Search for dissertations about: "Operative room"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 swedish dissertations containing the words Operative room.
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1. Design of Hospital Operating Room Ventilation using Computational Fluid Dynamics
Abstract : The history of surgery is nearly as old as the human race. Control of wound infection has always been an essential part of any surgical procedure, and is still an important challenge in hospital operating rooms today. For patients undergoing surgery there is always a risk that they will develop some kind of postoperative complication. READ MORE
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2. Swedish operating room nurses preventive interventions to reduce bacterial growth, surgical site infections, and increase comfort in patients undergoing surgery
Abstract : Surgical site infection is a major postoperative complication that causes patient suffering and is costly for society. The general aim of this thesis was to test and describe interventions performed by operating room (OR) nurses to prevent bacterial growth in surgical patients, with the intent to prevent surgical site infections (SSIs) whilst increase patients comfort. READ MORE
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3. Energy Efficient Window Systems. Effects on Energy Use and Daylight in Buildings
Abstract : This thesis deals with energy-efficient windows in Swedish buildings. Parametric studies were performed in the dynamic energy simulation tool Derob-LTH in order to study the effects of window choices on energy use and indoor climate for both residential and office buildings. READ MORE
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4. Morbidity and mortality following standardised perioperative management of patients operated with acute abdominal surgery in a high-risk emergency setting
Abstract : Patients suffering from acute pathology in the abdomen is common throughout the world and surgical intervention can often be necessary. Those who are most seriously ill need an acute management with major abdominal surgery, the dominant procedure being an emergency laparotomy. READ MORE
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5. CARDIOTHORACIC TRAUMA: A Scandinavian Perspective
Abstract : Background: Trauma in general is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and causes more loss of productive years than ischemic heart disease and malignancy together. Cardiothoracic trauma occurs in 60% of multitrauma patients and is 2-3 times more common than intra-abdominal visceral injuries. READ MORE