Search for dissertations about: "Unconsciousness"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 swedish dissertations containing the word Unconsciousness.

  2. 1. On Severe Hypoglycaemia in Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes

    Author : Sam Nordfeldt; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : Severe hypoglycaemia; SH; diabetes; insulin; HbA1c; aethiology; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : Background: For people with type 1 diabetes, there is no alternative to treatment with insulin. The major side effect of insulin is severe hypoglycaemia (SH), when the patient needs help or even becomes unconscious. READ MORE

  4. 2. Safeguarding the Welfare of Fish in Aquaculture : Physiological Assessments of Stress and Welfare During Handling, Transport and Slaughter

    Author : Per Hjelmstedt; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : The increased demand of fish for human consumption has led to a rapid expansion of aquaculture. However, there are major knowledge gaps regarding species-specific needs, which entails an increased risk that fish are exposed to various aquaculture practices that have negative effects on their welfare. READ MORE

  5. 3. Cardiac arrest and therapeutic hypothermia: Prognosis and outcome

    Author : Malin Rundgren; Anestesiologi och intensivvård; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; hypothermia; NSE; S-100B; EEG; cardiac arrest; prognosis;

    Abstract : Abstract Therapeutic hypothermia (TH) is the only treatment available to reduce neurological sequels for unconscious patients following cardiac arrest (CA). TH requires sedation and muscular relaxation, obscuring the clinical neurological examination for estimation of prognosis, and clinical decision making. READ MORE

  6. 4. Novel neurophysiological monitors of the transition from wakefulness to loss of consciousness during anaesthesia

    Author : Gunilla Barr; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : EEG; BI-spectral index; AEP; propofol; sevoflurane; awareness;

    Abstract : Background: The concept of adequate anaesthesia is not easily defined. One important component of anaesthesia is the suppression of wakefulness, that is, a patient who does not experience sensory input such as hearing, vision, and feeling of pain. READ MORE

  7. 5. Pharmacometric Models in Anesthesia and Analgesia

    Author : Marcus Björnsson; Ulrika Simonsson; Mats Karlsson; Leonid Gibiansky; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Pharmacometrics; Anesthesia; Analgesia; Dropout; NONMEM; Pharmacokinetics and Drug Therapy; Farmakokinetik och läkemedelsterapi;

    Abstract : Modeling is a valuable tool in drug development, to support decision making, improving study design, and aid in regulatory approval and labeling. This thesis describes the development of pharmacometric models for drugs used in anesthesia and analgesia. READ MORE