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da Costa, Bruno R; Cevallos, Myriam; Altman, Douglas G; Rutjes, Anne W S; Egger, Matthias (2011). Uses and misuses of the STROBE statement: bibliographic study. BMJ open, 1(1), e000048. London: BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2010-000048

Shrestha, Nikesh Raj; Kalesan, Bindu; Karki, Prahlad; Sherpa, Kunjang; Basnet, Anil; Urban, Philip; Pilgrim, Thomas (2012). Rheumatic heart disease: pilot study for a population-based evaluation of prevalence and cardiovascular outcomes among schoolchildren in Nepal. BMJ open, 2(5) London: BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001616

Pilgrim, Thomas; Kalesan, Bindu; Karki, Prahlad; Basnet, Anil; Meier, Bernhard; Urban, Philip; Shrestha, Nikesh Raj (2012). Protocol for a population-based study of rheumatic heart disease prevalence and cardiovascular outcomes among schoolchildren in Nepal. BMJ open, 2(3) London: BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001320

Schwappach, D L B; Gehring, K (2014). 'Saying it without words': a qualitative study of oncology staff's experiences with speaking up about safety concerns. BMJ open, 4(5), e004740. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004740

Davis, Rachel; Savvopoulou, M; Shergill, R; Shergill, S; Schwappach, David (2014). Predictors of healthcare professionals' attitudes towards family involvement in safety-relevant behaviours: a cross-sectional factorial survey study. BMJ open, 4(9), e005549. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005549

Avidan, Michael S; Fritz, Bradley A; Maybrier, Hannah R; Muench, Maxwell R; Escallier, Krisztina E; Chen, Yulong; Ben Abdallah, Arbi; Veselis, Robert A; Hudetz, Judith A; Pagel, Paul S; Noh, Gyujeong; Pryor, Kane; Kaiser, Heiko; Arya, Virendra Kumar; Pong, Ryan; Jacobsohn, Eric; Grocott, Hilary P; Choi, Stephen; Downey, Robert J; Inouye, Sharon K; ... (2014). The Prevention of Delirium and Complications Associated with Surgical Treatments (PODCAST) study: protocol for an international multicentre randomised controlled trial. BMJ open, 4(9), e005651. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005651

Armijo-Olivo, Susan; Saltaji, Humam; Da Costa, Bruno R; Fuentes, Jorge; Ha, Christine; Cummings, Greta G (2015). What is the influence of randomisation sequence generation and allocation concealment on treatment effects of physical therapy trials? A meta-epidemiological study. BMJ open, 5(9), e008562. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008562

Diem, Ricarda; Molnar, Fanni; Beisse, Flemming; Gross, Nikolai; Drüschler, Katharina; Heinrich, Sven P; Joachimsen, Lutz; Rauer, Sebastian; Pielen, Amelie; Sühs, Kurt-Wolfram; Linker, Ralf Andreas; Huchzermeyer, Cord; Albrecht, Philipp; Hassenstein, Andrea; Aktas, Orhan; Guthoff, Tanja; Tonagel, Felix; Kernstock, Christoph; Hartmann, Kathrin; Kümpfel, Tania; ... (2016). Treatment of optic neuritis with erythropoietin (TONE): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial-study protocol. BMJ open, 6(3), e010956. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010956

Selby, Kevin; Cornuz, Jacques; Gachoud, David; Bulliard, Jean-Luc; Nichita, Cristina; Dorta, Gian; Ducros, Cyril; Auer, Reto (2016). Training primary care physicians to offer their patients faecal occult blood testing and colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening on an equal basis: a pilot intervention with before-after and parallel group surveys. BMJ open, 6(5), e011086. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011086

Furukawa, Toshi A; Schramm, Elisabeth; Weitz, Erica S; Salanti, Georgia; Efthimiou, Orestis; Michalak, Johannes; Watanabe, Norio; Cipriani, Andrea; Keller, Martin B; Kocsis, James H; Klein, Daniel N; Cuijpers, Pim (2016). Cognitive-Behavioural Analysis System of Psychotherapy (CBASP), a drug, or their combination: differential therapeutics for persistent depressive disorder: a study protocol of an individual participant data network meta-analysis. BMJ open, 6(5), e011769. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011769

Schwappach, David L B; Pfeiffer, Yvonne; Taxis, Katja (2016). Medication double-checking procedures in clinical practice: a cross-sectional survey of oncology nurses' experiences. BMJ open, 6(6), e011394. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011394

Mascherek, Anna C; Schwappach, David L B (2016). Patient safety priorities in mental healthcare in Switzerland: a modified Delphi study. BMJ open, 6(8), e011494. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011494

Furukawa, Toshi A; Salanti, Georgia; Atkinson, Lauren Z; Leucht, Stefan; Ruhe, Henricus G; Turner, Erick H; Chaimani, Anna; Ogawa, Yusuke; Takeshima, Nozomi; Hayasaka, Yu; Imai, Hissei; Shinohara, Kiyomi; Suganuma, Aya; Watanabe, Norio; Stockton, Sarah; Geddes, John R; Cipriani, Andrea (2016). Comparative efficacy and acceptability of first-generation and second-generation antidepressants in the acute treatment of major depression: protocol for a network meta-analysis. BMJ open, 6(7), e010919. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010919

Auer, Reto; Gencer, Baris; Tango, Rodrigo; Nanchen, David; Matter, Christian M; Lüscher, Thomas Felix; Windecker, Stephan; Mach, François; Cornuz, Jacques; Humair, Jean-Paul; Rodondi, Nicolas (2016). Uptake and efficacy of a systematic intensive smoking cessation intervention using motivational interviewing for smokers hospitalised for an acute coronary syndrome: a multicentre before-after study with parallel group comparisons. BMJ open, 6(9), e011520. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011520

Berlin, Claudia; Panczak, Radoslaw; Hasler, Rebecca; Zwahlen, Marcel (2016). Do acute myocardial infarction and stroke mortality vary by distance to hospitals in Switzerland? Results from the Swiss National Cohort Study. BMJ open, 6(11), e013090. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013090

Gugliotta, Marinella; Da Costa, Bruno R; Dabis, Essam; Theiler, Robert; Jüni, Peter; Reichenbach, Stephan; Landolt, Hans; Hasler, Paul (2016). Surgical versus conservative treatment for lumbar disc herniation: a prospective cohort study. BMJ open, 6(12), e012938. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012938

Déruaz-Luyet, Anouk; N'Goran, A Alexandra; Tandjung, Ryan; Frey, Peter; Zeller, Andreas; Haller, Dagmar M; Rosemann, Thomas; Burnand, Bernard; Bodenmann, Patrick; Senn, Nicolas; Widmer, Daniel; Herzig, Lilli (2015). Multimorbidity in primary care: protocol of a national cross-sectional study in Switzerland. BMJ open, 5(10), e009165. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009165

Hautz, Stefanie; Schuler, Luca; Kämmer, Juliane E; Schauber, Stefan K; Ricklin, Meret; Sauter, Thomas; Maier, Volker; Birrenbach, Tanja Nicole; Exadaktylos, Aristomenis; Hautz, Wolf (2016). Factors predicting a change in diagnosis in patients hospitalised through the emergency room: a prospective observational study. BMJ open, 6(5), e011585. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011585

Schoenenberger, Andreas; Muggli, Franco; Parati, Gianfranco; Gallino, Augusto; Ehret, Georg; Suter, Paolo M; Schoenenberger-Berzins, Renate Gabriela; Resink, Therese J; Erne, Paul (2016). Protocol of the Swiss Longitudinal Cohort Study (SWICOS) in rural Switzerland. BMJ open, 6(11), e013280. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013280

Henchoz, Yves; Büla, Christophe; Guessous, Idris; Rodondi, Nicolas; Goy, René; Demont, Maurice; Santos-Eggimann, Brigitte (2017). Chronic symptoms in a representative sample of community-dwelling older people: a cross-sectional study in Switzerland. BMJ open, 7(1), e014485. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014485

Desgraz, Benoît; Collet, Tinh-Hai; Rodondi, Nicolas; Cornuz, Jacques; Clair, Carole (2017). Comparison of self-perceived cardiovascular disease risk among smokers with Framingham and PROCAM scores: a cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from a randomised controlled trial. BMJ open, 7(1), e012063. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012063

Hoxha, Ilir; Syrogiannouli, Lamprini; Luta, Xhyljeta; Tal, Kali; Goodman, David C; Da Costa, Bruno; Jüni, Peter (2017). Caesarean sections and for-profit status of hospitals: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ open, 7(2), e013670. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013670

Buetti, Niccolò Ivo Marco-Aurelio; Atkinson, Andrew; Marschall, Jonas; Kronenberg, Andreas Oskar (2017). Incidence of bloodstream infections: a nationwide surveillance of acute care hospitals in Switzerland 2008-2014. BMJ open, 7(3), e013665. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013665

Vavricka, Stephan; Ruiz, Pedro A; Scharl, Sylvie; Biedermann, Luc; Scharl, Michael; de Vallière, Cheryl; Lundby, Carsten; Wenger, Roland H; Held, Leonhard; Merz, Tobias; Gassmann, Max; Lutz, Thomas; Kunz, Andres; Bron, Denis; Fontana, Adriano; Strauss, Laura; Weber, Achim; Fried, Michael; Rogler, Gerhard and Zeitz, Jonas (2017). Protocol for a prospective, controlled, observational study to evaluate the influence of hypoxia on healthy volunteers and patients with inflammatory bowel disease: the Altitude IBD Study. BMJ open, 7(1), e013477. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013477

Déruaz-Luyet, Anouk; N'Goran, A Alexandra; Senn, Nicolas; Bodenmann, Patrick; Pasquier, Jérôme; Widmer, Daniel; Tandjung, Ryan; Rosemann, Thomas; Frey, Peter; Streit, Sven; Zeller, Andreas; Haller, Dagmar M; Excoffier, Sophie; Burnand, Bernard; Herzig, Lilli (2017). Multimorbidity and patterns of chronic conditions in a primary care population in Switzerland: a cross-sectional study. BMJ open, 7(6), e013664. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013664

Schreglmann, Sebastian R; Krauss, Joachim K; Chang, Jin Woo; Bhatia, Kailash P; Kägi, Georg (2017). Functional lesional neurosurgery for tremor-a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ open, 7(5), e015409. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015409

Hoxha, Ilir; Syrogiannouli, Lamprini; Braha, Medina; Goodman, David C; Da Costa, Bruno R; Jüni, Peter (2017). Caesarean sections and private insurance: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ open, 7(8), e016600. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016600

Ballif, Marie; Zürcher, Kathrin; Reid, Stewart E; Boulle, Andrew; Fox, Matthew P; Prozesky, Hans W; Chimbetete, Cleophas; Zwahlen, Marcel; Egger, Matthias; Fenner, Lukas; IeDEA-SA, Int DB to Evaluate AIDS in Southern Africa (2018). Seasonal variations in tuberculosis diagnosis among HIV-positive individuals in Southern Africa: analysis of cohort studies at antiretroviral treatment programmes. BMJ open, 8(1), e017405. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017405

Freytag, Julia; Stroben, Fabian; Hautz, Wolf; Eisenmann, Dorothea; Kämmer, Juliane E (2017). Improving patient safety through better teamwork: how effective are different methods of simulation debriefing? Protocol for a pragmatic, prospective and randomised study. BMJ open, 7(6), e015977. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-015977

Zhou, Xinyu; Cipriani, Andrea; Furukawa, Toshi A; Cuijpers, Pim; Zhang, Yuqing; Hetrick, Sarah E; Pu, Juncai; Yuan, Shuai; Del Giovane, Cinzia; Xie, Peng (2018). Comparative efficacy and tolerability of new-generation antidepressants for major depressive disorder in children and adolescents: protocol of an individual patient data meta-analysis. BMJ open, 8(1), e018357. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018357

Rushton, Alison; Staal, J Bart; Verra, Martin; Emms, Andrew; Reddington, Michael; Soundy, Andrew; Cole, Ashley; Willems, Paul; Benneker, LM; Masson, Annabel; Heneghan, Nicola R (2018). Patient journey following lumbar spinal fusion surgery (LSFS): protocol for a multicentre qualitative analysis of the patient rehabilitation experience (FuJourn). BMJ open, 8(1), e020710. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020710

Aubert, Carole Elodie; Folly, Antoine; Mancinetti, Marco; Hayoz, Daniel; Donzé, Jacques (2017). Performance-based functional impairment and readmission and death: a prospective study. BMJ open, 7(6), e016207. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016207

Kämpfer, Judith; Yagensky, Andriy; Zdrojewski, Tomasz; Windecker, Stephan; Meier, Bernhard; Pavelko, Mykhailo; Sichkaruk, Iryna; Kasprzyk, Piotr; Gruchala, Marzin; Giacomini, Mikael; Räber, Lukas; Saner, Hugo Ernst (2017). Long-term outcomes after acute myocardial infarction in countries with different socioeconomic environments: an international prospective cohort study. BMJ open, 7(8), e012715. 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012715

Bally, Lia; Thabit, Hood; Tauschmann, Martin; Allen, Janet M; Hartnell, Sara; Wilinska, Malgorzata E; Exall, Jane; Huegel, Viki; Sibayan, Judy; Borgman, Sarah; Cheng, Peiyao; Blackburn, Maxine; Lawton, Julia; Elleri, Daniela; Leelarathna, Lalantha; Acerini, Carlo L; Campbell, Fiona; Shah, Viral N; Criego, Amy; Evans, Mark L; ... (2017). Assessing the effectiveness of a 3-month day-and-night home closed-loop control combined with pump suspend feature compared with sensor-augmented pump therapy in youths and adults with suboptimally controlled type 1 diabetes: a randomised parallel study protocol. BMJ open, 7(7), e016738. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016738

N'Goran, Alexandra A; Pasquier, Jérôme; Deruaz-Luyet, Anouk; Burnand, Bernard; Haller, Dagmar M; Neuner-Jehle, Stefan; Zeller, Andreas; Streit, Sven; Herzig, Lilli; Bodenmann, Patrick (2018). Factors associated with health literacy in multimorbid patients in primary care: a cross-sectional study in Switzerland. BMJ open, 8(2), e018281. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018281

Zhang, Yuqing; Zhou, Xinyu; Yang, Lining; Hetrick, Sarah E; Weisz, John R; Cuijpers, Pim; Barth, Jürgen; Del Giovane, Cinzia; Yuan, Shuai; Cohen, David; Gillies, Donna; Jiang, Xiaofeng; Teng, Teng; Xie, Peng (2018). Comparative efficacy and acceptability of psychotherapies for post-traumatic stress disorder in children and adolescents: study protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis. BMJ open, 8(3), e020198. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020198

Schuster, Raphael; Fichtenbauer, Isabelle; Sparr, Verena Maria; Berger, Thomas; Laireiter, Anton-Rupert (2018). Feasibility of a blended group treatment (bGT) for major depression: uncontrolled interventional study in a university setting. BMJ open, 8(3), e018412. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018412

Klein, Jan Philipp; Gamon, Carla; Späth, Christina; Berger, Thomas; Meyer, Björn; Hohagen, Fritz; Hautzinger, Martin; Lutz, Wolfgang; Vettorazzi, Eik; Moritz, Steffen; Schröder, Johanna (2017). Does recruitment source moderate treatment effectiveness? A subgroup analysis from the EVIDENT study, a randomised controlled trial of an internet intervention for depressive symptoms. BMJ open, 7(7), e015391. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015391

Bighelli, Irene; Salanti, Georgia; Reitmeir, Cornelia; Wallis, Sofia; Barbui, Corrado; Furukawa, Toshi A; Leucht, Stefan (2018). Psychological interventions for positive symptoms in schizophrenia: protocol for a network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. BMJ open, 8(3), e019280. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019280

O Riordan, David; Aubert, Carole Elodie; Walsh, Kieran A; van Dorland, Anette; Rodondi, Nicolas; Du Puy, Robert S; Poortvliet, Rosalinde K E; Gussekloo, Jacobijn; Sinnott, Carol; Byrne, Stephen; Galvin, Rose; Jukema, J Wouter; Mooijaart, Simon P; Baumgartner, Christine; McCarthy, Vera; Walsh, Elaine K; Collet, Tinh-Hai; Dekkers, Olaf M; Blum, Manuel R and Kearney, Patricia M (2018). Prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescribing in a subpopulation of older European clinical trial participants: a cross-sectional study. BMJ open, 8(3), e019003. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019003

Steck, Nicole; Junker, Christoph; Zwahlen, Marcel; Cohort, Swiss National (2018). Increase in assisted suicide in Switzerland: did the socioeconomic predictors change? Results from the Swiss National Cohort. BMJ open, 8(4), e020992. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020992

Niederhauser, Andrea; Zimmermann, Chantal; Fishman, Liat; Schwappach, David L B (2018). Implications of involving pharmacy technicians in obtaining a best possible medication history from the perspectives of pharmaceutical, medical and nursing staff: a qualitative study. BMJ open, 8(5), e020566. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020566

Riesen, Maurane; Konstantinoudis, Garyfallos; Lang, Phung; Low, Nicola; Hatz, Christoph; Maeusezahl, Mirjam; Spaar, Anne; Bühlmann, Marc; Spycher, Ben D; Althaus, Christian L (2018). Exploring variation in human papillomavirus vaccination uptake in Switzerland: a multilevel spatial analysis of a national vaccination coverage survey. BMJ open, 8(5), e021006. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-021006

Epure, Adina Mihaela; Leyvraz, Magali; Mivelaz, Yvan; Di Bernardo, Stefano; Da Costa, Bruno R; Chiolero, Arnaud; Sekarski, Nicole (2018). Risk factors and determinants of carotid intima-media thickness in children: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ open, 8(6), e019644. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019644

Harris, Michael; Vedsted, Peter; Esteva, Magdalena; Murchie, Peter; Aubin-Auger, Isabelle; Azuri, Joseph; Brekke, Mette; Buczkowski, Krzysztof; Buono, Nicola; Costiug, Emiliana; Dinant, Geert-Jan; Foreva, Gergana; Gašparović Babić, Svjetlana; Hoffman, Robert; Jakob, Eva; Koskela, Tuomas H; Marzo-Castillejo, Mercè; Neves, Ana Luísa; Petek, Davorina; Petek Ster, Marija; ... (2018). Identifying important health system factors that influence primary care practitioners' referrals for cancer suspicion: a European cross-sectional survey. BMJ open, 8(9), e022904. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022904

Bürki, Susanne; Brand, Béatrice; Escher, Robert; Wuillemin, Walter A; Nagler, Michael; Nagler, Michael (2018). Accuracy, reproducibility and costs of different laboratory assays for the monitoring of unfractionated heparin in clinical practice: a prospective evaluation study and survey among Swiss institutions. BMJ open, 8(6), e022943. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022943

Luo, Yan; Chaimani, Anna; Kataoka, Yuki; Ostinelli, Edoardo Giuseppe; Ogawa, Yusuke; Cipriani, Andrea; Salanti, Georgia; Furukawa, Toshi A (2018). Evidence synthesis, practice guidelines and real-world prescriptions of new generation antidepressants in the treatment of depression: a protocol for cumulative network meta-analyses and meta-epidemiological study. [Protocol]. BMJ open, 8(12), e023222. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023222

Vallely, Lisa M; Egli-Gany, Dianne; Pomat, William; Homer, Caroline Se; Guy, Rebecca; Wand, Handan; Silver, Bronwyn; Rumbold, Alice R; Kaldor, John M; Low, Nicola; Vallely, Andrew J (2018). Adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcomes associated with Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Mycoplasma genitalium, M. hominis, Ureaplasma urealyticum and U. parvum: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. BMJ open, 8(11), e024175. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024175

Buetti, Niccolò; Atkinson, Andrew; Widmer, Andreas F; Kronenberg, Andreas; Marschall, Jonas (2018). Catheter-related infections: does the spectrum of microbial causes change over time? A nationwide surveillance study. BMJ open, 8(e023824), pp. 1-5. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023824

Scheitz, J. F.; Gensicke, H.; Zinkstok, S. M.; Curtze, S.; Arnold, Marcel; Hametner, C.; Pezzini, A.; Turc, G.; Zini, A.; Padjen, V.; Wegener, S.; Nordanstig, A.; Kellert, L.; Kagi, G.; Bejot, Y.; Michel, P.; Leys, D.; Nolte, C. H.; Nederkoorn, P. J. and Engelter, S. T. (2018). Cohort profile: Thrombolysis in Ischemic Stroke Patients (TRISP): a multicentre research collaboration. BMJ open, 8(9), e023265. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023265

Mattsson, Björn; Ertman, David; Exadaktylos, Aristomenis; Martinolli, Luca; Hautz, Wolf (2018). Now you see me: a pragmatic cohort study comparing first and final radiological diagnoses in the emergency department. BMJ open, 8(1), e020230. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020230

Müller, Martin; Jürgens, Jonas; Redaèlli, Marcus; Klingberg, Karsten; Hautz, Wolf; Stock, Stephanie (2018). Impact of the communication and patient hand-off tool SBAR on patient safety: a systematic review. BMJ open, 8(8), e022202. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022202

Furukawa, Toshi A; Karyotaki, Eirini; Suganuma, Aya; Pompoli, Alessandro; Ostinelli, Edoardo G; Cipriani, Andrea; Cuijpers, Pim; Efthimiou, Orestis (2019). Dismantling, personalising and optimising internet cognitive-behavioural therapy for depression: a study protocol for individual participant data component network meta-analysis. BMJ open, 8(11), e026137. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026137

Leonardi, Sergio; Franzone, Anna; Piccolo, Raffaele; McFadden, Eugene; Vranckx, Pascal; Serruys, Patrick; Benit, Edouard; Liebetrau, Christoph; Janssens, Luc; Ferrario, Maurizio; Zurakowski, Aleksander; van Geuns, Robert-Jan; Dominici, Marcello; Huber, Kurt; Slagboom, Ton; Buszman, Paweł; Bolognese, Leonardo; Tumscitz, Carlo; Bryniarski, Krzysztof; Aminian, Adel; ... (2019). Rationale and design of a prospective substudy of clinical endpoint adjudication processes within an investigator-reported randomised controlled trial in patients with coronary artery disease: the GLOBAL LEADERS Adjudication Sub-StudY (GLASSY). [Protocol]. BMJ open, 9(3), e026053. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026053

Hoxha, Ilir; Braha, Medina; Syrogiannouli, Lamprini; Goodman, David C; Jüni, Peter (2019). Caesarean section in uninsured women in the USA: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ open, 9(3), e025356. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025356

Adams, Mark; Berger, Thomas M; Borradori-Tolsa, Cristina; Bickle-Graz, Myriam; Grunt, Sebastian; Gerull, Roland; Bassler, Dirk; Natalucci, Giancarlo (2019). Association between perinatal interventional activity and 2-year outcome of Swiss extremely preterm born infants: a population-based cohort study. BMJ open, 9(3), e024560. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024560

Mhalu, Grace; Hella, Jerry; Mhimbira, Francis; Said, Khadija; Mosabi, Thomas; Mlacha, Yeromin P; Schindler, Christian; Gagneux, Sébastien; Reither, Klaus; de Hoogh, Kees; Weiss, Mitchell G; Zemp, Elisabeth; Fenner, Lukas (2019). Pathways and associated costs of care in patients with confirmed and presumptive tuberculosis in Tanzania: A cross-sectional study. BMJ open, 9(4), e025079. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025079

Shinohara, Kiyomi; Efthimiou, Orestis; Ostinelli, Edoardo G; Tomlinson, Anneka; Geddes, John R; Nierenberg, Andrew A; Ruhe, Henricus G; Furukawa, Toshi A; Cipriani, Andrea (2019). Comparative efficacy and acceptability of antidepressants in the long-term treatment of major depression: protocol for a systematic review and networkmeta-analysis. BMJ open, 9(5), e027574. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027574

Adam, Luise; Moutzouri, Elisavet; Baumgartner, Christine; Loewe, Axel Lennart; Feller, Martin; M'Rabet Bensalah, Khadija; Schwab, Nathalie; Hossmann, Stefanie; Schneider, Claudio; Jegerlehner, Sabrina; Floriani, Carmen; Limacher, Andreas; Jungo, Katharina Tabea; Huibers, Corlina Johanna Alida; Streit, Sven; Schwenkglenks, Matthias; Spruit, Marco; van Dorland, Hendrika Anette; Donzé, Jacques; Kearney, Patricia M; ... (2019). Rationale and design of OPtimising thERapy to prevent Avoidable hospital admissions in Multimorbid older people (OPERAM): a cluster randomised controlled trial [protocol]. BMJ open, 9(6), e026769. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026769

Rushton, Alison B; Verra, Martin L; Emms, Andrew; Heneghan, Nicola R; Falla, Deborah; Reddington, Michael; Cole, Ashley A; Willems, Paul; Benneker, Lorin Michael; Selvey, David; Hutton, Michael; Heymans, Martijn W; Staal, J Bart (2018). Development and validation of two clinical prediction models to inform clinical decision-making for lumbar spinal fusion surgery for degenerative disorders and rehabilitation following surgery: protocol for a prospective observational study. BMJ open, 8(5), e021078. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-021078

Wilder-Smith, Annelies; Wei, Yinghui; Araújo, Thalia Velho Barreto de; VanKerkhove, Maria; Turchi Martelli, Celina Maria; Turchi, Marília Dalva; Teixeira, Mauro; Tami, Adriana; Souza, João; Sousa, Patricia; Soriano-Arandes, Antoni; Soria-Segarra, Carmen; Sanchez Clemente, Nuria; Rosenberger, Kerstin Daniela; Reveiz, Ludovic; Prata-Barbosa, Arnaldo; Pomar, Léo; Pelá Rosado, Luiza Emylce; Perez, Freddy; Passos, Saulo D; ... (2019). Understanding the relation between Zika virus infection during pregnancy and adverse fetal, infant and child outcomes: a protocol for a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis of longitudinal studies of pregnant women and their infants and children. BMJ open, 9(6), e026092. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026092

Bana, Marika; Ribi, Karin; Kropf-Staub, Susanne; Zürcher-Florin, Sabin; Näf, Ernst; Manser, Tanja; Bütikofer, Lukas; Rintelen, Felix; Peters, Solange; Eicher, Manuela (2019). Implementation of the Symptom Navi © Programme for cancer patients in the Swiss outpatient setting: a study protocol for a cluster randomised pilot study (Symptom Navi© Pilot Study). BMJ open, 9(7), e027942. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027942

Wildisen, Lea; Moutzouri, Elisavet; Beglinger, Shanthi; Syrogiannouli, Lamprini; Cappola, Anne R; Åsvold, Bjørn O; Bakker, Stephan J L; Ceresini, Graziano; Dullaart, Robin; Ferrucci, Luigi; Grabe, Hans; Jukema, J Wouter; Nauck, Matthias; Trompet, Stella; Völzke, Henry; Westendorp, Rudi G J; Gussekloo, Jacobijn; Peeters, Robin P; Klöppel, Stefan; Aujesky, Drahomir; ... (2019). Subclinical thyroid dysfunction and depressive symptoms: protocol for a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies. BMJ open, 9(7), e029716. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029716

Athanasiou, Antonios; Veroniki, Areti Angeliki; Efthimiou, Orestis; Kalliala, Ilkka; Naci, Huseyin; Bowden, Sarah; Paraskevaidi, Maria; Martin-Hirsch, Pierre; Bennett, Philip; Paraskevaidis, Evangelos; Salanti, Georgia; Kyrgiou, Maria (2019). Comparative efficacy and complication rates after local treatment for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and stage 1a1 cervical cancer: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis from the CIRCLE Group. BMJ open, 9(8), e028008. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028008

Grummer-Strawn, Laurence M; Holliday, Faire; Jungo, Katharina Tabea; Rollins, Nigel (2019). Sponsorship of national and regional professional paediatrics associations by companies that make breast-milk substitutes: evidence from a review of official websites. BMJ open, 9(8), e029035. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029035

Jungo, Katharina Tabea; Rozsnyai, Zsofia; Mantelli, Sophie; Floriani, Carmen; Löwe, Axel Lennart; Lindemann, Fanny; Schwab, Nathalie Christa; Meier, Rahel; Elloumi, Lamia; Huibers, Corlina Johanna Alida; Sallevelt, Bastiaan Theodoor Gerard Marie; Meulendijk, Michiel C; Reeve, Emily; Feller, Martin; Schneider, Claudio; Bhend, Heinz; Bürki, Pius M; Trelle, Sven; Spruit, Marco; Schwenkglenks, Matthias; ... (2019). 'Optimising PharmacoTherapy In the multimorbid elderly in primary CAre' (OPTICA) to improve medication appropriateness: study protocol of a cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ open, 9(9), e031080. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031080

Harris, Michael; Thulesius, Hans; Neves, Ana Luísa; Harker, Sophie; Koskela, Tuomas; Petek, Davorina; Hoffman, Robert; Brekke, Mette; Buczkowski, Krzysztof; Buono, Nicola; Costiug, Emiliana; Dinant, Geert-Jan; Foreva, Gergana; Jakob, Eva; Marzo-Castillejo, Mercè; Murchie, Peter; Sawicka-Powierza, Jolanta; Schneider, Antonius; Smyrnakis, Emmanouil; Streit, Sven; ... (2019). How European primary care practitioners think the timeliness of cancer diagnosis can be improved: a thematic analysis. BMJ open, 9(9), e030169. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030169

Ostinelli, Edoardo G; D'Agostino, Armando; Shokraneh, Farhad; Salanti, Georgia; Furukawa, Toshi A (2019). Acute interventions for aggression and agitation in psychosis: study protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis. BMJ open, 9(10), e032726. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032726

Aakjær Andersen, Camilla; Jensen, Martin Bach B; Toftegaard, Berit Skjødeberg; Vedsted, Peter; Harris, Michael (2019). Primary care physicians' access to in-house ultrasound examinations across Europe: a questionnaire study. BMJ open, 9(9), e030958. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030958

Athanasiou, Antonios; Veroniki, Areti Angeliki; Efthimiou, Orestis; Kalliala, Ilkka; Naci, Huseyin; Bowden, Sarah; Paraskevaidi, Maria; Martin-Hirsch, Pierre; Bennett, Philip; Paraskevaidis, Evangelos; Salanti, Georgia; Kyrgiou, Maria (2019). Comparative fertility and pregnancy outcomes after local treatment for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and stage 1a1 cervical cancer: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis from the CIRCLE group. BMJ open, 9(10), e028009. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028009

Niederhauser, Andrea; Züllig, Stephanie; Marschall, Jonas; Schweiger, Alexander; John, Gregor; Kuster, Stefan P; Schwappach, David LB (2019). Change in staff perspectives on indwelling urinary catheter use after implementation of an intervention bundle in seven Swiss acute care hospitals: results of a before/after survey study. BMJ open, 9(10), e028740. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028740

Skrivankova, Veronika; Zwahlen, Marcel; Adams, Mark; Low, Nicola; Kuehni, Claudia; Egger, Matthias (2019). Spatial epidemiology of gestational age and birth weight in Switzerland: census-based linkage study. BMJ open, 9(10), e027834. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027834

Fujii, Tomoko; Belletti, Alessandro; Carr, Anitra; Furukawa, Toshi A; Luethi, Nora; Putzu, Alessandro; Sartini, Chiara; Salanti, Georgia; Tsujimoto, Yasushi; Udy, Andrew A; Young, Paul J; Bellomo, Rinaldo (2019). Vitamin C therapy for patients with sepsis or septic shock: a protocol for a systematic review and a network meta-analysis. BMJ open, 9(11), e033458. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033458

Theiler, Lorenz; Schneeberg, Fabian; Riedel, Thomas; Kaiser, Heiko; Riva, Thomas; Greif, Robert (2019). Apnoeic oxygenation with nasal cannula oxygen at different flow rates in anaesthetised patients: a study protocol for a non-inferiority randomised controlled trial. BMJ open, 9(7), e025442. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025442

Ekker, Merel; Jacob, Mina; van Dongen, Myrna; Aarnio, Karoliina; Annamalai, Arunkar; Arauz, Antonio; Arnold, Marcel; Barboza, Miguel; Bolognese, Manuel; Brouns, Raf; Chuluun, Batnairamdal; Chuluunbaatar, Enkhzaya; Dagvajantsan, Byambasuren; Debette, Stephanie; Don, Adi; Enzinger, Chris; Ekizoglu, Esme; Fandler-Höfler, Simon; Fazekas, Franz; Fromm, Anette; ... (2019). Global Outcome Assessment Life-long after stroke in young adults initiative-the GOAL initiative: study protocol and rationale of a multicentre retrospective individual patient data meta-analysis. BMJ open, 9(11), e031144. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031144

Sperschneider, Marita Lina; Hengartner, Michael P; Kohl Schwartz, Alexandra; Geraedts, Kirsten; Rauchfuss, Martina; Woelfler, Monika Martina; Haeberlin, Felix; von Orelli, Stephanie; Eberhard, Markus; Maurer, Franziska; Imthurn, Bruno; Imesch, Patrick; Leeners, Brigitte (2019). Does endometriosis affect professional life? A matched case-control study in Switzerland, Germany and Austria. BMJ open, 9(1), e019570. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019570

Amrein, Karin; Parekh, Dhruv; Westphal, Sabine; Preiser, Jean-Charles; Berghold, Andrea; Riedl, Regina; Eller, Philipp; Schellongowski, Peter; Thickett, David; Meybohm, Patrick (2019). Effect of high-dose vitamin D3 on 28-day mortality in adult critically ill patients with severe vitamin D deficiency: a study protocol of a multicentre, placebo-controlled double-blind phase III RCT (the VITDALIZE study). BMJ open, 9(11), e031083. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031083

Frey, Kathrin; Lociciro, Stéphanie; Blank, Patricia; Schwenkglenks, Matthias; Dubois-Arber, Françoise; Rosenbrock, Rolf; Lehner, Andreas; Staub, Roger; Derendinger, Steven; Schmidt, Axel; Bize, Raphael; Kübler, Daniel; Low, Nicola (2020). 'Break the Chains 2015' community-based HIV prevention campaign for men who have sex with men in Switzerland: non-randomised evaluation and cost analysis. BMJ open, 10(1), e032459. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032459

Bighelli, Irene; Rodolico, Alessandro; Pitschel-Walz, Gabi; Hansen, Wulf-Peter; Barbui, Corrado; Furukawa, Toshi A; Salanti, Georgia; Leucht, Stefan (2020). Psychosocial treatments for relapse prevention in schizophrenia: study protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised evidence. BMJ open, 10(1), e035073. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035073

Gao, Yuting; Wang, Jinjing; Luo, Xufei; Song, Xiaoyang; Liu, Lian; Ke, Lixin; Liao, Zhihong; Wang, Dongke; Mu, Yiming; Chen, Yaolong; Estill, Janne Anton Markus (2019). Quality appraisal of clinical practice guidelines for diabetes mellitus published in China between 2007 and 2017 using the AGREE II instrument. BMJ open, 9(9), e022392. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022392

Estcourt, Claudia S; Howarth, Alison R; Copas, Andrew; Low, Nicola; Mapp, Fiona; Woode Owusu, Melvina; Flowers, Paul; Roberts, Tracy; Mercer, Catherine H; Wayal, Sonali; Symonds, Merle; Nandwani, Rak; Saunders, John; Johnson, Anne M; Pothoulaki, Maria; Althaus, Christian; Pickering, Karen; McKinnon, Tamsin; Brice, Susannah; Comer, Alex; ... (2020). Accelerated partner therapy (APT) partner notification for people with Chlamydia trachomatis: protocol for the Limiting Undetected Sexually Transmitted infections to RedUce Morbidity (LUSTRUM) APT cross-over cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ open, 10(3), e034806. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034806

Chammartin, Frédérique; Dao Ostinelli, Cam Ha; Anastos, Kathryn; Jaquet, Antoine; Brazier, Ellen; Brown, Steven; Dabis, Francois; Davies, Mary-Ann; Duda, Stephany N; Malateste, Karen; Nash, Denis; Wools-Kaloustian, Kara; von Groote, Per M; Egger, Matthias (2020). International epidemiology databases to evaluate AIDS (IeDEA) in sub-Saharan Africa, 2012-2019. BMJ open, 10(5), e035246. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035246

Andersson, Monique; Low, Nicola; French, Neil; Greenhalgh, Trisha; Jeffery, Katie; Brent, Andrew; Ball, Jonathan; Pollock, Allyson; McCoy, David; Iturriza-Gomara, Miren; Buchan, Iain; Salisbury, Helen; Pillay, Deenan; Irving, Will (2020). Rapid roll out of SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing-a concern [letter]. BMJ open, 369, m2420. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmj.m2420

Fuchs, Alexander; Abegglen, Sandra; Berger-Estilita, Joana; Greif, Robert; Eigenmann, Helen (2020). Distress and resilience of healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic (DARVID): study protocol for a mixed-methods research project. BMJ open, 10(7), e039832. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039832

Sabeel, Solima; Motaung, Bongani; Ozturk, Mumin; Mukasa, Sandra; Kengne, Andre Pascal; Blom, Dirk; Sliwa, Karen; Nepolo, Emmanuel; Günther, Gunar; Wilkinson, Robert J; Schacht, Claudia; Thienemann, Friedrich; Guler, Reto (2020). Protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis: impact of statins as immune-modulatory agents on inflammatory markers in adults with chronic diseases. BMJ open, 10(8), e039034. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039034

Chiocchia, Virginia; Nikolakopoulou, Adriani; Papakonstantinou, Theodoros; Egger, Matthias; Salanti, Georgia (2020). Agreement between ranking metrics in network meta-analysis: an empirical study. BMJ open, 10(8), e037744. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037744

Severin, Anna; Martins, Joao; Heyard, Rachel; Delavy, François; Jorstad, Anne; Egger, Matthias (2020). Gender and other potential biases in peer review: cross-sectional analysis of 38 250 external peer review reports. BMJ open, 10(8), e035058. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035058

Zürcher, Kathrin; Morrow, Carl; Riou, Julien; Ballif, Marie; Koch, Anastasia Sideris; Bertschinger, Simon; Liu, Xin; Sharma, Manuja; Middelkoop, Keren; Warner, Digby; Wood, Robin; Egger, Matthias; Fenner, Lukas (2020). Novel approach to estimate tuberculosis transmission in primary care clinics in sub-Saharan Africa: protocol of a prospective study. BMJ open, 10(8), e036214. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036214

Pfeiffer, Yvonne; Zimmermann, Chantal; Schwappach, David L.B. (2020). What do double-check routines actually detect? An observational assessment and qualitative analysis of identified inconsistencies. BMJ open, 10(9), e039291. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039291

Harris, Michael; Brekke, Mette; Dinant, Geert-Jan; Esteva, Magdalena; Hoffman, Robert; Marzo-Castillejo, Mercè; Murchie, Peter; Neves, Ana Luísa; Smyrnakis, Emmanouil; Vedsted, Peter; Aubin-Auger, Isabelle; Azuri, Joseph; Buczkowski, Krzysztof; Buono, Nicola; Foreva, Gergana; Babić, Svjetlana Gašparović; Jacob, Eva; Koskela, Tuomas; Petek, Davorina; Šter, Marija Petek; ... (2020). Primary care practitioners' diagnostic action when the patient may have cancer: an exploratory vignette study in 20 European countries. BMJ open, 10(10), e035678. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035678

Heinz, Judith; Röver, Christian; Furaijat, Ghefar; Kaußner, Yvonne; Hummers, Eva; Debray, Thomas; Hay, Alastair D; Heytens, Stefan; Vik, Ingvild; Little, Paul; Moore, Michael; Stuart, Beth; Wagenlehner, Florian; Kronenberg, Andreas; Ferry, Sven; Monsen, Tor; Lindbaek, Morten; Friede, Tim; Gagyor, Ildiko (2020). Strategies to reduce antibiotic use in women with uncomplicated urinary tract infection in primary care: protocol of a systematic review and meta-analysis including individual patient data. BMJ open, 10(10), e035883. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035883

Uslu, Arif Sinan; Gerber, Stephan M; Schmidt, Nadine; Röthlisberger, Carina; Wyss, Patric; Vanbellingen, Tim; Schaller, Sandra; Wyss, Corina; Koenig-Bruhin, Monica; Berger, Thomas; Nyffeler, Thomas; Müri, René; Nef, Tobias; Urwyler, Prabitha (2020). Investigating a new tablet-based telerehabilitation app in patients with aphasia: a randomised, controlled, evaluator-blinded, multicentre trial protocol. BMJ open, 10(11), e037702. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037702

Woitok, Bertram K; Büttiker, Petra; Ravioli, Svenja; Funk, Georg-Christian; Exadaktylos, Aristomenis K.; Lindner, Gregor (2020). Patterns of prescription opioid use in Swiss emergency department patients and its association with outcome: a retrospective analysis. BMJ open, 10(9), e038079. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038079

Baumgartner, Christine; Klok, Frederikus A; Carrier, Marc; Limacher, Andreas; Moor, Jeanne; Righini, Marc; Beer, Jürg-Hans; Peluso, Martina; Rakovic, Damiana; Huisman, Menno V; Aujesky, Drahomir (2020). Clinical Surveillance vs. Anticoagulation For low-risk patiEnts with isolated SubSegmental Pulmonary Embolism: protocol for a multicentre randomised placebo-controlled non-inferiority trial (SAFE-SSPE). BMJ open, 10(11), e040151. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040151

Bucknell, Nicholas; Hardcastle, Nicholas; Jackson, Price; Hofman, Michael; Callahan, Jason; Eu, Peter; Iravani, Amir; Lawrence, Rhonda; Martin, Olga; Bressel, Mathias; Woon, Beverley; Blyth, Benjamin; MacManus, Michael; Byrne, Keelan; Steinfort, Daniel; Kron, Tomas; Hanna, Gerard; Ball, David; Siva, Shankar (2020). Single-arm prospective interventional study assessing feasibility of using gallium-68 ventilation and perfusion PET/CT to avoid functional lung in patients with stage III non-small cell lung cancer. BMJ open, 10(12), e042465. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042465

Tritschler, Tobias; Langlois, Nicole; Hutton, Brian; Shea, Beverley J; Shorr, Risa; Ng, Sara; Dubois, Suzanne; West, Carol; Iorio, Alfonso; Tugwell, Peter; Le Gal, Grégoire (2020). Protocol for a scoping review of outcomes in clinical studies of interventions for venous thromboembolism in adults. BMJ open, 10(12), e040122. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040122

Taghavi, Katayoun; Moono, Misinzo; Mwanahamuntu, Mulindi; Basu, Partha; Limacher, Andreas; Tembo, Taniya; Kapesa, Herbert; Hamusonde, Kalongo; Asangbeh, Serra; Sznitman, Raphael; Low, Nicola; Manasyan, Albert; Bohlius, Julia (2020). Screening test accuracy to improve detection of precancerous lesions of the cervix in women living with HIV: a study protocol. BMJ open, 10(12), e037955. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037955

Papola, Davide; Ostuzzi, Giovanni; Gastaldon, Chiara; Purgato, Marianna; Del Giovane, Cinzia; Pompoli, Alessandro; Karyotaki, Eirini; Sijbrandij, Marit; Furukawa, Toshi A; Cuijpers, Pim; Barbui, Corrado (2020). Which psychotherapy is effective in panic disorder? And which delivery formats are supported by the evidence? Study protocol for two systematic reviews and network meta-analyses. BMJ open, 10(12), e038909. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038909

Katsidzira, Leolin; Mudombi, Wisdom F; Makunike-Mutasa, Rudo; Yilmaz, Bahtiyar; Blank, Annika; Rogler, Gerhard; Macpherson, Andrew; Vavricka, Stephan; Gangaidzo, Innocent; Misselwitz, Benjamin (2020). Inflammatory bowel disease in sub-Saharan Africa: a protocol of a prospective registry with a nested case-control study. BMJ open, 10(12), e039456. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039456

Arevalo-Rodriguez, Ingrid; Seron, Pamela; Buitrago-García, Diana; Ciapponi, Agustin; Muriel, Alfonso; Zambrano-Achig, Paula; Del Campo, Rosa; Galán-Montemayor, Juan Carlos; Simancas-Racines, Daniel; Perez-Molina, Jose A; Khan, Khalid Saeed; Zamora, Javier (2021). Recommendations for SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 testing: a scoping review of current guidance. BMJ open, 11(1), e043004. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043004

Zürcher, Kathrin; Zwahlen, Marcel; Berlin, Claudia; Egger, Matthias; Fenner, Lukas (2021). Losing ground at the wrong time: trends in self-reported influenza vaccination uptake in Switzerland, Swiss Health Survey 2007-2017. BMJ open, 11(2), e041354. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041354

Scolari, Francesco; Dallera, Nadia; Gesualdo, Loreto; Santoro, Domenico; Pani, Antonello; Santostefano, Marisa; Feriozzi, Sandro; Mani, Laila-Yasmin; Boscutti, Giuliano; Messa, Piergiorgio; Magistroni, Riccardo; Quaglia, Marco; Ponticelli, Claudio; Ravani, Pietro (2019). Rituximab versus steroids and cyclophosphamide for the treatment of primary membranous nephropathy: protocol of a pilot randomised controlled trial. BMJ open, 9(12), e029232. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029232

Audigé, Laurent; Bucher, Heiner C C; Aghlmandi, Soheila; Stojanov, Thomas; Schwappach, David; Hunziker, Sabina; Candrian, Christian; Cunningham, Gregory; Durchholz, Holger; Eid, Karim; Flury, Matthias; Jost, Bernhard; Lädermann, Alexandre; Moor, Beat Kaspar; Moroder, Philipp; Rosso, Claudio; Schär, Michael; Scheibel, Markus; Spormann, Christophe; Suter, Thomas; ... (2021). Swiss-wide multicentre evaluation and prediction of core outcomes in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: protocol for the ARCR_Pred cohort study. BMJ open, 11(4), e045702. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045702

Bieri, Marco; Roser, Katharina; Heyard, Rachel; Egger, Matthias (2021). Face-to-face panel meetings versus remote evaluation of fellowship applications: simulation study at the Swiss National Science Foundation. BMJ open, 11(5), e047386. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047386

Liechti, Fabian D.; Beck, Thomas; Ruetsche, Adrian; Roumet, Marie C; Limacher, Andreas; Tritschler, Tobias; Donzé, Jacques (2021). Development and validation of a score to assess complexity of general internal medicine patients at hospital discharge: a prospective cohort study. BMJ open, 11(5), e041205. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041205

Wernly, Bernhard; Beil, Michael; Bruno, Raphael Romano; Binnebössel, Stephan; Kelm, Malte; Sigal, Sviri; van Heerden, Peter Vernon; Boumendil, Ariane; Artigas, Antonio; Cecconi, Maurizio; Marsh, Brian; Moreno, Rui; Oeyen, Sandra; Bollen Pinto, Bernardo; Szczeklik, Wojciech; Leaver, Susannah; Walther, Sten Mikael; Schefold, Joerg C; Joannidis, Michael; Fjølner, Jesper; ... (2021). Provision of critical care for the elderly in Europe: a retrospective comparison of national healthcare frameworks in intensive care units. BMJ open, 11(6), e046909. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046909

Lunny, Carole; Tricco, Andrea C; Veroniki, Areti-Angeliki; Dias, Sofia; Hutton, Brian; Salanti, Georgia; Wright, James M; White, Ian; Whiting, Penny (2021). Methodological review to develop a list of bias items used to assess reviews incorporating network meta-analysis: protocol and rationale. BMJ open, 11(6), e045987. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045987

Saidi, Friday; Mutale, Wilbroad; Freeborn, Kellie; Rosenberg, Nora E; Graybill, Lauren Aiko; Maman, Suzanne; Amico, K Rivet; Mollan, Katie R; Phanga, Twambilile; Milala, Beteniko; Hill, Lauren M; Gottwalt, Allison M; Phiri, Sam; Kalua, Thoko; Chi, Benjamin H (2021). Combination adherence strategy to support HIV antiretroviral therapy and pre-exposure prophylaxis adherence during pregnancy and breastfeeding: protocol for a pair of pilot randomised trials. BMJ open, 11(6), e046032. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046032

Kohns Vasconcelos, Malte; Meyer Sauteur, Patrick M; Santoro, Regina; Coslovsky, Michael; Lurà, Marco; Keitel, Kristina; Wachinger, Tanja; Beglinger, Svetlana; Heininger, Ulrich; van den Anker, Johannes; Bielicki, Julia Anna (2020). Randomised placebo-controlled multicentre effectiveness trial of adjunct betamethasone therapy in hospitalised children with community-acquired pneumonia: a trial protocol for the KIDS-STEP trial. BMJ open, 10(12), e041937. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041937

Haas, Andreas D; Kunzekwenyika, Cordelia; Hossmann, Stefanie; Manzero, Josphat; van Dijk, Janneke; Manhibi, Ronald; Verhey, Ruth; Limacher, Andreas; von Groote, Per M; Manda, Ethel; Hobbins, Michael A; Chibanda, Dixon; Egger, Matthias (2021). Symptoms of common mental disorders and adherence to antiretroviral therapy among adults living with HIV in rural Zimbabwe: a cross-sectional study. BMJ open, 11(7), e049824. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049824

Gagesch, Michael; Edler, Karin; Chocano-Bedoya, Patricia O; Abderhalden, Lauren A; Seematter-Bagnoud, Laurence; Meyer, Tobias; Bertschi, Dominic; Zekry, Dina; Büla, Christophe J; Gold, Gabriel; Kressig, Reto W; Stuck, Andreas E; Bischoff-Ferrari, Heike A (2021). Swiss Frailty Network and Repository: protocol of a Swiss Personalized Health Network's driver project observational study. BMJ open, 11(7), e047429. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047429

Pereira, Filipa; Verloo, Henk; Zhivko, Taushanov; Di Giovanni, Saviana; Meyer-Massetti, Carla; von Gunten, Armin; Martins, Maria Manuela; Wernli, Boris (2021). Risk of 30-day hospital readmission associated with medical conditions and drug regimens of polymedicated, older inpatients discharged home: a registry-based cohort study. BMJ open, 11(7), e052755. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052755

Severin, Anna; Strinzel, Michaela; Egger, Matthias; Domingo, Marc; Barros, Tiago (2021). Characteristics of scholars who review for predatory and legitimate journals: linkage study of Cabells Scholarly Analytics and Publons data. BMJ open, 11(7), e050270. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050270

Villoz, Fanny; Lyko, Christina; Del Giovane, Cinzia; Rodondi, Nicolas; Blum, Manuel R (2021). Tolerability of statin-based management of patients with a history of statin-associated muscle symptoms: protocol for a systematic review. BMJ open, 11(8), e052341. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052341

Batura, Neha; Saweri, Olga Pm; Vallely, Andrew; Pomat, William; Homer, Caroline; Guy, Rebecca; Luchters, Stanley; Mola, Glen; Vallely, Lisa M; Morgan, Christopher; Kariwiga, Grace; Wand, Handan; Rogerson, Stephen; Tabrizi, Sepehr N; Whiley, David M; Low, Nicola; Peeling, Rosanna W; Siba, Peter M; Riddell, Michaela; Laman, Moses; ... (2021). Point-of-care testing and treatment of sexually transmitted and genital infections during pregnancy in Papua New Guinea (WANTAIM trial): protocol for an economic evaluation alongside a cluster-randomised trial. BMJ open, 11(8), e046308. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046308

Gastens, Viktoria; Del Giovane, Cinzia; Anker, Daniela; Feller, Martin; Syrogiannouli, Lamprini; Schwab, Nathalie; Bauer, Douglas C; Rodondi, Nicolas; Chiolero, Arnaud (2021). Development and validation of a life expectancy estimator for multimorbid older adults: a cohort study protocol. BMJ open, 11(8), e048168. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048168

Kappos, Elisabeth A; Schulz, Alexandra; Regan, Meredith M; Moffa, Giusi; Harder, Yves; Ribi, Karin; Potter, Shelley; Pusic, Andrea L; Fehr, Mathias K; Hemkens, Lars G; Holzbach, Thomas; Farhadi, Jian; Simonson, Colin; Knauer, Michael; Verstappen, Ralph; Bucher, Heiner C; Zwahlen, Daniel; Zimmermann, Frank; Schwenkglenks, Matthias; Mucklow, Rosine; ... (2021). Prepectoral versus subpectoral implant-based breast reconstruction after skin-sparing mastectomy or nipple-sparing mastectomy (OPBC-02/ PREPEC): a pragmatic, multicentre, randomised, superiority trial. BMJ open, 11(9), e045239. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045239

Nordanstig, Annika; Curtze, Sami; Gensicke, Henrik; Zinkstok, Sanne M; Erdur, Hebun; Karlsson, Camilla; Karlsson, Jan-Erik; Martinez-Majander, Nicolas; Sibolt, Gerli; Lyrer, Philippe; Traenka, Christopher; Baharoglu, Merih I; Scheitz, Jan F; Bricout, Nicolas; Hénon, Hilde; Leys, Didier; Eskandari, Ashraf; Michel, Patrik; Hametner, Christian; Ringleb, Peter Arthur; ... (2021). EndoVAscular treatment and ThRombolysis for Ischemic Stroke Patients (EVA-TRISP) registry: basis and methodology of a pan-European prospective ischaemic stroke revascularisation treatment registry. BMJ open, 11(8), e042211. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042211

Gerritsen, Jasper Kees Wim; Dirven, Clemens Maria Franciscus; De Vleeschouwer, Steven; Schucht, Philippe; Jungk, Christine; Krieg, Sandro M; Nahed, Brian Vala; Berger, Mitchel Stuart; Broekman, Marike Lianne Daphne; Vincent, Arnaud Jean Pierre Edouard (2021). The PROGRAM study: awake mapping versus asleep mapping versus no mapping for high-grade glioma resections: study protocol for an international multicenter prospective three-arm cohort study. BMJ open, 11(7), e047306. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047306

Brühwiler, Lea Domenica; Niederhauser, Andrea; Fischer, Simone; Schwappach, David L B (2021). Quality standards for safe medication in nursing homes: development through a multistep approach including a Delphi consensus study. BMJ open, 11(10), e054364. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054364

Wertli, Maria Monika; Flury, Julian S; Streit, Sven; Limacher, Andreas; Schuler, Vanessa; Ferrante, Asha-Naima; Rimensberger, Caroline; Haschke, Manuel (2021). Efficacy of metamizole versus ibuprofen and a short educational intervention versus standard care in acute and subacute low back pain: a study protocol of a randomised, multicentre, factorial trial (EMISI trial). BMJ open, 11(10), e048531. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048531

Dhokotera, Tafadzwa; Bohlius, Julia; Egger, Matthias; Spoerri, Adrian; Ncayiyana, Jabulani Ronnie; Naidu, Gita; Olago, Victor; Zwahlen, Marcel; Singh, Elvira; Muchengeti, Mazvita (2021). Cancer in HIV-positive and HIV-negative adolescents and young adults in South Africa: a cross-sectional study. BMJ open, 11(10), e043941. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043941

Goutaki, Myrofora; Lam, Yin Ting; Alexandru, Mihaela; Anagiotos, Andreas; Armengot, Miguel; Bequignon, Emilie; Boon, Mieke; Burgess, Andrea; Coste, Andre; Emiralioglu, Nagehan; Erdem, Ela; Haarman, Eric G; Harris, Amanda; Hool, Sara-Lynn; Karadag, Bulent; Kim, Sookyung; Latzin, Philipp; Lorent, Natalie; Ozcelik, Ugur; Reula, Ana; ... (2021). Study protocol: the ear-nose-throat (ENT) prospective international cohort of patients with primary ciliary dyskinesia (EPIC-PCD). BMJ open, 11(10), e051433. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051433

Ben-Menahem, Shiko; Sialm, Anastassja; Hachfeld, Anna; Rauch, Andri; von Krogh, Georg; Furrer, Hansjakob (2021). How do healthcare providers construe patient complexity? A qualitative study of multimorbidity in HIV outpatient clinical practice. BMJ open, 11(11), e051013. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051013

Klein, Jan Philipp; Hauer-von Mauschwitz, Andrea; Fassbinder, Eva; Berger, Thomas; Mayer, Johannes; Borgwardt, Stefan; Wellhöfer, Bernhard; Schweiger, Ulrich; Jacob, Gitta (2021). Effectiveness and safety of the adjunctive use of an internet-based self-management intervention for borderline personality disorder in addition to care as usual: results from a randomised controlled trial. BMJ open, 11(9), e047771. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047771

Stampf, Susanne; Mueller, Nicolas J; van Delden, Christian; Pascual, Manuel; Manuel, Oriol; Banz, Vanessa; Binet, Isabelle; De Geest, Sabina; Bochud, Pierre-Yves; Leichtle, Alexander; Schaub, Stefan; Steiger, Jürg; Koller, Michael (2021). Cohort profile: The Swiss Transplant Cohort Study (STCS): A nationwide longitudinal cohort study of all solid organ recipients in Switzerland. BMJ open, 11(12), e051176. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051176

Schuetz, Philipp; Sulo, Suela; Walzer, Stefan; Vollmer, Lutz; Brunton, Cory; Kaegi-Braun, Nina; Stanga, Zeno; Mueller, Beat; Gomes, Filomena (2021). Cost savings associated with nutritional support in medical inpatients: an economic model based on data from a systematic review of randomised trials. BMJ open, 11(7), e046402. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046402

Nolte, Sandra; Busija, Ljoudmila; Berger, Thomas; Meyer, Björn; Moritz, Steffen; Rose, Matthias; Schröder, Johanna; Späth-Nellissen, Christina; Klein, Jan Philipp (2021). Do sociodemographic variables moderate effects of an internet intervention for mild to moderate depressive symptoms? An exploratory analysis of a randomised controlled trial (EVIDENT) including 1013 participants. BMJ open, 11(1), e041389. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041389

Waespe, Nicolas; Strebel, Sven; Nava, Tiago; Uppugunduri, Chakradhara Rao S; Marino, Denis; Mattiello, Veneranda; Otth, Maria; Gumy-Pause, Fabienne; Von Bueren, André O; Baleydier, Frederic; Mader, Luzius; Spoerri, Adrian; Kuehni, Claudia E; Ansari, Marc (2022). Cohort-based association study of germline genetic variants with acute and chronic health complications of childhood cancer and its treatment: Genetic Risks for Childhood Cancer Complications Switzerland (GECCOS) study protocol. BMJ open, 12(1), e052131. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052131

Taubner, Svenja; Saliba, Andrea; Heinonen, Erkki; Protić, Sonja; Volkert, Jana; Adler, Asta; Barkauskiene, Rasa; Conejo Cerón, Sonia; Di Giacomo, Dina; Ioannou, Yianna; Mestre, Jose M; Moreno-Peral, Patricia; Mucha Vieira, Filipa; Mota, Catarina Pinheiro; Raleva, Marija; Rangel Santos Henriques, Margarida Isabel; Røssberg, Jan Ivar; Schmidt, Stefanie J.; Stepišnik Perdih, Tjaša; Ulberg, Randi; ... (2021). Mediators and theories of change in psychotherapy with adolescents: a systematic review protocol. BMJ open, 11(3), e042411. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042411

Pereira, Filipa; Verloo, Henk; von Gunten, Armin; Del Río Carral, María; Meyer-Massetti, Carla; Martins, Maria Manuela; Wernli, Boris (2022). Unplanned nursing home admission among discharged polymedicated older inpatients: a single-centre, registry-based study in Switzerland. BMJ open, 12(3), e057444. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057444

Berney, Alexandre; Carrard, Valerie; Berney, Sylvie; Schlegel, Katja; Gaume, Jaques; Gholam, Mehdi; Bart, Pierre-Alexandre; Preisig, Martin; Wac, Katarzyna; Schmid Mast, Marianne; Bourquin, Céline (2021). Study protocol for the ETMED-L project: Longitudinal study of mental health and interpersonal competence of medical students in a Swiss university using a comprehensive framework of empathy. BMJ open, 11(12), e053070. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053070

Cortese, Samuele; Del Giovane, Cinzia; Chamberlain, Samuel; Philipsen, Alexandra; Young, Susan; Bilbow, Andrea; Cipriani, Andrea (2022). Pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for adults with ADHD: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis. BMJ open, 12(3), e058102. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058102

Schietzel, Simeon; Bally, Lia; Cereghetti, Grazia; Faller, Nicolas; Moor, Matthias B; Vogt, Bruno; Rintelen, Felix; Trelle, S; Fuster, Daniel (2022). Impact of the SGLT2 inhibitor empagliflozin on urinary supersaturations in kidney stone formers (SWEETSTONE trial): protocol for a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled cross-over trial. BMJ open, 12(3), e059073. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059073

Amrein, Melanie Alexandra; Ruschetti, Gian Giacomo; Baeder, Carole; Bamert, Melanie; Inauen, Jennifer (2022). Mobile intervention to promote correct hand hygiene at key times to prevent COVID-19 in the Swiss adult general population: study protocol of a multiphase optimisation strategy. BMJ open, 12(3), e055971. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055971

Koetsier, Eva; van Kuijk, Sander M J; Maino, Paolo; Dukanac, Jasmina; Scascighini, Luca; Cianfoni, Alessandro; Scarone, Pietro; Kuhlen, Dominique E; Hollman, Markus W; Kallewaard, Jan-Willem (2022). Efficacy of the Gelstix nucleus augmentation device for the treatment of chronic discogenic low back pain: protocol for a randomised, sham-controlled, double-blind, multicentre trial. BMJ open, 12(3), e053772. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053772

Muchengeti, Mazvita; Bartels, Lina; Olago, Victor; Dhokotera, Tafadzwa; Chen, Wenlong Carl; Spoerri, Adrian; Rohner, Eliane; Bütikofer, Lukas; Ruffieux, Yann; Singh, Elvira; Egger, Matthias; Bohlius, Julia (2022). Cohort profile: the South African HIV Cancer Match (SAM) Study, a national population-based cohort. BMJ open, 12(4), e053460. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053460

Mylrea-Foley, Bronacha; Thornton, Jim G; Mullins, Edward; Marlow, Neil; Hecher, Kurt; Ammari, Christina; Arabin, Birgit; Berger, Astrid; Bergman, Eva; Bhide, Amarnath; Bilardo, Caterina; Binder, Julia; Breeze, Andrew; Brodszki, Jana; Calda, Pavel; Cannings-John, Rebecca; Černý, Andrej; Cesari, Elena; Cetin, Irene; Dall'Asta, Andrea; ... (2022). Perinatal and 2-year neurodevelopmental outcome in late preterm fetal compromise: the TRUFFLE 2 randomised trial protocol. BMJ open, 12(4), e055543. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055543

de Godoi Rezende Costa Molino, Caroline; Chocano-Bedoya, Patricia O; Sadlon, Angélique; Theiler, Robert; Orav, John E; Vellas, Bruno; Rizzoli, Rene; Kressig, Reto W; Kanis, John A; Guyonnet, Sophie; Lang, Wei; Egli, Andreas; Bischoff-Ferrari, Heike A (2022). Prevalence of polypharmacy in community-dwelling older adults from seven centres in five European countries: a cross-sectional study of DO-HEALTH. BMJ open, 12(4), e051881. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051881

Rohrbasser, Adrian; Wong, Geoff; Mickan, Sharon; Harris, Janet (2022). Understanding how and why quality circles improve standards of practice, enhance professional development and increase psychological well-being of general practitioners: a realist synthesis. BMJ open, 12(5), e058453. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058453

Prendki, Virginie; Garin, Nicolas; Stirnemann, Jerome; Combescure, Christophe; Platon, Alexandra; Bernasconi, Enos; Sauter, Thomas; Hautz, Wolf (2022). LOw-dose CT Or Lung UltraSonography versus standard of care based-strategies for the diagnosis of pneumonia in the elderly: protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial (OCTOPLUS). BMJ open, 12(5), e055869. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055869

Gastens, Viktoria; Kiszio, Blanche; Del Giovane, Cinzia; Tsuyuki, Ross; Paradis, Gilles; Chiolero, Arnaud; Santschi, Valérie (2022). Pharmacist interventions to improve hypertension management: protocol for a systematic review of randomised controlled trials. BMJ open, 12(5), e059399. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059399

Liechti, Fabian D; Heinzmann, Jeannelle; Schmidt Leuenberger, Joachim M; Limacher, Andreas; Wertli, Maria M; Verra, Martin L (2022). Effect of goal-directed mobilisation intervention compared with standard care on physical activity among medical inpatients: protocol for the GoMob-in randomised controlled trial. BMJ open, 12(5), e058509. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058509

Schmitt, Andreas Michael; Walter, Martin; Herbrand, Amanda Katherina; Jörger, Markus; Moffa, Giusi; Novak, Urban; Hemkens, Lars; Kasenda, Benjamin (2022). Characteristics and survival of patients with cancer with intended off-label use-a cohort study. BMJ open, 12(5), e060453. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-060453

Morillo, Diana; Mena-Bucheli, Santiago; Ochoa, Angélica; Chico, Martha E; Rodas, Claudia; Maldonado, Augusto; Arteaga, Karen; Alchundia, Jessica; Solorzano, Karla; Rodriguez, Alejandro; Figueiredo, Camila; Ardura-Garcia, Cristina; Bachmann, Max; Perkin, Michael Richard; Chis Ster, Irina; Cruz, Alvaro; Romero, Natalia Cristina; Cooper, Philip (2022). Prospective study of factors associated with asthma attack recurrence (ATTACK) in children from three Ecuadorian cities during COVID-19: a study protocol. BMJ open, 12(6), e056295. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056295

Risch, Martin; Grossmann, Kirsten; Aeschbacher, Stefanie; Weideli, Ornella C; Kovac, Marc; Pereira, Fiona; Wohlwend, Nadia; Risch, Corina; Hillmann, Dorothea; Lung, Thomas; Renz, Harald; Twerenbold, Raphael; Rothenbühler, Martina; Leibovitz, Daniel; Kovacevic, Vladimir; Markovic, Andjela; Klaver, Paul; Brakenhoff, Timo B; Franks, Billy; Mitratza, Marianna; ... (2022). Investigation of the use of a sensor bracelet for the presymptomatic detection of changes in physiological parameters related to COVID-19: an interim analysis of a prospective cohort study (COVI-GAPP). BMJ open, 12(6), e058274. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058274

Gallucci, Laura; Umarova, Roza M (2022). Association of cognitive reserve with stroke outcome: a protocol for a systematic review. BMJ open, 12(7), e059378. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059378

Michel, Janet; Mettler, Annette; Stuber, Raphael; Müller, Martin; Ricklin, Meret E; Jent, Philipp; Hautz, Wolf E; Sauter, Thomas C (2022). Effects and utility of an online forward triage tool during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: a mixed method study and patient perspectives, Switzerland. BMJ open, 12(7), e059765. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059765

Epure, Adina Mihaela; Di Bernardo, Stefano; Mivelaz, Yvan; Estoppey Younes, Sandrine; Chiolero, Arnaud; Sekarski, Nicole (2022). Gestational diabetes mellitus and offspring's carotid intima-media thickness at birth: MySweetHeart Cohort study. BMJ open, 12(7), e061649. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061649

Benhamou, Simone; Fournier, Evelyne; Puppa, Giacomo; McKee, Thomas; Ris, Frédéric; Rubbia-Brandt, Laura; Viassolo, Valeria; Zilli, Thomas; Zlobec, Inti; Chappuis, Pierre Olivier; Rapiti, Elisabetta (2022). Cohort profile: population-based cohorts of patients with colorectal cancer and of their relatives in Geneva, Switzerland. BMJ open, 12(8), e063914. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063914

Jonduo, Marinjho Emely; Vallely, Lisa Michelle; Wand, Handan; Sweeney, Emma Louise; Egli-Gany, Dianne; Kaldor, John; Vallely, Andrew John; Low, Nicola (2022). Adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes associated with Mycoplasma hominis, Ureaplasma urealyticum and Ureaplasma parvum: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ open, 12(8), e062990. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062990

Brall, Caroline; Berlin, Claudia; Zwahlen, Marcel; Vayena, Effy; Egger, Matthias; Ormond, Kelly E (2022). Public preferences towards data management and governance in Swiss biobanks: results from a nationwide survey. BMJ open, 12(8), e060844. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-060844

Ferreira, Antonio; Emara, Ahmed Fahiem Abdelsalam; Herzig, David; Melmer, Andreas; Vogt, Andreas P; Nakas, Christos T; Facchinetti, Andrea; Dalla Man, Chiara; Bally, Lia (2022). Study protocol for a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial assessing the impact of the SGLT2 inhibitor empagliflozin on postprandial hypoglycaemia after gastric bypass. BMJ open, 12(9), e060668. 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-060668

Lannes, Alice; Farhat, Luis C; Del Giovane, Cinzia; Cipriani, Andrea; Revet, Alexis; Cortese, Samuele (2022). Comparative cardiovascular side effects of medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children, adolescents and adults: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis. BMJ open, 12(9), e062748. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062748

Houchens, Nathan; Saint, Sanjay; Petrilli, Christopher; Kuhn, Latoya; Ratz, David; De Lott, Lindsey; Zollinger, Marc; Sax, Hugo; Kamata, Kazuhiro; Kuriyama, Akira; Tokuda, Yasuharu; Fumagalli, Carlo; Virgili, Gianni; Fumagalli, Stefano; Chopra, Vineet (2022). International patient preferences for physician attire: results from cross-sectional studies in four countries across three continents. BMJ open, 12(10), e061092. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061092

Yildiz, Berivan; Allan, Simon; Bakan, Misa; Barnestein-Fonseca, Pilar; Berger, Michael; Boughey, Mark; Christen, Andri; De Simone, Gustavo G; Egloff, Martina; Ellershaw, John; Elsten, Eline E C M; Eychmüller, Steffen; Fischer, Claudia; Fürst, Carl Johan; Geijteman, Eric C T; Goldraij, Gabriel; Goossensen, Anne; Halfdanardottir, Svandis Iris; Haugen, Dagny Faksvåg; Hedman, Christel; ... (2022). Live well, die well – an international cohort study on experiences, concerns and preferences of patients in the last phase of life: the research protocol of the iLIVE study. BMJ open, 12(8), e057229. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057229

Buitrago-Garcia, Diana; Salanti, Georgia; Low, Nicola (2022). Studies of prevalence: how a basic epidemiology concept has gained recognition in the COVID-19 pandemic [communication]. BMJ open, 12(10), e061497. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061497

Wang, Yuehan; Kremer, Leontien C M; van Leeuwen, Flora E; Armstrong, Gregory T; Leisenring, Wendy; de Vathaire, Florent; Hudson, Melissa M; Kuehni, Claudia E; Arnold, Michael A; Haddy, Nadia; Demoor-Goldschmidt, Charlotte; Diallo, Ibrahima; Howell, Rebecca M; Ehrhardt, Matthew J; Moskowitz, Chaya S; Neglia, Joseph P; van der Pal, Helena J H; Robison, Leslie L; Schaapveld, Michael; Turcotte, Lucie M; ... (2022). Cohort profile: Risk and risk factors for female breast cancer after treatment for childhood and adolescent cancer: an internationally pooled cohort. BMJ open, 12(11), e065910. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065910

Farbstein, Dan; Lukito, Steve; Yorke, Isabel; Wilson, Emma; Crudgington, Holly; El-Aalem, Omar; Cliffe, Charlotte; Bergou, Nicol; Itani, Lynn; Owusu, Andy; Sedgwick, Rosemary; Singh, Nidhita; Tarasenko, Anna; Tucker, Gavin; Woodhouse, Emma; Suzuki, Mimi; Myerscough, Anna Louise; Lopez Chemas, Natalia; Abdel-Halim, Nadia; Del Giovane, Cinzia; ... (2022). Risk and protective factors for self-harm and suicide in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. BMJ open, 12(11), e058297. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058297

Brunner, Laureline; Rodondi, Nicolas; Aubert, Carole Elodie (2022). Barriers and facilitators to deprescribing of cardiovascular medications: a systematic review. BMJ open, 12(12), e061686. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061686

Beilstein, Christian M; Krutkyte, Gabija; Vetsch, Thomas; Eser, Prisca; Wilhelm, Matthias; Stanga, Zeno; Bally, Lia; Verra, Martin; Huber, Markus; Wüthrich, Patrick Y; Engel, Dominique (2023). Multimodal prehabilitation for major surgery in elderly patients to lower complications: protocol of a randomised, prospective, multicentre, multidisciplinary trial (PREHABIL Trial). BMJ open, 13(1), e070253. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-070253

Khan, Faizan; Thavorn, Kednapa; Coyle, Doug; van Katwyk, Sasha; Tritschler, Tobias; Hutton, Brian; Le Gal, Gregoire; Rodger, Marc; Fergusson, Dean (2023). Protocol for a modelling study to assess the clinical and cost-effectiveness of indefinite anticoagulant therapy for first unprovoked venous thromboembolism. BMJ open, 13(1), e053927. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053927

Tauqeer, Fatima; Ceulemans, Michael; Gerbier, Eva; Passier, Anneke; Oliver, Alison; Foulon, Veerle; Panchaud, Alice; Lupattelli, Angela; Nordeng, Hedvig (2023). Mental health of pregnant and postpartum women during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: a European cross-sectional study. BMJ open, 13(1), e063391. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063391

Berger-Estilita, Joana; Blülle, Rafael; Stricker, Daniel; Balmer, Mathias; Greif, Robert; Berendonk, Christoph (2022). Refreshing medical students' intravenous-cannulation skills: a blinded observer three-arm randomised comparison of mental imagery, part-task trainer simulation and written instructions. BMJ open, 12(6), e057201. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057201

Michel, Janet; Schmid, Sandra; Aebersold, Eli Ruben; Mettler, Annette; Sauter, Thomas Christian (2023). Did the pandemic influence telehealth use among Swiss emergency department patients? A sequential explanatory study. BMJ open, 13(2), e070046. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-070046

Siafis, Spyridon; Schneider-Thoma, Johannes; Hamza, Tasnim; Bighelli, Irene; Dong, Shimeng; Hansen, Wulf-Peter; Davis, John M; Salanti, Georgia; Leucht, Stefan (2023). Efficacy of clozapine compared with other second-generation antipsychotic drugs in patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia: protocol for a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. BMJ open, 13(2), e064504. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064504

Chekanova, Valeriya; Abolhassani, Nazanin; Vaucher, Julien; Marques-Vidal, Pedro (2023). Association of clinical and genetic risk factors with management of dyslipidaemia: analysis of repeated cross-sectional studies in the general population of Lausanne, Switzerland. BMJ open, 13(2), e065409. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065409

Starvaggi, Carl Alessandro; Travaglini, Nicola; Aebi, Christoph; Romano, Fabrizio; Steiner, Isabelle; Sauter, Thomas Christian; Keitel, Kristina (2023). www.coronabambini.ch: Development and usage of an online decision support tool for paediatric COVID-19-testing in Switzerland: a cross-sectional analysis. BMJ open, 13(3), e063820. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063820

Furukawa, Yuki; Luo, Yan; Funada, Satoshi; Onishi, Akira; Ostinelli, Edoardo; Hamza, Tasnim; Furukawa, Toshi A; Kataoka, Yuki (2023). Optimal duration of antibiotic treatment for community-acquired pneumonia in adults: a systematic review and duration-effect meta-analysis. BMJ open, 13(3), e061023. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061023

Comolli, Lukas; Korda, Athanasia; Zamaro, Ewa; Wagner, Franca; Sauter, Thomas C; Caversaccio, Marco D; Nikles, Florence; Jung, Simon; Mantokoudis, Georgios (2023). Vestibular syndromes, diagnosis and diagnostic errors in patients with dizziness presenting to the emergency department: a cross-sectional study. BMJ open, 13(3), e064057. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064057

Marcin, Thimo; Hautz, Stefanie C; Singh, Hardeep; Zwaan, Laura; Schwappach, David; Krummrey, Gert; Schauber, Stefan K; Nendaz, Mathieu; Exadaktylos, Aristomenis; Müller, Martin; Lambrigger, Cornelia; Sauter, Thomas C; Lindner, Gregor; Bosbach, Simon; Griesshammer, Ines; Blaum, Wolf E (2023). Effects of a computerised diagnostic decision support tool on diagnostic quality in emergency departments: study protocol of the DDx-BRO multicentre cluster randomised cross-over trial. BMJ open, 13(3), e072649. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072649

Bano, Arjola; Laimer, Markus; Wehrli, Faina; Künzler, Juri; Rivero, Tania; Fraser, Alan G; Stettler, Christoph; Hovorka, Roman; Bally, Lia (2023). Clinical evidence for high-risk medical devices used to manage diabetes: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ open, 13(4), e070672. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-070672

Pfeiffer, Yvonne; Atkinson, Andrew; Maag, Judith; Lane, Michael A; Schwappach, David; Marschall, Jonas (2023). Are cross-sectional safety climate survey results in operating room staff associated with the surgical site infection rates in Swiss hospitals? BMJ open, 13(4), e066514. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066514

Geis, Daniel; Canova, Nina; Lhopitallier, Loïc; Kronenberg, Andreas; Meuwly, Jean-Yves; Senn, Nicolas; Mueller, Yolanda; Fasseur, Fabienne; Boillat-Blanco, Noémie (2023). Exploration of the Acceptance of the Use of Procalcitonin Point-of-Care Testing and Lung Ultrasonography by General Practitioners to Decide on Antibiotic Prescriptions for Lower Respiratory Infections: A Qualitative Study. BMJ open, 13(5), e063922. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063922

Chipanta, David; Kapambwe, Sharon; Nyondo-Mipando, Alinane Linda; Pascoe, Margaret; Amo-Agyei, Silas; Bohlius, Julia; Estill, Janne; Kaiser, Olivia (2023). Socioeconomic inequalities in cervical precancer screening among women in Ethiopia, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe: analysis of Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment surveys. BMJ open, 13(6), e067948. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-067948

Guthold, Regina; Kann, Laura; Bhatti, Lubna; Abduvahobov, Parviz; Ansong, Joana; Atkinson, Uki; Baltag, Valentina; Caffe, Sonja; Caixeta, Roberta; Diallo, Cheick Bady; Fouad, Heba; Haddad, Sally; Hachri, Hafid; Jaggi, Jeannine A; Joshi, Pradeep; Karna, Priya; Louazani, Sidi Allal; Mbola Mbassi, Symplice; Mehta, Rajesh; Mudgal, Yogendra; ... (2023). Effectiveness of a participatory approach to develop school health interventions in four low resource cities: study protocol of the 'empowering adolescents to lead change using health data' cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ open, 13(7), e071353. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-071353

Jermini-Gianinazzi, Ilaria; Blum, Manuel; Trachsel, Maria; Trippolini, Maurizio Alen; Tochtermann, Nicole; Rimensberger, Caroline; Liechti, Fabian; Wertli, Maria M (2023). Management of acute non-specific low back pain in the emergency department: do emergency physicians follow the guidelines? Results of a cross-sectional survey. BMJ open, 13(8), e071893. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-071893

Schwappach, David; Havranek, Michael M (2023). Are temporal trends in retained foreign object rates after surgery in Switzerland impacted by increasing coding intensity? A retrospective analysis of hospital routine data from 2000 to 2019. BMJ open, 13(8), e075660. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-075660

Orri, Massimiliano; Gifuni, Anthony J; Ougrin, Dennis; Boruff, Jill; Cipriani, Andrea; Furukawa, Toshiaki A; Schaffer, Dalia; Del Giovane, Cinzia; Inja, Ayla; Turecki, Gustavo; Geoffroy, Marie-Claude; Cortese, Samuele (2023). Psychosocial interventions for the prevention of self-harm repetition: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis. BMJ open, 13(8), e072289. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072289

Gutersohn, Caterina; Schweingruber, Sandra; Haudenschild, Maximilian; Huber, Markus; Greif, Robert; Fuchs, Alexander (2023). Medical device education: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial comparing self-directed learning with traditional instructor-led learning on an anaesthesia workstation. BMJ open, 13(9), e070261. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-070261

Hansford, Harrison J; Cashin, Aidan G; Jones, Matthew D; Swanson, Sonja A; Islam, Nazrul; Dahabreh, Issa J; Dickerman, Barbra A; Egger, Matthias; Garcia-Albeniz, Xavier; Golub, Robert M; Lodi, Sara; Moreno-Betancur, Margarita; Pearson, Sallie-Anne; Schneeweiss, Sebastian; Sterne, Jonathan; Sharp, Melissa K; Stuart, Elizabeth A; Hernan, Miguel A; Lee, Hopin and McAuley, James H (2023). Development of the TrAnsparent ReportinG of observational studies Emulating a Target trial (TARGET) guideline [protocol]. BMJ open, 13(9), e074626. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-074626

Aebersold, Helena; Foster-Witassek, Fabienne; Serra-Burriel, Miquel; Brüngger, Beat; Aeschbacher, Stefanie; Beer, Jürg-Hans; Blozik, Eva; Blum, Manuel; Bonati, Leo; Conen, David; Conte, Giulio; Felder, Stefan; Huber, Carola; Kuehne, Michael; Moschovitis, Giorgio; Mueller, Andreas; Paladini, Rebecca E; Reichlin, Tobias; Rodondi, Nicolas; Springer, Anne; ... (2023). Estimating the cost impact of atrial fibrillation using a prospective cohort study and population-based controls. BMJ open, 13(9), e072080. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072080

Känzig, Tanja; Potterat, Melisa; Corpataux, Thibault; Ackermann, Simone Daniele; Chaix, Edouard; Gibilisco, Andrea; Portmann, Aurelia; Roberts, Judith; Schaller, Amandine; Wenger, Nicolas; Wolffers, Oliver; Beguelin, Charles; Genne, Daniel (2023). Does the advertisement in Swiss pharmacy windows rest on evidence-based medicine? An observational study. BMJ open, 13(9), e069186. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069186

Pereira, Filipa; Meyer-Massetti, Carla; Del Río Carral, María; von Gunten, Armin; Wernli, Boris; Verloo, Henk (2023). Development of a patient-centred medication management model for polymedicated home-dwelling older adults after hospital discharge: results of a mixed methods study. BMJ open, 13(9), e072738. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072738

Messmer, Anna; Pietsch, Urs; Siegemund, Martin; Buehler, Philipp; Waskowski, Jan; Müller, Martin; Uehlinger, Dominik E; Hollinger, Alexa; Filipovic, Miodrag; Berger, David; Schefold, Joerg C; Pfortmüller, Carmen A (2023). Protocolised early de-resuscitation in septic shock (REDUCE): protocol for a randomised controlled multicentre feasibility trial. BMJ open, 13(9), e074847. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-074847

Wiedenmann, Margarethe; Ipekci, Aziz Mert; Araujo-Chaveron, Lucia; Prajapati, Nirmala; Lam, Yin Ting; Alam, Muhammad Irfanul; L'Huillier, Arnaud G; Zhelyazkov, Ivan; Heron, Leonie; Low, Nicola; Goutaki, Myrofora (2023). SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern in children and adolescents with COVID-19: a systematic review. BMJ open, 13(10), e072280. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072280

de Jonge, Stijn W; Hulskes, Rick H; Zokaei Nikoo, Maedeh; Weenink, Robert P; Meyhoff, Christian S; Leslie, Kate; Myles, Paul; Forbes, Andrew; Greif, Robert; Akca, Ozan; Kurz, Andrea; Sessler, Daniel I; Martin, Janet; Dijkgraaf, Marcel Gw; Pryor, Kane; Belda, F Javier; Ferrando, Carlos; Gurman, Gabriel M; Scifres, Christina M; McKenna, David S; ... (2023). Benefits and harms of perioperative high fraction inspired oxygen for surgical site infection prevention: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data of randomised controlled trials. BMJ open, 13(10), e067243. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-067243

Papola, Davide; Karyotaki, Eirini; Purgato, Marianna; Sijbrandij, Marit; Tedeschi, Federico; Cuijpers, Pim; Efthimiou, Orestis; Furukawa, Toshi A; Patel, Vikram; Barbui, Corrado (2023). Dismantling and personalising task-sharing psychosocial interventions for common mental disorders: a study protocol for an individual participant data component network meta-analysis. BMJ open, 13(11), e077037. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-077037

Lanter, Lea; Rutsch, Niklas; Kreuzer, Sebastian; Albers, Christoph Emanuel; Obid, Peter; Henssler, Jonathan; Torbahn, Gabriel; Müller, Martin; Bigdon, Sebastian Frederick (2023). Impact of different surgical and non-surgical interventions on health-related quality of life after thoracolumbar burst fractures without neurological deficit: protocol for a comprehensive systematic review with network meta-analysis. BMJ open, 13(12), e078972. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078972

Corvetto, Julia Feriato; Federspiel, Andrea; Sewe, Maquins Odhiambo; Müller, Thomas; Bunker, Aditi; Sauerborn, Rainer (2023). Impact of heat on mental health emergency visits: a time series study from all public emergency centres, in Curitiba, Brazil. BMJ open, 13(12), e079049. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-079049

Gigi, Ranjana M S; Mdingi, Mandisa M; Jung, Hyunsul; Claassen-Weitz, Shantelle; Bütikofer, Lukas; Klausner, Jeffrey D; Muzny, Christina A; Taylor, Christopher M; van de Wijgert, Janneke H H M; Peters, Remco P H; Low, Nicola (2023). Genital tract infections, the vaginal microbiome and gestational age at birth among pregnant women in South Africa: a cohort study protocol. BMJ open, 13(12), e081562. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081562

Enane, Leslie A; Duda, Stephany N; Chanyachukul, Thida; Bolton-Moore, Carolyn; Navuluri, Neelima; Messou, Eugène; Mbonze, Nana; McDade, LaQuita R; Figueiredo, Marina Cruvinel; Ross, Jeremy; Evans, Denise; Diero, Lameck; Akpata, Robert; Zotova, Natalia; Freeman, Aimee; Pierre, Marie Flore; Rupasinghe, Dhanushi; Ballif, Marie; Byakwaga, Helen; de Castro, Nathalie; ... (2024). The Tuberculosis Sentinel Research Network (TB-SRN) of the International epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA): protocol for a prospective cohort study in Africa, Southeast Asia and Latin America. BMJ open, 14(1), e079138. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-079138

Jungo, Katharina Tabea; Weir, Kristie Rebecca; Cateau, Damien; Streit, Sven (2024). Older adults' attitudes towards deprescribing and medication changes: a longitudinal sub-study of a cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ open, 14(1), e075325. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-075325

Gmünder, Myriam; Gessler, Noemi; Buser, Sina; Feuz, Ursula; Fayyaz, Jabeen; Jachmann, Anne; Keitel, Kristina; Brandenberger, Julia (2024). Caregivers with limited language proficiency and their satisfaction with paediatric emergency care related to the use of professional interpreters: a mixed methods study. BMJ open, 14(1), e077716. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-077716

Mitchell, Sharon; Sehlbach, Carolin; Franssen, Gregor H L; Janczukowicz, Janusz; Guttormsen, Sissel (2024). Taxonomy of teaching methods and their use in health professions education: a scoping review protocol. BMJ open, 14(e077282) BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-077282

Mathier, Etienne; Althaus, Alexander; Zwahlen, Daniel; Lustenberger, Jens; Zamboglou, Constantinos; De Bari, Berardino; Aebersold, Daniel M; Guckenberger, Matthias; Zilli, Thomas; Shelan, Mohamed (2024). HypoFocal SRT Trial: Ultra-hypofractionated focal salvage radiotherapy for isolated prostate bed recurrence after radical prostatectomy; single-arm phase II study; clinical trial protocol. BMJ open, 14(e075846) BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-075846

Chanvrier, Hélène; Rattaz, Valentine; Offredi, Valentin; Dupuis, Marc; Horsch, Antje (2024). Swiss cohort on Traumatic Childbirth and Health (SwiTCH): protocol for a prospective, population-based cohort study on parents' mental health from pregnancy to one year postpartum. BMJ open, 14, e080557. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080557

Vallejo-Yagüe, Enriqueta; Burkard, Theresa; Finckh, Axel; Burden, Andrea Michelle (2024). Comparative effectiveness of biologics in patients with rheumatoid arthritis stratified by body mass index: a cohort study in a Swiss registry. BMJ open, 14(2), e074864.. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-074864

Shavuka, Olga; Iipumbu, Etuhole; Boois, Lorraine; Günther, Gunar; Hoddinott, Graeme; Lin, Hsien-Ho; Nepolo, Emmanuel; Niemann, Stefan; Ruswa, Nunurai; Seddon, James; Claassens, Mareli M (2024). Enhanced active case finding of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Namibia: a protocol for the hotspots, hospitals, and households (H3TB) study. BMJ open, 14(2) BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082665

Kottmann, Alexandre; Pasquier, Mathieu; Carron, Pierre-Nicolas; Maudet, Ludovic; Rouvé, Jean-Daniel; Suppan, L; Caillet-Bois, David; Riva, Thomas; Albrecht, Roland; Krüger, Andreas; Sollid, Stephen Johan Mikal (2024). Feasibility of quality indicators on prehospital advanced airway management in a physician-staffed emergency medical service: survey-based assessment of the provider point of view. BMJ open, 14(3) BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081951

Weber, Manuel; Raab, Anja Maria; Schmitt, Kai-Uwe; Büsching, Gilbert; Marcin, Thimo; Spielmanns, Marc; Puhan, Milo Alan; Frei, Anja (2024). Efficacy of a digital lifestyle intervention on health-related QUAlity of life in non-small cell LUng CAncer survivors following inpatient rehabilitation: protocol of the QUALUCA Swiss multicentre randomised controlled trial. BMJ open, 14(3) BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081397

Gonzalez Jaramillo, Nathalia; Abbühl, Dominik; Roa-Diaz, Zayne Milena; Kobler-Betancourt, Cristopher; Frahsa, Annika (2024). COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in the general population and under-resourced communities from high-income countries: realist review. BMJ open, 14(4), e084560. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-084560

Dao, Kim; Shechtman, Svetlana; Weber-Schoendorfer, Corinna; Diav-Citrin, Orna; Murad, Reem Hegla; Berlin, Maya; Hazan, Ariela; Richardson, Jonathan L; Eleftheriou, Georgios; Rousson, Valentin; Diezi, Leonore; Haefliger, David; Simões-Wüst, Ana Paula; Addor, Marie-Claude; Baud, David; Lamine, Faiza; Panchaud, Alice; Buclin, Thierry; Girardin, François R and Winterfeld, Ursula (2024). Use of GLP1 receptor agonists in early pregnancy and reproductive safety: a multicentre, observational, prospective cohort study based on the databases of six Teratology Information Services. BMJ open, 14(4), e083550. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-083550

Schöbi, Nina; Sanchez, Carlos; Welzel, Tatjana; Bamford, Alasdair; Webb, Kate; Rojo, Pablo; Tremoulet, Adriana; Atkinson, Andrew; Schlapbach, Luregn J; Bielicki, Julia Anna (2024). Swissped-RECOVERY: masked independent adjudication for the interpretation of non-randomised treatment in a two-arm open-label randomised controlled trial (methylprednisolone vs immunoglobulins) in Paediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome Temporally Associated with SARS-CoV-2 (PIMS-TS) involving 10 secondary and tertiary paediatric hospitals in Switzerland. BMJ open, 14(4) BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078137

Gerritsen, Jasper Kees Wim; Young, Jacob S; Chang, Susan M; Krieg, Sandro M; Jungk, Christine; van den Bent, Martin J; Satoer, Djaina D; Ille, Sebastian; Schucht, Philippe; Nahed, Brian V; Broekman, Marike Lianne Daphne; Berger, Mitchel; De Vleeschouwer, Steven; Vincent, Arnaud J P E (2024). SUPRAMAX-study: supramaximal resection versus maximal resection for glioblastoma patients: study protocol for an international multicentre prospective cohort study (ENCRAM 2201). BMJ open, 14(4) BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082274

Lange, Anna Adelheid; Bonvin, Raphaël; Guttormsen, Sissel; Zambrano Ramos, Sofia Carolina (2024). Physicians' emotion awareness and emotion regulation training during medical education: a systematic scoping review protocol. BMJ open, 14(5), e080643. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080643

Solmi, Marco; Cobey, Kelly; Moher, David; Ebrahimzadeh, Sanam; Dragioti, Elena; Shin, Jae Il; Radua, Joaquim; Cortese, Samuele; Shea, Beverley; Veronese, Nicola; Hartling, Lisa; Pollock, Michelle; Egger, Matthias; Papatheodorou, Stefania; Ioannidis, John P; Carvalho, Andre F (2024). Protocol for the development of a reporting guideline for umbrella reviews on epidemiological associations using cross-sectional, case-control and cohort studies: the Preferred Reporting Items for Umbrella Reviews of Cross-sectional, Case-control and Cohort studies (PRIUR-CCC). BMJ open, 14(6), e071136. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-071136

Tinner, Eva Maria Eugenia; Dogan, Oezcan; Boesing, Maria; Roser, Katharina; Michel, Gisela; Minder, Anna-Elisabeth; Maier, Sabrina; Bayha, Marinela; Affolter, Helene; Baumgartner, Christine; Meienberg, Fabian; Kuehni, Claudia; Rössler, Jochen; Wertli, Maria M; Leuppi, Jörg D (2024). Characteristics and feedback of adult survivors of childhood cancer seen in Swiss comprehensive follow-up clinics led by general internists: a prospective cohort study. BMJ open, 14(7), e081823. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081823

Kämmer, Juliane E; Hautz, Wolf E; Krummrey, Gert; Sauter, Thomas C; Penders, Dorothea; Birrenbach, Tanja; Bienefeld, Nadine (2024). Effects of interacting with a large language model compared with a human coach on the clinical diagnostic process and outcomes among fourth-year medical students: study protocol for a prospective, randomised experiment using patient vignettes. BMJ open, 14(7) BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-087469

Keller, Bettina; Wunderle, Carla; Tribolet, Pascal; Stanga, Zeno; Kaegi-Braun, Nina; Mueller, Beat; Schuetz, Philipp (2024). Nutritional support in hospitalised patients with diabetes and risk for malnutrition: a secondary analysis of an investigator-initiated, Swiss, randomised controlled multicentre trial. BMJ open, 14(8), e084754. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-084754

Egger, Matthias; Sauermann, Mamatha; Loosli, Tom; Hossmann, Stefanie; Riedo, Selma; Beerenwinkel, Niko; Jaquet, Antoine; Minga, Albert; Ross, Jeremy; Giandhari, Jennifer; Kouyos, Roger D; Lessells, Richard (2024). HIV-1 subtype-specific drug resistance on dolutegravir-based antiretroviral therapy: protocol for a multicentre study (DTG RESIST). BMJ open, 14(8) BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085819