Sex-Specific Differences in Outcomes Following Thyroidectomy: A Population-Based Cohort Study.

Introduction: Numbers of thyroidectomies and awareness of postoperative quality measures have both increased. Potential sex-specific variations in clinical outcomes of patients undergoing thyroidectomy are controversial.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate sex-specific differences in outcomes following thyroidectomy.

Association of weekend admission and clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients with sepsis: An observational study.

Sepsis is associated with impaired clinical outcomes. It requires timely diagnosis and urgent therapeutic management. Because staffing during after-hours is limited, we explored whether after-hour admissions are associated with worse clinical outcomes in patients with sepsis.

Association of comorbidities with clinical outcomes in patients after acute myocardial infarction.

Background: Multimorbidity becomes more prevalent in patients admitted for acute myocardial infarction (AMI). We investigated the association of an increasing number of comorbidities with the excess risk of in-hospital mortality and other clinically outcomes in hospitalized AMI patients.

Methods: In this population-based cohort study, we analyzed 104'906 admissions for AMI between 2012 and 2018 in Switzerland.

Predictors of impaired bone health in long-term survivors after allogeneic stem cell transplantation.

Survival after allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) has improved, but so have long-term sequelae. We studied risk factors for fractures and impaired bone health in allo-HSCT patients in the Basel HSCT registry from 01/2003 to 12/2014 using cox proportional models adjusted for age, gender and Karnofsky Index. Our primary endpoint was the incidence of fractures.

Relationships of Measured and Genetically Determined Height With the Cardiac Conduction System in Healthy Adults.

Background: Increasing height is an independent risk factor for atrial fibrillation, but the underlying mechanisms are unknown. We hypothesized that height-related differences in electric conduction could be potential mediators of this relationship.

Methods And Results: We enrolled 2149 adults aged 25 to 41 years from the general population.