Negro Francesco, Maistat Liudmyla

Access to hepatitis C treatment for patients in drug substitution programmes: the fight is far from over

Swiss Med Wkly. 2017;147:w14570

More emphasis should be put on the advantages of providing HCV care for people who inject drugs in centralised rather than decentralised settings, possibly by expanding harm reduction programmes and integrating HCV services.

Fleury Gregory, Mania Sylvano, Hannouche Didier, Gabay Cem

The perioperative use of synthetic and biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Swiss Med Wkly. 2017;147:w14563

How to manage immunosuppressive agents in patients with rheumatoid arthritis who will require surgery, in order to avoid complications after surgery while limiting perioperative disease flares, is a critical question.

Jung Simon, Wiest Roland, Gralla Jan, McKinley Richard, Mattle Heinrich P, Liebeskind David

Relevance of the cerebral collateral circulation in ischaemic stroke: time is brain, but collaterals set the pace

Swiss Med Wkly. 2017;147:w14538

Poor cerebral collateral flow is associated with poor outcome after ischaemic stroke, and larger and faster infarct growth. Thus, therapeutic promotion of collateral flow may offer the chance to improve outcome.

Carron Tania, Bridevaux Pierre-Olivier, Lörvall Karin, Parmentier Rachel, Moix Jean-Bernard, Beytrison Vincent, Pernet Raymond, Rey Constance, Roberfroid Pierre-Yves, Chhajed Prashant N, Dieterle Thomas, Zellweger Ladina Joos, Kohler Malcolm, Maier Sabrina, Miedinger David, Thurnheer Robert, Urwyler Pascal, Tschopp Jean-Marie, Zuercher Emilie, Leuppi Jörg Daniel, Burnand Bernard, Peytremann-Bridevaux Isabelle

Feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness of integrated care for COPD patients: a mixed methods evaluation of a pilot community-based programme

Swiss Med Wkly. 2017;147:w14567

Integrated care programmes can improve health-related quality of life, exercise ­capacity and hospital admissions in COPD patients.

Supplementum 227: 49th Annual Meeting Swiss Society of Nephrology

Swiss Med Wkly. 2017;147:w20429