The many faces of interstitial pneumonia: a case of presumed SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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：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：QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY:This study aims at estimating the costs of disorders of the brain in Switzerland based on the published epidemiological and economic evidence. METHODS:the data presented for Switzerland are derived from the "cost of disorders of the brain in Europe" study of the European Brain Counsil (EBC). Avai...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Jäger M,Sobocki P,Rössler W

更新日期：2008-01-12 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：PRINCIPLES:Apolipoprotein E (ApoE), an important glycoprotein in the transport, uptake and redistribution of cholesterol, is necessary in nerve tissue repair. The APOE gene (APOE) is involved in neurodegenerative diseases, the best-known association being that between the APOE ε4 allele and Alzheimer's disease. Multipl...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Losonczi E,Bencsik K,Fricska Nagy Z,Honti V,Szalczer E,Rajda C,Illés Z,Mátyás K,Rózsa C,Csépány T,Füvesi J,Vécsei L

更新日期：2010-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：PRINCIPLES:Since the recommendation that infants sleep in the supine position, there has been an increase in cases of posterior positional plagiocephaly. Even though this condition is a purely cosmetic problem, if it is severe it may affect the child psychologically. Positioning may help in mild or moderate cases, but ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： de Ribaupierre S,Vernet O,Rilliet B,Cavin B,Kalina D,Leyvraz P-

更新日期：2007-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：PRINCIPLES:Drugs that either inhibit prostaglandin synthesis or antagonise angiotensin II effects are likely to impair renal function, especially in patients with an activated renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system. Of the former, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are widely used, and newer agents with cycloo...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Kistler T,Ambühl PM

更新日期：2001-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Metallothioneins (MTs) are a family of small proteins containing 61-68 amino acids with an unusually high concentration of cysteine. MT-1, the most functional and active MT in humans, has the ability to react with and enhance the detoxification of a number of metals including zinc, mercury, copper and cadmium. MT dysf...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Russo AF

更新日期：2008-02-09 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：:Since 2010, awareness of the global threat caused by antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has risen considerably and multiple policy and research initiatives have been implemented. Research and development (R&D) of much-needed new antibiotics active against multiresistant pathogens is a key component of all programmes aimin...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Bettiol E,Harbarth S

更新日期：2015-07-31 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：OBJECTIVES:To assess adherence to recommended standards of diabetes care by Swiss primary care physicians. METHODS:Medical files of community-based primary care physician were reviewed to assess adherence to recommended standards of diabetes care. These standards of care were based on a uniform set of definitions addr...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Bovier PA,Sebo P,Abetel G,George F,Stalder H

更新日期：2007-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:General practitioners (GPs) use diagnostic tests to help distinguish between viral and bacterial acute respiratory tract infections (ARTI). We investigated the prevalence of these tests, and how tests are associated with diagnosis, treatment and patient satisfaction. METHODS:As part of a clinical trial, 45 ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Briel M,Young J,Tschudi P,Hersberger KE,Hugenschmidt C,Langewitz W,Bucher HC

更新日期：2006-04-15 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：: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：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：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：:Perinatal care of pregnant women at high risk for preterm delivery and of preterm infants born at the limit of viability (22-26 completed weeks of gestation) requires a multidisciplinary approach by an experienced perinatal team. Limited precision in the determination of both gestational age and foetal weight, as well...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Berger TM,Bernet V,El Alama S,Fauchère JC,Hösli I,Irion O,Kind C,Latal B,Nelle M,Pfister RE,Surbek D,Truttmann AC,Wisser J,Zimmermann R

更新日期：2011-10-18 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：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：BACKGROUND:Based on a reduction in morbidity and mortality, cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) has evolved as a standard therapy for patients with advanced heart failure. OBJECTIVE:To provide insight into patient demographics, safety, echocardiographic remodelling and long-term follow-up of patients treated with ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Winnik S,Elsener C,Seifert B,Starck C,Straub A,Saguner AM,Breitenstein A,Krasniqi N,Wilhelm MJ,Haegeli L,Duru F,Benussi S,Maisano F,Lüscher TF,Holzmeister J,Huerlimann D,Ruschitzka F,Steffel J

更新日期：2017-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY:Some evidence suggests that a loud voice is a core characteristic of medical professionals. It is unknown whether medical students talk louder than their non-medical peers and, if so, whether they commence their studies with a loud voice, representing a characteristic of admission, or whether soun...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Kiese-Himmel C,Himmel W,Rodenstock M,Scherer M

更新日期：2012-03-09 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：:The United Nations General Assembly has convened a Summit on non-communicable diseases (NCDs), an historic moment in the global combat of these disorders. Lifestyles in increasingly urban and globalised environments have led to a steep surge in NCD incidence in low and middle income countries, where two thirds of all ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Probst-Hensch N,Tanner M,Kessler C,Burri C,Künzli N

更新日期：2011-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The awareness of Cheyne-Stokes respiration (CSR) and of the co-existence of the obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome and central breathing disturbances has rapidly grown in recent years. CSR is defined by a waxing and waning pattern of the breathing amplitude. Sleep related breathing disorders in patients with heart fail...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Randerath WJ

更新日期：2009-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) has been reported to be safe and the ultimate treatment option in lung transplant recipients with chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD), the main overall cause of mortality in lung transplant recipients. However, ECP is not reimbursed in selected health jurisdictions, a...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Robinson CA,Huber L,Murer C,Schuurmans M,Kohler M,Hofbauer G,Benden C

更新日期：2017-03-13 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：:Patients with chronic heart failure who are not eligible for heart transplant and whose life expectancy depends mainly on the heart disease may benefit from mechanical circulatory support. Mechanical circulatory support restores adequate cardiac output and organ perfusion and eventually improves patients' clinical con...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Tozzi P,Hullin R

更新日期：2016-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：AIM OF THE STUDY:In Switzerland, screening concepts for the prevention of sports-associated sudden cardiac death are still insufficiently established in the large group of competitive athletes who are not integrated in an Olympic- or other high-level squad. The aim of the present study was to objectively determine the ...

journal_title：Swiss medical weekly

authors： Schmied C,Notz S,Cribari M,Gähwiler R,Keller DI,Lüscher TF

更新日期：2012-05-31 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