Publications by authors named "Peter Nussberger"
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- * A pilot study aimed to explore the feasibility of genetic analysis of blood spots from medical records to understand the development of goiter and assess genetic variations, while also considering dietary and environmental influences on the disease.
- * DNA analysis showed that the quality of samples varied significantly between imprints, highlighting the need for individual evaluation and suggesting that collecting larger samples could improve the effectiveness of genetic testing by addressing issues like DNA degradation and contamination.
Changing ambient pressure can lead to medical conditions in body cavities filled with air. Intraoral pain elicited by changes in pressure is referred to as barodontalgia. Dental barotraumas are defined as pressure-induced damages of teeth and restorations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFollowing recent changes in the medical infrastructure in Switzerland, the number of hyperbaric facilities fell from ten to two, and the existing algorithms for telemedical assistance of divers required review. A retrospective study of decompression illness (DCI) from 2004 to 2008 showed that many divers were asymptomatic at the start of hyperbaric treatment. Because of this and recent publications, we may need to modify in the future the decision to recompress a diver.
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