Search for dissertations about: "functional area of hospital"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 swedish dissertations containing the words functional area of hospital.

  2. 1. Ontogeny of perception of maternal and nosocomial stimuli in infants

    Author : Jakob Frie; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Preterm born infants in neonatal units experience unusual sensory inputs that can shape and nurture their developing brains differently from full-term healthy newborn infants. To improve the care of preterm infants and their neurodevelopmental outcomes, we need to understand how the brain functions at different developmental stages and implement this knowledge into clinical care and follow-up programs. READ MORE

  4. 2. Long-term aspects of stroke : survival, health-related quality of life and costs

    Author : Ann-Sofie Rudberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Stroke, a disease that affects millions of people globally every year, is an emergency situation requiring fast and immediate action in hospital. Acute stroke treatments have rapidly improved and been developed over the recent decades and stroke mortality is decreasing. READ MORE

  5. 3. The changing path of inguinal hernia surgery

    Author : Fritz H Berndsen; Kirurgi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; orthopaedics; traumatology; Surgery; spermatic cord; recurrence rate; complications; bilaterality; mesh; laparoscopy; randomised multicenter trial; Inguinal hernia; groin hernia; Kirurgi; ortopedi; traumatologi;

    Abstract : Inguinal hernia repair is the most common operation in general surgery and the main challenge has been to lower the recurrence rate. With the introduction of endoscopic repair in the beginning of the 1990´s, the demand for randomised controlled studies has increased resulting in a growing interest in this surgical field. READ MORE

  6. 4. Stroke Epidemiology and Outcome in Southern Sweden

    Author : Joseph Aked; Klinisk strokeforskning; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; stroke; Epidemiology; Stroke incidence; Stroke Outcome; Ischemic Stroke; intracerebral haemorrhage; Population-based cohort study; Functional outcome;

    Abstract : Background: Stroke is a common cause of mortality and disability worldwide and continuously updated, thorough information of itsoccurrence and outcome is needed. In recent years, multiple advances have been made in stroke prevention and treatment that mayhave changed the epidemiology and outcome of stroke. READ MORE

  7. 5. Obstructed labour and Birth preparedness: Community studies from Uganda

    Author : Jerome Kabakyenga; Socialmedicin och global hälsa; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; obstructed labour; individual factors; health system factors; protecting own integrity; adverse outcomes; knowledge of danger signs; birth preparedness; assistance by skilled birth attendants; Uganda;

    Abstract : Labour is said to be obstructed when the presenting part fails to descend through the birth canal despite strong uterine contractions. The condition is mostly prevalent in low-income countries where the main causes are cephalopelvic disproportion and malpresentation. READ MORE