Institute of Medicine / Institutionen för medicin: Recent submissions
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Antibiotic use for Treatment of Pneumonia in Department of Internal Medicine
(2022-02-24)Pneumonia is a common diagnosis in every hospital department. Misuse of antibiotics, too much broad-spectrum agents and too long duration of therapy, in the treatment of pneumonia has impact on the evolving trend of ... -
Skeletal MRI Features Associated with Peroneal Tendon Split Tears – A Comparative Retrospective Cohort Study
(2022-02-24)Background: Peroneal split tears are an underrated cause of ankle pain. While MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) evaluation is useful in diagnosis, the condition is among the most challenging to identify due to complex anatomy ... -
Kognitiv förmåga hos patienter med bipolär sjukdom: vilken roll spelar genetisk belastning för kliniska utfall?
(2022-02-24)Institution: Department of neuroscience and physiology, Gothenburg University City: Gothenburg, Sweden Background: Bipolar disease is a chronic disease which is distinguished by mood swings. A patients mood can fluctuate ... -
Risk factors for developing brain metastases in cutaneous malignant melanoma
(2022-02-24)Introduction: Cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) is with an increasing incidence one of the most common cancer forms in Sweden. With the highest propensity of all cancers to metastasise to the brain, brain metastases are ... -
ECG patterns, cardiovascular aspects and clinical outcomes among Covid-19 patients at Sahlgrenska University Hospital
(2022-02-23)Introduction: Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) is a viral infectious disease classified as a pandemic since March 2020. Severity of disease varies from asymptomatic to need of treatment at intensive care unit (ICU) ... -
Nano- neurotherapeutics for neonatal cerebral damage Preparation and evaluation of Chitosan-based nanoparticles as delivery systems of therapeutic proteins. An experimental study
(2022-02-23)Nanoparticles (NPs) are an example of controlled delivery systems, where an active therapeutic drug is incorporated in a polymeric structure to later be released in a predefined manner. NPs have colossal applications ... -
N-terminal pro-brain natriuretiskt peptid och Högsensitivt Troponin T som screeningverktyg av okänd aortastenos vid höftfraktur hos äldre patienter
(2022-02-23)Background: Aortic stenosis is the most common heart valve disease in the world. It is unknown for most people that they have an aortic stenosis due to normal aging or comorbidity, therefore most symptoms go disguised. Old ... -
patienten att ta ansvar för sin hälsa efter individuell förmåga. Studien understryker vikten av en strukturerad uppföljning efter barncancer.
(2022-02-23)Introduction: Late-life depression and dementia are two common diseases in later life, and it is not unusual for them to co-occur. Previous research has suggested that they might share genes. The results, however, have ... -
Psychosocial, social and somatic late complications and concerns of disease and treatment in adults that survived childhood cancer
(2022-02-23)Background: Owing to medical progress, the survival rate of childhood cancer in Sweden is approximately 85 %. The risk of long-term complications is around 70-80 %. However, the knowledge about the medical history and ... -
Predictive factors for residual disease in non-radical breast cancer surgery
(2022-02-23)Background Breast cancer is the cancer type affecting the most women and it causes substantial suffering to those affected. Surgery is usually the primary treatment and it is performed with the goal of removing the entire ... -
Physical Fitness and Activity Levels in association to Glucose Metabolism after Gestational Diabetes – a follow-up study
(2022-02-23)Introduction: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is defined as the discovery or onset of glucose intolerance during pregnancy and is a disease with escalating incidence amongst pregnant women worldwide. After GDM, there ... -
Minimally invasive (VATS) versus open surgery thymectomies on patients with myasthenia gravis and/or thymoma
(2022-02-23)Minimally invasive (VATS) versus open surgery thymectomies on patients with myasthenia gravis and/or thymoma Introduction: Thymectomy by VATS (video assisted thoracoscopic surgery) for thymoma and myasthenia gravis is ... -
A head-to-head comparison of Alzheimer’s disease plasma biomarkers as predictors of one-year decline in cognitive subdomains
(2022-02-23)Objective There is scarce evidence how plasma biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) relate cross-sectionally and longitudinally to cognitive subdomains. In this study, we investigated these features in a one-year prospective ... -
The association between exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water and osteoporotic fractures – a cohort from Ronneby, Sweden
(2022-02-23)Background: For nearly 30 years, a waterworks in Ronneby, Sweden, unknowingly supplied drinking water contaminated with perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs). These chemicals are still used in countless products, despite no ... -
Evaluation of Two Commercial Sensor Systems for Monitoring Parkinsonism and Their Possible Influence on Management of Parkinson’s Disease
(2022-02-23)BACKGROUND Wearable sensors can be used to monitor motor symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease. The Parkinson’s KinetiGraph (PKG) and STAT-ON are two promising single-sensors. No previous studies have been made comparing these ... -
SEXUAL ABUSE, CANCER, AND SEXUAL HEALTH
(2022-02-23)BACKGROUND: Victims of sexual violence – both sexual abuse and intimate partner violence - report a significant decrease in sexual and general health. There exist national screening guidelines for sexual violence in ... -
Ulcerative Colitis: Rate of Complications Following Open Respective Laparoscopic Colectomy and Extent of Reconstructive Surgery at Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg, Sweden– A Retrospective Cohort Study
(2022-02-23)BACKGROUND: Ulcerative colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease commonly treated with medical therapy. However up to 20% of patients need surgical treatment with colectomy, after which reconstructive surgery may be performed ... -
Socio-economic equity in access to malaria prevention and treatment in Nigeria: temporal and geographic variations
(2022-02-23)Background: Malaria affects millions and kills over 400,000 people globally each year, two-thirds of whom are children under five years. The disease is concentrated in socio-economically vulnerable populations. Nigeria ... -
Reactive gliosis and the effect on Aquaporin-4 distribution within astrocytes – an experimental study on ischemic stroke
(2022-02-23)Background: Ischemic stroke is a major cause of death and disability all over the world and is often accompanied by cerebral edema. Astrocytes are one of the most abundant cells in the central nervous system and have a ... -
Environmental Exposure to Lead and Risk of Atherosclerosis
(2022-02-23)Background: Lead exposure is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular mortality. Atherosclerosis has been hypothesized to be one mechanism underlying this association. Aim: To assess whether lead exposure, ...