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Articles

2014

• Perneger TV, Cullati S, Rudaz S, Agoritsas T, Schmidt RE, Combescure C, Courvoisier DS. Effect of numbering of return envelopes on participation, explicit refusals, and bias: experiment and meta-analysis. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2014 Jan 15;14:6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-14-6. PubMed PMID: 24428941; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3898011.
• Perneger TV, Courvoisier DS, Hudelson PM, Gayet-Ageron A. Sample size for pre-tests of questionnaires. Qual Life Res (epub)
• Combescure C, Perneger T, Weber DC, Daurès J-P, Foucher Y. Prognostic ROC curves: a method for representing the overall discriminative capacity of binary markers with right-censored time-to-event endpoints. Epidemiology 2014;25:103-9 (abstract)
• Courvoisier DS, Cullati S, Ouichi R, Schmidt RE, Haller G, Chopard P, Agoritsas T, Perneger TV. Validation of a 15-item care-related regret coping scale (RCS-HCP) for healthcare professionals. J Occup Health 2014 (epub)
• Gayet-Ageron A, Sednaoui P, Lautenschlager S, Ferry T, Toutous-Trellu L, Cavassini M, Yassir F, Martinez de Tejada B, Emonet S, Combescure C, Schrenzel J, Perneger T. Multicentre European study on Treponema pallidum Polymerase Chain Reaction in sexually-transmitted ulcerative diseases. Emerg Infect Dis 2014 (in press)
• Perneger TV, Staines A, Kun dig F. Internal consistency, factor structure, and construct validity of the French version of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture. BMJ Qual Saf 2014;23:389-97 (abstract)
• Jannot AS, Perneger T. What should be the basis for compulsory and optional health insurance premiums: opinions of Swiss doctors. Swiss Med Wkly 2014;144:w13918 (abstract)
• Escher M, Perrier A, Rudaz S, Dayer P, Perneger TV. Doctors’ decisions when faced with contradictory patient advance directives and a health care proxy opinion: a randomized vignette-based study. J Pain Symptom Manage 2014 (in press)
• Parvex P, Combescure C, Rodriguez M, Birraux J, Girardin E. Evaluation and predictive factors of renal function progression using cystatin C and creatinine in neonates born with CAKUT. Clin Nephrol. 2014 May;81(5):338-44. doi: 10.5414/CN108149. PubMed PMID: 24691013. (abstract)
• Terzic A, Combescure C, Scolozzi P. Accuracy of computational soft tissue predictions in orthognathic surgery from three-dimensional photographs 6 months after completion of surgery: a preliminary study of 13 patients. Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2014 Feb;38(1):184-91. doi: 10.1007/s00266-013-0248-4. Epub 2013 Dec 13. PubMed PMID: 24337148. (abstract)
• Escher M, Perneger TV, Rudaz S, Dayer P, Perrier A. Impact of advance directives and a health care proxy on doctors' decisions: a randomized trial. J Pain Symptom Manag 2014;47:1-11 (abstract)
• Meyer Ganz O, Tobalem M, L am GT, Modarressi A, Elias B, Perneger T, Pittet BRisks and benefits of using an absorbable mesh in one-stage immediate breast reconstruction: a comparative study. Plast Reconstr Surg 2014 (in press)
• Lübbeke A, Zimmermann-Sloutskis D, Stern R, Roussos C, Bonvin A, Perneger T, Peter R, Hoffmeyer P. Physical activity before and after primary total hip arthroplasty: a registry-based study. Arthritis Care Res 2014;66:276-84 (abstract)
• Iranmanesh P, Vazquez O, Terraz S, Majno P, Spahr L, Poncet A, et al. Accurate computed tomography-based portal pressure assessment in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. JHepatol 2013; pii: S0168-8278(13)00883-0.
• Le Gal F, Lebon S, Ramelli GP, Datta AN, Mercati D, Maier O, Combescure C, Rodriguez MI, Seeck M, Roulet E, Korff CM. When is a child with status epilepticus likely to have Dravet syndrome? Epilepsy Res. 2014 May;108(4):740-7. doi: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2014.02.019. Epub 2014 Mar 12. PubMed PMID: 24679980.
• Fonzo-Christe C, Guignard B, Zaugg C, Coehlo A, Posfay-Barbe KM, Gervaix A, Desmeules J, Rollason V, Combescure C, Corbelli R, Rimensberger P, Pfister R, Bonnabry P. Impact of clinical decision support guidelines on therapeutic drug monitoring of gentamicin in newborns. Ther Drug Monit. 2014 Oct;36(5):656-62. doi: 10.1097/FTD.0000000000000071. PubMed PMID: 24690586.
• Combescure C, Foucher Y, Jackson D. Meta-analysis of single-arm survival studies: a distribution-free approach for estimating summary survival curves with random effects. Stat Med. 2014 Jul 10;33(15):2521-37. doi: 10.1002/sim.6111. Epub 2014 Feb 13. PubMed PMID: 24532219.
• Courvoisier DS. Cellphone well-being. In: Michalos AC, editor. Encyclopedia of quality of life and well-being research. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer; 2014. p. 633-4.
• Burri H, Combescure C. Management of recalled implantable cardioverter-defibrillator leads at generator replacement: a decision analysis model for Fidelis leads. Europace. 2014 Aug;16(8):1210-7. doi: 10.1093/europace/eut425. Epub 2014 Jan 26. PubMed PMID: 24469434.
• Toso C, Majno P, Berney T, Morel P, Mentha G, Combescure C. Validation of a dropout assessment model of candidates with/without hepatocellular carcinoma on a common liver transplant waiting list. Transpl Int. 2014Jul;27(7):686-95. doi: 10.1111/tri.12323. Epub 2014 Apr 25. PubMed PMID: 24649861.
• Dantan E, Combescure C, Lorent M, Ashton-Chess J, Daguin P, Classe JM, Giral M, Foucher Y. An original approach was used to better evaluate the capacity of a prognostic marker using published survival curves. J Clin Epidemiol. 2014 Apr;67(4):441-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2013.10.022. PubMed PMID: 24581297.
• Weber DC, Hurkmans CW, Melidis C, Budach W, Langendijk JH, Peters LJ, Grégoire V, Maingon P, Combescure C. Outcome impact and cost-effectiveness of quality assurance for radiotherapy planned for the EORTC 22071-24071 prospective study for head and neck cancer. Radiotherapy and Oncology. 2014 Jun;111(3):393-9. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2014.04.015. Epub 2014 May 23. PubMed PMID: 24861631.
• Girardin FR, Poncet A, Blondon M, Rollason V, Vernaz N, Chalandon Y, Dayer P, Combescure C. Cost-effectiveness of monitoring white blood cell count in psychotic adults on clozapine. The Lancet Psychiatry.doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(14)70245-7
• P. Fontana, A. Poncet, E. Lindhoff-Last, P. de Moerloose, K. M. Devreese. Refinement of the cutoff values of the HemosIL AcuStar assay for the detection of anticardiolipin and anti–beta2 glycoprotein-1 antibodies. JTH-Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis (2014). DOI: 10.1111/jth.12732
• Cullati S, Courvoisier DS, Burton-Jeangros C. Mental health trajectories and their embeddedness in work and family circumstances: A latent state-trait approach to life-course trajectories. Sociology of Health and Illness in press.
• Kocum L, Courvoisier DS. The Social Identity of Working Women: Queen Bee Phenomenon or Collective Mobility Strategy? In: Fisher M, editor. Handbook of Women and Competitionin press.
• Imholz B, Combescure C, Scolozzi P. Is age of the patient an independent predictor influencing the management of cranio-maxillo-facial trauma? A retrospective study of 308 patients. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2014 Jun;117(6):690-6. doi: 10.1016/j.oooo.2014.03.010. Epub 2014 Mar 24. PubMed PMID: 24842446.
• Ribi C, Trendelenburg M, Gayet-Ageron A, Cohen C, Dayer E, Eisenberger U, Hauser T, Hunziker T, Leimgruber A, Lindner G, Koenig K, Otto P, Spertini F, Stoll T, Von Kempis J, Chizzolini C; Swiss Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Cohort Study Group.The Swiss Systemic lupus erythematosus Cohort Study (SSCS) - cross-sectional analysis of clinical characteristics and treatments across different medical disciplines in Switzerland. Swiss Med Wkly. 2014 Aug 7;144:w13990. doi: 10.4414/smw.2014.13990. eCollection 2014.
• Stewardson AJ, Iten A, Camus V, Gayet-Ageron A, Caulfield D, Lacey G, Pittet D. Efficacy of a new educational tool to improve Handrubbing technique amongst healthcare workers: a controlled, before-after study. PLoS One. 2014 Sep 2;9(9):e105866. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105866. eCollection 2014.
• Robert-Ebadi H, Bertoletti L, Combescure C, Le Gal G, Bounameaux H, Righini M. Effects of impaired renal function on levels and performance of D-dimer in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism. Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 2014 Sep 2;112(3):614-20. doi: 10.1160/TH13-12-1024. Epub 2014 Jun 5. PubMed PMID: 24898973.
• Gex G, Pralong JA, Combescure C, Seijo L, Rochat T, Soccal PM. Diagnostic yield and safety of electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy for lung nodules: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Respiration. 2014;87(2):165-76. doi: 10.1159/000355710. Epub 2014 Jan 3. PubMed PMID: 24401166.
• Cullati S, Rousseaux E, Courvoisier DS, Gabadinho A, Burton-Jeangros C. Factors of change and cumulative factors in self-rated health trajectories: a systematic review. Advances in Life Course Research 2014; 19: 14-27
• Haller C, Etter JF, Courvoisier DS. Trajectories in cigarette dependence as a function of anxiety: A multilevel analysis. Drug Alcohol Depend 2014.
• Genevay S, Marty M, Rozenberg S, Courvoisier DS, Cedraschi C, for the Spine Group of the French Society of Rheumatology. Core Outcome Measure Index: full validation process of the French version. Eur Spine J in press.
• Hudelson P, Domnicé-Dao M, Perneger TV, Durieux S. A “Migrant Friendly Hospital” initive in Geneva, Switzerland: evaluation of the effects on staff knowledge and practices. PLoS One 2014;9:e106758.
• Calinescu, A M; Wildhaber, B E; Poncet, A; et al. Outcomes of combined liver-kidney transplantation in children: analysis of the scientific registry of transplant recipients. American journal of transplantation (2014). DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12935
• Leuchter, Russia Ha-Vinh; Gui, Laura; Poncet, Antoine; et al. Association Between Early Administration of High-Dose Erythropoietin in Preterm Infants and Brain MRI Abnormality at Term-Equivalent Age.JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (2014). DOI: 10.1001/jama.2014.9645
• Roberta De Luca, Pierre Fontana, Antoine Poncet, Philippe de Moerloose, Riccardo E. Pfister. Evaluation of the GEM®PCL Plus point-of-care device for neonatal coagulation assessment: An observational study on cord blood. Thrombosis Research (2014). DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2014.05.024
• Zingg W, Cartier V, Inan C, Touveneau S, Theriault M, Gayet-Ageron A, Clergue F, Pittet D, Walder B. Hospital-wide multidisciplinary, multimodal intervention programme to reduce central venous catheter-associated bloodstream infection. PLoS One. 2014 Apr 8;9(4):e93898. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0093898. eCollection 2014.
• Longtin Y, Schneider A, Tschopp C, Renzi G, Gayet-Ageron A, Schrenzel J, Pittet D. Contamination of stethoscopes and physicians' hands after a physical examination. Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Mar;89(3):291-9. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2013.11.016.
• Jung M, Volonté F, Buchs NC, Gayet-Ageron A, Pugin F, Gervaz P, Ris F, Morel P Perirenal fat surface area as a risk factor for morbidity after elective colorectal surgery. Dis Colon Rectum. 2014 Feb;57(2):201-9. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000000029.
• Cunningham G, Seghrouchni K, Ruffieux E, Vaudaux P, Gayet-Ageron A, Cherkaoui A, Godinho E, Lew D, Hoffmeyer P, Uçkay I. Gram and acridine orange staining for diagnosis of septic arthritis in different patient populations. Int Orthop. 2014 Jun;38(6):1283-90. doi: 10.1007/s00264-014-2284-3. Epub 2014 Feb 5.
• Siegenthaler N, Giraud R, Saxer T, Courvoisier DS, Romand J-A, Brochard L, et al. Hemodynamic monitoring in Swiss intensive care units: results from a web based survey. BioMed Res Int 2014.
• Almaghlouth A, Cionca N, Cancela J, Décaillet F, Courvoisier DS, Giannopoulou C, et al. Effect of periodontal treatment on peak serum levels of inflammatory markers. Clinical Oral Investigations 2014: 1-9. 
• Garin N, Genné D, Carballo S, Chuard C, Eich G, Hugli O, Lamy O, Nendaz M, Petignat PA, Perneger T, Rutschmann O, Seravalli L, Harbarth S, Perrier A. b-Lactam monotherapy versus b-lactam-macrolide combinbation treatment in moderately severe community-acquired pneumonia : a randomized non-inferiority trial. JAMA Intern Med 2014 174 :1894-1901 
• Dekkers OM, Cevallos M, Bührer J, Poncet A, Ackermann-Rau S, Perneger TV, Egger M. Comparison of non-inferiority margins in protocols and publications showed incomplete and inconsistent reporting. J Clin Epidemiol (epub) 
• Arthur Varoquaux, Olivier Rager, Antoine Poncet, Bénédicte M. A. Delattre, Osman Ratib, Christoph D. Becker, Pavel Dulguerov, Nicolas Dulguerov, Habib Zaidi, Minerva Becker. Detection and quantification of focal uptake in head and neck tumours: F-18-FDG PET/MR versus PET/CT. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging (2014) 41:462–475. DOI 10.1007/s00259-013-2580-y 
• Fleury, Vanessa; Cousin, Emilie; Czernecki, Virginie; Schmitt, Emmanuelle ; Lhommée, Eugénie; Poncet, Antoine; et al. Dopaminergic modulation of emotional conflict in Parkinson's disease. FRONTIERS IN AGING NEUROSCIENCE (2014). DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2014.0016

2013

• Y. Longtin, A. Schneider, C. Tschopp, G. Renzi, A. Gayet-Ageron, Jacques Schrenzel, D. Pittet. Contamination of stethoscopes and physicians’ hands following a physical examination. Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2013, in press
• A Matthey, C Cedraschi, V Piguet, M Besson, J Chabert, Y Daali, D Courvoisier, A Montagne, P Dayer, JA Desmeules. Dual Reuptake Inhibitor Milnacipran And Spinal Pain Pathways In Fibromyalgia Patients: A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial. Clinical Therapeutics. 2013/8
• AC Alba, T Agoritsas, M Jankowski, D Courvoisier, S Walter, GH Guyatt, HJ Ross. Risk Prediction Models for Mortality in Ambulatory Heart Failure Patients: A Systematic Review. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2013/4/30
• Alexandre Wullschleger, Viktoria Kapina, Nicolas Molnarfi, Delphine S Courvoisier, Jörg D Seebach, Marie-Laure Santiago-Raber, Denis F Hochstrasser, Patrice H Lalive. Cerebrospinal Fluid Interleukin-6 in Central Nervous System Inflammatory Diseases. PloS one 2013/8/27
• B. Allegranzi, A. Gayet-Ageron, N. Damani, L. Bengaly, ML. McLaws, ML. Moro, Z. Memish, O. Urroz, H. Richet, J. Storr, L. Donaldson, D. Pittet. Successful implementation of the World Health Organization multimodal hand hygiene improvement strategy across facilities worldwide: a quasi-experimental study. Lancet Infect Dis. 2013 Oct;13(10):843-51
• Balagué N, Combescure C, Huber O, Pittet-Cuénod B, Modarressi A. Plastic surgery improves long-term weight control after bariatric surgery. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2013 Oct;132(4):826-33. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31829fe531. PubMed PMID: 24076675.
• Baratti-Mayer D‡, A. Gayet-Ageron‡ (‡co-premiers auteurs), S. Hugonnet, P. François, B. Pittet-Cuenod, JE. Bornand, I. Bolivar, A. Gervaix, , D. Montandon, J. Schrenzel, A. Mombelli, D. Pittet, for the Geneva Study Group on Noma (GESNOMA). Risk factors for noma disease: results of a six-year, prospective, matched case-control study in Niger. Lancet Global Health. 2013;1(2):e87-96
• Barone-Rochette G, Machecourt J, Vanzetto G, Foote A, Quesada JL, Castelli C, Danchin N, Combescure C; EVASTENT Investigators. The favorable price evolution between bare metal stents and drug eluting stents increases the cost effectiveness of drug eluting stents. Int J Cardiol. 2013 Sep 30;168(2):1466-71. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.12.054. Epub 2013 Jan 19. PubMed PMID: 23336951.
• Benkebil F, Combescure C, Anghel SI, Besson Duvanel C, Schäppi MG. Diagnostic accuracy of a new point-of-care screening assay for celiac disease. World J Gastroenterol. 2013 Aug 21;19(31):5111-7. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i31.5111. PubMed PMID: 23964145; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3746383.
• Christopher van Issum, Delphine S Courvoisier, Paolo Scolozzi. Posttraumatic orbital emphysema: incidence, topographic classification and possible pathophysiologic mechanisms. A retrospective study of 137 patients. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology.Volume 115, Issue 6, June 2013, Pages 737–742
• Combescure C, Courvoisier DS, Haller G, Perneger TV. Meta-analysis of two-arm studies: modelling the intervention effect from survival probabilities. Stat Meth Med Res 2013
• Combescure C, Daures J, Foucher Y. A literature-based approach to evaluate the predictive capacity of a marker using time-dependent summary receiver operating characteristics. Statistical Methods in Medical Research.
• Combescure C, Perneger T, Weber DC, Daurès J-P, Foucher Y. Prognostic ROC curves: a method for representing the overall discriminative capacity of binary markers with right-censored time-to-event endpoints. Epidemiology 2014;25:103-9 PMID: 24240658.
• Courvoisier DS, Cullati S, Haller CS, Schmidt RE, Haller G, Agoritsas T, Perneger TV. Validation of a 10-item care-related regret intensity scale (RIS-10) for healthcare professionals. Med Care 2013;51:285-91
• Delphine Courvoisier, Arnaud Merglen, Thomas Agoritsas. Experiencing regrets in clinical practice. The Lancet, Volume 382, Issue 9904, Pages 1553 - 1554, 9 November 2013
• Delphine S Courvoisier, Olivier Renaud, Christian Geiser, Kerstin Paschke, Kevin Gaudy, Kirsten Jordan. Sex hormones and mental rotation: An intensive longitudinal investigationVolume 63, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 345–351. Hormones and behavior.
• Dominique Monnin, Delphine Courvoisier, Stéphane Genevay, Danièle Kupper, Pascal Nguyen. Efficacité d’un programme de prévention du mal de dos pour les collaborateurs des institutions de médico-sociales de Genève. Kinésithérapie. 2013/2/28
• Duxbury B, Combescure C, Chizzolini C. Rituximab in systemic lupuserythematosus: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis. Lupus. 2013;22(14):1489-503. doi: 10.1177/0961203313509295. Epub 2013 Oct 17. PubMed PMID: 24135078
• Escher M, Perneger TV, Rudaz S, Dayer P, Perrier A. Impact of advance directives and of health care proxy on doctors' decisions: a randomized trial. J Pain Symptom Manag 2013 (in press)
• F. Montecucco, I. Bauer, V. Braunersreuther, S. Bruzzone, A. Akhmedov, TF. Lüscher, T. Speer, A. Poggi, E. Mannino, G. Pelli, K. Galan, M. Bertolotto, S. Lenglet, A. Garuti, C. Montessuit, R. Lerch, C. Pellieux, N. Vuilleumier, F. Dallegri, J. Mage, C. Sebastian, R. Mostoslavsky, A. Gayet-Ageron, F. Patrone, F. Mach, A. Nencioni. Inhibition of Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase Reduces Neutrophil-Mediated Injury in Myocardial Infarction. Antioxid Redox Signal. 2013; 18(6):630-41
• Fontana P, Cattaneo M, Combescure C, Reny JL. Tailored Thienopyridine therapy: no urgency for CYP2C19 genotyping. J Am Heart Assoc. 2013 Mar 27;2(2):e000131. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.112.000131. PubMed PMID: 23537811; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3647256.
• Gayet-Ageron A, S. Lautenschlager, B. Ninet, TV. Perneger, C. Combescure. Sensitivity, specificity and likelihood ratios of PCR in the diagnosis of syphilis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Sex Transm Infect. 2013 May; 89(3):251-6
• Gervaz P, Platon A., Buchs N, Rocher T, Perneger T, Poletti PA. CT-scan based modeling of anastomotic leak risk after colorectal surgery. Colorectal Dis 2013;15:1295-300
• Gschwind L, Rollason V, Boehlen F, Rebsamen M, Combescure C, Grünenwald M, Matthey A, Bonnabry P, Dayer P, Desmeules JA. Impact of CYP2C9 polymorphisms on the vulnerability to pharmacokinetic drug-drug interactions during acenocoumarol treatment. Pharmacogenomics. 2013 May;14(7):745-53. doi: 10.2217/pgs.13.55. PubMed PMID: 23651023.
• I. Uckay, H. Sax, A. Gayet-Ageron, C. Ruef, K. Mühlemann, N. Troillet, C. Petitgnat, E. Bernasconi, C. Balmelli, A. Widmer, K. Boubaker, D. Pittet ; Swiss-NOSO network. High proportion of healthcare-associated urinary tract infection in the absence of prior exposure to urinary catheter: a cross-sectional study. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2013;7(2):5
• Jannot AS, Agoritsas T, Gayet-Ageron A, Perneger TV. Citation bias favoring statistically significant results is present in medical research. J Clin Epidemiol 2013;66:296-301
• Laura Merlini, Antoine Poncet. DTI measurements of non-decussating fibers in Defective Axon Guidance Disorders (Horizontal Gaze Palsy and Progressive Scoliosis and Joubert Syndrome). Journal of Pediatric Neuroradiology2 (2013) 131–139. DOI 10.3233/PNR-13054
• Laure-Anne Prisse, Delphine S Courvoisier, Paolo Scolozzi. Did the Hand Drawn Cephalometric Tracing Technique for Orthognathic Surgery Planning say its Last Word? Objective and Subjective Evaluation. The Journal of craniofacial surgery[2013, 24(4):e320-5]
• Lavigne JP, Cuzon G, Combescure C, Bourg G, Sotto A, Nordmann P. Virulence of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates harboring bla KPC-2 carbapenemase gene in a Caenorhabditis elegans model. PLoS One. 2013 Jul 2;8(7):e67847. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0067847. Print 2013. PubMed PMID: 23844109; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3699468.
• Lübbeke A, Zimmermann-Sloutskis D, Stern R, Roussos C, Bonvin A, Perneger T, Peter R, Hoffmeyer P. Physical activity before and after primary total hip arthroplasty: a registry-based study. Arthritis Care Res 2013 (epub)
• Martinet M, Borradori Tolsa C, Rossi Jelidi M, Bullinger A, Perneger T, Pfister RE. Elaboration et validation de contenu d’une grille d’observation du comportement sensori-moteur du nouveau-né à l’usage du personnel soignant. Arch Pediatr 2013;20:137-45.
• Martinez de Tejada B, Jastrow N, Poncet A, Le Scouezec I, Irion O, Kayser B. Perceived and measured physical activity and mental stress levels in obstetricians. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2013 Aug 16. pii: S0301-2115(13)00410-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2013.08.020
• Michel Gonzalez, Antoine Poncet, Christophe Combescure, John Robert, Hans Beat Ris & Pascal Gervaz. Risk Factors for Survival after Lung Metastasectomy in Colorectal Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Annals of Surgical Oncology (2013) 20:572-579; DOI: 10.1245/s10434-012-2726-3
• Paolo Scolozzi, Armen Momjian, DS Courvoisier, Stavros Kiliaridis. Evaluation of condylar morphology following orthognathic surgery on digital panoramic radiographs. Could methodology influence the range of “normality” in condylar changes? Dentomaxillofacial Radiology. 2013/4/26
• Pasquale F. Innominato, Sylvie Giacchetti, Thierry Moreau, Georg A. Bjarnason, Rune Smaaland, Christian Focan, Carlo Garufi, Stefano Iacobelli, Marco Tampellini, Salvatore Tumolo, Carlos Carvalho, Abdoulaye Karaboue, Antoine Poncet, David Spiegel, and Francis Levi. Fatigue and Weight Loss Predict Survival on Circadian Chemotherapy for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer. Cancer 2013. DOI: 10.1002/cncr.28072
• Perneger TV, Gayet-Ageron A, Courvoisier DS, Agoritsas T, Cullati S. Self-rated health: analysis of distances and transitions between response options. Qual Life Res 2013;22:2761-8
• Perneger TV, Staines A, Kundig F. Internal consistency, factor structure, and construct validity of the French version of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture. BMJ Qual Saf 2013 (epub)
• Poletti PA, Platon A, De Seigneux S, Dupuis-Lozeron E, Sarasin F, Becker CD, Perneger T, Saudan P, Martin PY. N-acetylcysteine does not prevent contrast nephropathy in patients with renal impairment undergoing emergency CT: a randomized study. BMC Nephrol 2013;13:119
• Rizk B, Platon A, Tasu JP, Becker CD, Mendes Pereira V, Perneger T, Shanmuganathan K, Lövblad KO, Poletti PA. The role of unenhanced CT alone for the management of headache in an emergency department: a feasibility study. J Neuroradiol 2013;40:235-41
• Rohner GB, Meier S, Bel M, Combescure C, Othenin-Girard V, Swali RA, de Tejada BM, Siegrist CA. Influenza Vaccination Given at Least 2 Weeks before Delivery to Pregnant Women Facilitates Transmission of Seroprotective Influenza-Specific Antibodies to the Newborn. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2013 Sep 20. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24061270.
• Stewardson AJ, Allegranzi B, Perneger T, Attar H, Pittet D. Testing the WHO Hand Hygiene Self-Assessment Framework for usability and reliability. J Hosp Infect 2013;83:30-5
• Sylviane Hanquinet, Anne‐Laure Rougemont, Delphine Courvoisier, Laura Rubbia-Brandt, Valérie Mclin, Michela Tempia, Mehrak Anooshiravani. Acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) elastography for the noninvasive diagnosis of liver fibrosis in children. Pediatric radiology. 2013/3/1
• Vazquez L, Nizamaldin Y, Combescure C, Nedir R, Bischof M, Dohan Ehrenfest DM, Carrel JP, Belser UC. Accuracy of vertical height measurements on direct digital panoramic radiographs using posterior mandibular implants and metal balls as reference objects. Dentomaxillofac Radiol. 2013;42(2):20110429. doi: 10.1259/dmfr.20110429. PubMed PMID: 23360688; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3699017.
• Vernaz N, Haller G, Girardin F, Huttner B, Combescure C, Dayer P, Muscionico D, Salomon JL, Bonnabry P. Patented drug extension strategies on healthcare spending: a cost-evaluation analysis. PLoS Med. 2013 Jun;10(6):e1001460. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001460. Epub 2013 Jun 4. PubMed PMID: 23750120; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3672218.
• Vuilleumier N, Montecucco F, Spinella G, Pagano S, Bertolotto M, Pane B, Pende A, Galan K, Roux-Lombard P, Combescure C, Dallegri F, Mach F, Palombo D. Serum levels of anti-apolipoprotein A-1 auto-antibodies and myeloperoxidase as predictors of major adverse cardiovascular events after carotid endarterectomy. Thromb Haemost. 2013 Apr;109(4):706-15. doi: 10.1160/TH12-10-0714. Epub 2013 Jan PubMed PMID: 23364307.

2012

• Agoritsas T, Merglen A, Courvoisier DS, Combescure C, Garin N, Perrier A, Perneger TV. Sensitivity and predictive value of 15 PubMed search strategies to answer clinical questions rated against full systematic reviews. J Med Internet Res. 2012 Jun 12;14(3):e85. PubMed PMID: 22693047; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3414859. (abstract)
• Andres A, Gerstel E, Combescure C, Asthana S, Merani S, Majno P, Berney T, Morel P, Kneteman N, Mentha G, Toso C. A score predicting survival after liver retransplantation for hepatitis C virus cirrhosis. Transplantation. 2012 Apr 15;93(7):717-22. PubMed PMID: 22267157. (abtract)
• Blanchard-Rohner G, Meier S, Ryser J, Schaller D, Combescure C, Yudin MH, Burton-Jeangros C, de Tejada BM, Siegrist CA. Acceptability of maternal immunization against influenza: the critical role of obstetricians. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2012 Sep;25(9):1800-9. Epub 2012 Mar 16. PubMed PMID: 22339083. (abstract)
• Cachat F, Combescure C, Chehade H, Zeier G, Mosig D, Meyrat B, Frey P, Girardin E. Microalbuminuria and hyperfiltration in subjects with nephro-urological disorders. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2012 Dec 6. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23223226. (abstract)
• Calmy A, Bel M, Nguyen A, Combescure C, Delhumeau C, Meier S, Yerly S, Kaiser L, Hirschel B, Siegrist CA; H1N1 Study Group. Strong serological responses and HIV RNA increase following AS03-adjuvanted pandemic immunization in HIV-infected patients. HIV Med. 2012 Apr;13(4):207-18. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2011.00961.x. Epub 2011 Nov 7. PubMed PMID: 22093373. (abstract)
• Ceroni D, Dubois-Ferrière V, Anderson R, Combescure C, Lamah L, Cherkaoui A, Schrenzel J. Small risk of osteoarticular infections in children with asymptomatic oropharyngeal carriage of kingella kingae. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2012 Sep;31(9):983-5. PubMed PMID: 22572754. (abstract)
• Contal O, Vignaux L, Combescure C, Pepin JL, Jolliet P, Janssens JP. Monitoring of noninvasive ventilation by built-in software of home bilevel ventilators: a bench study. Chest. 2012 Feb;141(2):469-76. doi: 10.1378/chest.11-0485. Epub 2011 Jul 21. PubMed PMID: 21778253. (abstract)
• Combescure C, Courvoisier D, Haller G, Perneger T. Meta-analysis of two-arm studies: Modeling the intervention effect from survival probabilities. Stat Methods Med Res. 2012 Dec 24. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23267027. (abstract)
• Combescure C, Daures J, Foucher Y. A literature-based approach to evaluate the predictive capacity of a marker using time-dependent summary receiver operating characteristics. Stat Methods Med Res. 2012 Nov 1. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23117409. (abstract)
• Courvoisier DS, Agoritsas T, Glauser J, Michaud K, Wolfe F, Cantoni E, Perneger TV, Finckh A. Pain is the most important predictor of psychosocial health in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Arthrit Care Res 2012;64:190-6. PMID: 21972106 (abstract)
• Della Torre R, Combescure C, Cortes B, Marazza G, Beltraminelli H, Naldi L, Borradori L. Clinical presentations and diagnostic delay in bullous pemphigoid: a prospective natiowide cohort. Br J Dermatol. 2012 Jun 18. doi:10.1111/j.1365-133.2012.11108.x. PubMed PMID: 22709136. (abstract)
• Dadoun S, Zeboulon-Ktorza N, Combescure C, Elhai M, Rozenberg S, Gossec L, Fautrel B. Mortality in rheumatoid arthritis over the last fifty years: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Joint Bone Spine. 2012 Mar 27. PubMed PMID: 22459416 (abtract)
• Gayet-Ageron A, Lautenschlager S, Ninet-Bescher B, Perneger T, Combescure C. Sensitivity, specificity, and likelihood ratios of polymerase chain reaction in the diagnosis of syphilis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Sex Trans Dis 2012. PMID:23024223. (abstract)
• Gervaz P, Bandiera-Clerc C, Buchs N, Eisenring MC, Perneger T, Troillet N, Harbarth S. Scoring system to predict the risk of surgical-site infection after colorectal resection. Br J Surg 2012;99:589-95.PMID: 22231649. (abstact)
• Gex G, Gerstel E, Righini M, Le Gal G, Aujesky D, Roy PM, Sanchez O, Verschuren F, Rutschmann OT, Perneger T, Perrier A. Is atrial fibrillation associated with pulmonary embolism? J Thromb Haemost 2012;10:347-51. PMID: 22212132. (abstract)
• Gonzalez M, Robert JH, Halkic N, Mentha G, Roth A, Perneger T, Ris HB, Gervaz P. Survival after lung metastasectomy in colorectal cancer patients with previously resected liver metastases. World J Surg 2012;36:386-91. PMID: 22167262. (abstract)
• Gonzalez M, Poncet A, Combescure C, Robert J, Ris HB, Gervaz P. Risk Factors for Survival after Lung Metastasectomy in Colorectal Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Ann Surg Oncol. 2012 Oct 28. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23104709. (abstract)
• Gumy-Pause F, Pardo B, Khoshbeen-Boudal M, Ansari M, Gayet-Ageron A, Sappino AP, Attiyeh EF, Ozsahin H. GSTP1 hypermethylation is associated with reduced protein expression, aggressive disease and prognosis in neuroblastoma. Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 2011 Nov 1. doi: 10.1002/gcc.20941. PMID: 22045684. (abstract)
• Hottinger AF, George AC, Bel M, Favet L, Combescure C, Meier S, Grillet S, Posfay-Barbe K, Kaiser L, Siegrist CA, Dietrich PY; H1N1 Study Group. A prospective study of the factors shaping antibody responses to the AS03-adjuvanted influenza A/H1N1 vaccine in cancer outpatients. Oncologist. 2012;17(3):436-45. Epub 2012 Feb 21. PubMed PMID: 22357731; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3316930. (abtract)
• Hudelson P, Perneger T, Kolly V, Junod Perron N. Self-assessed competency at working with a medical interpreter is not associated with knowledge of good practice. PloS One 2012;7:e38973. PMID: 22715421 (abstract)
• Kayser B, Dumont L, Lysakowski C, Combescure C, Haller G, Tramèr MR. Reappraisal of acetazolamide for the prevention of acute mountain sickness: a systematic review and Meta-analysis. High Alt Med Biol. 2012 Jun;13(2):82-92. (abstract)
• Kern I, Xu R, Julien S, Suter DM, Preynat-Seauve O, Baquié M, Poncet A, Combescure C, Stoppini L, van Thriel C, Krause KH. Embryonic stem cell-based screen for small molecules: cluster analysis reveals four response patterns in developing neural cells. Curr Med Chem. 2012 Dec 10. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23231350. (abstract)
• Lavigne JP, Vergunst AC, Goret L, Sotto A, Combescure C, Blanco J, O'Callaghan D, Nicolas-Chanoine MH. Virulence potential and genomic mapping of the worldwide clone Escherichia coli ST131. PLoS One. 2012;7(3):e34294. Epub 2012 Mar 23. PubMed PMID: 22457832; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3311635. (abstract)
• Longtin Y, Farquet N, Gayet-Ageron A, Sax H, Pittet D. Caregivers' Perceptions of Patients as Reminders to Improve Hand Hygiene. Arch Intern Med. 2012 Sep 3:1-2. (article)
• Marti C, Garin N, Grosgurin O, Poncet A, Combescure C, Carballo S, Perrier A. Prediction of severe community acquired pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Critical Care 2012, 16 :R141. (abstract)
• Martinez de Tejada B, Gayet-Ageron A, Combescure C, Irion O, Baehni P. Association between early preterm birth and periodontitis according to USA and European consensus definitions. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2012 May 29. (abstract)
• Martinez de Tejada B, Gayet-Ageron A, Combescure C, Irion O, Baehni P. Association between early preterm birth and periodontitis according to USA and European consensus definitions. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2012 May 29.PubMed PMID: 22548257. (abstract)
• Mastelic B, Kamath AT, Fontannaz P, Tougne C, Rochat AF, Belnoue E, Combescure C, Auderset F, Lambert PH, Tacchini-Cottier F, Siegrist CA. Environmental and T cell-intrinsic factors limit the expansion of neonatal follicular T helper cells but may be circumvented by specific adjuvants. J Immunol. 2012 Dec 15;189(12):5764-72. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1201143. Epub 2012 Nov 16. PubMed PMID: 23162125. (abstract)
• Meier RP, Perneger TV, Stern R, Rizzoli R, Peter RE. Increasing occurrence of atypical femoral fractures associated with bisphosphonate use. Arch Intern Med 2012;172:930-6. PMID: 22732749. (abstract)
• Nedir R, Nurdin N, Khoury P, Perneger T, El Hage M, Bernard JP, Bischof M. Osteotome sinus floor elevation with and without graft material in the atrophic maxilla. A 1-year prospective randomized controlled study. Clin Oral Implan Res 2012. PMID: 22925088. (abstract)
• Parvex P, Combescure C, Rodriguez M, Girardin E. Is Cystatin C a promising marker of renal function, at birth, in neonates prenatally diagnosed with congenital kidney anomalies? Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2012 Sep;27(9):3477-82. Epub 2012 Apr 3. PubMed PMID: 22474211. (abstract)
• Perneger TV, Deom M, Cullati S, Bovier PA. Growing discontent of Swiss doctors, 1998 to 2007. Eur J Public Health 2012 Aug;22(4):478-83. (abstract) 
• Poletti PA, Canel L, Becker CD, Wolff H, Elger B, Lock E, Sarasin F, Bonfanti MS, Dupuis-Lozeron E, Perneger T, Platon A. Screening for illegal intracorporeal containers (“body-packing”). Is abdominal radiography sufficiently accurate? A comparative study with low-dose CT. A comparative study with low-dose CT. Radiology 2012. PMID: 22952384. (abstract)
• Reny J-L, Berdague P, Poncet A, Barazar I, Nolli S, Fabbro-Peray P, Schved J-F, Bounameaux H, Mach F, de Moerloose P, Fontana P. Antiplatelet drug response status does not predict recurrent ischemic events in stable cardiovascular patients: results of the Antiplatelet Drug Resistances and Ischemic Events study. Circulation. 2012;125:3201–3210. (abstract)
• Reny JL, Combescure C, Daali Y, Fontana P; PON1 Meta-Analysis Group. Influence of the paraoxonase-1 Q192R genetic variant on clopidogrel responsiveness and recurrent cardiovascular events: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Thromb Haemost. 2012 Jul;10(7):1242-51. doi: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2012.04756.x. PubMed PMID: 22520065. (abstract)
• Richards M, Lavigne Lissalde G, Combescure C, Batorova A, Dolan G, Fischer K, Klamroth R, Lambert T, Lopez-Fernandez M, Pérez R, Rocino A, Fijnvandraat K; European Haemophilia Treatment and Standardization Board. Neonatal bleeding in haemophilia: a European cohort study. Br J Haematol. 2012 Feb;156(3):374-82. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2011.08967.x. Epub 2011 Dec 7. PubMed PMID: 22146054. (abstract)
• Rochat I, Leis P, Perneger T, Bouchardy M, Oberli C, Sourial H, Friedli-Burri M, Barazzone Argiroffo C. Chest physiotherapy using passive expiratory techniques does not reduce bronchiolitis severity: a randomised controlled trial. Eur J Pediat 2012;171:457-62. (abstract)
• Schäppi MG, Meier S, Bel M, Siegrist CA, Posfay-Barbe KM; H1N1 Study Group. Protective antibody responses to influenza A/H1N1/09 vaccination in children with celiac disease. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2012 Jun;54(6):817-9. PubMed PMID: 22228003. (abstract)
• Siegrist CA, van Delden C, Bel M, Combescure C, Delhumeau C, Cavassini M, Clerc O, Meier S, Hadaya K, Soccal PM, Yerly S, Kaiser L, Hirschel B, Calmy A; H1N1 Study Group; Swiss HIV Cohort Study (SHCS). Higher Memory Responses in HIV-Infected and Kidney Transplanted Patients than in Healthy Subjects following Priming with the Pandemic Vaccine. PLoS One. 2012;7(7):e40428. Epub 2012 Jul 27. (abstract)
• Siegrist CA, Ambrosioni J, Bel M, Combescure C, Hadaya K, Martin PY, Soccal PM, Berney T, Noble S, Meier S, Posfay-Barbe K, Grillet S, Kaiser L, van Delden C; for the H1N1 study group. Responses of solid organ transplant recipients to the AS03-adjuvanted pandemic influenza vaccine. Antivir Ther. 2012;17(5):893-903. doi: 10.3851/IMP2103. Epub 2012 Apr 27. PubMed PMID: 22544169. (abstract)
• Stewardson AJ, Allegranzi B, Perneger T, Attar H, Pittet D. Testing the WHO Hand Hygiene Self-Assessment Framework for usability and reliability. J Hosp Infect 2012. PMID: 23149056. (abstract)
• Stoppa-Vaucher S, Dirlewanger MA, Meier CA, de Moerloose P, Reber G, Roux-Lombard P, Combescure C, Saudan S, Schwitzgebel VM. Inflammatory and prothrombotic States in obese children of European descent. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2012 Aug;20(8):1662-8. doi: 10.1038/oby.2012.85. Epub 2012 Apr 9. PubMed PMID: 22484367. (abstract)
• Toso C, Dupuis-Lozeron E, Majno P, Berney T, Kneteman NM, Perneger T, Morel P, Mentha G, Combescure C. A model for dropout assessment of candidates with or without hepatocellular carcinoma on a common liver transplant waiting list. Hepatology. 2012 Jul;56(1):149-56. doi: 10.1002/hep.25603. Epub 2012 Jun 18. PubMed PMID: 22271250. (abstract)
• Tonson la Tour A, Spadola L, Sayegh Y, Combescure C, Pfister R, Barazzone Argiroffo C, Rochat I. Chest CT in bronchopulmonary dysplasia: Clinical and radiological correlations. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2012 Nov 20. doi: 10.1002/ppul.22714. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23169612. (abstract)
• Weber DC, Tille JC, Combescure C, Egger JF, Laouiti M, Hammad K, Granger P, Rubbia-Brandt L, Miralbell R. The prognostic value of expression of HIF1α, EGFR and VEGF-A, in localized prostate cancer for intermediate- and high-risk patients treated with radiation therapy with or without androgen deprivation therapy. Radiat Oncol. 2012 Apr 30;7:66. PubMed PMID: 22546016; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3432017. (abstract)

2011

• Agoritsas T, Courvoisier DS, Combescure C, Deom M, Perneger TV. Post-test probability according to prevalence. J Gen Intern Med 2011;26:1091. PMID: 21751056 (letter)
• Agoritsas T, Courvoisier DS, Combescure C, Deom M, Perneger TV. Does prevalence matter to physicians in estimating post-test probability? A randomized trial. J Gen Intern Med 2011;26:373-8 (abstract)
• Agoritsas T, Perneger TV. Patient-reported conformity of informed consent procedures and participation in clinical research. QJM Int J Med 2011;104:151-9 (abstract)
• Agoritsas T, Deom M, Perneger TV. Study design attributes influenced patients’ willingness to participate in clinical research: a randomized vignette-based study. J Clin Epidemiol 2011;64:107-15 (abstract)
• Allegranzi B, Bagheri Nejad S, Combescure C, Graafmans W, Attar H, Donaldson L, Pittet D. Burden of endemic healthcare-associated infection in developing countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet. 2011 Jan 15;377(9761):228-41. (abstract)
• Biver E, Salliot C, Combescure C, Gossec L, Hardouin P, Legroux-Gerot I, Cortet B. Influence of adipokines and ghrelin on bone mineral density and fracture risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2011 Sep;96(9):2703-13. Epub 2011 Jul 21. (abstract)
• Bohanes P, Courvoisier DS, Perneger TV, Morel P, Huber O, Roth AD. Survival predictors in second-line chemotherapy for metastatic gastric cancer. Swiss Medical Weekly 2011;141:w13249. (article)
• Calmy A, Bel M, Nguyen A, Combescure C, Delhumeau C, Meier S, Yerly S, Kaiser L, Hirschel B, Siegrist CA; the H1N1 study group. Strong serological responses and HIV RNA increase following AS03-adjuvanted pandemic immunization in HIV-infected patients. HIV Med. 2011 Nov 7. [Epub ahead of print] (abstract)
• Ceroni D, Cherkaoui A, Combescure C, François P, Kaelin A, Schrenzel J. Differentiating Osteoarticular Infections Caused By Kingella Kingae From Those Due to Typical Pathogens in Young Children. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2011 Apr 13. [Epub ahead of print]
• Combescure C, Courvoisier DS, Haller G, Perneger TV. Meta-analysis of binary outcomes from two-by-two tables when the length of follow-up varies and hazards are proportional. Statistical Methods in Medical Research. 2011, 20:531-40.
• Contal O, Vignaux L, Combescure C, Pepin JL, Jolliet P, Janssens JP. Monitoring of non-invasive ventilation by built-in software of home bi-level ventilators: a bench study. Chest. 2011 Jul 21. [Epub ahead of print] (abstract) 
• Cortés B, Marazza G, Naldi L, Combescure C, Borradori L; Autoimmune Bullous Disease Swiss Study Group. Mortality of bullous pemphigoid in Switzerland: a prospective study. Br J Dermatol. 2011 Aug;165(2):368-74. (abstract)
• Courvoisier DS, Agoritsas T, Perneger TV, Schmidt RE, Cullati S. Regrets associated with providing healthcare : qualitative study of experiences of hospital-based physicians and nurses. PloS One 2011;6:e23138 (article)
• Courvoisier DS, Combescure C, Agoritsas T, Haller G, Perneger TV. Performance of the logistic regression model : beyond the number of events per variable, the role of data structure. J Clin Epidemiol 2011 Sep;64(9):993-1000. (abstract)
• Courvoisier DS, Combescure C, Agoritsas T, Gayet-Ageron A, Perneger TV. Data structure remains relevant to determine EPV irrespective of type of bias. J Clin Epidemiol. (in press)
• Courvoisier DS, Agoritsas T, Glauser J, Michaud K, Wolfe F, Cantoni E, Perneger TV, Finckh A. Pain is the most important predictor of psychosocial health in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Arthrit Care Res 2011. PMID: 21972106 (abstract)
• Courvoisier DS, Genevay S, Cedraschi C, Bessire N, Griesser-Delacrétaz AC, Monnin D, Perneger TV. Job strain, work characteristics, and back pain: study in a University hospital. Eur J Pain 2011;15:634-40 (abstract)
• Cullati S, Courvoisier DS, Charvet-Bérard AI, Perneger TV. Desire for autonomy in health care decisions: a general population survey. Patient Educ Couns. 2011 Apr;83(1):134-8. (abstract)
• Eichenberger AS, Haller G, Cheseaux N, Lechappe V, Garnerin P, Walder B. A Clinical Pathway in a Post-Anaesthesia Care Unit to Reduce Length of Stay, Mortality, and Unplanned Intensive Care Unit Admission. Eur. J. Anaesth 2011. PMID: 21885983 (abtract)
• El Amari EB, Combescure C, Yerly S, Calmy A, Kaiser L, Hasse B, Furrer H, Cavassini M, Vernazza P, Hirsch H, Bernasconi E, Hirschel B; for the Swiss HIV Cohort Study. Clinical relevance of cytomegalovirus viraemia(*,†). HIV Med. 2011 Aug;12(7):394-402. Epub 2011 Jan 19. PMID: 21251182 (abstract)
• Gabay C, Bel M, Combescure C, Ribi C, Meier S, Posfay-Barbe K, Grillet S, Seebach JD, Kaiser L, Wunderli W, Guerne PA, Siegrist CA; H1N1 Study Group. Impact of synthetic and biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs on antibody responses to the AS03-adjuvanted pandemic influenza vaccine: A prospective, open-label, parallel-cohort, single-center study. Arthritis Rheum. 2011 Jun;63(6):1486-96. (abstract)
• Gariani K, Delabays A, Perneger TV, Agoritsas T. Use of brain natriuretic peptide to detect previously unknown left ventricular dysfunction in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Swiss Med Wkly 2011;141:w13298 (article)
• Gayet-Ageron A, Agoritsas T, Schiesari L, Kolly V, Perneger TV. Barriers to participation in a patient satisfaction survey: who are we missing? PLoS One. 2011;6(10):e26852. Epub 2011 Oct 26. (article)
• Genevay S, Courvoisier DS, Cedraschi C, Griesser-Delacrétaz AC, Perneger TV, Monnin D. Work-related characteristics of back and neck pain among employees of a Swiss University hospital. Joint Bone Spine 2011. PMID: 21093343 (abstract)
• Gil-Wey B, Savoldelli GL, Kern C, Haller G. Risk factors associated with maternal satisfaction during childbirth: a retrospective cohort study. Can J Anaesth 2011 Jul 12 (abstract)
• Giraud R, Siegenthaler N, Gayet-Ageron A, Combescure C, Romand JA, Bendjelid K. ScvO2 As a Marker to Define Fluid Responsiveness. J Trauma. 2011 Apr;70(4):802-7. (abstract)
• Gossec L, Paternotte S, Maillefert JF, Combescure C, Conaghan PG, Davis AM, Gunther KP, Hawker G, Hochberg M, Katz JN, Kloppenburg M, Lim K, Lohmander LS, Mahomed NN, March L, Pavelka K, Punzi L, Roos EM, Sanchez-Riera L, Singh JA, Suarez-Almazor ME, Dougados M; OARSI-OMERACT Task Force "total articular replacement as outcome measure in OA". The role of pain and functional impairment in the decision to recommend total joint replacement in hip and knee osteoarthritis: an international cross-sectional study of 1909 patients. Report of the OARSI-OMERACT Task Force on total joint replacement. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2011 Feb;19(2):147-54. (abstract)
• Gumy-Pause F, Pardo B, Khoshbeen-Boudal M, Ansari M, Gayet-Ageron A, Sappino AP, Attiyeh EF, Ozsahin H. GSTP1 hypermethylation is associated with reduced protein expression, aggressive disease and prognosis in neuroblastoma. Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 2011 Nov 1. doi: 10.1002/gcc.20941. (in press)
• Haller G, Agoritsas T, Luthy C, Piguet V, Griesser A-C, Perneger T. Collaborative quality improvement to manage pain in acute care hospitals. Pain Med 2011;12:138-47 (abstract)
• Haller G, Courvoisier DS, Anderson H, Myles PS. Clinical factors associated with the non-utilization of an anaesthesia incident reporting system. Br J Anesth. 2011 Aug;107(2):171-9. (abstract)
• Hudelson PM, Junod-Perron N, Perneger TV. Using clinical vignettes to assess doctors’ and students’ ability to identify socio-cultural factors affecting health and health care. Med Teach 2011 2011;33(10) (abstract)
• Hudelson PM, Junod Perron N, Perneger T. Self-assessment of intercultural communication skills: a survey of physicians and medical students in Geneva, Switzerland. BMC Med Educ 2011;11:63. (abstract)
• Kundig F, Staines A, Kinge T, Perneger TV. Numbering questionnaires had no impact on the response rate and response content of a patient safety culture survey: randomized trial. J Clin Epidemiol 2011;64:1262-5 (abstract)
• Lebreton A, Lapalud P, Chambost H, Biron-Andréani C, Morange PE, Combescure C, Marquès-Verdier A, Berger C, Schved JF, Granier C, Lavigne-Lissalde G. Prevalence and epitope specificity of non-neutralising antibodies in a large cohort of haemophilia A patients without inhibitors. Thromb Haemost. 2011 Jun 6;105(6):954-61. Epub 2011 Apr 7.
• Lavigne JP, Boutet-Dubois A, Laouini D, Combescure C, Bouziges N, Marès P, Sotto A. Virulence Potential of Escherichia coli Strains Causing Asymptomatic Bacteriuria during Pregnancy. J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Nov;49(11):3950-3. Epub 2011 Sep 14. (abstract)
• L’Huillier AG, Ferry T, Courvoisier DS, et al. Impaired antibody memory to varicella-zoster virus in HIV-infected children: low antibody levels and avidity. HIV Medicine. (abstract)
• Mamie C, Clergue F, Zocatelli D, Haller G. Swiss healthcare cost containment policies and their impact on anaesthetists’ density and satisfaction. Swiss Medical Weekly 2011. PMID: 21971666 (abstract) 
• Meier S, Bel M, L'huillier A, Crisinel PA, Combescure C, Kaiser L, Grillet S, Pósfay-Barbe K, Siegrist CA; H1N1 Epidemiology Study Group of Geneva. Antibody responses to natural influenza A/H1N1/09 disease or following immunization with adjuvanted vaccines, in immunocompetent and immunocompromised children. Vaccine. 2011 Apr 27;29(19):3548-57. (abstract)
• Momjian A, Courvoisier DS, Kiliaridis S, Scolozzi P. Reliability of computational measurement of the condyles on digital panoramic radiographs. Dentomaxillofac rad. PMID: 21960403 (abstract)
• Mohty B, Bel M, Vukicevic M, Nagy M, Levrat E, Meier S, Grillet S, Combescure C, Kaiser L, Chalandon Y, Passweg J, Siegrist CA, Roosnek E; Blood and Marrow Transplant Program; Geneva University Hospitals H1N1 study group. Graft-versus-host disease is the major determinant of humoral responses to the AS03-adjuvanted influenza A/09/H1N1 vaccine in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients. Haematologica. 2011 Jun;96(6):896-904. Epub 2011 Mar 21. (article)
• Osih RB, Taffé P, Rickenbach M, Gayet-Ageron A, Elzi L, Fux C, Opravil M, Bernasconi E, Schmid P, Günthard HF, Cavassini M; Swiss HIV Cohort Study. Outcomes of patients on dual-boosted PI regimens: experience of the Swiss HIV cohort study. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2010 Nov;26(11):1239-46. Epub 2010 Oct 7. (abstract)
• Perneger TV, Schiesari L, Cullati S, Charvet-Bérard A. Does information about risks and benefits improve the decision-making process in cancer screening – randomized study. Cancer Epidemiol 2011. PMID: 21622043 (abstract)
• Perneger TV. Sharing raw data: another of Francis Galton’s ideas. BMJ 2011;342:d3035 (letter)
• Perneger TV, Agoritsas T. Doctors’ and patients’ susceptibility to framing bias: a randomized trial. J Gen Intern Med 2011;26:1411-7 (abstract)
• Poletti PA, Platon A, de Perrot T, Sarasin F, Andereggen E, Rutschmann O, Dupuis-Lozeron E, Perneger T, Gervaz P, Becker CD. Acute appendicitis: prospective evaluation of a diagnostic algorithm integrating sonography and low-dose CT to reduce the need of standard CT. Eur Radiol. PMID: 21805194 (abstract)
• Scolozzi P, Momjian A, Courvoisier DS. Dentofacial deformities treated according to a dento-skeletal analysis based on divine proportion: are the resulting faces de facto “divinely” proportioned? J Cranofac Surg. 2011;22(1):147-150. (abstract)
• Schouman T, Courvoisier DS, Imholz B, van Issum C, Scolozzi P. Computational area measurement of orbital floor fractures: Reliability, accuracy and rapidity. Eur J Radiol. (in press)
• Suva D, Haller G, Lübbeke A, Hoffmeyer P. Differential impact of a crew resource management program according to professional specialty. Am Journ Med Quality. 2011 (in press)
• Vazquez L, Nizam Al Din Y, Christoph Belser U, Combescure C, Bernard JP. Reliability of the vertical magnification factor on panoramic radiographs: clinical implications for posterior mandibular implants. Clin Oral Implants Res. 2011 Dec;22(12):1420-5. Epub 2011 Mar 21. (abstract)
• Villà S, Weber DC, Moretones C, Mañes A, Combescure C, Jové J, Puyalto P, Cuadras P, Bruna J, Verger E, Balañà C, Graus F. Validation of the new Graded Prognostic Assessment scale for brain metastases: a multicenter prospective study. Radiat Oncol. 2011 Mar 2;6:23. (abstract)
• Vuilleumier N, Pagano S, Lahlou K, Poncet A, Charbonney E, et al. (2011) Head-to-Head Comparison of Auto-Antibodies for Cardiovascular Outcome Prediction after Myocardial Infarction: a Prospective Study. J Clinic Experiment Cardiol 2:169.
• Walker UA, Courvoisier DS, Dudler J, et al. Do new biologics meet the unmet medical need in RA? Safety and efficacy of abatacept following B-cell depletion. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2011;50(1):243-244. (abstract)
• Zufferey A, Reny JL, Combescure C, de Moerloose P, Sanchez JC, Fontana P. Platelet reactivity is a stable and global phenomenon in aspirin-treated cardiovascular patients. Thromb Haemost. 2011 Sep;106(3):466-74. Epub 2011 Jul 4. (abstract)
• Zufferey G, Perneger T, Robert-Yap J, Skala K, Roche B. Accuracy of measurement of puborectal contraction by perineal ultrasound in patients with faecal incontinence. Colorectal Dis 2011;13:e234-7 (abstract)

2010

• Allegranzi B, Sax H, Bengaly L, Richet H, Minta DK, Chraiti MN, Sokona FM, Gayet-Ageron A, Bonnabry P, Pittet D; World Health Organization "Point G" ProjectManagement Committee. Successful implementation of the World Health Organization hand hygiene improvement strategy in a referral hospital in Mali, Africa. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010 Feb;31(2):133-41. (abstract)
• Andersen E, Dessaix IM, Perneger T, Mombelli A. Myeloid-related protein (MRP8/14) expression in gingival crevice fluid in periodontal health and disease and after treatment. J Periodontal Res 2010 (abstract)
• Assal M, Che Ahmad A, Courvoisier DS, et al. Step activity monitoring to assess ambulation before and after total ankle arthroplasty. Foot and Ankle Surgery;19.03. 2010. (abstract)
• Baillet A, Zeboulon N, Gossec L, Combescure C, Bodin LA, Juvin R, Dougados M, Gaudin P. Efficacy of cardiorespiratory aerobic exercise in rheumatoid arthritis: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2010 Jul;62(7):984-92 (abstract)
• Cartoni R, Arnaud E, Médard JJ, Poirot O, Courvoisier DS, Chrast R, Martinou JC. Expression of mitofusin 2R94Q in a transgenic mouse leads to Charcot–Marie–Tooth neuropathy type 2A. Brain 2010;133:1460-9. (abstract)
• Casanova N, Mazouni Z, Bieri S, Combescure C, Pica A, Weber DC. Whole brain radiotherapy with a conformational external beam radiation boost for lung cancer patients with 1-3 brain metastasis: a multi institutional study. Radiat Oncol. 2010 Feb 18;5:13. (abstract)
• Ceriani E, Combescure C, Le Gal G, Perneger T, Bounameaux H, Perrier A, Righini M. Clinical prediction rules for pulmonary embolism: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Thromb Heamost 2010 (abstract)
• Combescure C, Fontana P, Mallouk N, Berdague P, Labruyere C, Barazer I, Gris JC, Laporte S, Fabbro-Peray P, Reny JL; CLOpidogrel and Vascular ISchemic Events Meta-analysis Study Group. Clinical implications of clopidogrel non-response in cardiovascular patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Thromb Haemost. 2010 May;8(5):923-33. (abstract)
• Courvoisier DS, Renaud O. Robust analysis of the central tendency, simple and multiple regression and ANOVA: A step by step tutorial. International Journal of Psychological Research 2010;3:79-88 (article)
• Courvoisier DS, Etter JF. Comparing the predictive validity of five cigarette dependence questionnaires. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2010;107: 128-33. (abstract)
• Courvoisier DS, Eid M, Lischetzke T, Schreiber WH. Psychometric Properties of a Computerized Mobile Phone Method for Assessing Mood in Daily Life. Emotion 2010 Feb;10(1):115-24. (abstract)
• Deom M, Agoritsas T, Perneger TV. What doctors think about the impact of managed care tools on quality of care, costs, autonomy, and relations with patients. BMC Health Services Res 2010;10:331 (article)
• Fouque-Aubert A, Jette-Paulin L, Combescure C, Basch A, Tebib J, Gossec L. Serious infections in patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis with and without TNF blockers: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized placebo-controlled trials. Ann Rheum Dis. 2010 Oct;69(10):1756-61 (abstract)
• Eid M, Courvoisier DS, Lischetzke T. A structural equation modeling approach to analyzing daily life data. Handbook of research methods in daily life. Guilford Press (in press)
• Finckh A, Ciurea A, Brulhart L, Moller B, Walker UA, Courvoisier DS, et al. Which subgroup of rheumatoid arthritis patients benefits from switching to rituximab versus alternative anti-TNF agents after previous failure to anti-TNF agent ? Ann Rheum Dis. 2010 Feb;69(2):387-93.(abstract)
• Gayet-Ageron A, Agoritsas T, Combescure C, Bagamery K, Courvoisier DS, Perneger TV. What differences are detected by superiority trials or ruled out by noninferiority trials? A cross-sectional study on a random sample of two-hundred two-arms parallel group randomized clinical trials. BMC Med Res Methodol 2010;10:93 (abstract)
• Geiser C, Eid M, Nussbeck FW, Courvoisier DS, Cole DA. Multitrait-Multimethod Change Modeling. AStA Advances in Statistical Analysis, Springer, vol. 94(2), pages 185-201, June.
• Geiser C, Eid M, Nussbeck FW, Courvoisier DS, Cole DA. Analyzing True Change in Longitudinal Multitrait-Multimethod Studies: Application of a Multimethod Change Model to Depression and Anxiety in Children. Developmental Psychology, 46(1), 29-45. (abstract)
• Gervaz P, Inan I, Perneger T, Schiffer E, Morel P. A prospective, randomized, single-blind comparison of laparoscopic versus open sigmoid colectomy for diverticulitis. Ann Surg 2010;252:3-8 (abstract)
• Grazioli S, Parvex P, Merlini L, Combescure C, Girardin E. Antenatal and postnatal ultrasound in the evaluation of the risk of vesicoureteral reflux. Pediatr Nephrol. 2010 Sep;25(9):1687-92. Epub 2010 Jun 4. (abstract)
• Griesser AC, Vlastos G, Morel L, Beaume C, Sappino AP, Haller G. Socio-demographic predictors of high support needs in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients. Eur J Cancer Care 2010; May 10 (abstract)
• Haller G, Camparini-Righini N, Kern C, Pfister RE, Morales M, Berner M, Clergue F, Irion O. Patient safety indicators for obstetrics: A Delphi based study. J Gynecol Obstet Biol Reprod 2010;39(5):371-378 (abstract)
• Haller C, Courvoisier DS. Personality and thinking style in different creative domains. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts. Volume 4, Issue 3, August 2010; 149-160. (abstract)
• Haller, C., Courvoisier, D. S., Cropley, D., & Cropley, A. Correlates of creativity among visual art students. International Journal of Creativity and Problem Solving 2010;20:53-71.
• Howell AB, Botto H, Combescure C, Blanc-Potard AB, Gausa L, Matsumoto T, Tenke P, Sotto A, Lavigne JP. Dosage effect on uropathogenic Escherichia coli anti-adhesion activity in urine following consumption of cranberry powder standardized for proanthocyanidin content: a multicentric randomized double blind study. BMC Infect Dis. 2010 Apr 14;10:94 (abstract)
• Hudelson PM, Junod-Perron N, Perneger TV. Attitudes of physicians and medical students toward caring for immigrant patients. Eval Health Prof. 2010 Dec;33(4):452-72. (abstract)
• Hudelson P, Kolly V, Perneger T. Patients’ perceptions of discrimination during hospitalization. Health Expectations 2010;13:24-32 (abstract)
• Landes U, Robert J, Perneger T, Mentha G, Ott V, Morel P, Gervaz P. Predicting survival after pulmonary metastasectomy for colorectal cancer: previous liver metastases matter. BMC Surgery 2010;10:17 (article)
• Merlini L, Combescure C, De Rosa V, Anooshiravani M, Hanquinet S. Diffusion-weighted imaging findings in Perthes disease with dynamic gadolinium-enhanced subtracted (DGS) MR correlation: a preliminary study. Pediatr Radiol. 2010 Mar;40(3):318-25. (abstract) 
• Montecucco F, Lenglet S, Gayet-Ageron A, Bertolotto M, Pelli G, Palombo D,Pane B, Spinella G, Steffens S, Raffaghello L, Pistoia V, Ottonello L, Pende A,Dallegri F, Mach F. Systemic and intraplaque mediators of inflammation are increased in patients symptomatic for ischemic stroke. Stroke. 2010Jul;41(7):1394-404. Epub 2010 Jun 10. (abstract)
• Myles PS, Haller G. Global distribution of access to surgical services. Lancet 2010; Jun 30 (abstract)
• Perneger TV, Courvoisier DS. Interpretation of evidence in data by untrained medical students: a scenario-based study. BMC Med Res Methodol 2010;10:78 (article)
• Perneger TV. Citation analysis of identical consensus statements revealed journal-related bias.  J Clin Epidemiol 2010 Jun;63(6):660-4. Epub 2010 Jan 25. (abstract)
• Perneger, T. V., Courvoisier, D. S., & Combescure, C. General population reference values for the French version of the EuroQol EQ-5D health utility instrument. Value Health. 2010 Aug;13(5):631-5. (abstract)
• Perneger TV, Cullati S, Schiesari S, Charvet-Bérard A. Impact of information about risks and benefits of cancer screening on intended participation. Eur J Cancer 2010 Aug;46(12) : 2267-74 (abstract)
• Perneger TV. Speed trends of major cycling races: does slower mean cleaner? Int J Sports Med 2010 Feb;31:261-4 (abstract)
• Peytremann-Bridevaux I, Kolly V, Perneger TV. The association between body mass index and patients’ experiences with inpatient care. Int J Qual Health Care 2010 Apr;22(2):140-4 (abstract)
• Schwenter F, Poletti PA, Platon A, Perneger TV, Morel P, Gervaz P. A clinico-radiological score for predicting the risk of strangulated small bowel obstruction. Br J Surg 2010 (abstract)
• Sotto A, Richard JL, Combescure C, Jourdan N, Schuldiner S, Bouziges N, Lavigne JP. Beneficial effects of implementing guidelines on microbiology and costs of infected diabetic foot ulcers. Diabetologia. 2010 Oct;53(10):2249-55. Epub 2010 Jun 23 (abstract)
• Vasalou A, Joinson AN, Courvoisier DS. Unpacking the nature of “true commitment” in Facebook. Journal of Human-Computer Studies 2010;68:719-28.
• Walker UA, Courvoisier DS, Dudler J, Äberli D, von Kempis J, Finckh A. Do new biologics meet the unmet medical need in RA? Safety and efficacy of abatacept following B-cell depletion. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2010 Aug 17. [Epub ahead of print] (abstract)

2009

• A Calmy, A Gayet-Ageron, F Montecucco, A Nguyen, F Mach, F Burger, S Ubolyam, A Carr, K Ruxungtham, B Hirschel, J Ananworanich, on behalf of the STACCATO Study Group. HIV increases markers of cardiovascular risk: results from a randomized, treatment interruption trial. AIDS 2009 May 15;23(8):929-39. (abstract)
• Agoritsas T, Lubbeke A, Schiesari L, Perneger TV. Assessment of patients’ tendency to give a positive or negative rating to health care. Qual Saf Health Care. 2009 Oct;18(5):374-9. (abstract)
• Beyer K, Taffé P, Halfon P, Pittet V, Pichard S, Haller G ,Burnand B. Hypertension and Intra-operative Incidents. A Study of 125 000 Anaesthesias in Swiss Hospitals. Anaesthesia 2009;64:494-502 (abstract)
• Bosshard V, Roux-Lombard P, Perneger T, Metzger M, Vivien R, Rochat T, Janssens JP. Do results of the T-SPOT.TB interferon gamma release assay change after treatment of tuberculosis ? Respir Med 2009;103:30-4 (abstract)
• C Combescure, N Vallier, B Ledergerber, M Cavassini, H Furrer, A Rauch, M Battegay, E Bernasconi, P Vernazza, B Hirschel and the Swiss HIV Cohort Study.How reliable is an undetectable viral load? HIV Medicine 2009 Sep;10(8):470-6. (abstract)
• Chamot E, Charvet A, Perneger TV. Overuse of mammography during the first round of an organized breast cancer screening programme. J Eval Clin Pract. 2009 Aug;15(4):620-5 (abstract)
• C. Lysakowski, N. Elia, C. Czarnetzki, L. Dumont, G. Haller, C. Combescure, M. R. Tramèr. Bispectral and spectral entropy indices at propofol-induced loss of consciousness in young and elderly patients. Br J Anaesth. 2009 Jun 19. (abstract)
• Courvoisier DS, Eid M, Lischetzke T, Schreiber WH. Psychometric Properties of a Computerized Mobile Phone Method for Assessing Mood in Daily Life. Emotion (in press)
• Courvoisier DS, Perneger TV. Validation of alternative formulations of job strain. J Occup Health. 2009 Nov 13 (abstract) 
• Cullati S, Charvet-Bérard AI, Perneger TV. Cancer screening in a middle-aged general population: factors associated with practices and attitudes. BMC Public Health 2009, 9:118. (abstract - article)
• Daurès MF, Combescure C, Demattei C, Cristol JP. Mesure de l’hématocrite : comparaison de la conductimétrie à la microcentrifugation. Ann Biol Clin (Paris). 2009 Jan-Feb;67(1):67-72. (abstract)
• Emmanuel Somm, Valérie M. Schwitzgebel, Audrey Toulotte, Christopher R. Cederroth, Christophe Combescure, Serge Nef, Michel L. Aubert, and Petra S. Hüppi. Perinatal Exposure to Bisphenol A Alters Early Adipogenesis in the Rat. Environmental Health Perspectives Volume 117, Number 10, October 2009 (abstract)
• Escher M, Perneger TV, Chevrolet JC. Admission of incompetent patients to intensive care : doctors’ responsiveness to family wishes. Crit Care Med 2009;37:528-32 (abstract)
• Etter JF, Huguelet P, Perneger TV, Cornuz J. Nicotine gum treatment before smoking cessation : a randomized trial. Arch Intern Med. 2009 Jun 8;169(11)1028-34. (abstract)
• F Banal, M Dougados, C Combescure, L Gossec. Sensitivity and specificity of the American College of Rheumatology 1987 criteria for the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis according to disease duration: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 2009;68:1184-1191. (abstract)
• Gay P, Courvoisier DS, Billieux J, Rochat L, Schmidt RE, Van der Linden M. Can the distinction between intentional and unintentional interference control help differentiate varieties of impulsivity? Journal of Research in Personality. 15 Octobre 2009. (abstract)
• Gayet-Ageron A, Ninet B, Toutous-Trellu L, Lautenschlager S, Furrer H, Piguet V, Schrenzel J, Hirschel B. Assessment of a real-time PCR test to diagnose syphilis from diverse biological samples. Sex Transm Infect. 2009 Jan 20. (abstract)
• Geiser C, Eid M, Nussbeck FW, Courvoisier DS, Cole DA. Multitrait-Multimethod Change Modeling. Archives of Statistical Analysis. (in press)
• Haller G, Myles PS. Using an incident reporting system to improve anaesthetic care: a study on undesirable events at the beginning of a new year. Australian New Zealand College of Anaesthetists Bulletin. December 2009 (in press)
• Haller G, Myles P, Taffé P, Perneger T, Wu C . Increase in the rate of undesirable events at the beginning of the academic year: a universal problem. BMJ 2009;339:b3974 (abstract)
• Haller G, Stoelwinder J, Myles P, McNeil J. Quality and Safety Indicators in Anesthesia: a systematic review. Anesthesiology. 2009;110(5):1158-75. (abstract)
• Haller G, Myles PS, Taffé P, Perneger TV, Wu CL. Rate of undesirable events at beginning of academic year: retrospective cohort study. BMJ. 2009 Oct 13;339:b3974. (abstract)
• Haller G, Haller DM, Courvoisier DS, Lovis C. Handheld versus laptop computers for electronic data collection in clinical research: a cross-over randomized trial. J Am Med Inform Assoc 2009;16(5):651-659.(abstract)
• Hudelson P, Kolly V, Perneger T. Patients' perceptions of discrimination during hospitalization. Health Expect. 2009 Sep 24. (abstract)
• Jacques Sany, Jean-David Cohen, Christophe Combescure, Marie-Cécile Bozonnat, Françoise Roch-Bras, Georges Lafon and Jean-Pierre Daurès. Medico-economic evaluation of infliximab in rheumatoid arthritis—prospective French study of a cohort of 635 patients monitored for two years. Rheumatology 2009 48(10):1236-1241. (abstract)
• J Paccou, N Zeboulon, C Combescure, L Gossec, B Cortet. The prevalence of osteoporosis, osteopenia and fractures among adults with cystic fibrosis: a systematic literature review with meta-analysis. Calcified Tissue International 2009 Dec 1. (abstract) 
• Junod Perron N, Perneger T, Kolly V, Dominice Dao M, Sommer J, Hudelson P. Use of a computer-based simulated consultation tool to assess whether physicians explore sociocultural factors during patient evaluation. J Eval Clin Pract 2009;15:1190-5 (abstract)
• Lallemant B, Evrard A, Combescure C, Chapuis H, Chambon G, Raynal C, Reynaud C, Sabra O, Joubert D, Hollande F, Lallemant JG, Lumbroso S, Brouillet JP. Clinical relevance of nine transcriptional molecular markers for the diagnosis of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma in tissue and saliva rinse. BMC Cancer. 2009 Oct 18;9:370. (abstract)
• Lallemant B, Evrard A, Combescure C, Chapuis H, Chambon G, Raynal C, Reynaud C, Sabra O, Joubert D, Hollande F, Lallemant JG, Lumbroso S, Brouillet JP. Reference gene selection for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma gene expression studies. BMC Mol Biol. 2009 Aug 3;10:78. (abstract)
• Lübbeke A, Suvà D, Perneger T, Hoffmeyer P. Influence of preoperative patient education on the risk of dislocation after primary total hip arthroplasty.Arthritis Rheum. 2009 Apr 15;61(4):552-8 (abstract)
• Laura Merlini, Christophe Combescure, Vincenzo De Rosa, Mehrak Anooshiravani, Sylviane Hanquinet. Diffusion imaging findings in Perthes disease with dynamic gadolinium enhanced subtracted (DGS) MR correlation. A pilot study. Pediatric Radiology (in press)
• Lubbeke-Wolff A, Suva D, Perneger TV, Hoffmeyer P. Effect of patient education on the dislocation of the hip after total hip arthroplasty. Arthritis Care Res 2009 (in press)
• Mariotti N, Moralès M, Haller G. An uncommon cause of dyspnea during pregnancy. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2009 Oct 28 (abstract)
• Nussbeck FW, Eid M, Geiser C, Courvoisier DS, Lischetzke T. A CTC(M-1) Model for Different Types of Raters. Methodology 2009;5(3):88-98.(abstract)
• O. Keiser, A. Spoerri, MWG. Brinkhof, B. Hasse, A. Gayet-Ageron, F. Tissot, A. Christen, M. Battegay, P. Schmid, E. Bernasconi, M. Egger. Suicide in HIV-infected individuals and the general population, Switzerland 1988-2008. Am J Psy 2009 (abstract)
• Perneger TV. Citation analysis of identical consensus statements revealed journal-related bias. J Clin Epidemiol (in press)
• Philippe-Jean Bousquet, MD, Christophe Combescure, PhD, Jean-Michel Klossek, MD, Jean-Pierre Daure` s, MD, and Jean Bousquet, MD. Change in visual analog scale score in a pragmatic randomized cluster trial of allergic rhinitis. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2009 Apr 13. (abstract)
• Pica A, Miller R, Villa S, Kadish S, Anacak Y, Abusaris H, Ozyigit G, Baumert B, Zaucha R, Haller G, Weber D. The Results of Surgery, with or without Radiotherapy, for Primary Spinal Myxopapillary ependymoma: a Retrospective Study from the Rare Cancer Network. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2009; 74(4):1114-20 (abstract)
• R. Nüesch, A. Gayet-Ageron, Chetchotisakd P, Prasithsirikul W, Kiertiburanakul S, Munsakul W, Raksakulkarn P, Tansuphasawasdikul S, Chautrakarn S, Ruxrungtham K, Hirschel B, Anaworanich J; the STACCATO study group. The Impact of Combination Antiretroviral Therapy and its Interruption on Anxiety, Stress, Depression and Quality of Life in Thai Patients. Open AIDS J 2009; 3:38-45. (abstract)
• Schmidt RE, Gay P, Courvoisier DS, Jermann F, Ceschi G, David M, et al. Anatomy of the White Bear Suppression Inventory (WBSI): A Review of Previous Findings and a New Approach. Journal of Personality Assessment 2009;91(4):323-330. (in press)
• Sherman H, Castro G, Fletcher M, Hatlie M, Hibbert P, Jakob R, Koss R, Lewalle P, Loeb J, Perneger T, Runciman W, Thomson R, van der Schaaf T, Virtanen M. Towards an International Classification for Patient Safety : the conceptual framework. Int J Qual Health Care 2009;21:2-8. (article)
• Triverio PA, Martin PY, Romans J, Pugin J, Perneger T, Saudan P. Long term prognosis after acute kidney injury requiring replacement therapy. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2009 Jul;24(7):2186-9. (abstract)
• Vuilleumier N, Le Gal G, Verschuren F, Perrier A, Bounameaux H, Turck N, Sanchez JC, Mensi N, Perneger T, Hochstrasser D, Righini M. Cardiac biomarkers for risk stratification in non-massive pulmonary embolism : a multicenter prospective study. J Thromb Heamost 2009;7:391-8 (abstract)
• Yerly S, Junier T, Gayet-Ageron A, Boffi-El Amari E, Günthard HF, Hirschel B, Zdobnov E, Kaiser L. The impact of transmission clusters on primary drug resistance in newly diagnosed HIV-1 infection. AIDS 2009 Jul 17;23(11):1415-23. (abstract)
• Zufferey G, Perneger T, Robert-Yap J, Rubay R, Lkhagvabayar B, Roche B. Measure of the voluntary contraction of the puborectal sling as a predictor of successful sphincter repair in the treatment of anal incontinence. Dis Colon Rectum. 2009 Apr;52(4):704-10 (abstract)

2008

• A. Gayet-Ageron, B. Poncet, P. Guerre, L. Rocher, E. Dureau-Drevard, C. Colin, J. Orgiazzi, M. Berland, S. Touzet. Specific information about the WHO guidelines for gestational diabetes screening improve clinical practices. J Eval Clin Pract 2008 ;14 :36-42. (abstract)
• Charvet-Bérard A, Chopard P, Perneger TV. Measuring quality of patient information documents with an expanded EQIP scale. Patient Educ Couns 2008;70:407-11 (abstract)
• Courvoisier DS, & Etter JF. Using item response theory to study convergent and discriminant validity of three questionnaires measuring cigarette dependence. Psychol Addict Behav. 2008 Sep;22(3):391-401. (abstract)
• Courvoisier DS, Nussbeck FW, Eid M, Geiser C, Cole DA. Analyzing the convergent and discriminant validity of states and traits: development and applications of multimethod latent state-trait models. Psychological Assessment 2008;20(3):270-80. (abstract) 
• E. Boffi-El Amari, L. Toutous-Trellu, A. Gayet-Ageron, M. Baumann, G. Cathomas, I. Steffen, P. Erb, NJ. Mueller, HJ. Furrer, M. Cavassini, P. Vernazza, HH. Hirsch, E. Bernasconi, B. Hirschel. Predicting the evolution of Kaposi sarcoma in the highly active retroviral therapy era. AIDS 2008 ;22 :1019-28.(article)
• Felley C, Perneger TV, Goulet I, Rouillard C, Azar-Pey N, Dorta G, Hadengue A, Frossard JL. Combined written and oral information prior to gastrointestinal endoscopy compared with oral information alone: a randomized trial. BMC Gastroenterol. 2008 Jun 3;8:22. (abstract)
• Haller G, Morales M, Pfister R, Garnerin P, Chipp P, Millart V, Guillemot V,Berner M, Irion O, Clergue F, Kern C. Improving interprofessional teamwork in obstetrics: a Crew Resource Management based training program. Journal of Interprofessional Care 2008; 22(5): 1–4 (abstract - article)
• Haller G, Garnerin P, Morales MA, Pfister R, Berner M, Irion O, Clergue F, Kern C. Effect of crew resource management training in a multidisciplinary obstetrical setting. Int J Qual Health Care. 2008 Aug;20(4):254-63. (abstract)
• Haller G, Myles PS, Langley M, Stoelwinder J, McNeil J. Assessment of an unplanned admission to the intensive care unit as a global safety indicator in surgical patients. Anaesth Intensive Care. 2008 Mar;36(2):190-200. (abstract)
• Hudelson P, Cleopas A, Kolly V, Chopard P, Perneger TV. What is quality and how is it achieved? Practitioners’ views vs. quality models. Qual Saf Health Care 2008;17:31-6. (abstract) 
• J. Ananworanich, A. Gayet-Ageron, K. Ruxringtham, P. Chetchotisakd, W. Prasithsirikul, S. Kiertiburanakul, W. Munsakul, P. Raksakulkarn, S. Tansuphasawadikul, M. Le Braz, T. Jupimai, S. Ubolyam, M. Schutz, B. Hirschel. Long-term efficacy and safety of first-line therapy with once-daily saquinavir/ritonavir. Antivir Ther 2008 ;13 :375-80. (abstract)
• Keiser O, Gayet-Ageron A, Rudin C, Brinkhof MW, Gremlich E, Wunder D, Drack G, Hirschel B, de Tejada BM; Swiss HIV Cohort Study (SHCS); Swiss Mother & Child HIV Cohort Study (MoCHiV). Antiretroviral treatment during pregnancy. AIDS. 2008 Nov 12;22(17):2323-30 (abstract)
• Louis-Simonet M, Kossovsky MP, Chopard P, Sigaud P, Perneger TV, Gaspoz JM. A predictive score to identify hospitalized patients’ risk of discharge to a post-acute care facility. BMC Health Serv Res. 2008 Jul 22;8:154. (abstract) 
• Nguyen A, Calmy A, Schiffer V, Bernasconi E, Battegay M, Opravil M, Evison JM, Tarr PE, Schmid P, Perneger T, Hirschel B; the Swiss HIV Cohort Study. Lipodystrophy and weight changes: data from the Swiss HIV Cohort Study, 2000-2006. HIV Med 2008 Mar;9(3):142-150. (abstract)
• Perneger TV. Estimating the relative hazard by the ratio of logarithms of event-free proportions. Contemp Clin Trials. 2008 Sep;29(5):762-6. (abstract) 
• Perneger TV, Charvet-Bérard A, Perrier A. Patient assessments of the most important medical decision during hospitalization. J Gen Intern Med. 2008 Oct;23(10):1659-65. (abstract) 
• Righini M, Le Gal G, Aujesky D, Roy PM, Sanchez O, Verschuren F, Rutschmann O, Nonent M, Cornuz J, Thys F, Petit Le Manach C, Revel MP, Poletti PA, Meyer G, Mottier D, Perneger T, Bounameaux H, Perrier A. Diagnosis of pulmonary embolism by multidetector CT alone or combined with venous ultrasonography of the leg: a randomised non-inferiority trial. Lancet. 2008 Apr 19;371(9621):1343-52. (abstract)
• Saudan P, Kossovsky MP, Martin PY, Perneger TV. Quality of care and survival of hemodialysed patients in Western Switzerland. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2008 Jun;23(6):1975-81. (abstract) 
• S. Langford, A. Gayet-Ageron, C. Duncombe, T. Jupimai, P, A. Mahanontharit, S. Kiertiburanakul, W. Munsakul, K. Ruxrungtham, , B. Hirschel, J. Ananworanich. Supersensitive viral load assay in predicting CD4-guided treatment failure. Open Virol 2008; 2:69-73.(abstract)
• Sotto A, Lina G, Richard JL, Combescure C, Bourg G, Vidal L, Jourdan N, Etienne J, Lavigne JP. Virulence potential of Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from diabetic foot ulcers: a new paradigm. Diabetes Care. 2008 Dec;31(12):2318-24. Epub 2008 Sep 22. (abstract)
• Verdon M, Merlani P, Perneger T, Ricou B. Burnout in a surgical ICU team. Intensive Care Med 2008 Jan;34(1):152-6. (abstract)
• Weber D, Zilli T, Buchegger D, Casanova N, Haller G, Rouzaud D, Nouet P, Dipasquale, G Ratib O, Zaidi H, Vees H, Miralbell R. [(18)F]Fluoroethyltyrosine- Positron Emission Tomography-Guided Radiotherapy for High-Grade Glioma. Radiat Oncol. 2008 Dec 24; 3:44-4

2007

• Garnerin P, Pellet-Meier B, Chopard P, Perneger T, Bonnabry P. Measuring human-error probabilities in drug preparation: a pilot simulation study. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2007 Aug;63(8):769-76. (abstract) 
• Garnerin P, Perneger T, Chopard P, Ares M, Baalbaki R, Bonnabry P, Clergue F. Drug selection errors in relation to medication labels: a simulation study. Anaesthesia. 2007 Nov;62(11):1090-4. (abstract)
• Haller G, Myles PS. Regional block and cancer recurrence: too early to tell. Anesthesiology. 2007 Aug;107(2):354; (abstract)
• Haller G, Myles PS, Stoelwinder J, Langley M, Anderson H, McNeil J. Integrating incident reporting into an electronic patient record system. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2007 Mar-Apr;14(2):175-81. (abstract)
• Lopez U, Habre W, Laurençon M, Haller G, Van der Linden M, Iselin-Chaves IA. Intra-operative awareness in children: the value of an interview adapted to their cognitive abilities. Anaesthesia. 2007 Aug;62(8):778-89. (abstract) 
• Micheli P, Kossovsky MP, Gerstel E, Louis-Simonet M, Sigaud P, Perneger TV, Gaspoz JM. Patients’ knowledge of drug treatments after hospitalisation: the key role of information. Swiss Med Wkly. 2007 Nov 3;137(43-33):614-20. (abstract) 
• Packard RR, Schlegel S, Senouf D, Burger F, Sigaud P, Perneger T, Siegrist CA, Mach F. Atorvastatin treatment and vaccination efficacy. J Clin Pharmacol. 2007 Aug;47(8):1022-7. (abstract) 

Editos

2009

• Perneger T. Parting shots. Int J Qual Health Care. 2009;21(2):77-78. (extract)

2008

• Perneger TV. Quality as a field of research: what we published, 2004-2007. Int J Qual Health Care. 2008;20(3):153-4. (extract)
• Perneger TV. The Council of Europe recommendation Rec(2006)7 on management of patient safety and prevention of adverse events in health care. Int J Qual Health Care 2008;20:305-7. (extract) 

2007

• Perneger TV, Hudelson PM. How international is the International Journal of Quality in Health Care? Int J Qual Health Care 2007;19(6):329-333. (extract)
• Hirschel B, Perneger TV. No patient left behind - better treatments for resistant HIV infection. Lancet 2007;370:3-5. (extract)