Search for dissertations about: "Fredrik Hjern"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words Fredrik Hjern.

2. 1. Aspects on diverticular disease

   Author : Fredrik Hjern; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Diverticular disease; diverticulitis; risk factors; antibiotics; CT colonography; colonoscopy; genital fistula; medical and surgical treatment;

   Abstract : Objective: The aims of this thesis were to evaluate the influence of ethnicity and other sociodemographic factors on the rate of diverticular disease (DD) (Paper I), to compare findings specific for DD and acceptance of CT Colonography (CTC) and conventional Colonoscopy (CC) in patients examined after diverticulitis (AD) (Paper II), to evaluate the value of antibiotics in conservative treatment of patients with mild AD (Paper III) and to study patients with diverticular fistulas to the female genital tract (Paper IV). Methods: In paper I, Swedish national registers with information about health and socio-demographic indicators were used to study ethnicity and other socio-demographic factors and the risk of hospital admission due to DD in a national cohort (4. READ MORE

4. 2. Treatment of Acute Uncomplicated Colonic Diverticulitis

   Author : Daniel Isacson; Abbas Chabok; Maziar NIkberg; Kennet Smedh; Fredrik Hjern; Wilhelm Graf; Caroline Nordenvall; Roland Andersson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Colonic diverticulitis; antibiotics; health-care cost; follow-up; Surgery; Kirurgi;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to evaluate the clinical management of AUD with regard to the no-antibiotic policy and its long-term effect, treatment on an outpatient basis and the potential health-care cost savingsStudy I:  a retrospective study at Västmanlands Hospital that evaluated and confirmed the adherence to the no-antibiotic policy in patients with AUD and its safety regarding complications and recurrences. A total of 246 patients with acute diverticulitis were identified, of which 195 had computed tomography (CT) confirmed AUD. READ MORE

5. 3. Mental health, substance misuse and labour market participation in teenage refugees in Sweden – A longitudinal perspective

   Author : Hélio Manhica; Anders Hjern; Mikael Rostila; Ylva Almquist; Fredrik Saboonchi; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Young refugees; mental health; substance misuse; care consumption; labour market; folkhälsovetenskap; Public Health Sciences;

   Abstract : Aim: To fill the knowledge gap about the importance of contextual factors after resettlement on mental health, substance misuse and labour market participation among young refugees who immigrate to Sweden as teenagers. Methods: Register studies in national registers of national cohorts of young refugees, unaccompanied and accompanied, who settled in Sweden as teenagers. READ MORE