Search for dissertations about: "VAS"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 144 swedish dissertations containing the word VAS.
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1. Postoperative pain management : Nurse perspectives on acute pain services
University dissertation from Göteborgs UniversitetAbstract : Postoperative pain management (POPM) has remained an area of concern despite major efforts to improve pain assessment and management by the introduction of specified guidelines, advanced techniques for pain alleviation, and education of staff members. Different nurse specialists are involved in the perioperative care of surgical patients. READ MORE
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2. JIA (juvenile idiopathic arthritis) in the Nordic countries. Aspects of classification, epidemiology and pain assessment
University dissertation from GöteborgAbstract : Different classification criteria for chronic arthritis in childhood have been used in different parts of the world, which has made comparison between studies difficult. In 1995, a new set of classification criteria was proposed by the ILAR (International League of Associations for Rheumatism) to overcome such difficulties and to create more homogenous subgroups. READ MORE
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3. On the treatment of tibial fractures using the Ilizarov fixator
University dissertation from Göteborg : University of GothenburgAbstract : The aim of this thesis was to analyse the results of the Ilizarov method in patients with different types of tibial fracture and compare them with conventional methods, in terms of primary union, complication rates, post-operative function, quality of life, and how the patients´ gait was affected during rehabilitation. Fifty-eight patients with isolated diaphyseal fractures (Study I) were randomised to treatment with either the Ilizarov method (IL) or locked intramedullary nailing (IM). READ MORE
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4. Predicting postoperative pain. Clinical and genetic studies of relationships between pain sensitivity and pain after surgery
University dissertation from Lund University, Faculty of MedicineAbstract : Trots den snabba utvecklingen av moderna tekniker för narkos och bedövning upplever många patienter smärta efter kirurgi. God smärtlindring efter en operation kan påskynda återhämtningen och därmed minska risken för komplikationer som blodpropp eller infektion. READ MORE
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5. Rhinomanometry in clinical use. A tool in the septoplasty decision making process
University dissertation from Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Lund UniversityAbstract : Popular Abstract in Undetermined Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning på svenska Nästäppa, som betyder svårigheter att andas med näsan är ett vanligt symtom i befolkningen, och en vanlig orsak till att patienter söker vård. Kronisk nästäppa är ett frekvent symtom (ca 40 % av vuxna) som ofta medför mun-andning med torra slemhinnor i munhåla och svalg samt snarkning till följd. READ MORE
