Publications by authors named "M Felber"
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- The study aimed to assess the effectiveness and safety of a virtual reality (VR) mask as a distraction method during minimally invasive urological procedures using local anesthesia.
- It included 39 patients undergoing specific urological interventions, measuring anxiety and pain levels preoperatively and intraoperatively, along with vital signs and patient satisfaction surveys.
- Results indicated that the majority of patients found the VR mask satisfactory and it may help in reducing pain and anxiety during these procedures.
Introduction: Continent cutaneous urinary diversion (CCUD) is proposed to patients suffering from chronic neurologic retention and undergoing intermittent self-catheterization (ISC). In case of neurogenic detrusor overactivity (NDO), augmentation enterocystoplasty is often required. The aim was to identify the prevalence of urinary stomal and/or urethral leakage in patients who had not undergone enlargement.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is an established curative therapy for transfusion-dependent thalassemia (TDT) and sickle cell disease (SCD). The latest American Society of Hematology guidelines recommend myeloablative preparative regimen in patients under 18 years of age.
Procedure: The objective was to demonstrate safety and efficacy of a reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) regimen including high-dose fludarabine, anti-thymocyte globulin, and targeted busulfan as a single alkylator to sub-myeloablative exposures.
Newborn screening (NBS) for severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) has been introduced in various countries with the aim of reducing morbidity and mortality. However, studies analyzing outcomes before and after the implementation of NBS programs remain limited. This study sought to compare the outcomes of SCID patients identified through Switzerland's national SCID NBS program, introduced in January 2019, with those of a historical cohort diagnosed between 2007 and 2019.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Cut-off time to avoid orchiectomy relies on small series of patients. The objective was to determine the cut-off time to avoid orchiectomy in torsion of the spermatic cord in a large cohort.
Methods: We performed a retrospective multicenter study (TORSAFUF cohort) of patients with suspected spermatic cord torsion between 2005 and 2019.