Search Results - "Combescure, Christophe"

Burden of endemic health-care-associated infection in developing countries: systematic review and meta-analysis by Allegranzi, Benedetta, MD, Nejad, Sepideh Bagheri, MD, Combescure, Christophe, PhD, Graafmans, Wilco, PhD, Attar, Homa, PhD, Donaldson, Liam, MD, Pittet, Didier, Prof

“…Summary Background Health-care-associated infection is the most frequent result of unsafe patient care worldwide, but few data are available from the…”
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Systemic thrombolytic therapy for acute pulmonary embolism: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Marti, Christophe, John, Gregor, Konstantinides, Stavros, Combescure, Christophe, Sanchez, Olivier, Lankeit, Mareike, Meyer, Guy, Perrier, Arnaud

“…Thrombolytic therapy induces faster clot dissolution than anticoagulation in patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE) but is associated with an increased…”
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A systematic review of glomerular hyperfiltration assessment and definition in the medical literature by Cachat, Francois, Combescure, Christophe, Cauderay, Michel, Girardin, Eric, Chehade, Hassib

“…Evaluation of glomerular hyperfiltration (GH) is difficult; the variable reported definitions impede comparisons between studies. A clear and universal…”
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Risk Factors for Survival after Lung Metastasectomy in Colorectal Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Gonzalez, Michel, Poncet, Antoine, Combescure, Christophe, Robert, John, Ris, Hans Beat, Gervaz, Pascal

“…Background Resection of lung metastases (LM) from colorectal cancer (CRC) is increasingly performed with a curative intent. It is currently not possible to…”
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Patient satisfaction and survey response in 717 hospital surveys in Switzerland: a cross-sectional study by Perneger, Thomas V, Peytremann-Bridevaux, Isabelle, Combescure, Christophe

“…The association between patient satisfaction and survey response is only partly understood. In this study, we describe the association between average…”
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Maternal Immunization Earlier in Pregnancy Maximizes Antibody Transfer and Expected Infant Seropositivity Against Pertussis by Eberhardt, Christiane S., Blanchard-Rohner, Geraldine, Lemaître, Barbara, Boukrid, Meriem, Combescure, Christophe, Othenin-Girard, Véronique, Chilin, Antonina, Petre, Jean, de Tejada, Begoña Martinez, Siegrist, Claire-Anne

“…Background. Maternal immunization against pertussis is currently recommended after the 26th gestational week (GW). Data on the optimal timing of maternal…”
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International variation in shoulder arthroplasty: Incidence, indication, type of procedure, and outcomes evaluation in 9 countries by Lübbeke, Anne, Rees, Jonathan L, Barea, Christophe, Combescure, Christophe, Carr, Andrew J, Silman, Alan J

“…Background and purpose - The number of shoulder registries increases. We assessed international trends in use of shoulder arthroplasty, and described the…”
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Urinary Incontinence as a Predictor of Death: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by John, Gregor, Bardini, Claire, Combescure, Christophe, Dällenbach, Patrick

“…The association between urinary incontinence (UI) and increased mortality remains controversial. The objective of our study was to evaluate if this association…”
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Diagnostic yield and safety of electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy for lung nodules: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Gex, Gregoire, Pralong, Jacques A, Combescure, Christophe, Seijo, Luis, Rochat, Thierry, Soccal, Paola M

“…Electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy (ENB) is an emerging endoscopic technique for the diagnosis of peripheral lung lesions. A thorough analysis of ENB's…”
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Performance of logistic regression modeling: beyond the number of events per variable, the role of data structure by Courvoisier, Delphine S, Combescure, Christophe, Agoritsas, Thomas, Gayet-Ageron, Angèle, Perneger, Thomas V

“…Abstract Objective Logistic regression is commonly used in health research, and it is important to be sure that the parameter estimates can be trusted. A…”
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International trends in shoulder replacement: a meta-analysis from 11 public joint registers by Rupani, Neal, Combescure, Christophe, Silman, Alan, Lübbeke, Anne, Rees, Jonathan

“…International variation exists in the types of shoulder replacement used for treatment of specific diseases. Implant choice continues to evolve without…”
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Influence of Adipokines and Ghrelin on Bone Mineral Density and Fracture Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Biver, Emmanuel, Salliot, Carine, Combescure, Christophe, Gossec, Laure, Hardouin, Pierre, Legroux-Gerot, Isabelle, Cortet, Bernard

“…Context: Adipokines (leptin, adiponectin, resistin, visfatin) and ghrelin may be implicated in bone metabolism. Objective: The aim was to perform an overview…”
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Adjustment for baseline characteristics in randomized trials using logistic regression: sample-based model versus true model by Perneger, Thomas, Combescure, Christophe, Poncet, Antoine

“…Adjustment for baseline prognostic factors in randomized clinical trials is usually performed by means of sample-based regression models. Sample-based models…”
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Mortality in rheumatoid arthritis over the last fifty years: Systematic review and meta-analysis by Dadoun, Sabrina, Zeboulon-Ktorza, Nadine, Combescure, Christophe, Elhai, Muriel, Rozenberg, Sylvie, Gossec, Laure, Fautrel, Bruno

“…Abstract Objective Mortality rates in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have been reported to be higher than for the general population. Fortunately,…”
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Variables of interest to predict glomerular filtration rate in preterm newborns in the first days of life by Wilhelm-Bals, Alexandra, Combescure, Christophe, Chehade, Hassib, Daali, Youssef, Parvex, Paloma

“…Background Measurement of neonatal renal function is challenging, and accurate, easy-to-use markers to estimate glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) are lacking…”
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Anticoagulant therapy for acute venous thrombo-embolism in cancer patients: A systematic review and network meta-analysis by Rossel, Anne, Robert-Ebadi, Helia, Combescure, Christophe, Grosgurin, Olivier, Stirnemann, Jérôme, Addeo, Alfredo, Garin, Nicolas, Agoritsas, Thomas, Reny, Jean-Luc, Marti, Christophe

“…Low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) is usually recommended for the treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis (CAT) but this treatment requires burdensome daily…”
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Prediction of severe community-acquired pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Marti, Christophe, Garin, Nicolas, Grosgurin, Olivier, Poncet, Antoine, Combescure, Christophe, Carballo, Sebastian, Perrier, Arnaud

“…Severity assessment and site-of-care decisions for patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) are pivotal for patients' safety and adequate allocation of…”
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Overall and subgroup specific performance of the pediatric index of mortality 2 score in Switzerland: a national multicenter study by Polito, Angelo, Giacobino, Caroline, Combescure, Christophe, Levy-Jamet, Yann, Rimensberger, Peter

“…Pediatric Index of Mortality (PIM) 2 score is used in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) to predict the patients’ risk of death. The performance of this…”
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Determinants of the calibration of SAPS II and SAPS 3 mortality scores in intensive care: a European multicenter study by Poncet, Antoine, Perneger, Thomas V, Merlani, Paolo, Capuzzo, Maurizia, Combescure, Christophe

“…The aim of the Simplified Acute Physiology Score (SAPS) II and SAPS 3 is to predict the mortality of patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs). Previous…”
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Performance of alternative strategies for primary cervical cancer screening in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy studies by Fokom-Domgue, Joël, Combescure, Christophe, Fokom-Defo, Victoire, Tebeu, Pierre Marie, Vassilakos, Pierre, Kengne, André Pascal, Petignat, Patrick

“…Objective To assess and compare the accuracy of visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA), visual inspection with Lugol’s iodine (VILI), and human…”
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