Search for dissertations about: "Anesthesia dissertation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the words Anesthesia dissertation.

2. 1. Surrendering to Anesthesia - An Interpersonal Construct in the Caring Encounter within the Context of Anesthesia Care

   Author : Andreas Liebenhagen; Vård i högteknologisk miljö; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Anesthesia; Surrendering; Construct; Care;

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4. 2. Acute Confusional State in Elderly Patients with Hip Fracture. Identification of risk factors and intervention using a prehospital and perioperative management program

   Author : Karin Björkman Björkelund; Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; postoperative confusion; mortality; pain; fasting; hypoxemia; complications; ASA; Anemia; transfusion.; anesthesia;

   Abstract : Abstract The overall aim of this thesis was to increase knowledge about underlying causes and perioperative risk factors of Acute Confusional State (ACS) in elderly patients with hip fracture and to investigate the effect of a multi-factorial intervention program in order to decrease the number of patients who develop ACS. The aim in paper I was to describe elderly patients with hip fracture on the basis of the American Society of Anesthesiologists’ ASA classification system and to identify preoperative risk factors in relation to the postoperative outcome measured up to 4-months after surgery. READ MORE

5. 3. Maternal Hemodynamic Effects of Medical Gases and Uterotonics in Obstetrics

   Author : Sofus Rabow; Anestesiologi och intensivvård; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; carbetocin; cesarean section; general anesthesia; hemodynamics; hemodynamic monitoring; hyperoxia; nitrous oxide; obstetrical analgesia; oxygen; oxytocics; oxytocin; oxytocin receptors; pregnancy; photoplethysmography; pulse wave analysis; spinal anesthesia; vascular stiffness;

   Abstract : Aim of study: To elucidate the hemodynamic effects of pharmaceutical and medical interventions during pregnancy and childbirth on the mother.Introduction: Oxytocin, oxygen, and nitrous oxide are pharmaceuticals very commonly used in labor and delivery. These pharmaceuticals have known cardiovascular adverse effects. READ MORE

6. 4. Health Care Professionals’ Views of Smart Glasses for Vital Signs Monitoring in Complex Care Environments

   Author : Charlotte Romare; Lisa Skär; Sofia Österberg; Blekinge Tekniska Högskola; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Anesthesia Department; Hospital; Human Factors Engineering; Intensive Care Units; Monitoring; Physiologic; Nursing; Smart Glasses; Patient Safety.; Tillämpad hälsoteknik; Applied Health Technology;

   Abstract : Monitoring patient vital signs is one of many important tasks for health care professionals in intensive care units and anaesthesia departments. Patient status can deteriorate in seconds, hence close surveillance is requisite for safe care. However, monitoring vital signs can be challenging in some situations. READ MORE

7. 5. Retinal function in deaf-blind syndromes

   Author : Eva Malm; Lund Oftalmologi; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; general anesthesia.; molecular genetics; hearing impairment; full-field electroretinography; Retinal degeneration;

   Abstract : A variety of disorders can cause retinal degeneration and hearing impairment, and it is of great value to have an early diagnosis since there is a large variation in phenotype and prognosis both within and between the different disorders. The general aim of this thesis was to characterize the retinal function, to describe the phenotype, and – where appropriate – to relate the phenotype to genotype in patients with combined visual and hearing impairment. READ MORE