Subjective prognostic factors of time to fitness for work
By Philippe Vuistiner, et al.: Return to work (RTW) assessed by means of questionnaires is known to be associated with subjective perceptions, like pain severity or perceived health. Data on TFW are...
View ArticleReferral rates in Swiss primary care with a special emphasis on reasons for...
By Ryan Tandjung, et al.: Referrals from primary to secondary care reflect a crucial role of primary care physicians (PCPs). Most referral rates are based on the number of consultations, rather than on...
View ArticleE-cigarette use in young Swiss men
By Gerhard Gmel, et al.: Existing reviews found few beneficial effects of e-cigarette use, but the existing literature has been criticised for not adjusting for nicotine dependence and for not being...
View ArticleResponse to metallic coronary stents and bioresorbable scaffolds
By Zacharenia Kallinikou, et al.: Mid-term vascular healing after bioresorbable vascular scaffold implantation is satisfactory for patients with simple lesions. To date, only one retrospective...
View ArticleAlzheimer-type brain pathology may be transmitted by grafts of dura mater
By Karl Frontzek, et al.: Alzheimer’s disease is characterized by progressive dementia and brain plaques consisting of the Aβ protein. Conventional wisdom has it that Alzheimer’s disease is not a...
View ArticleTypes of abuse and risk factors associated with elder abuse
By Simone Lacher, et al.: Only scarce data are available in Switzerland regarding elder abuse and neglect. This study described the frequency of the various types of abuse in victims suffering from...
View ArticleTuberculosis in early medieval Switzerland – osteological and molecular evidence
By Christine Cooper, et al.: The aim of this study was to assess the presence of tuberculosis in a rural early medieval population by means of a systematic investigation of bone lesions and molecular...
View ArticleHospital revascularisation capability and quality of care after an acute...
By Joris Welker, et al.: Quality of care for patients hospitalised with ACS has been mostly documented for university hospitals or hospitals with PCI facilities, but less is known about quality of care...
View ArticleHymenoptera stings admitted to a university emergency department
By Christian T. Braun, et al.: The restrictive use of epinephrine in allergic situations is in agreement with other reports, in which only a minority of patients are treated with epinephrine. This...
View ArticleFalse positive dengue NS1 antigen test in a traveller with an acute Zika...
By Danielle Gyurech, et al.: The authors report the first case of an acute Zika virus infection imported into Switzerland by a traveller returning from Canoa Quebrada, Ceará state, in the north-eastern...
View ArticleMortality atlas of the main causes of death in Switzerland, 2008–2012
By Frédérique Chammartin, et al.: Maps at municipality level in Switzerland have been released for all-cause mortality from 1991 to 2008 and for tobacco-related cancer mortality from 1969 to 2002....
View ArticleMedical end-of-life decisions in Switzerland: Who is involved and how does...
By Margareta Schmid, et al.: In Switzerland, the prevalence of medical end-of-life practices had been assessed on a population level only once – in 2001 – until in 2013/14 an identical study was...
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Implementation of a hospital-integrated general practice
By Corinne Chmiel, et al.: Emergency-departments are overcrowded by lower acuity patients, who might be more efficiently treated by general practitioners. This study evaluated the impact of triaging...
View ArticleHigh-sensitivity troponin T levels in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
By Stefanie Hasler, et al.: Several studies suggest that elevated biomarkers, including cardiac troponins, may be associated with more severe disease expression and potentially more adverse outcome...
View ArticleUV radiation protection and skin cancer awareness in athletes
By Sebastian Christoph, et al.: This study was designed to assess the UVR protection and skin cancer awareness among recreational athletes attending the largest running event in Switzerland. Principle...
View ArticleImprovement of ejection fraction in patients with a cardiac resynchronisation...
By Simon Martin Frey, et al.: Persistent improvement correlates with fewer appropriate ICD interventions and lower mortality. Question under study Cardiac resynchronisation therapy with defibrillator...
View ArticlePrevalence and characteristics of coronary artery anomalies
By Christoph Gräni, et al.: Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) allows three-dimensional visualisation of the origin, course and ending of the coronary vessels with high spatial...
View ArticleParents’ and patients’ experiences with paediatric oncology care
By Tenzin Wangmo, et al.: This paper explores parents’ and patients’ satisfaction with care in Swiss paediatric oncology settings and examines difficulties experienced while undergoing treatment for...
View ArticlePrevalence and determinants of chronic kidney disease
By Valentina Forni Ogna, et al.: The prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasing worldwide, corresponding to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. The latest study on prevalence of...
View ArticleSystematic screening for Lynch syndrome in colorectal cancer
By Valentin Zumstein, et al.: Germline mutations in DNA mismatch repair (MMR) genes MLH1, MSH2, MSH6 and PMS2 cause autosomal dominantly inherited Lynch syndrome. Lynch syndrome patients and their...
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