SARS-CoV-2 immunity and reasons for non-vaccination among healthcare workers from eastern and northern Switzerland: results from a nested multicentre cross-sectional study
CONCLUSIONS: Almost all healthcare workers in our cohort had specific antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 from natural infection and/or from vaccination. Young healthcare workers and those working in non-acute settings were less likely to be vaccinated, whereas physicians and administrative staff showed higher vaccination uptake. Presumed ineffectiveness of the vaccine is an important reason for non-vaccination.PMID:38689545 | DOI:10.57187/s.3734 (Source: Swiss Medical Weekly)
Source: Swiss Medical Weekly - May 1, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Selina Albrecht Fabian Gr ässli Alexia Cusini Angela Brucher Stephan Goppel Elsbeth Betschon J Carsten M öller Manuela Ortner Markus Ruetti Reto Stocker Danielle Vuichard-Gysin Ulrike Besold Lorenz Risch Matthias Von Kietzell Matthias Schlegel Pietro Ve Source Type: research
Prevalence of and risk factors for suicidal ideation in adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study
CONCLUSION: Our results show that a significant proportion of adolescents experience suicidal ideation, yet these rates are comparable with pre-pandemic results. Providing psychological support is fundamental, with a focus on improving parent-adolescent relationships.PMID:38679958 | DOI:10.57187/s.3461 (Source: Swiss Medical Weekly)
Source: Swiss Medical Weekly - April 29, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Roxane Dumont Elsa Lorthe Viviane Richard Andrea Loizeau Guillaume Fernandez David De Ridder Francesco Pennacchio Julien Lamour Mar ía-Eugenia Zaballa Helene Baysson Klara M Posfay-Barbe Remy P Barbe Silvia Stringhini Idris Guessous Source Type: research
Prevalence of and risk factors for suicidal ideation in adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study
CONCLUSION: Our results show that a significant proportion of adolescents experience suicidal ideation, yet these rates are comparable with pre-pandemic results. Providing psychological support is fundamental, with a focus on improving parent-adolescent relationships.PMID:38679958 | DOI:10.57187/s.3461 (Source: Swiss Medical Weekly)
Source: Swiss Medical Weekly - April 29, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Roxane Dumont Elsa Lorthe Viviane Richard Andrea Loizeau Guillaume Fernandez David De Ridder Francesco Pennacchio Julien Lamour Mar ía-Eugenia Zaballa Helene Baysson Klara M Posfay-Barbe Remy P Barbe Silvia Stringhini Idris Guessous Source Type: research
Core stories of physicians on a Swiss internal medicine ward during the first COVID-19 wave: a qualitative exploration
CONCLUSIONS: Our study deepens the understanding of how physicians experienced the pandemic both in their professional and personal settings. It offers insights into how they prepared and reacted to a pandemic. The foci reflect topics that are inherent to a physician's profession, whatever the context. During a pandemic, these foundational elements are particularly challenged. Strikingly, these topics are not studied in medical school, thus raising the general question of how students are prepared for the medical profession.PMID:38642026 | DOI:10.57187/s.3760 (Source: Swiss Medical Weekly)
Source: Swiss Medical Weekly - April 20, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Vanessa Kraege Amaelle Gavin Julieta Norambuena Friedrich Stiefel Marie M éan C éline Bourquin Source Type: research
Association between the number of symptomatic mpox cases and the detection of mpox virus DNA in wastewater in Switzerland: an observational surveillance study
CONCLUSION: Mpox virus DNA was detectable in wastewater, even when officially reported case numbers were low (0-3 newly reported mpox cases corresponding to 6-12 symptomatic patients). Detectability in wastewater was significantly associated with the number of symptomatic patients within the catchment area. These findings illustrate the value of wastewater-based surveillance systems when assessing the prevalence of emerging and circulating infectious diseases.PMID:38642339 | DOI:10.57187/s.3706 (Source: Swiss Medical Weekly)
Source: Swiss Medical Weekly - April 20, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Claudia Bagutti Monica Alt Hug Philippe Heim Evelyn Ilg Hampe Philipp H übner Timothy R Julian Katrin N Koch Kerstin Grosheintz Melanie Kraus Carla Schaubhut Rahel Tarnutzer Eva W ürfel Simon Fuchs Sarah Tschudin-Sutter Source Type: research
Incidence and outcomes of emergency department patients requiring emergency general surgery: a 5-year retrospective cohort study
CONCLUSION: Emergency department visits resulting in emergency general surgery are frequent, but their incidence decreases with patient age. Mortality, ICU admission and dependence at discharge following emergency general surgery are more frequent in older patients. Taking into account the increased risk for older patients, a shared process is appropriate for making more informed decisions about their options for care.PMID:38642364 | DOI:10.57187/s.3729 (Source: Swiss Medical Weekly)
Source: Swiss Medical Weekly - April 20, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Christophe A Fehlmann Monica Taljaard Daniel I McIsaac Laurent Suppan Elisabeth Andereggen Arnaud Dupuis Frederic Rouyer Debra Eagles Jeffrey J Perry Source Type: research
Core stories of physicians on a Swiss internal medicine ward during the first COVID-19 wave: a qualitative exploration
CONCLUSIONS: Our study deepens the understanding of how physicians experienced the pandemic both in their professional and personal settings. It offers insights into how they prepared and reacted to a pandemic. The foci reflect topics that are inherent to a physician's profession, whatever the context. During a pandemic, these foundational elements are particularly challenged. Strikingly, these topics are not studied in medical school, thus raising the general question of how students are prepared for the medical profession.PMID:38642026 | DOI:10.57187/s.3760 (Source: Swiss Medical Weekly)
Source: Swiss Medical Weekly - April 20, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Vanessa Kraege Amaelle Gavin Julieta Norambuena Friedrich Stiefel Marie M éan C éline Bourquin Source Type: research
Association between the number of symptomatic mpox cases and the detection of mpox virus DNA in wastewater in Switzerland: an observational surveillance study
CONCLUSION: Mpox virus DNA was detectable in wastewater, even when officially reported case numbers were low (0-3 newly reported mpox cases corresponding to 6-12 symptomatic patients). Detectability in wastewater was significantly associated with the number of symptomatic patients within the catchment area. These findings illustrate the value of wastewater-based surveillance systems when assessing the prevalence of emerging and circulating infectious diseases.PMID:38642339 | DOI:10.57187/s.3706 (Source: Swiss Medical Weekly)
Source: Swiss Medical Weekly - April 20, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Claudia Bagutti Monica Alt Hug Philippe Heim Evelyn Ilg Hampe Philipp H übner Timothy R Julian Katrin N Koch Kerstin Grosheintz Melanie Kraus Carla Schaubhut Rahel Tarnutzer Eva W ürfel Simon Fuchs Sarah Tschudin-Sutter Source Type: research
Incidence and outcomes of emergency department patients requiring emergency general surgery: a 5-year retrospective cohort study
CONCLUSION: Emergency department visits resulting in emergency general surgery are frequent, but their incidence decreases with patient age. Mortality, ICU admission and dependence at discharge following emergency general surgery are more frequent in older patients. Taking into account the increased risk for older patients, a shared process is appropriate for making more informed decisions about their options for care.PMID:38642364 | DOI:10.57187/s.3729 (Source: Swiss Medical Weekly)
Source: Swiss Medical Weekly - April 20, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Christophe A Fehlmann Monica Taljaard Daniel I McIsaac Laurent Suppan Elisabeth Andereggen Arnaud Dupuis Frederic Rouyer Debra Eagles Jeffrey J Perry Source Type: research
Core stories of physicians on a Swiss internal medicine ward during the first COVID-19 wave: a qualitative exploration
CONCLUSIONS: Our study deepens the understanding of how physicians experienced the pandemic both in their professional and personal settings. It offers insights into how they prepared and reacted to a pandemic. The foci reflect topics that are inherent to a physician's profession, whatever the context. During a pandemic, these foundational elements are particularly challenged. Strikingly, these topics are not studied in medical school, thus raising the general question of how students are prepared for the medical profession.PMID:38642026 | DOI:10.57187/s.3760 (Source: Swiss Medical Weekly)
Source: Swiss Medical Weekly - April 20, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Vanessa Kraege Amaelle Gavin Julieta Norambuena Friedrich Stiefel Marie M éan C éline Bourquin Source Type: research
Association between the number of symptomatic mpox cases and the detection of mpox virus DNA in wastewater in Switzerland: an observational surveillance study
CONCLUSION: Mpox virus DNA was detectable in wastewater, even when officially reported case numbers were low (0-3 newly reported mpox cases corresponding to 6-12 symptomatic patients). Detectability in wastewater was significantly associated with the number of symptomatic patients within the catchment area. These findings illustrate the value of wastewater-based surveillance systems when assessing the prevalence of emerging and circulating infectious diseases.PMID:38642339 | DOI:10.57187/s.3706 (Source: Swiss Medical Weekly)
Source: Swiss Medical Weekly - April 20, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Claudia Bagutti Monica Alt Hug Philippe Heim Evelyn Ilg Hampe Philipp H übner Timothy R Julian Katrin N Koch Kerstin Grosheintz Melanie Kraus Carla Schaubhut Rahel Tarnutzer Eva W ürfel Simon Fuchs Sarah Tschudin-Sutter Source Type: research
Incidence and outcomes of emergency department patients requiring emergency general surgery: a 5-year retrospective cohort study
CONCLUSION: Emergency department visits resulting in emergency general surgery are frequent, but their incidence decreases with patient age. Mortality, ICU admission and dependence at discharge following emergency general surgery are more frequent in older patients. Taking into account the increased risk for older patients, a shared process is appropriate for making more informed decisions about their options for care.PMID:38642364 | DOI:10.57187/s.3729 (Source: Swiss Medical Weekly)
Source: Swiss Medical Weekly - April 20, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Christophe A Fehlmann Monica Taljaard Daniel I McIsaac Laurent Suppan Elisabeth Andereggen Arnaud Dupuis Frederic Rouyer Debra Eagles Jeffrey J Perry Source Type: research
Core stories of physicians on a Swiss internal medicine ward during the first COVID-19 wave: a qualitative exploration
CONCLUSIONS: Our study deepens the understanding of how physicians experienced the pandemic both in their professional and personal settings. It offers insights into how they prepared and reacted to a pandemic. The foci reflect topics that are inherent to a physician's profession, whatever the context. During a pandemic, these foundational elements are particularly challenged. Strikingly, these topics are not studied in medical school, thus raising the general question of how students are prepared for the medical profession.PMID:38642026 | DOI:10.57187/s.3760 (Source: Swiss Medical Weekly)
Source: Swiss Medical Weekly - April 20, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Vanessa Kraege Amaelle Gavin Julieta Norambuena Friedrich Stiefel Marie M éan C éline Bourquin Source Type: research
Association between the number of symptomatic mpox cases and the detection of mpox virus DNA in wastewater in Switzerland: an observational surveillance study
CONCLUSION: Mpox virus DNA was detectable in wastewater, even when officially reported case numbers were low (0-3 newly reported mpox cases corresponding to 6-12 symptomatic patients). Detectability in wastewater was significantly associated with the number of symptomatic patients within the catchment area. These findings illustrate the value of wastewater-based surveillance systems when assessing the prevalence of emerging and circulating infectious diseases.PMID:38642339 | DOI:10.57187/s.3706 (Source: Swiss Medical Weekly)
Source: Swiss Medical Weekly - April 20, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Claudia Bagutti Monica Alt Hug Philippe Heim Evelyn Ilg Hampe Philipp H übner Timothy R Julian Katrin N Koch Kerstin Grosheintz Melanie Kraus Carla Schaubhut Rahel Tarnutzer Eva W ürfel Simon Fuchs Sarah Tschudin-Sutter Source Type: research
Incidence and outcomes of emergency department patients requiring emergency general surgery: a 5-year retrospective cohort study
CONCLUSION: Emergency department visits resulting in emergency general surgery are frequent, but their incidence decreases with patient age. Mortality, ICU admission and dependence at discharge following emergency general surgery are more frequent in older patients. Taking into account the increased risk for older patients, a shared process is appropriate for making more informed decisions about their options for care.PMID:38642364 | DOI:10.57187/s.3729 (Source: Swiss Medical Weekly)
Source: Swiss Medical Weekly - April 20, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Christophe A Fehlmann Monica Taljaard Daniel I McIsaac Laurent Suppan Elisabeth Andereggen Arnaud Dupuis Frederic Rouyer Debra Eagles Jeffrey J Perry Source Type: research
