Patient experience in primary care: association with patient, physician and practice characteristics in a fee-for-service system

Nowadays we typically use patient experience as a quality of care indicator, although this has some limitations. However, the findings are somewhat inconsistent or even conflicting.

Gamma knife radiosurgery for arteriovenous malformations: general principles and preliminary results in a Swiss cohort

Arteriovenous malformations are characterised by an abnormal connection between arteries and veins, bypassing the capillary system. Management modalities are observation, microsurgical clipping, endovascular treatment and radiosurgery.

First experience in Switzerland in Phe508del homozygous cystic fibrosis patients with end-stage pulmonary disease enrolled in a lumacaftor-ivacaftor therapy trial – preliminary results

The authors propose that all suitable Phe508del homozygous cystic fibrosis patients with end-stage pulmonary disease should have a trial of LUM/IVA treatment in experienced centres.

Comment on: Sailer C, et al. Primary polydipsia in the medical and psychiatric patient: characteristics, complications and therapy

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