Swiss medical weekly
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Swiss medical weekly · Jul 2008
Clinical TrialSurgical treatment of chronic subdural haematoma under monitored anaesthesia care.
General and local uses of anaesthesia are the preferred common methods in the surgical treatment of chronic subdural haematoma (CSDH). The literature provides no information regarding monitored anaesthesia care during surgery of CSDH. In this report we evaluate the clinical results of surgical treatment for CSDH under monitored anaesthesia care. ⋯ Preliminary results indicate that surgery for CSDH under monitored anaesthesia care is safe and effective. Conscious sedation using monitored anaesthesia care, that is a middle ground between general anaesthesia and local anaesthesia, may facilitate patient comfort and surgical competence during surgery for CSDH.
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Swiss medical weekly · Jun 2008
Multicenter Study Comparative StudyEpidemiology of pulmonary hypertension: new data from the Swiss registry.
since 1999 data from pulmonary hypertension (PH) patients from all PH centres in Switzerland were prospectively collected. We analyse the epidemiological aspects of these data. ⋯ PH is a disease affecting adults of all ages. The management of these patients in specialised centres guarantees a high quality of care. Analysis of the registry data could be an instrument for quality control and might help identify weak points in assessment and treatment of these patients.
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Swiss medical weekly · Jun 2008
Editorial Biography Historical ArticleOtto Naegeli Prize awarded to Pierre-Alain Clavien.
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Swiss medical weekly · May 2008
Safety and efficiency of the Ottawa Ankle Rule in a Swiss population with ankle sprains.
We examined the accuracy of the Ottawa Ankle Rule (OAR) to rule out ankle and mid-foot fractures in patients presenting with acute ankle sprain and differences of accuracy between surgeons and non-surgeons. ⋯ This validation study of the OAR in a Swiss setting produced similar results than those published previously in various other settings. We found differences in the performance of the rule between surgical and non-surgical staff indicating that the OAR has its interpretation component which is more difficult to judge properly by well-instructed non-surgical assessors.