Search Results - "Ballmer, Peter E."

Effects of nutrition and physical exercise intervention in palliative cancer patients: A randomized controlled trial by Uster, Alexandra, Ruehlin, Maya, Mey, Stefanie, Gisi, David, Knols, Ruud, Imoberdorf, Reinhard, Pless, Miklos, Ballmer, Peter E

“…Summary Background & aims Cancer cachexia is multifactorial and should be targeted using a multimodal form of intervention. The purpose of the present trial…”
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ESPEN guideline on ethical aspects of artificial nutrition and hydration by Druml, Christiane, Ballmer, Peter E, Druml, Wilfred, Oehmichen, Frank, Shenkin, Alan, Singer, Pierre, Soeters, Peter, Weimann, Arved, Bischoff, Stephan C

“…Summary Background The worldwide debate over the use of artificial nutrition and hydration remains controversial although the scientific and medical facts are…”
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Individualised nutritional support in medical inpatients - a practical guideline by Ballmer, Peter E

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NRS-2002 components, nutritional score and severity of disease score, and their association with hospital length of stay and mortality by Sahli, Luca, Hagenbuch, Niels, Ballmer, Peter E., Rühlin, Maya, Imoberdorf, Reinhard

“…BACKGROUND Malnutrition is a substantial issue in hospitals, leading to prolonged length of hospital stay, increased perioperative morbidity and increased…”
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Influence of a nutritional intervention on dietary intake and quality of life in cancer patients: A randomized controlled trial by Uster, Alexandra, M.Sc, Ruefenacht, Ursula, R.D, Ruehlin, Maya, R.D, Pless, Miklos, M.D, Siano, Marco, M.D, Haefner, Mark, M.D, Imoberdorf, Reinhard, M.D, Ballmer, Peter E., M.D

“…Abstract Objective Weight loss is common in patients with malignant tumors and it can adversely affect quality of life and survival. The aim of the present…”
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The well-being of Swiss general internal medicine residents by Zumbrunn, Brigitta, Stalder, Odile, Limacher, Andreas, Ballmer, Peter E., Bassetti, Stefano, Battegay, Edouard, Beer, Jürg Hans, Brändle, Michael, Genné, Daniel, Hayoz, Daniel, Henzen, Christoph, Huber, Lars Christian, Petignat, Pierre-Auguste, Reny, Jean-Luc, Vollenweider, Peter, Aujesky, Drahomir

“…BACKGROUND Physician well-being has an impact on productivity and quality of care. Residency training is a particularly stressful period. OBJECTIVE To assess…”
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Effect of combined therapies including nutrition and physical exercise in advanced cancer patients: A pooled analysis by Storck, Lena J, Uster, Alexandra, Gafner, Lucia, Ruehlin, Maya, Gaeumann, Sabine, Gisi, David, Schmocker, Martina, Meffert, Peter J, Imoberdorf, Reinhard, Pless, Miklos, Ballmer, Peter E

“…Although many cancer patients suffer from malnutrition or cancer cachexia, there is no standard of care so far due to limited intervention trials. Pooled data…”
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Nutritional counseling improves quality of life and nutrient intake in hospitalized undernourished patients by Rüfenacht, Ursula, R.D, Rühlin, Maya, R.D, Wegmann, Marlene, Ph.D, Imoberdorf, Reinhard, M.D, Ballmer, Peter E., M.D

“…Abstract Objective Up to 60% of hospitalized patients are undernourished. We studied the impact of nutritional therapy on quality of life and food intake…”
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Motivational interviewing increases autopsy rates by Rosenberg, Iljas, Gierer, Burkhard, Flury, Renata, Battegay, Edouard, Balmer, Peter E

“…Autopsies are a crucial source of medical knowledge. Unfortunately, autopsy rates have decreased markedly in Switzerland and many other countries…”
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Author's response re. “Nutritional supplementation in advanced cancer patients” by Uster, Alexandra, M.Sc, Ballmer, Peter E., M.D

“…[...]the patients in the usual-care group even performed significantly better with regard to QoL. [...]recent literature highlights the importance of a high…”
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Effect of a leucine-rich supplement in combination with nutrition and physical exercise in advanced cancer patients: A randomized controlled intervention trial by Storck, Lena J., Ruehlin, Maya, Gaeumann, Sabine, Gisi, David, Schmocker, Martina, Meffert, Peter J., Imoberdorf, Reinhard, Pless, Miklos, Ballmer, Peter E.

“…Branched-chain amino acids and specifically leucine stimulate protein synthesis and may overcome an anabolic resistance in malnourished and cachectic cancer…”
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Prevalence of undernutrition on admission to Swiss hospitals by Imoberdorf, Reinhard, Meier, Remy, Krebs, Peter, Hangartner, Paul J, Hess, Bernhard, Stäubli, Max, Wegmann, Daniel, Rühlin, Maya, Ballmer, Peter E

“…Summary Background & aims According to the literature, undernutrition is prevalent in 20–60% of patients on hospital admission. The differences in the rate of…”
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Nutrition in Gastrointestinal Disease: Liver, Pancreatic, and Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Storck, Lena J, Imoberdorf, Reinhard, Ballmer, Peter E

“…Liver, pancreatic, and inflammatory bowel diseases are often associated with nutritional difficulties and necessitate an adequate nutritional therapy in order…”
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Are Four Simple Questions Able to Predict Weight Loss in Outpatients With Metastatic Cancer? A Prospective Cohort Study Assessing the Simplified Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire by Helfenstein, Seth F., Uster, Alexandra, Rühlin, Maya, Pless, Miklos, Ballmer, Peter E., Imoberdorf, Reinhard

“…Background: Severe weight loss is directly responsible for up to one-fifth of all cancer deaths and has a major impact on quality of life. The simplified…”
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Management of Home Parenteral Nutrition: A Prospective Multicenter Observational Study by Aeberhard, Carla, Leuenberger, Michèle, Joray, Maya, Ballmer, Peter E, Mühlebach, Stefan, Stanga, Zeno

“…There are no specific Swiss home parenteral nutrition (HPN) data showing patient characteristics, quality of life (QoL) and complications. The goal of this…”
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Epidemiology of malnutrition by Imoberdorf, Reinhard, Ballmer, Peter E

“…The World Health Organisation classifies malnutrition worldwide as the greatest threat to public health. An expert report of the Council of Europe clearly…”
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Home artificial nutrition in Switzerland: an epidemiological survey from 2005 to 2009 by Shaw, Susy Ann, Rühlin, Maya, Wagener, Nicole, Stanga, Zeno, Meier, Rémy, Ballmer, Peter E

“…Home artificial nutrition (HAN), including oral nutritional supplements (ONS) and enteral (HEN) and parenteral (HPN) nutrition, is an established, important…”
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Mucin-producing adenocarcinoma arising in an atrial myxoma by Berger, Martin D, Schneider, Jakob, Ballmer, Peter E, Eckhardt, Boris P, Dommann-Scherrer, Corina

“…Abstract We describe the unique autopsy findings of a patient who died of a metastasizing giant right atrial adenocarcinoma containing few areas of typical…”
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Oral nutritional supplements are effective, purposeful and economic by Uster, Alexandra, Rühlin, Maya, Ballmer, Peter E

“…Numerous studies have shown that medically indicated sip feeding is an effective and cost-saving mean to combat malnutrition. Particularly, acutely ill,…”
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The use of scores in general medicine by Huber, Ursula, Rösli, Andreas, Ballmer, Peter E, Rippin, Sarah Jane

“…Scores are tools to combine complex information into a numerical value. In General Medicine, there are scores to assist in making diagnoses and prognoses,…”
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