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Tanja Birrenbach
Researcher at University of Bern
Publications - 27
Citations - 615
Tanja Birrenbach is an academic researcher from University of Bern. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Emergency department. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 20 publications receiving 478 citations. Previous affiliations of Tanja Birrenbach include University Hospital of Bern & Heidelberg University.
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Inflammatory bowel disease and smoking. A review of epidemiology, pathophysiology, and therapeutic implications
Tanja Birrenbach,Ulrich Böcker +1 more
TL;DR: The relationship between smoking behavior and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is reviewed, considering epidemiological, pathogenetic, and clinical aspects.
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Diagnostic error increases mortality and length of hospital stay in patients presenting through the emergency room
Wolf E. Hautz,Wolf E. Hautz,Juliane E. Kämmer,Juliane E. Kämmer,Stefanie C. Hautz,Thomas C. Sauter,Thomas C. Sauter,Laura Zwaan,Aristomenis K. Exadaktylos,Tanja Birrenbach,Volker Maier,Martin Müller,Stefan K. Schauber +12 more
TL;DR: Diagnostic discrepancies are a relevant healthcare problem in patients admitted through the emergency room because they occur in every ninth patient and are associated with increased in-hospital mortality.
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Emergence of Blastoschizomyces capitatus yeast infections, Central Europe.
Tanja Birrenbach,Sonja Bertschy,Franziska Aebersold,Nicolas J. Mueller,Yvonne Achermann,Konrad Muehlethaler,Stefan Zimmerli +6 more
TL;DR: The emergence of this yeast in an area in which it is not known to be endemic should alert clinicians caring for immunocompromised patients outside the Mediterranean region to consider infections caused by unfamiliar fungal pathogens.
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Effectiveness and Utility of Virtual Reality Simulation as an Educational Tool for Safe Performance of COVID-19 Diagnostics: Prospective, Randomized Pilot Trial.
Tanja Birrenbach,Josua Zbinden,George Papagiannakis,Aristomenis K Exadaktylos,Martin Müller,Wolf E. Hautz,Thomas C. Sauter +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored the short and long-term effectiveness of a fully immersive VR simulation versus a traditional learning method regarding a COVID-19-related skill set and media-specific variables influencing training outcomes.
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Physicians' attitudes toward, use of, and perceived barriers to clinical guidelines: a survey among Swiss physicians.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors conducted a study at a large university's Department of General Internal Medicine in Switzerland to assess physicians' attitudes toward, use of, perceived barriers to, and knowledge of clinical guidelines.