Search for dissertations about: "Postoperative infection"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 73 swedish dissertations containing the words Postoperative infection.

2. 21. The Swedish Reflux Trial

   Author : Per Brandström; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Vesicoureteral reflux; Urinary tract infection; Renal damage;

   Abstract : Background Small children with dilated vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) run risk of recurrent uri¬nary tract infections (UTI) and to acquire renal damage. To protect them, antibiotic prophylaxis and surgery to eliminate VUR have been used. READ MORE

4. 22. Aspects on the cytokine load in trauma with special reference to blood components and local versus systemic cytokine activity

   Author : Marianne Kristiansson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Autotransfusion Coagulation Cytokines Cytokine inhibitors Fibrinolysis Infection Red blood cell concentrates Surgery Trauma. Stockholm 1997;

   Abstract : Cytokines and their inhibitors are thought to be involved in many of the pathophysiological changes associated with trauma and infection. Therapeutic measures such as transfusion of blood components could have a bearing on the systemic cytokine load in these conditions. READ MORE

5. 23. Wound ventilation : a new concept for prevention of complications in cardiac surgery

   Author : Mikael Persson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Cardiac surgery; air embolism; airborne contamination; wound infection; desiccation; adhesion; carbon dioxide insufflation; antiseptic agent; ethanol; humidification;

   Abstract : Cardiac surgery through an open chest wound is a major operation both in size and duration. The wound exposure to ambient air implies considerable risks. 1) Air may enter the heart and great vessels and embolize to the brain or cardiac muscle where it may cause dysfunction or permanent damage. READ MORE

6. 24. Diabetes mellitus and coronary artery surgery : clinical and epidemiological studies

   Author : Thomas Alserius; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Acute myocardial infarction; Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting; Diabetes mellitus; Mortality; Wound infection; Thoracic Epidural Analgesia; Hyperglycaemia; Gene expression; Dual specificity phosphatase-1; Hospitalization;

   Abstract : Objectives: Assess early and late mortality and incidence of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in patients with and without diabetes mellitus (DM) in relation to type of treatment. Analyse mortality after CABG in patients with and without DM to examine if any difference was influenced by changes in prognosis related to time-period. READ MORE

7. 25. Risk factors for and Strategies to Prevent Complications of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography

   Author : Eva-Lena Syrén; Staffan Eriksson; Lars Enochsson; Arne Eklund; Bengt Isaksson; Gabriel Sandblom; Riadh Sadik; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; ERCP; rendezvous ERCP; post-ERCP pancreatitis; choledocholithiasis; cardiovascular complications; case-volume;

   Abstract : Aim: The overall aim of this thesis was to study risk factors for and strategies to prevent complications of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Methods: Prospectively registered data from the Swedish National Quality Register for Gallstone Surgery and ERCP (GallRiks) 2006-2018 were retrospectively retrieved and reviewed. READ MORE