Peri-Interventional Management of Direct Oral Anticoagulants - Balancing Benefits and Risks

Abstract. There seems to be an uncertainty about the periprocedural management of direct oral anticoagulants, which might be due to ...

Long-term Outcome after Prolapse Surgery in a General Gynecological Teaching Hospital

Abstract. We assessed the objective and subjective long-term outcome of vaginal and abdominal prolapse surgery in a general gynecological ...

Good Outpatient Services Delay Nursing Home Admission of People With Dementia in the City of Zurich

Abstract. The city of Zurich emphasizes outpatient services for people with dementia. Appropriate outpatient services should ...

Jumper’s Knee

Abstract. Athletic activities that include repetitive jumping motions represent a mechanical challenge for the knee joint. Chronic atraumatic pain is often localized at the inferior pole of the patella, ...

Transfusion-transmitted Infections: How Useful and Costly is Testing for new Infectious Disease Pathogens?

Abstract. Until the early 1990s, blood products were often contaminated with HIV or HCV, resulting in many transfusion-...

A Rare Cause for Transient Aphasia after Conorary Angiography

Abstract. We report a 72-year-old female patient who complained about acute onset of severe headache after elective coronary angiography. She presented with ...

Successful Antibiotic Treatment of Lumbar Pain

Abstract. We report the case of a 74-year-old man who felt sudden lumbar pain. An MRI showed the progression of a lumbar stenosis L2/L3 with activated osteochondroses and ...