Search for dissertations about: "hospitalisations"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 30 swedish dissertations containing the word hospitalisations.
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1. Birth-characteristics, hospitalisations, and childbearing : Epidemiological studies based on Swedish register data
Abstract : In the past decades there has been an improvement in the medical treatment of children born preterm or with reduced foetal growth. This has resulted in a much higher survival rate of these children, but also in a higher number of surviving children with chronic conditions. READ MORE
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2. Cognitive impairment in medical inpatients
Abstract : Background: People aged over 80 years is the most rapidly growing segment of the population in Sweden. This group is susceptible to multimorbidity, disability and cognitive impairment. Managing these issues will be essential in order to obtain a sustainable healthcare system in the near future. READ MORE
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3. Heart failure in elderly with focus on diagnosis and prognosis
Abstract : Background: Patients older than 75 years with heart failure (HF) are at increased risk for mortality and hospital admissions. Echocardiography and brain natriuretic peptides (BNP, NTproBNP) are important diagnostic tools but sparsely evaluated in elderly PHC patients. READ MORE
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4. Clinical Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)
Abstract : Aortic stenosis (AS) is the most common valvular heart disease and most prevalent in the elderly. In the latest decades, a new method for replacement of the aortic valve: transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has been introduced. READ MORE
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5. Hospital admissions in Greece and Sweden : a comparative study of two communities
Abstract : This thesis reports comparative studies of admissions to regional hospitals in two communities, one in Greece and one in Sweden, during a two-year period, 1986-1987. The comparison was made using care episode diagnoses coded in the International Classification of Diseases, ICD 9. READ MORE