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  • 1
    In: Cancer Medicine, Wiley, Vol. 12, No. 11 ( 2023-06), p. 12253-12262
    Abstract: The development of immune‐related adverse events (irAEs) may be associated with clinical efficacy of checkpoint inhibitors (CPIs) in patients with cancer. We therefore investigated the effect of irAEs and pre‐treatment parameters on outcome in a large, real‐life patient cohort. Methods We performed a single‐centre, retrospective, observational study including patients who received CPIs from 2011 to 2018 and followed until 2021. The primary outcome was overall survival, and the secondary outcome was the development of irAEs. Results In total, 229 patients with different tumour entities (41% non‐small cell lung cancer [NSCLC], 29% melanoma) received a total of 282 CPI treatment courses (ipilimumab, nivolumab, pembrolizumab or atezolizumab). Thirty‐four percent of patients developed irAEs (of these 17% had CTCAE Grade ≥3). Factors independently associated with mortality were pre‐treatment CRP ≥10 mg/L (hazard ratio [HR] 2.064, p  = 0.0003), comorbidity measured by Charlson comorbidity index (HR 1.149, p  = 0.014) and irAEs (HR 0.644, p  = 0.036) (age‐adjusted, n  = 216). Baseline eosinophil count ≤0.2 × 10 9 /L was a further independent predictor of mortality (age‐, CRP‐, CCI‐ and irAE‐adjusted HR = 2.252, p  = 0.002, n  = 166). Anti‐CTLA‐4 use ( p   〈  0.001), and pre‐treatment CRP 〈 10 mg/L were independently associated with irAE occurrence ( p  = 0.037). Conclusions We found an independent association between irAE occurrence and improved overall survival in a real‐life cohort spanning multiple tumour entities and treatment regimens. Pre‐treatment comorbidities, CRP and eosinophil count represent potential markers for predicting treatment response.
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    ISSN: 2045-7634 , 2045-7634
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    Language: English
    Publisher: Wiley
    Publication Date: 2023
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    In: Journal of Clinical Medicine, MDPI AG, Vol. 12, No. 17 ( 2023-08-28), p. 5601-
    Abstract: Background: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) represents one of the leading causes of hospitalization and has a substantial impact on the financial burden of healthcare. The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with the length of hospital stay (LOHS), rehospitalization and mortality of patients admitted for CAP. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted with patients presenting to a Swiss public hospital between January 2019 and December 2019. Zero-truncated negative binomial and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to assess risk factors. Results: A total of 300 patients were analyzed (median 78 years, IQR [67.56, 85.50] and 53% males) with an average LOHS of 7 days (IQR [5.00, 9.00] ). Of the 300 patients, 31.6% (97/300) were re-hospitalized within 6 months, 2.7% (8/300) died within 30 days and 11.7% (35/300) died within 1 year. The results showed that sex (IRR = 0.877, 95% CI = 0.776–0.992, p-value = 0.036), age (IRR = 1.007, 95% CI = 1.002–1.012, p-value = 0.003), qSOFA score (IRR = 1.143, 95% CI = 1.049–1.246, p-value = 0.002) and atypical pneumonia (IRR = 1.357, 95% CI = 1.012–1.819, p-value = 0.04) were predictive of LOHS. Diabetes (OR = 2.149, 95% CI = 1.104–4.172, p-value = 0.024), a higher qSOFA score (OR = 1.958, 95% CI = 1.295–3.002, p-value = 0.002) and rehabilitation after discharge (OR = 2.222, 95% CI = 1.017–4.855, p-value = 0.044) were associated with a higher chance of being re-hospitalized within 6 months, whereas mortality within 30 days and within one year were both associated with older age (OR = 1.248, 95% CI = 1.056–1.562, p-value = 0.026 and OR = 1.073, 95% CI = 1.025–1.132, p-value = 0.005, respectively) and the presence of a cancer diagnosis (OR = 32.671, 95% CI = 4.787–369.1, p-value = 0.001 and OR = 4.408, 95% CI = 1.680–11.43, p-value = 0.002, respectively). Conclusion: This study identified routinely available predictors for LOHS, rehospitalization and mortality in patients with CAP, which may further advance our understanding of CAP and thereby improve patient management, discharge planning and hospital costs.
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    ISSN: 2077-0383
    Language: English
    Publisher: MDPI AG
    Publication Date: 2023
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    In:  Journal of Clinical Medicine Vol. 12, No. 10 ( 2023-05-19), p. 3567-
    In: Journal of Clinical Medicine, MDPI AG, Vol. 12, No. 10 ( 2023-05-19), p. 3567-
    Abstract: Hyponatremia is the most common electrolyte disorder. A proper diagnosis is important for its successful management, especially in profound hyponatremia. The European hyponatremia guidelines point at sodium and osmolality measurement in plasma and urine, and the clinical evaluation of volume status as the minimum diagnostic workup for the diagnosis of hyponatremia. We aimed to determine compliance with guidelines and to investigate possible associations with patient outcomes. In this retrospective study, we analysed the management of 263 patients hospitalised with profound hyponatremia at a Swiss teaching hospital between October 2019 and March 2021. We compared patients with a complete minimum diagnostic workup (D-Group) to patients without (N-Group). A minimum diagnostic workup was performed in 65.5% of patients and 13.7% did not receive any treatment for hyponatremia or an underlying cause. The twelve-month survival did not show statistically significant differences between the groups (HR 1.1, 95%-CI: 0.58–2.12, p-value 0.680). The chance of receiving treatment for hyponatremia was higher in the D-group vs. N-Group (91.9% vs. 75.8%, p-value 〈 0.001). A multivariate analysis showed significantly better survival for treated patients compared to not treated (HR 0.37, 95%-CI: 0.17–0.78, p-value 0.009). More efforts should be made to ensure treatment of profound hyponatremia in hospitalised patients.
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    ISSN: 2077-0383
    Language: English
    Publisher: MDPI AG
    Publication Date: 2023
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    In: Frontiers in Medicine, Frontiers Media SA, Vol. 10 ( 2023-4-11)
    Abstract: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is not only a life-threatening disease but also a public health issue with significant economic burden. The aim of the study was to identify factors—including the role of primary care—that predict length of hospital stay (LOHS), mortality and re-hospitalization within 6 months of patients admitted for PE. Method A retrospective cohort study was conducted with patients presenting to a Swiss public hospital with PE diagnosed at the hospital between November 2018 and October 2020. Multivariable logistic and zero-truncated negative binomial regression analyses were performed to assess risk factors for mortality, re-hospitalization and LOHS. Primary care variables encompassed whether patients were sent by their general practitioner (GP) to the emergency department and whether a GP follow-up assessment after discharge was recommended. Further analyzed variables were pulmonary embolism severity index (PESI) score, laboratory values, comorbidities, and medical history. Results A total of 248 patients were analyzed (median 73 years and 51.6% females). On average patients were hospitalized for 5 days (IQR 3–8). Altogether, 5.6% of these patients died in hospital, and 1.6% died within 30 days (all-cause mortality), 21.8% were re-hospitalized within 6 months. In addition to high PESI scores, we detected that, patients with an elevated serum troponin, as well as with diabetes had a significantly longer hospital stay. Significant risk factors for mortality were elevated NT-proBNP and PESI scores. Further, high PESI score and LOHS were associated with re-hospitalization within 6 months. PE patients who were sent to the emergency department by their GPs did not show improved outcomes. Follow-up with GPs did not have a significant effect on re-hospitalization. Conclusion Defining the factors that are associated with LOHS in patients with PE has clinical implications and may help clinicians to allocate adequate resources in the management of these patients. Serum troponin and diabetes in addition to PESI score might be of prognostic use for LOHS. In this single-center cohort study, PESI score was not only a valid predictive tool for mortality but also for long-term outcomes such as re-hospitalization within 6 months.
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    ISSN: 2296-858X
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    Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
    Publication Date: 2023
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  • 5
    In: British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Wiley, Vol. 87, No. 3 ( 2021-03), p. 1253-1263
    Abstract: To determine whether enzyme‐inducing antiseizure drugs (ASDs) affect the risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or lung cancer in smokers. Methods Cases of COPD and lung cancer and matched controls without these conditions were identified from a population of smokers with ≥1 prescription for any type of ASD in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink UK database of patients managed in primary care (1995–2016). A matched case–control study was performed utilising multivariate logistic regression analyses of exposure to enzyme‐inducing ASDs compared to non–enzyme‐inducing ASDs. The duration of ASD exposure and level of tobacco exposure were also assessed. Results We identified 5952 incident COPD and 1373 incident lung cancer cases, and 59 328 and 13 681 matched controls, respectively. Compared with never use, ever use of enzyme‐inducing ASDs was associated with slightly decreased risk estimates of COPD (adjusted odds ratio: 0.85, 95% confidence interval: 0.81–0.89) and lung cancer (adjusted odds ratio: 0.82, 95% confidence interval: 0.73–0.92). These risk estimates were attenuated in heavy smokers. Conclusion We found slightly decreased risk estimates of COPD and lung cancer among smokers taking enzyme‐inducing ASDs and hypothesise that this may be related to induction of detoxification of tobacco‐specific lung toxins.
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    ISSN: 0306-5251 , 1365-2125
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    Publisher: Wiley
    Publication Date: 2021
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  • 6
    In: Biomedicines, MDPI AG, Vol. 11, No. 5 ( 2023-04-25), p. 1277-
    Abstract: Vitamin D and its role in the coronavirus-19 disease (COVID-19) pandemic has been controversially discussed, with inconclusive evidence about vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) supplementation in COVID-19 patients. Vitamin D metabolites play an important role in the initiation of the immune response and can be an easily modifiable risk factor in 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (25(OH)D3)-deficient patients. This is a multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled double-blind trial to compare the effect of a single high dose of vitamin D3 followed by treatment as usual (TAU) of daily vitamin D3 daily until discharge versus placebo plus TAU in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and 25(OH)D3-deficiency on length hospital stay. We included 40 patients per group and did not observe a significant difference in the median length of hospital stay (6 days in both groups, p = 0.920). We adjusted the length of stay for COVID-19 risk factors (β = 0.44; 95% CI: −2.17–2.22), and center (β = 0.74; 95% CI: −1.25–2.73). The subgroup analysis in patients with severe 25(OH)D3-deficiency ( 〈 25 nmol/L) showed a non-significant reduction in the median length of hospital stay in the intervention group (5.5 vs. 9 days, p = 0.299). The competing risk model with death did not reveal significant differences between the group in the length of stay (HR = 0.96, 95% CI 0.62–1.48, p = 0.850). Serum 25(OH)D3 level increased significantly in the intervention group (mean change in nmol/L; intervention: +26.35 vs. control: –2.73, p 〈 0.001). The intervention with 140,000 IU vitamin D3 + TAU did not significantly shorten the length of hospital stay but was effective and safe for the elevation of serum 25(OH)D3 levels.
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    ISSN: 2227-9059
    Language: English
    Publisher: MDPI AG
    Publication Date: 2023
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    In: Praxis, Hogrefe Publishing Group, Vol. 112, No. 2 ( 2023-02), p. 57-63
    Abstract: Abstract. Since the introduction of the reimbursement system based on diagnosis-related groups (DRG) in Swiss hospitals in 2012, most readmissions occurring within 18 days and appertaining to the same major diagnostic category (MDC) are merged and thus often reimbursed to a lesser extent. While readmissions reflect increased distress for patients and their relatives, the causes are mainly patient-related and difficult to influence. However, it may be possible to identify cases at higher risk for readmission. Therefore, the aim of this study was to find predictors for early readmissions in the same MDC, to identify high-risk index hospitalizations and possibly prevent unnecessary readmissions. The data of all patients admitted to the Clinic of Internal Medicine at the University Hospital of Basel, Switzerland, hospitalized for longer than 24 hours during the pre-DRG period between October 2009 and September 2010 were retrospectively collected. Data were examined for predictors of unplanned readmission within 18 days under the same MDC (’relevant readmission’) by means of logistic regression. 7479 patients (median age 67.8 years, 56% male) were admitted to the Clinic of Internal Medicine, with 232 patients (3.1%) being readmitted at least once. Logistic regression revealed male sex (p =0.035) and a high number of prescribed drugs at discharge (p 〈 0.005) as patient-related predictors. The MDCs respiratory system, cardiovascular system, and gastrointestinal/hepatobiliary system were identified as high-risk categories (each p 〈 0.005). Age and length of index hospital stay added no significant explanatory value to the regression model. Unplanned readmissions under the same MDC within 18 days were infrequent and not related to patients’ age or length of hospital stay. Overall, multimorbid patients, and hospitalizations regarding the cardiovascular, respiratory, or gastrointestinal system appear to be most at risk and should therefore be specifically targeted in the prevention of early readmissions.
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    ISSN: 1661-8157 , 1661-8165
    Language: German
    Publisher: Hogrefe Publishing Group
    Publication Date: 2023
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    In: Respiration, S. Karger AG, Vol. 99, No. 2 ( 2020), p. 125-131
    Abstract: 〈 b 〉 〈 i 〉 Background: 〈 /i 〉 〈 /b 〉 Joint pain is frequently observed in patients on antituberculous treatment, and pyrazinamide is known to be associated with joint pain in patients receiving antituberculous treatment. Fluoroquinolone-associated joint pain and tendon injury have been reported in long-term corticosteroid and transplant recipients, but data are lacking in patients with tuberculosis. 〈 b 〉 〈 i 〉 Objectives: 〈 /i 〉 〈 /b 〉 The objective of this study was to examine the incidence of joint pain manifested during administration of antituberculous therapy and their association with fluoroquinolones. 〈 b 〉 〈 i 〉 Methods: 〈 /i 〉 〈 /b 〉 Patients diagnosed with tuberculosis attending the outpatient clinic over a period of 1 year were reviewed and divided into 3 groups: group A receiving pyrazinamide, group B receiving a fluoroquinolone, and group C receiving both pyrazinamide and a fluoroquinolone. Latency to onset of joint pain was noted in all 3 groups. Joint pain was initially managed with analgesics, and associated hyperuricemia was treated with allopurinol/febuxostat. Causative drugs were stopped in case of intolerable joint pain. 〈 b 〉 〈 i 〉 Results: 〈 /i 〉 〈 /b 〉 260 patients (47% females, aged 38 ± 18 years; mean ± SD) were included [group A ( 〈 i 〉 n 〈 /i 〉 = 140), group B ( 〈 i 〉 n 〈 /i 〉 = 81), and group C ( 〈 i 〉 n 〈 /i 〉 = 39)]. Overall, 76/260 (29%) patients developed joint pain: group A – 24/140 patients (17%), group B – 32/81 patients (40%), and group C – 20/39 patients (51%). The median latency to the onset of joint pain was 83 days (interquartile range, IQR 40–167): 55 days (IQR 32–66) in group A, 138 days (IQR 74–278) in group B, and 88 days (IQR 34–183) in group C. Hyperuricemia was present in 12/24 (50%) patients in group A and 11/20 (55%) patients in group C. Pyrazinamide was stopped in 7/140 (5%) patients in group A, fluoroquinolones in 6/81 (7%) patients in group B, and both pyrazinamide and fluoroquinolones were stopped in 5/39 (13%) patients in group C because of intolerable joint pain. Major joints affected were knees and ankles. 〈 b 〉 〈 i 〉 Conclusion: 〈 /i 〉 〈 /b 〉 There is a high incidence of joint pain in patients receiving antituberculous treatment, which is higher when fluoroquinolones or the pyrazinamide-fluoroquinolone combination are administered as compared to pyrazinamide alone.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 0025-7931 , 1423-0356
    Language: English
    Publisher: S. Karger AG
    Publication Date: 2020
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  • 9
    In: Journal of Clinical Medicine, MDPI AG, Vol. 12, No. 17 ( 2023-08-25), p. 5520-
    Abstract: (1) Background: SARS-COV2 infection has a clinical spectrum ranging from asymptomatic infection to COVID-19 with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Although vitamin D deficiency is often found in patients with ARDS, its role in COVID-19 is not clear. The aim of this study was to explore a possible association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and the severity of COVID-19 in hospitalised patients. (2) Methods: In this retrospective observational study, we analysed data from 763 patients hospitalised for COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021. Patients were included in the study if serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D was assessed 30 days before or after hospital admission. Vitamin D deficiency was defined as 〈 50 nmol/L ( 〈 20 ng/mL). The primary outcome was COVID-19 severity. (3) Results: The overall median serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level was 54 nmol/L (IQR 35–76); 47% of the patients were vitamin D deficient. Most patients had mild to moderate COVID-19 and no differences were observed between vitamin D deficient and non-deficient patients (81% vs. 84% of patients, respectively p = 0.829). (4) Conclusion: No association was found between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and COVID-19 severity in this large observational study conducted over 2 years of the pandemic.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 2077-0383
    Language: English
    Publisher: MDPI AG
    Publication Date: 2023
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    In: Trials, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 23, No. 1 ( 2022-02-04)
    Abstract: The coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused millions of deaths, and new treatments are urgently needed. Factors associated with a worse COVID-19 prognosis include old age ( 〉  65 years), ethnicity, male sex, obesity, and people with comorbidities. Furthermore, vitamin D deficiency was reported as a predictor of poor prognosis in patients with acute respiratory failure due to COVID-19. According to a recent clinical case series, vitamin D deficiency is a modifiable risk factor, which has the prospect of reducing hospital stay, intensive care, and fatal outcomes. Vitamin D has potent immunomodulatory properties, and its supplementation might improve important outcomes in critically ill and vitamin D-deficient COVID-19 patients. Despite the evidence that supports an association between vitamin D deficiency and COVID-19 severity, there is uncertainty about the direct link. Therefore, the aim of the trial is to assess if high-dose vitamin D supplementation has a therapeutic effect in vitamin D-deficient patients with COVID-19. Methods As the trial design, a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, multi-center approach was chosen to compare a high single dose of vitamin D (140,000 IU) followed by treatment as usual (TAU) (VitD + TAU) with treatment as usual only (placebo + TAU) in patients with COVID-19 and vitamin D deficiency. Discussion Vitamin D substitution in patients with COVID-19 and vitamin D deficiency should be investigated for efficacy and safety. The study aim is to test the hypothesis that patients with vitamin D deficiency suffering from COVID-19 treated under standardized conditions in hospital will recover faster when additionally treated with high-dose vitamin D supplementation. Latest studies suggest that vitamin D supplementation in patients with COVID-19 is highly recommended to positively influence the course of the disease. With this randomized controlled trial, a contribution to new treatment guidelines shall be made. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04525820 and SNCTP 2020-01401
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    ISSN: 1745-6215
    Language: English
    Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
    Publication Date: 2022
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