Search for dissertations about: "Mats Folke"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words Mats Folke.
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1. On the performance of transmitting IP traffic over a shared cellular radio channel with a central scheduling mechanism
Abstract : This thesis focuses on the performance of sending IP traffic over a shared cellular radio channel with a central scheduling mechanism. Using a shared channel for IP traffic increases the channel utilisation compared to using dedicated channels. READ MORE
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2. 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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3. The significance of risk adjustment for the assessment of results in intensive care. : An analysis of risk adjustment models used in Swedish intensive care
Abstract : To study the development of mortality in intensive care over time or compare different departments, you need some kind of risk adjustment to make analysis meaningful since patient survival varies with severity of the disease. With the aid of a risk adjustment model, expected mortality can be calculated. READ MORE
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4. Risk-Adjustment for Swedish In-Hospital Trauma Mortality using International Classification of disease Injury Severity Score (ICISS) : issues with description and methods
Abstract : IntroductionDifferent methods have been used to describe the epidemiology of trauma with varying results. Crude mortality outcome data differ significantly from risk-adjusted information. A previous standard method for risk-adjustment in trauma was the Injury Severity Score (ISS), although it has several shortcomings. READ MORE
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5. Premature Discharge from Intensive Care with Special Reference to Night-Time Discharge and Capacity Transfers
Abstract : Objectives Intensive care is an expensive and limited resource, and when a demand supply mismatch between available beds and influx of patients occurs, one temporary measure is to discharge a patient to make room for the new admission. Sometimes the patient is discharged sooner from its original ICU than ideal; i.e. READ MORE