Search for dissertations about: "ventilators"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the word ventilators.

  2. 1. Sedation with volatile anesthetics in cardiothoracic intensive care unit patients

    Author : Jan Hellström; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : sevoflurane;

    Abstract : Volatile anaesthetics have been reported to provide protection against myocardial ischemia and reperfusion injury. This effect has been demonstrated in experimental studies when the volatile anaesthetics were provided either before (preconditioning) or after the ischemic period (postconditioning). READ MORE

  4. 2. Inhaled sedation with isoflurane in the intensive care unit

    Author : Peter V Sackey; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : vaporizer; ACD; AnaConDa®; BIS; follow-up;

    Abstract : Patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) may experience distress and pain, for which they are often prescribed sedative and analgesic drugs, sometimes at the cost of clinically significant side effects, such as prolonged wake-up time, drug or solvent toxicity and withdrawal. The search for the ideal sedation regimen for these patients in ongoing. READ MORE

  5. 3. Prediction of Medical Device Usability Problems and Use Errors - An Improved Analytical Methodical Approach

    Author : Lars-Ola Bligård; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Methodological Research; Usability; Human Error; Medical Equipment;

    Abstract : The aim of medical care is to make people healthier, and this is pursued with great success today. Unfortunately, medical care also entails injuries to certain patients. Some of these injuries are caused by use errors. Research has shown that lack of usability of medical equipment is a strongly contributing cause of use errors. READ MORE

  6. 4. Dividing the Indivisible : Algorithms, Empirical Advances, and Complexity Results for Value-Maximizing Combinatorial Assignment Problems

    Author : Fredrik Präntare; Fredrik Heintz; Patrick Doherty; Carles Sierra; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Allocating resources, goods, agents (e.g., humans), expertise, production, and assets is one of the most influential and enduring cornerstone challenges at the intersection of artificial intelligence, operations research, politics, and economics. READ MORE