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https://read.qxmd.com/read/37988458/a-swiss-digital-delphi-study-on-patient-reported-outcomes
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Matthew J Kerry, Thomas Volken, Nikola Biller-Andorno, Andrea Glässel, Markus Melloh
AIMS OF THE STUDY: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) indicators are patient-reported outcomes (PROs). PROs are defined as any report of the status of a patient's health condition or health behaviour that comes directly from the patient, without interpretation of the patient's response by a clinician or anyone else. Despite Swiss national bodies (FOPH, FMH) recognising the potential of PRO measures (PROMs) for improving the health system, no consensus has yet emerged regarding a generic PROM framework or specific domains for practical uptake...
November 21, 2023: Swiss Medical Weekly
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37988348/congenital-syphilis-in-switzerland-a-retrospective-cohort-study-2010-to-2019
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Gioia Scherler, Maren Tomaske, Vincenzo Cannizzaro, Anna Steppacher, Franziska Zucol, Martin Theiler, Laurence Toutous Trellu, Anton Labutin, Philipp P Bosshard, Christoph Berger, Patrick M Meyer Sauteur
AIMS OF THE STUDY: We previously reported a re-emergence of syphilis from 2006 to 2009 with detection of congenital syphilis in Switzerland. This study aimed to reassess the incidence of children exposed to maternal syphilis during pregnancy and congenital syphilis in a following 10-year period in the canton of Zurich, the most populous canton in Switzerland with the highest incidences of syphilis. METHODS: Children were identified both by reviewing medical records at the four major neonatal and paediatric hospitals providing acute care in the canton of Zurich and by the serological database of the syphilis reference laboratory...
November 21, 2023: Swiss Medical Weekly
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37984367/supplementum-274-abstracts-of-the-swiss-oncology-hematology-congress-sohc
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Swiss Society Of Medical Oncology, Swiss Society Of Hematology, Swiss Group For Clinical Cancer Research
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
November 20, 2023: Swiss Medical Weekly
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37984334/achilles-tendon-ultrasonography-in-the-clinical-screening-of-familial-hypercholesterolaemia-a-cross-sectional-analysis
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Maria De Montmollin, Sylvain Bétrisey, Martin Feller, Elisavet Moutzouri, Manuel R Blum, Jennifer Amsler, Dimitrios D Papazoglou, Burkhard Möller, Nicolas Rodondi
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: People with familial hypercholesterolaemia are 13 times more likely to develop cardiovascular disease than the general population. However, familial hypercholesterolaemia remains largely underdiagnosed. Tendon xanthoma is a specific clinical feature of familial hypercholesterolaemia and its presence alone implies a probable diagnosis of familial hypercholesterolaemia according to the Dutch Lipid Clinic Network Score (DLCNS). The aim of the study was to determine whether ultrasound detects more Achilles tendon xanthomas (ATX) than clinical examination...
November 20, 2023: Swiss Medical Weekly
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37955631/hair-thread-strangulation-syndrome-in-childhood-a-systematic-review
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Daniela Djokic, Gregorio P Milani, Sebastiano A G Lava, Gianluca Gualco, Teresa Corigliano, Mario G Bianchetti, Camilla Lavagno
INTRODUCTION: Hair-thread strangulation syndrome describes the constriction of a body part by a tightly wound hair or thread. This research aims to review the literature about this entity. METHODS:  A systematic review was performed to characterise hair-thread strangulation syndrome in subjects aged ≤16 years. This pre-registered review (PROSPERO ID: CRD42022363996) followed the PRISMA methodology. RESULTS: Subjects with digital strangulation were significantly younger (median = 4...
November 9, 2023: Swiss Medical Weekly
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37955986/clinical-characteristics-governing-treatment-adjustment-in-copd-patients-results-from-the-swiss-copd-cohort-study
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Lea Kleinsorge, Zahra Pasha, Maria Boesing, Nebal Abu Hussein, Pierre O Bridevaux, Prashant N Chhajed, Thomas Geiser, Ladina Joos Zellweger, Malcolm Kohler, Sabrina Maier, David Miedinger, Michael Tamm, Robert Thurnheer, Christophe Von Garnier, Joerg D Leuppi
BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a widespread chronic disease characterised by irreversible airway obstruction [1]. Features of clinical practice and healthcare systems for COPD patients can vary widely, even within similar healthcare structures. The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) strategy is considered the most reliable guidance for the management of COPD and aims to provide treating physicians with appropriate insight into the disease...
November 4, 2023: Swiss Medical Weekly
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37956238/contemporary-adequacy-of-thromboprophylaxis-in-acutely-ill-medical-patients-in-switzerland-a-bi-centric-prospective-cohort
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Marco Marando, Katherine Blondon, Pauline Darbellay Farhoumand, Mathieu Nendaz, Damien Grauser, Alain Sallet, Adriana Tamburello, Marco Pons, Marc Righini, Pietro Gianella, Marc Blondon
BACKGROUND: Venous thromboembolism is a dreaded complication of hospitalised patients, with associated morbidity, mortality and increased healthcare costs. Previous studies have shown that pharmacological thromboprophylaxis, though effective, is inadequately administered in a large proportion of medical inpatients. STUDY AIMS: Our primary aim was to evaluate the contemporary adequacy of thromboprophylaxis in medical inpatients admitted to two Swiss hospitals (a university hospital and a regional hospital)...
November 1, 2023: Swiss Medical Weekly
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37921090/vitamin-a-deficiency-retinopathy-related-to-medical-interventions-in-a-swiss-cohort-a-case-series
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Jeanne M Gunzinger, Daniel R Muth, James V M Hanson, Mayss Al-Sheikh, Katrin Fasler, Daniel Barthelmes, Sandrine A Zweifel
AIMS OF THE STUDY: Vitamin A deficiency retinopathy is a potentially blinding disease. In developed countries, vitamin A deficiency due to malnutrition is rare. However, vitamin A deficiency can be caused by malabsorption resulting from bowel resection or medication. In this retrospective study, we present five cases of vitamin A deficiency retinopathy related to malabsorption secondary to medical interventions. METHODS: Electronic charts over a ten-year period (2012-2022) were screened for vitamin A deficiency retinopathy...
November 1, 2023: Swiss Medical Weekly
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37921087/supplementum-273-abstracts-swiss-anaesthesia-2023-joint-annual-meeting-of-the-swiss-society-for-anaesthesiology-and-perioperative-medicine-and-the-swiss-association-for-anaesthesia-nursing
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Swiss Society For Anaesthesiology And Perioperative Medicine, Swiss Association For Anaesthesia Nursing
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
November 1, 2023: Swiss Medical Weekly
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37955850/contact-tracing-for-covid-19-in-a-swiss-canton-analysis-of-key-performance-indicators
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Leonie Heron, Catrina Mugglin, Kathrin Zürcher, Erich Brumann, Bettina Keune-Dübi, Nicola Low, Lukas Fenner
BACKGROUND: Contact tracing (CT) has played an important role in strategies to control COVID-19. However, there is limited evidence on the performance of digital tools for CT and no consensus on which indicators to use to monitor their performance. We aimed to describe the system and analyse outcomes of CT with a partially automated workflow in the Swiss canton of Solothurn, using key performance indicators (KPIs). METHODS: We describe the process of CT used in the canton of Solothurn between November 2020 and February 2022, including forward and backward CT...
October 22, 2023: Swiss Medical Weekly
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37852002/cardiac-involvement-in-children-with-paediatric-multisystem-inflammatory-syndrome-temporally-associated-with-sars-cov-2-pims-ts-data-from-a-prospective-nationwide-surveillance-study
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Anita Uka, Sabrina Bressieux-Degueldre, Michael Buettcher, Lisa Kottanattu, Margerita Plebani, Anita Niederer-Loher, Nina Schöbi, Michael Hofer, Julie Tomasini, Johannes Trück, Reto Villiger, Noémie Wagner, Daniela Wuetz, Nicole Ritz, Petra Zimmermann
BACKGROUND: Paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 (PIMS-TS) may occur 4 to 8 weeks after SARS-CoV-2 infection. The acute presentation of PIMS-TS has been well described, but data on longer-term outcomes, particularly cardiac, is scarce. METHODS: This prospective nationwide surveillance study included children and adolescents less than 18 years of age who were hospitalised with PIMS-TS in Switzerland between March 2020 and March 2022...
October 13, 2023: Swiss Medical Weekly
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37956136/management-of-biliary-obstruction-in-patients-with-newly-diagnosed-alveolar-echinococcosis-a-swiss-retrospective-cohort-study
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Sandra Müller, Soleen Ghafoor, Cordula Meyer Zu Schwabedissen, Felix Grimm, Fritz Ruprecht Murray, Lars Husmann, Nadine Stanek, Peter Deplazes, Christoph Schlag, Andreas E Kremer, Christoph Gubler, Cäcilia S Reiner, David Semela, Beat Müllhaupt, Ansgar Deibel
BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: Alveolar echinococcosis, an orphan zoonosis affecting the liver, is of increasing concern worldwide. Most symptomatic cases present at an advanced and inoperable stage, sometimes with biliary obstruction prompting biliary tract interventions. These are, however, associated with a high risk of infectious complications. The aim of this retrospective study was to compare the effectiveness and safety of conservative and interventional treatment approaches in patients with newly diagnosed alveolar echinococcosis and biliary obstruction...
October 6, 2023: Swiss Medical Weekly
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37955624/evolution-of-humoral-immune-response-to-sars-cov-2-mrna-vaccine-in-liver-transplant-recipients-a-longitudinal-study
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Isabella C Schoepf, Carlotta Riebensahm, Chiara Becchetti, Valentine Blaser, Céline V Unternährer, Vanessa Banz, Cédric Hirzel, Franziska M Suter-Riniker, Annalisa Berzigotti
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Liver transplant recipients show suboptimal vaccine-elicited immune responses to severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccination. This study aimed to assess real-world data on SARS-CoV-2 antibodies after the second and third SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in liver transplant recipients in Switzerland. METHODS: We enrolled liver transplant recipients who attended regular follow-up visits between 01/07/2021 and 30/04/2022 at the outpatient clinic of the Department of Visceral Surgery and Medicine at Bern University Hospital, Switzerland...
October 3, 2023: Swiss Medical Weekly
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37921227/complementary-and-integrative-medicine-a-plea-for-a-better-resource-allocation-by-the-swissdrg-grouping-algorithm
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Fabian Grass, Chantal Berna, Charles-André Vogel, Nicolas Demartines, Fabio Agri
No abstract available.
October 3, 2023: Swiss Medical Weekly
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37854021/importance-of-different-electronic-medical-record-components-for-chronic-disease-identification-in-a-swiss-primary-care-database-a-cross-sectional-study
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Rahel Meier, Thomas Grischott, Yael Rachamin, Levy Jäger, Oliver Senn, Thomas Rosemann, Jakob M Burgstaller, Stefan Markun
BACKGROUND: Primary care databases collect electronic medical records with routine data from primary care patients. The identification of chronic diseases in primary care databases often integrates information from various electronic medical record components (EMR-Cs) used by primary care providers. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of selected chronic conditions using a large Swiss primary care database and to examine the importance of different EMR-Cs for case identification...
October 2, 2023: Swiss Medical Weekly
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37774383/real-world-expenditures-and-survival-time-after-car-t-treatment-for-large-b-cell-lymphoma-in-switzerland-a-retrospective-study-using-insurance-claims-data
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Maria Trottmann, Eva Blozik, Marcel Hilbig, Daniel LoVerdi, Marcello Pedruzzi, Tina Scherer, Martina Weiss, Mark Pletscher, Niklaus Meier
AIM OF THE STUDY: Newly approved therapies with high and uncertain budget impact pose challenges to public health care systems worldwide. One recent example is chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) therapies for adults with large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL). This study's primary objective is to examine the expenditures of Swiss public payers before, during, and after CAR-T cell therapy in patients with LBCL aged ≥30 years. Its secondary objective is to analyse 24-month survival rates...
September 29, 2023: Swiss Medical Weekly
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37774421/the-swiss-atlas-of-health-care-monitoring-variations-in-care-to-improve-health-care-delivery-in-switzerland
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Reto Jörg, Marcel Widmer, Christoph A Meier
No abstract available.
September 26, 2023: Swiss Medical Weekly
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37769322/inappropriate-proton-pump-inhibitor-prescribing-in-primary-care-an-observational-study-with-quality-circles
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Renata Vidonscky Lüthold, Nicole Christin Henz, Connor Fuhrer, Andrea Häner, Michael Schenk, Katharina Tabea Jungo, Sven Streit
INTRODUCTION: Proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) should be deprescribed when an indication is lacking or the dose is too high. Academic and media reports have tried to raise awareness and thereby reduce the inappropriate prescribing of PPIs. However, pharmacoepidemiologic studies have shown an unchanged frequency of such inappropriate prescribing over time. Little is known about whether or how general practitioners (GPs) adapt their prescribing practices once their awareness of inappropriate PPI prescribing has been raised...
September 21, 2023: Swiss Medical Weekly
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37769668/swiss-recommendations-for-the-diagnosis-management-and-follow-up-of-post-covid-condition-in-primary-care-medicine-2023
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Mayssan Nehme, Lara Diem, Claudio L A Bassetti, Idris Guessous
No abstract available.
September 18, 2023: Swiss Medical Weekly
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37774392/do-swiss-urologists-and-swiss-internists-screen-themselves-and-their-relatives-for-prostate-cancer-a-questionnaire-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Thomas P Scherer, Karim Saba, Marian S Wettstein, Ilaria Lucca, Ashkan Mortezavi, Sharon Waisbrod, Drahomir Aujesky, Regula Capaul, Raeto T Strebel
PURPOSE: Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening for men at risk of prostate cancer is controversial. The current recommendation is to raise awareness of prostate cancer and offer PSA screening in accordance with shared decision- making. Whether the possibility of a PSA screen is discussed with the patient depends on the treating physician, but data on physicians' attitudes towards PSA screening are scarce. This study aimed to examine internists' and urologists' personal PSA screening activity as an indicator of their attitude towards PSA screening...
September 14, 2023: Swiss Medical Weekly
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