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Samverkan vid vårdplanering för patienter med komplexa behov – ett mellanorganisatoriskt triangeldrama
(2019-05-22)Aims: The overall aim of this thesis was to deepen the knowledge of collaboration in care planning across healthcare provider boundaries for patients with complex care needs. Specific aims were: to highlight specialist ... -
International Outcomes of Total Hip Arthroplasty: Influence of Patient, Implant, and Surgical factors on Total Hip Arthroplasty Survivorship in Sweden, the US, and Australia
(2019-05-22)Abstract Background Hip osteoarthritis (OA) is debilitating disease resulting in pain, stiffness, and reduced physical function. Although total hip arthroplasty (THA) is a successful treatment for OA, some THAs require ... -
Effects of PGC1a-induced exercise adaptations in muscle on plasticity and recovery mechanisms in the CNS
(2019-05-17)In this thesis, we sought to determine if muscle-derived exercise-induced signaling via PGC-1α muscle activation influences neuroplasticity under physiological or pathophysiological conditions. For this purpose, transgenic ... -
Quality of intrapartum care in Rwanda: management and women's experiences
(2019-05-17)The overall aim of this PhD project was to assess the quality of intrapartum care at healthcare facilities offering maternity services in Rwanda by investigating healthcare pro- viders’ management of labour and birth and ... -
Impact of chronic total occlusions, arterial access site, and pretreatment with antiplatelet drugs on mortality in patients with ischemic heart disease: A report from the SWEDEHEART registry.
(2019-05-17)Impact of chronic total occlusions, arterial access site and pretreatment with antiplatelet drugs on mortality in patients with ischemic heart disease: A report from the SWEDEHEART registry Background Treatment of ischemic ... -
Säg till om du önskar tolk - Kommunikation i neonatalvård mellan föräldrar och vårdpersonal när språkbarriärer föreligger
(2019-05-17)Family-centred neonatal care encourages parents to participate in the care of their child. When language barriers exist between healthcare personnel and parents, a third party is needed to achieve satisfactory communication. ... -
Effects of gastric bypass surgery in patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes
(2019-05-17)Background: The effects of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (GBP) have not been adequately explored in patients with concurrent obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) to the same extent as has occurred for individuals with ... -
Development of individualized surgical treatments for malignant melanoma
(2019-05-17)Background: Cutaneous melanoma is a malignancy with an increasing incidence worldwide, especially in northern Europe. The aim of this thesis is to scrutinize the results achieved by traditional surgery and the opportunities ... -
Precision in neuropsychology. Four challenges when using simplified assumptions
(2019-05-16)Cognition comprises all thought processes, from perception to memory. Neuropsychological tests are the gold standard (= best way) to measure cognition. However, clinical assessment may at times have to rely on simplified ... -
Evaluation of regulator of G-protein signaling 2 (RGS2) at different stages of prostate cancer - Significance and clinical potential
(2019-05-15)Prostate cancer (PC) is often a slow-growing and symptom-free disease with good prognosis. However, a substantial number will progress, ultimately metastasize if left untreated and finally kill the patient. The standard ... -
Systematiska kunskapsöversikter; 14. Kan arbeid over skulderhøyde forårsake skulderlidelser – en systematisk litteraturgjennomgang
(Arbets- och miljömedicin, Göteborgs universitet, 2019-05-14)Arbeid med hevete armer har vært regnet som en risikofaktor for skulderlidelser, men noen systematiske kritiske litteraturgjennomganger av arbeidsrelaterte risikofaktorer konkluderer med at det ikke er tilstrekkelig bevis ... -
Work ability and exposure to work demands among workers with neck pain
(2019-05-13)Neck pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders, which causes sickness absence and early retirement. Manual labor, awkward postures and repetitive work are commonly reported as causes for work-related neck ... -
Immunological effects of isolated regional perfusion in malignant melanoma
(2019-05-08)Malignant melanoma patients with metastatic disease confined to the limbs or liver may be treated with hyperthermic isolated regional perfusion with a chemotherapeutic agent, most commonly melphalan. This procedure enables ... -
Ultrasound measurement of cervical length in the second trimester of pregnancy for prediction of preterm delivery
(2019-05-07)Abstract Background: Short cervical length is a risk factor for preterm delivery (PTD) and screening of cervical length using transvaginal ultrasound in the second trimester is a proposed method to find women at risk Aims: ... -
Patience you must have, my young athlete - Rehabilitation specific outcomes after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
(2019-05-07)An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is one of the most common knee-related injuries, usually occurring in younger individuals during sports participation. Moreover, almost 1 in 4 of younger athletes sustain a ... -
Increasing the interpretability of Alzheimer-related biomarkers: cell- and cerebrospinal fluid-based studies with focus on neurogranin
(2019-05-07)Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a growing field of research. A particularly vibrant field during recent years has been biomarkers for synaptic dysfunction. Sensitive assays for a synaptic protein called neurogranin ... -
Cell-based models for studying paediatric high-grade gliomas
(2019-05-06)Brain tumours are the largest group of solid tumours in children and accounts for most cancer-related deaths. Astrocytoma is the largest group, representing almost half of the brain tumours, where high-grade glioma is one ... -
Delayed and cancelled orthopaedic surgery; Causes and consequences
(2019-05-06)Extended waiting time, over-booked waiting lists and cancelled and delayed surgical procedures are realities for some patients treated at orthopaedic clinics in Sweden. This situation affects the prioritisation procedures ... -
Aspects on colostomy construction, complications and stoma function
(2019-04-30)Aim: The aim of this thesis was to evaluate the importance of surgical technique for stoma complications as well as stoma function in patients operated with colostomy. Methods: Five papers are included: Three observational ... -
Epidemiology of ESBL-producing E. coli with special reference to outbreak detection
(2019-04-30)Multidrug resistant bacteria, particularly extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae (EPE), are becoming a major health concern. ESBL-producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-E. coli) is the most prevalent ...