From practice employee to (co-)owner: young GPs predict their future careers: a cross-sectional survey.

Background: In Switzerland, the mean age of GPs in 1993 was 46. In 2015, it had increased to 55, and GPs over 65 made up 15% of the workforce of the about 6000 GPs. As older, self-employed GPs retire, young doctors will be needed to fill their positions and eventually take over their practices.

The outcome of the primary vascular access and its translation into prevalent access use rates in chronic haemodialysis patients.

Background: The American Fistula First Breakthrough Initiative currently aims for a 66% arterio-venous fistula (AVF) rate, while in the UK, best practice tariffs target AVF and arterio-venous graft (AVG) rates of 85%. The present study aims to assess whether these goals can be achieved.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study on patients who initiated haemodialysis from 1995 to 2006.

Morbidity and mortality on chronic haemodialysis: a 10-year Swiss single centre analysis.

Background: Patient survival on chronic haemodialysis varies considerably among different countries and healthcare systems. To date, the survival of Swiss dialysis patients has not been analysed separately.

Methods: We consecutively enrolled 266 patients entering the chronic haemodialysis program of the University Hospital Basel between 01.