Search for dissertations about: "videolaryngoscopy"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the word videolaryngoscopy.

2. 1. Perioperative complications in obese patients : A thesis on risk reducing strategies

   Author : Fredrik Ander; Lars Berggren; Rebecca Ahlstrand; Alex de Leon; Johan Raeder; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Intubation time; videolaryngoscopy; obesity; esophagogastric junction; remifentanil; esmolol; high-resolution manometry; pulmonary aspiration; postoperative pain; postoperative opioid-sparing;

   Abstract : Aspiration of gastric content and delayed or failed intubation are the leading causes of anesthesia-related mortality and morbidity. In the recovery period, airway obstruction with subsequent hypoxia is a relatively common cause of morbidity, and is highly associated to the amount of opioids administered, especially in obese patients. READ MORE

4. 2. Hoarseness in ten-year-old children : perceptual characteristics, prevalence and etiology

   Author : Elisabeth Sederholm; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Child voice; hoarseness; perceptual analysis; voice quality; visual analog scales; connected speech; sustained vowels; prevalence; acute hoarseness; chronic hoarseness; videolaryngoscopy; stroboscopy; incomplete glottal closure; vocal nodules; voice;

   Abstract : The aim of the present investigation was to explore the occurrence of and factors related to hoarseness in ten- year-old children. In order to establish the prevalence of hoarseness in a group of normal children, a method to distinguish atypical from normal voices was introduced and the perceptual characteristics of hoarseness were identified. READ MORE