Search for dissertations about: "Folke Sjöberg"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 27 swedish dissertations containing the words Folke Sjöberg.
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1. Studies on Polarised Light Spectroscopy
Abstract : This thesis project focuses on measurements of dermal microcirculation during vascular provocations with polarised light spectroscopy. This is done with a non-invasive method commercially available as Tissue viability imaging (TiVi) which measures concentration and oxygenation of red blood cells in the papillary dermis. READ MORE
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2. Intensive care in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease : treatment with non-invasive ventilation and long-term outcome
Abstract : Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of chronic morbidity and mortality throughout the world. When we began this project our knowledge about the outcome of COPD patients admitted to the ICU in Sweden was scarce. READ MORE
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3. The photo-diary and follow-up appointment on the ICU: Giving back the time to patients and relatives. : A descriptive and interventional study
Abstract : Background: Patients on the ICU often spend a great deal of their time either unconscious or heavily sedated. When they return from the zone between life and death they are often in a state of confusion where dreams and delusions are intertwined with reality and it is not always easy to distinguish them apart. READ MORE
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4. Injury mortality in Sweden; changes over time and the effect of age and injury mechanism
Abstract : Background: Injuries are one of the most common causes of death in the world. Varying types of injuries dominate in different parts of the world, which also have separate influences mortality. In Scandinavia blunt injuries dominates and the majority of those who die do so pre hospital. READ MORE
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5. Assessment of microvascular function by use of transdermal iontophoresis : methodological aspects
Abstract : Assessment of the microcirculation is of major importance in understanding the physiology of the vasculature and in assessing te vascular effects of pathological conditions such as diabetes, hypertension and sepsis. Transdermal iontophoresis can be used to non‐invasively introduce vasoactive drugs into the skin. READ MORE