Background Guidelines developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
Atlanta, Ga, recommend that peripheral intravenous catheters be changed every 3 days …

Antihypertensive treatment reduces the risk of ischemic strokes and cerebral hemorrhage as
complications of excessive or longstanding hypertension. However, neurologic dysfunction …

Purpose: The risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in patients undergoing arthroscopic knee
surgery is not well known. The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of DVT …

The standard treatment for esophageal variceal bleeding is endoscopic band ligation, 1
which has a success rate similar to that of sclerotherapy but with lower rates of recurrent …

Background: Scarce data exist concerning dermatological consultations within departments
of internal medicine. To date, no survey has been carried out in Switzerland to elucidate this …

Objective. To assess the effects of uniform indicator measurement and group benchmarking
followed by hospital-specific activities on clinical performance measures and patients' …

Medication errors are responsible for up to 50% of errors in healthcare. Therefore, they are
an important target for the improvement of patient safety. The application of evidence-based …

Objectives To provide estimates of the prevalence of chronic conditions in Swiss primary
care. Methods In total, 175 general practitioners (GP) or pediatricians (PED) reporting to the …

Objectives To describe the type, frequency, seasonal and regional distribution of medication
incidents in primary care in Switzerland and to elucidate possible risk factors for medication …

Antihypertensive treatment reduces the risk of ischaemic strokes and cerebral haemorrhage
as complications of excessive or long-standing hypertension. However, neurological …