Search for dissertations about: "Iatrogenic Disease"

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2. 1. Iatrogenic Vascular Injuries

   Author : Håkan Rudström; Martin Björck; David Bergqvist; Carl Magnus Wahlgren; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; vascular injuries; vascular surgery; vascular trauma; injury; medical error; patient safety; postoperative death; postoperative mortality; patient insurance; varicose veins; Kirurgi; Surgery;

   Abstract : Iatrogenic vascular injuries (IVIs) and injuries associated with vascular surgery can cause severe morbidity and death. The aims of this thesis were to study those injuries in the Swedish vascular registry (Swedvasc), the Swedish medical injury insurance where insurance claims are registered, the Population and Cause of death registries, and in patient records, in order to explore preventive strategies. READ MORE

4. 2. Iatrogenic bile duct injury during cholecystectomy

   Author : Björn Törnqvist; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Background: Accidental injuries to the bile ducts are a rare but devastating complication to cholecystectomy, causing afflicted patients considerable morbidity, with subsequent impaired quality of life and significant health related costs. The knowledge regarding incidence, morbidity and prevention of such injuries is limited. READ MORE

5. 3. On gallstone disease : complications and surgical treatment

   Author : Anne Waage; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Laparoscopy; cholecystectomy; complications; bile leakage; laparoscopic common bile duct exploration; common bile duct stone; acute cholecystitis; bile duct injury.;

   Abstract : Background: Gallstone disease is an important cause of morbidity in the Western world. Symptomatic gallbladder stones have been managed by cholecystectomy since 1882. READ MORE

6. 4. The Chorda Tympani Nerve : Role in Taste Impairment in Middle Ear Disease and after Ear Surgery

   Author : Katarina Berling Holm; Magnus von Unge; Mikael Karlberg; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Chorda tympani nerve; ear surgery; taste; chronic suppurative otitis media; otosclerosis; electrogustometry; filter paper disc method; quality of life; transmission electron microscopy; degeneration; sprouting; Surgery; Kirurgi;

   Abstract : The chorda tympani nerve, also known as the taste nerve, runs uncovered through the middle ear cavity, a localization that exposes the nerve to pathological processes and surgical trauma in the middle ear. People operated on for otosclerosis tend to complain more about postoperative taste disturbances than those operated on for chronic otitis media. READ MORE

7. 5. Opportunistic viral infection after paediatric transplantation

   Author : Carola Kullberg-Lindh; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Paediatric liver transplantation; paediatric stem cell transplantation; immunosuppression; opportunistic; CMV; EBV; AdV; HHV-6; real-time PCR; monitoring; specimen; post transplant lymphoproliferative disease;

   Abstract : Background: Opportunistic viral infections can cause considerable morbidity and mortality in organ and stem cell transplanted (SCT) patients, mainly due to iatrogenic T cell dysfunction. Whereas in SCT patients, in general the immunosuppressive treatment can be discontinued after 6-12 months, for the majority of organ transplanted patients, the need for treatment is life-long. READ MORE