[Parenteral nutrition : choosing the adequate vascular access].

Malnutrition is a common condition among hospitalized patients and has an important impact on morbidity and mortality. Despite enteral nutrition being the preferred option for patients requiring artificial alimentation, parenteral nutrition (PN) can be required. This article emphasizes the importance of choosing the adequate vascular access based on the chosen PN.

[Haloperidol is not the first choice for every case of delirium].

Haloperidol is frequently used as first-line treatment for delirium. The Swiss Smarter medicine campaign recommends to favor non-pharmacological interventions and treatment of the underlying causes, in order to limit the use of haloperidol. When antipsychotics are necessary, they should be prescribed cautiously, taking into account contraindications and potential side effects.

SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody response in vaccinated and non-vaccinated hospital healthcare workers with or without history of infection.

Between March 2021 and February 2022, SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies dynamics was investigated in a prospective observational study in 903 healthcare workers of a hospital in Switzerland. A surrogate neutralization assay measuring the competitive inhibition of the angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) binding to the spike protein (S) of the SARS-CoV-2 wild type virus and to five variants of concern (Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Omicron) was used. We observed a broad distribution of neutralization activity among participants and substantial differences in neutralizing titers against variants.

SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in hospital healthcare workers in Western Switzerland at the end of the second pandemic wave.

In early January 2020, the pandemic of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) rapidly spread from China and caused a worldwide pandemic. Healthcare workers represent a high-risk group for acquiring COVID-19 and for nosocomial transmission of severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). We aimed to investigate over a 1 year period, across two pandemic waves, the SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in employees at a Western Switzerland public hospital.

Association between chronic pain and physical activity in a Swiss population-based cohort: a cross-sectional study.

Objective: To assess the bidirectional association between chronic pain and both subjectively and objectively measured physical activity (PA).

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Setting: Population-based sample in Lausanne, Switzerland, May 2014 to April 2017.