Sahlgrenska Academy / Sahlgrenska akademin: Recent submissions
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Distal radioulnar joint: arthroplasty and strength assessments
(2018-01-30)The growing interest in distal radioulnar (DRUJ) disorders underlines the need for further improved evaluations of treatment outcome. Load-bearing and optimising torque are important features of the DRUJ, but they are ... -
Isocapnic hyperventilation in anaesthesia practice. Clinical and experimental studies
(2018-01-30)Abstract Background: Isocapnic hyperventilation (IHV) has been shown to shorten recovery time after volatile anaesthesia by accelerating elimination of inhalational agents by increasing minute ventilation while maintaining ... -
Högtflygande risker. Variationer i arbetsvillkor, hälsa och säkerhetsklimat bland trafikpiloter i relation till säkerhetsklimat
(Arbets- och miljömedicin, Göteborgs universitet, 2018-02-01)Flygmarknaden har sedan slutet av 1990-talet genomgått genomgripande av-reglering och förändring och är idag hårt konkurrensdriven. Som en följd har flygbolagen utvecklat affärsmodeller med nya anställningsformer och nya ... -
Population-Based Long-Term Follow-up of Patients with Myeloproliferative Neoplasms, complications and prognosis
(2018-01-24)ABSTRACT Philadelphia chromosome negative myeloproliferative neoplasms (Ph-MPNs) are rare clonal hematological malignancies, mainly including polycythemia vera (PV), essential thrombocythemia (ET) and myelofibrosis (MF). ... -
Traffic Light System-BasicADL (TLS-BasicADL) Development, reliability, validity, clinical utility and patient perspective
(2018-01-23)Aim: To describe the development of Traffic Light System-BasicADL (TLS-BasicADL), and procedures to establish properties of reliability, validity, clinical utility and patient perspective. TLS-BasicADL measures the patient’s ... -
Type 1 diabetes in adults: modern treatment and risk of major coronary events
(2018-01-22)Background: According to the National Diabetes Register (NDR) report (2016), 21.2% of adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D) achieve glycaemic targets measured with HbA1c (52 mmol / mol) and 20.1% of patients have very poor ... -
Wear and migration in total hip arthroplasty measured with Radiostereometric Analysis. Methodological aspects and clinical studies
(2018-01-19)Total hip arthroplasty (THA) aims to relieve pain, increase hip function and improve quality of life for patients with end- stage osteoarthritis of the hip who do not benefit from non-surgical treatment. Despite constant ... -
The physician and the sickness certification
(2018-01-18)Background and aims: Sickness insurance is a hallmark of most welfare states. The rising costsof sickness insurance in Sweden have been attributed to varying sickness certification practices among physicians. Other factors, ... -
Paediatric sleep-disordered breathing - diagnostics and treatment
(2018-01-17)Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in children causes multiple health problems and diminished quality of life. It is usually caused by tonsil and adenoid hypertrophy and is traditionally treated with adenotonsillar surgery. ... -
Studies on onset and lesion characteristics of periodontitis
(2018-01-15)Will early forms of periodontitis in childhood predict future risk for severe periodontitis? At what age may onset of periodontitis be detected in subjects with severe periodontitis? Are there differences in cell composition ... -
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Androgen excess and insulin resistance in women: Identification of molecular targets to improve glucose homeostasis
(2018-01-08)Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine and metabolic disorder in women. Women with PCOS demonstrate metabolic morbidities such as obesity, insulin resistance with compensatory hyperinsulinemia and ... -
Safety leadership in the construction industry
(2018-01-02)The overall aim of this thesis was to identify and describe essential components of safety leadership behavior in the construction industry in Sweden and Denmark. The methods used were semi-structured interviews, cross-sectional ... -
Molecular aspects on Herpes simplex virus type 1 DNA replication and gene expression
(2017-12-22)Herpesviruses infect a variety of animals from molluscs to humans and they have evolved in a close relationship with their hosts. In humans, we find nine herpesviruses, representing all three subfamilies of the family ... -
Midkine in Advanced Prostate Cancer - Biological Impact and Biomarker Potential
(2017-12-15)Prostate cancer (PC) is generally an androgen-driven disease, why androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is the cornerstone for treatment of advanced and metastatic hormone-naïve PC (HNPC). ADT generally offers a good initial ... -
On viral infections in lung transplant recipients
(2017-12-15)Viral infections are the most common type of infection in humans. Lung transplantation (LTx) recipients are exceptionally susceptible to infections in general, and the short- and long- term effects tend to be more detrimental. ... -
Systematiska kunskapsöversikter; 11. Health Impacts of Workplace Heat on Persons with Existing Ill Health
(Arbets- och Miljömedicin, 2017-12-05)The systematic knowledge reviews aim at describing the importance of the working environment for the emergence or worsening of disease or symptoms in a broader perspective. Application of these results may be done within ... -
Rotavirus and polymicrobial enteric infections and their short-term course in East African children
(2017-11-30)Diarrhoeal diseases in children under five years are the second leading cause of deaths in children worldwide, and especially in low-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa and in southern Asia where about 450,000 children ... -
Immunological and Microbiological perspectives on Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
(2017-11-24)Abstract Irritable bowel syndrome affects ~11% of the population in the Western world and is characterised by altered bowel habits and abdominal pain. The range of additional symptoms between subjects makes groups of ... -
Renal perfusion, function and oxygenation after major surgery and in septic shock
(2017-11-24)Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common and dreaded complication to severe illness and major surgery, with major impact on mor- bidity and mortality. The aim of this doctoral thesis was to increase the knowledge on renal ... -
Drama and Learning in Nursing Education. A study in first and second cycle
(2017-11-24)Aim: The overall aim of this thesis was to explore and describe the nature of students learning through drama in nursing education, in first and second cycle. Methods: Study I was conducted as an integrative review of ...