalence, severity and preventability of adverse events (AEs) that affected hospitalised medical patients. We used the previously developed and validated Global Trigger Tool from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. METHODS:Using an adapted version of the ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Grossmann N,Gratwohl F,Musy SN,Nielen NM,Simon M,Donzé J

更新日期：2019-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In general practice, the diagnosis of dementia is often delayed. Therefore, the Swiss National Dementia Strategy 2014 concluded that action was needed to improve patient care. Little is known about GPs’ confidence in and approach to the diagnosis, disclosure and post-diagnostic management of individu...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Giezendanner S,Monsch AU,Kressig RW,Mueller Y,Streit S,Essig S,Zeller A,Bally K

更新日期：2018-12-21 00:00:00

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：QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY:In this work we wanted to evaluate the effect of intra-articular injection (IAI) at the knee joint of 1 ml of Diprospan on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. METHODS:Consecutive patients attending the rheumatology or orthopaedic clinic with osteoarthritic knee pain not responding sati...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Habib G,Zahran R,Najjar R,Badarny S,Jabbour A,Artul S,Hakim G,Jabaly-Habib H

更新日期：2015-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：:HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, or statins, are lipid-lowering agents that have been shown to effectively decrease severe rejection periods and development of transplant coronary artery disease after heart transplantation. Precise regulation of major histocompatibility complex class II (MHC class II) gene expression pla...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Kwak B,Mulhaupt F,Veillard N,Pelli G,Mach F

更新日期：2001-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although most experts recommend empirical antibiotic treatment, covering also atypical bacteria, for patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU), the data are not clear for patients admitted to a general ward. European guidelines recommend starting empirical treatment with a beta-lactam antibiotic with...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Piso RJ,Arnold C,Bassetti S

更新日期：2013-09-19 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：: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：QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY/PRINCIPLES:We describe the proportion of severely depressed outpatients reaching complete remission at the different stages of a drug treatment algorithm. We compare several treatment options for SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) non-responders and test the feasibility of the algorithm...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Bondolfi G,Aubry JM,Golaz J,Gex-Fabry M,Gervasoni N,Bertschy G

更新日期：2006-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：PRINCIPLES:Low response rates are common in primary care research. Our study examines the representativeness of respondents in a survey among general practitioners (GPs). One special aim was to evaluate the representativeness of the subgroup of GP teachers for undergraduates (GPTUs) and to investigate the option of a p...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Lippmann S,Frese T,Herrmann K,Scheller K,Sandholzer H

更新日期：2012-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：PRINCIPLES:Current evidence indicates that chronic kidney disease (CKD) can be detected by simple laboratory tests. This study aimed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of microalbuminuria screening and subsequent treatment in different populations. METHODS:Cost-effectiveness of microalbuminuria screening in a cohort o...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Kessler R,Keusch G,Szucs TD,Wittenborn JS,Hoerger TJ,Brügger U,Wieser S

更新日期：2012-02-03 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：: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：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 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：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

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journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Jargin SV

更新日期：2011-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY/PRINCIPLES:A retrospective assessment of long-term results on a single centre, single author experience in treating prostate cancer with high dose curative radiotherapy (RT) with or without androgen deprivation (AD). METHODS:Between 1991 and 2004, 408 patients with clinically localised prostate c...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Miralbell R,Pampallona S,Rouzaud M,Pugliesi A,Weber D,Ares C

更新日期：2009-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary microcirculation plays a crucial role for the outcomes of patients with STEMI. Although PPCI improves outcomes compared to thrombolysis, a substantial amount of STEMI patients do not achieve optimal myocardial reperfusion. Angiographic methods for assessment of reperfusion like TIMI Flow and MBG are easy to u...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Cuculi F,De Caterina AR,Kharbanda RK,Banning AP

更新日期：2011-12-09 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：PURPOSE:Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections (SA BSI) are associated with substantial mortality. The rapid emergence of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), known to be associated with worse outcome, may blur advances made regarding mortality attributed to SA BSI caused by methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (MS...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Wiggli BJ,Frei R,Laffer R,Tschudin Sutter S,Widmer AF

更新日期：2017-09-30 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:Women are still underrepresented in the senior ranks of medical school faculties. Thus far information has been lacking on gendersensitive career paths for professorial and nonprofessorial staff of Swiss medical schools. The aim of this study was to survey faculty members of all Swiss medical schools on soci...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Buddeberg-Fischer B,Leemann R,Klaghofer R

更新日期：2003-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：PRINCIPLES:3435C>T, a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in exon 26 of the MDR1 gene, is linked to the variability of P-gp expression and function among different individuals. It was found that ethnic differences exist in the polymorphism of the MDR1(C3435T) gene. However, the distribution of 3435C>T genotypes in the...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Li Y,Wang Y,Sun J,Li Y,Yang L

更新日期：2006-06-10 00:00:00