List of works - Ulrike Held

Expansion of the prognostic assessment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the updated BODE index and the ADO index

scientific article published in August 2009

Validation of the fatigue severity scale in a Swiss cohort

scientific article published on November 2008

Interpretation of treatment changes in 6-minute walk distance in patients with COPD

scientific article published on 11 June 2008

Robotic-assisted versus laparoscopic cholecystectomy: outcome and cost analyses of a case-matched control study

scientific article published on June 2008

Fear-avoidance beliefs-a moderator of treatment efficacy in patients with low back pain: a systematic review

scientific article

MRI T2 lesion burden in multiple sclerosis: a plateauing relationship with clinical disability

scientific article published in May 2006

Catastrophizing-a prognostic factor for outcome in patients with low back pain: a systematic review

scientific article

Influence of catastrophizing on treatment outcome in patients with nonspecific low back pain: a systematic review

scientific article

Vignette studies of medical choice and judgement to study caregivers' medical decision behaviour: systematic review

scientific article

Combined magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance spectroscopy imaging in the diagnosis of prostate cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article

Effect of respiratory muscle training on exercise performance in healthy individuals: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on August 2012

Efficacy of soft tissue augmentation around dental implants and in partially edentulous areas: a systematic review

scientific article published on April 2014

Development and validation of a prediction score for postoperative acute renal failure following liver resection

scientific article published in November 2009

Fatigue and excessive daytime sleepiness in idiopathic Parkinson's disease differently correlate with motor symptoms, depression and dopaminergic treatment

scientific article published in December 2010

Large-scale international validation of the ADO index in subjects with COPD: an individual subject data analysis of 10 cohorts

scientific article

Monthly intravenous methylprednisolone in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis - reduction of enhancing lesions, T2 lesion volume and plasma prolactin concentrations

scientific article

Body side and predominant motor features at the onset of Parkinson's disease are linked to motor and nonmotor progression

scientific article

Predictors of relapse rate in MS clinical trials

scientific article published in December 2005

Reliability of clinical tests to evaluate nerve function and mechanosensitivity of the upper limb peripheral nervous system

scientific article

A decision aid to rule out pneumonia and reduce unnecessary prescriptions of antibiotics in primary care patients with cough and fever

scientific article

Magnetic resonance imaging as a surrogate outcome for multiple sclerosis relapses

scientific article

Radiologic Criteria for the Diagnosis of Spinal Stenosis: Results of a Delphi Survey

scientific article published on 01 May 2012

Clinical value of diagnostic instruments for ruling out acute coronary syndrome in patients with chest pain: a systematic review

scientific article published on 03 August 2010

The Chronic CARe for diAbeTes study (CARAT): a cluster randomized controlled trial

scientific article

Reducing the probability of false positive research findings by pre-publication validation - experience with a large multiple sclerosis database

scientific article

Predicting gadolinium enhancement status in MS patients eligible for randomized clinical trials

scientific article published on November 2005

Biphosphonates for the therapy of complex regional pain syndrome I--systematic review

scientific article

LumbSten: the lumbar spinal stenosis outcome study

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Matrix metalloproteinases and angiogenic factors: predictors of survival after radical prostatectomy for clinically organ-confined prostate cancer?

scientific article

Legal concerns trigger prostate-specific antigen testing

scientific article published in April 2009

Elderly age is not a negative predictive factor for virological response to therapy with pegylated interferon-α and ribavirin in chronic hepatitis C virus patients

scientific article published on 29 August 2013

Antibiotic-impregnated versus silver-bearing external ventricular drainage catheters: preliminary results in a randomized controlled trial

scientific article

Diagnostic indicators of non-cardiovascular chest pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article

Implementation of the chronic care model in small medical practices improves cardiovascular risk but not glycemic control

scientific article

Treatment efficacy for non-cardiovascular chest pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article

Characteristics of poorly controlled Type 2 diabetes patients in Swiss primary care

scientific article

Changes over time in prescription practices of pain medications in Switzerland between 2006 and 2013: an analysis of insurance claims

scientific article

Decompression Surgery Alone Versus Decompression Plus Fusion in Symptomatic Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Swiss Prospective Multi-center Cohort Study with 3 Years of Follow-up

scientific article published on 13 January 2017

Long-term neuroprotective effect of erythropoietin on executive functions in very preterm children (EpoKids): protocol of a prospective follow-up study.

scientific article published on 24 April 2018

Immediate supracrestal implant placement with immediate temporization in the anterior dentition: a retrospective study of 31 implants in 26 patients with up to 5.5-years follow-up

scientific article published on 29 March 2012

The chronic care for age-related macular degeneration study (CHARMED): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 11 October 2011

Role of arterial hypertension as a predictive marker for bevacizumab efficacy in recurrent glioblastoma - a prospective analysis

scientific article published on 13 November 2013

Impact of normal saline infusion on postoperative metabolic acidosis

scientific article published in November 2009

Validating and updating a risk model for pneumonia – a case study

scientific article published on July 20, 2012

Response to the Letter to the Editor: Re: Wertli MM, Burgstaller JM, Weiser S, Steurer J, Kofmehl R, Held U. Influence of catastrophizing on treatment outcome in patients with nonspecific low back pain. A systematic review. Spine 2014;39: 263-273.

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Diagnostic aid to rule out pneumonia in adults with cough and feeling of fever. A validation study in the primary care setting

scientific article

Diagnostic competence of Swiss general practitioners in skin cancer

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Prognostic function to estimate the probability of meaningful clinical improvement after surgery - Results of a prospective multicenter observational cohort study on patients with lumbar spinal stenosis

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

Clinical diagnosis of acute bacterial rhinosinusitis, typical of experts

scientific article published on 10 June 2009

Safety and efficiency of the Ottawa Ankle Rule in a Swiss population with ankle sprains

scientific article

List of works by Ulrike Held

Expansion of the prognostic assessment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the updated BODE index and the ADO index

Validation of the fatigue severity scale in a Swiss cohort

Interpretation of treatment changes in 6-minute walk distance in patients with COPD

Robotic-assisted versus laparoscopic cholecystectomy: outcome and cost analyses of a case-matched control study

Fear-avoidance beliefs-a moderator of treatment efficacy in patients with low back pain: a systematic review

MRI T2 lesion burden in multiple sclerosis: a plateauing relationship with clinical disability

Catastrophizing-a prognostic factor for outcome in patients with low back pain: a systematic review

Influence of catastrophizing on treatment outcome in patients with nonspecific low back pain: a systematic review

Vignette studies of medical choice and judgement to study caregivers' medical decision behaviour: systematic review

Combined magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance spectroscopy imaging in the diagnosis of prostate cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Effect of respiratory muscle training on exercise performance in healthy individuals: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Efficacy of soft tissue augmentation around dental implants and in partially edentulous areas: a systematic review

Development and validation of a prediction score for postoperative acute renal failure following liver resection

Fatigue and excessive daytime sleepiness in idiopathic Parkinson's disease differently correlate with motor symptoms, depression and dopaminergic treatment

Large-scale international validation of the ADO index in subjects with COPD: an individual subject data analysis of 10 cohorts

Monthly intravenous methylprednisolone in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis - reduction of enhancing lesions, T2 lesion volume and plasma prolactin concentrations

Body side and predominant motor features at the onset of Parkinson's disease are linked to motor and nonmotor progression

Predictors of relapse rate in MS clinical trials

Reliability of clinical tests to evaluate nerve function and mechanosensitivity of the upper limb peripheral nervous system

A decision aid to rule out pneumonia and reduce unnecessary prescriptions of antibiotics in primary care patients with cough and fever

Magnetic resonance imaging as a surrogate outcome for multiple sclerosis relapses

Radiologic Criteria for the Diagnosis of Spinal Stenosis: Results of a Delphi Survey

Clinical value of diagnostic instruments for ruling out acute coronary syndrome in patients with chest pain: a systematic review

The Chronic CARe for diAbeTes study (CARAT): a cluster randomized controlled trial

Reducing the probability of false positive research findings by pre-publication validation - experience with a large multiple sclerosis database

Predicting gadolinium enhancement status in MS patients eligible for randomized clinical trials

Biphosphonates for the therapy of complex regional pain syndrome I--systematic review

LumbSten: the lumbar spinal stenosis outcome study

Matrix metalloproteinases and angiogenic factors: predictors of survival after radical prostatectomy for clinically organ-confined prostate cancer?

Legal concerns trigger prostate-specific antigen testing

Elderly age is not a negative predictive factor for virological response to therapy with pegylated interferon-α and ribavirin in chronic hepatitis C virus patients

Antibiotic-impregnated versus silver-bearing external ventricular drainage catheters: preliminary results in a randomized controlled trial

Diagnostic indicators of non-cardiovascular chest pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Implementation of the chronic care model in small medical practices improves cardiovascular risk but not glycemic control

Treatment efficacy for non-cardiovascular chest pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Characteristics of poorly controlled Type 2 diabetes patients in Swiss primary care

Changes over time in prescription practices of pain medications in Switzerland between 2006 and 2013: an analysis of insurance claims

Decompression Surgery Alone Versus Decompression Plus Fusion in Symptomatic Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Swiss Prospective Multi-center Cohort Study with 3 Years of Follow-up

Long-term neuroprotective effect of erythropoietin on executive functions in very preterm children (EpoKids): protocol of a prospective follow-up study.

Immediate supracrestal implant placement with immediate temporization in the anterior dentition: a retrospective study of 31 implants in 26 patients with up to 5.5-years follow-up

The chronic care for age-related macular degeneration study (CHARMED): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Role of arterial hypertension as a predictive marker for bevacizumab efficacy in recurrent glioblastoma - a prospective analysis

Impact of normal saline infusion on postoperative metabolic acidosis

Validating and updating a risk model for pneumonia – a case study

Response to the Letter to the Editor: Re: Wertli MM, Burgstaller JM, Weiser S, Steurer J, Kofmehl R, Held U. Influence of catastrophizing on treatment outcome in patients with nonspecific low back pain. A systematic review. Spine 2014;39: 263-273.

Diagnostic aid to rule out pneumonia in adults with cough and feeling of fever. A validation study in the primary care setting

Diagnostic competence of Swiss general practitioners in skin cancer

Prognostic function to estimate the probability of meaningful clinical improvement after surgery - Results of a prospective multicenter observational cohort study on patients with lumbar spinal stenosis

Clinical diagnosis of acute bacterial rhinosinusitis, typical of experts

Safety and efficiency of the Ottawa Ankle Rule in a Swiss population with ankle sprains