Search for dissertations about: "post operative infection"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words post operative infection.

  1. 1. Rectal cancer : Aspects of post-operative complications

    Author : Ingvar Sverrisson; Kennet Smedh; Maziar Nikberg; Abbas Chabok; Anna Martling; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Rectal cancer; Complications; Anastomotic leakage; Abscess; Parastomal hernia; Prostate cancer; Radiation therapy; Surgery; Kirurgi;

    Abstract : Aim: The overall aim of this thesis was to study post-operative complications in patients with rectal cancer.Methods: Post-operative complications in patients operated for rectal cancer was retrospectively analyzed in three prospective registers; the local rectal cancer registry in the Västmanland County, Sweden, the Swedish Colorectal Cancer Registry (SCRCR) and the National Prostate Cancer Registry (NPCR). READ MORE

  2. 2. Ankle fracture surgery : clinical and epidemiological aspects

    Author : Charlotte Karlsson Thur; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Ankle fractures are one of the most common fractures treated in orthopaedic surgery today and the trend towards surgical treatment has increased over the past decades. The ankle is though a sensitive area for surgical intervention concerning the surrounding soft tissues and early soft tissue complications such as infection are dreaded. READ MORE

  3. 3. Bacterial vaginosis : Diagnosis, treatment and significance in gynaecological practice

    Author : Per-Göran Larsson; Bengt Fredricsson; Östergötlands Läns Landsting; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a syndrome which is characterized of a disagreeable vaginal discharge but not necessarily an increase in discharge and is present in nearly 20-30% of women attending gynaecological out-patient clinics. Some women have BV unknowingly but others suffer the disagreeable discharge as a lifelong nuisance and areconstantly visiting physicians without relief. READ MORE

  4. 4. On loosening and revision in total hip arthroplasty

    Author : Thomas Eisler; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Aseptic loosening; osteolysis; septic loosening; revision; revision total hip arthroplasty; total hip arthroplasty;

    Abstract : Periprosthetic bone resorbtion (osteolysis) and aseptic loosening constitute the major long-term complication in total hip arthroplasty. It has been suggested that osteolysis is the result of the action of osteoclasts generated by prosthetic wear-debris-triggered macrophages. READ MORE

  5. 5. Bone grafts and dental implants in the reconstruction of the severely atrophied, edentulous maxilla

    Author : Björn Johansson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Surgery; dental implants; maxilla; grafted bone; implant failure; clinical study; computed tomography; cutting torque; Kirurgi; Surgery; Kirurgi; plastikkirurgi; Plastic Surgery;

    Abstract : In two prospective, clinical studies the stability of implants and prosthetic constructions were evaluated after three years of loading. In the first study, the implant and the bridge stability of 39 patients with 1-stage bone grafts, were compared to a reference-group of 37 patients who did not need bone grafts. READ MORE