Freie Mitteilungen

Novel Insights into the Pathophysiology of Unstable Angina using a high sensitive Troponin Assay

T. Reichlin¹, R. Twerenbold¹, M. Reiter¹, J. Meissner¹, W. Hochholzer², S. Steuer³, S. Bassetti⁴, K. Winkler⁵, M. Potocki¹, M. Noveanu¹, R. Bingisser¹, P. Buser¹, S. Osswald¹, C. Müller¹ (¹Basel; ²Boston; ³Schlieren; ⁴Olten; ⁵Barcelona)

Care for chronic diseases and its future development in Switzerland: a qualitative study exploring the experiences and opinions of various healthcare stakeholders

I. Peytremann-Bridevaux¹, S. Lauvergeon¹, B. Burnand¹ (¹Lausanne)

Five-year evolution of drug prescribing in a university adult intensive care unit

J. B. Wasserfallen¹, C. Carron¹, P. Voirol¹, P. Eggimann¹, R. Chioléro¹, A. Pannatier¹ (¹Lausanne)

Der Liverpool Care Pathway – Sterben nach Standard? Erfahrungen aus dem Kantonsspital St. Gallen

S. Eychmueller¹, B. Grossenbacher¹ (¹St. Gallen)

Facilitating and Impeding Factors for Research in Primary Health Care: Results of an Inter-professional Survey

I. Guessous¹, P. Hudelson¹, B. Broers¹, N. Junod Perron¹, M. Melissa¹, J. P. Humair¹, J. M. Gaspoz¹ (¹Genève)

Einfluss von systematischen Journalclubs auf Wissen, Einstellung und Vertrautheit bezüglich Evidenz-basierter Medizin – eine prospektive kontrollierte Interventionsstudie an Schweizer Spitälern

R. M. Wanner¹, D. Fontanel², K. Eichler¹, P. E. Ballmer¹ (¹Winterthur; ²St. Gallen)

Effects of Mediterranean versus Low-Fat Diets to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

A. Nordmann¹, K. Suter¹, H. Bucher¹ (¹Basel)

Characterization and financial impact of Patients with unused Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator 5 years after implantation

T. Reichlin¹, M. Kühne¹, C. Sticherling¹, S. Osswald¹, B. Schär¹ (¹Basel)

Vascular Dysfunction in Offspring of Preeclampsia is Related to Preeclampsia per se Rather than Genetically Determined

S. Rimoldi¹, E. Rexhaj², M. Villena³, U. Scherrer², Y. Allemann¹, C. Sartori² (¹Bern; ²Lausanne; ³La Paz BO)

Is the Cut-off LVEF Value of ≤ 35% for prophylactic ICD Implantation after STEMI Stable Over Time

D. Altmann¹, N. Ehl², M. Mutschelknauss¹, H. Rickli², M. Kühne¹, B. Schär¹, S. Osswald¹, P. Ammann², C. Sticherling¹ (¹Basel; ²St. Gallen)

Geriatric Palliative Medicine in Europe

S. Pautex¹, P. Vanne-Bossert² (¹Genève; ²Collonge-Bellerive)

The high prevalence of malnutrition in elderly diabetic patients: implications for anti-diabetic drug treatments

U. Vischer¹, L. Perrenoud¹, C. Genet¹, S. Ardigo¹, F. Herrmann¹ (¹Thônex)

The SMILING project: development of a new program for gait and balance training

S. Rochat¹, C. Hoskovec¹, K. Aminian², B. Mariani², C. Büla¹ (¹Epalinges; ²Lausanne)

Einführung eines systematischen Assessments von Sturzrisikofaktoren bei Eintritt als Basis einer gezielten Sturzprävention bei stationären geriatrischen Patienten: Einfluss auf Sturz- und Verletzungsraten

M. Frank¹, A. Lindner¹, D. Wunderlin¹, V. Rakic¹, S. Wilhelmi¹, M. Conzelmann¹ (¹Basel)

Quantitative gait analysis in normal pressure hydrocephalus

S. A. Bridenbaugh¹, R. W. Kressig¹ (¹Basel)

Etes-vous serein face à votre placement ? Une étude pilote

S. Félix¹, Y. Barbier¹, E. Martin¹, S. Rochat¹, C. J. Büla¹, S. Monod¹ (¹Lausanne)

Validité de la prédiction des durées de séjour en réadaptation à partir du score AVQ

E. Martin¹, S. Rochat¹, S. Mateus¹, C. J. Büla¹, J. B. Wasserfallen¹ (¹Lausanne)

Social and medical vulnerability factors of frequent users at the emergency department: a case-control study

G. Bieler¹, S. Paroz¹, M. Faouzi¹, L. Trueb¹, P. Vaucher¹, F. Althaus¹, J. B. Daeppen¹, P. Bodenmann¹ (¹Lausanne)

EVA: Pilot study improves satisfaction and information quality at hospital discharge while refining the design for a larger discharge management study

L. Lindpaintner¹, J. Gasser², B. Cina³, M. Sailer³, W. Czerwenka⁴, Y. Biri³, I. Bischofberger⁵, A. Von Wattenwyl⁶, B. Müller³, J. H. Beer³ (¹Basel; ²Zuchwil; ³Baden; ⁴Wettingen; ⁵Aarau; ⁶Thun)

Higher versus lower positive end-expiratory pressure in acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome: systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis

M. Briel¹, M. Meade², D. Cook², G. Guyatt² (¹Basel; ²Hamilton CA)

Combining biomarkers and clinical severity scores for prognostic assessment in lower respiratory tract infections

F. Dusemund¹, W. Albrich¹, P. Schütz², B. Müller¹ (¹Aarau; ²Basel)

Predictors of consistently positive Mycobacterium-tuberculosis-specific interferon-gamma responses in the serial testing of health care workers

F. C. Ringshausen¹, A. Nienhaus², A. Schablon², S. Schlösser³, G. Schultze-Werninghaus³, G. Rohde⁴ (¹Bülach/Bochum; ²Hamburg; ³Bochum; ⁴Bochum/Maastricht)

Chronic Hypoxemia Alone Induces Major Vascular Dysfunction in the Absence of Additional Cardiovascular Risk Factors

S. Rimoldi¹, E. Rexhaj², M. Villena³, Y. Allemann¹, U. Scherrer², C. Sartori² (¹Bern; ²Lausanne; ³La Paz BO)

Hyponatremia and Short-Term Outcomes in Patients with Acute Pulmonary Embolism

M. Méan¹, J. Labarère², N. Scherz¹, D. Aujesky¹ (¹Lausanne; ²Grenoble)

Physicians adherence to guideline-conform initiation of anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation at high risk for stroke

B. Gerber¹, G. Stüssi¹, T. Rosemann¹, O. Senn¹ (¹Zürich)

Nadelstichverletzungen beim Medizinalpersonal – Richtlinien und Realität

N. Kuhn¹, J. Gubler¹, M. Wertli¹ (¹Winterthur)

Is Atherosclerosis Screening by Noninvasive Imaging Effective in Cardiovascular Prevention? A Systematic Review

N. Rodondi¹, R. Auer¹, V. De Bosset-Sulzer¹, W. A. Ghali², J. Cornuz¹ (¹Lausanne; ²Calgary)

Is a history of acute mountain sickness useful to guide its prophylaxis? A prospective study in children and adults

E. Rexhaj¹, H. Duplain¹, S. Garcin¹, J. Bloch¹, S. Rimoldi², T. Stuber², Y. Allemann², C. Sartori¹, U. Scherrer¹ (¹Lausanne; ²Bern)

A 4-year analysis of admissions due to intoxications to an urban emergency department With special focus to severe intoxications

M. Haberkern¹, C. Muster¹, A. Exadaktylos¹ (¹Bern)