Search for dissertations about: "Surgical blood loss"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 47 swedish dissertations containing the words Surgical blood loss.
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1. Anaemia, blood loss and colorectal cancer
Abstract : Introduction: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the fourth most common cancer worldwide and strikes both sexes. The age-adjusted 5-year survival in Sweden was 60% in the early 21 st century. Approximately 50% of patients are anaemic at the time of diagnosis. Many patients need blood transfusion due to anaemia or surgical blood-loss. READ MORE
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2. Effects of surgically induced weight loss on cardiovascular risk factors. Results from the intervention study Swedish Obese Subjects
Abstract : Aims: To investigate the effects of large maintained weight losses on body composition, adipose tissue distribution and cardiovascular risk factors, i.e. systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, glucose, insulin, triglycerides, cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol and uric acid. READ MORE
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3. Idiopathic scoliosis : aspects on surgical and non-surgical treatment
Abstract : The term scoliosis has been used to describe conditions that lead to deformation of the spine. It derives from the ancient Greek ‘σκολίωσις’ and the root word ‘σκολιός’ which means ‘bent or crooked’. In its most common form, scoliosis is of unknown - idiopathic - cause and origin. READ MORE
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4. Cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors and knee prosthesis surgery
Abstract : Adverse effects of cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibitors on bone healing have previously been demonstrated in diaphyseal fracture models in animals. In spite of that, they are widely used as postoperative analgesics in orthopaedic surgery. After joint replacement, a bone repair process starts at the interface between bone and cement. READ MORE
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5. Blood saving in orthopaedic surgery
Abstract : A substantial blood loss frequently accompanies total hip and knee replacement surgery. This is a potential health risk and associated with increased need for allogenic blood transfusions. READ MORE