Search for dissertations about: "burns surgery"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 swedish dissertations containing the words burns surgery.

2. 1. Perceived Physical and Psychological Outcome After Severe Burn Injury

   Author : Morten Kildal; Lisa Ekselius; Bengt Gerdin; Folke Sjöberg; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Surgery; Burns; Outcome Assessment; Health Status; Quality of Life; Personality; Rehabilitation; Wounds and Injuries; Accidents; Coping; Kirurgi; Surgery; Kirurgi; plastikkirurgi; Plastic Surgery;

   Abstract : There is very little data on physical and psychological long-term outcome after severe burn injury. The aim of the present thesis was to improve current instruments for assessment of these issues, to assess long-term outcome in a cohort of patients with burn injuries, and to explore the contribution of the individual factors of personality and coping on perceived outcome. READ MORE

4. 2. Regulation of Fibroblast Activity by Keratinocytes

   Author : Daniel Nowinski; Mikael Ivarsson; Bengt Gerdin; Elof Ph D M.D. Eriksson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Surgery; conective tissue growth factor; interleukin-1; fibroblast; keratinocyte; wound healing; burns; Kirurgi; Surgery; Kirurgi;

   Abstract : In the healing of cutaneous wounds, paracrine communication between keratinocytes and fibroblasts regulates cell differentiation, proliferation and synthesis of extracellular matrix. Deficient epidermal coverage, as seen in burn-wounds, frequently results in hypertrophic scars. READ MORE

5. 3. Use of Healthcare, Perceived Health and Patient Satisfaction in Patients with Burns

   Author : Björn Wikehult; Mimmie Willebrand; Bengt Gerdin; Gun Nordström; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Burns; health status; care utilisation; rehabilitation; personality traits; care experiences; patient satisfaction; Plastic surgery; Plastikkirurgi;

   Abstract : A severe burn is a trauma fraught with stress and pain and may change the entire course of life. This thesis focuses on care utilisation, care experiences and patient satisfaction after a severe burn. The patients studied were treated at the Burn Unit at Uppsala University Hospital between 1980 and 2006. READ MORE

6. 4. Burns in Zimbabwe. Epidemiology, Immunosuppression, Infection and Surgical Management

   Author : Salathiel Mzezewa; Malmö Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; orthopaedics; traumatology; Kirurgi; ortopedi; traumatologi; Surgery; terlipressin; primary excision; tissue bacterial quantification; septicema; wound infection; attemped suicide; HIV infection; Burns in Zimbabwe; epidemiology;

   Abstract : Background: The burden of burn injuries is in developing countries, the majority of deaths (98%) related to fire burns are in developing countries.These injuries are associated with poverty and are mainly related to accidents with fires in the home environment. READ MORE

7. 5. Family Members of Patients with Burns : Experiences of a Distressful Episode

   Author : Josefin Bäckström; Mimmie Willebrand; Lisa Ekselius; Bengt Gerdin; Britt-Inger Saveman; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Critical care; Burns; Experiences; Health-related quality of life; Family members; Nursing; Support; Psychological symptoms; Psychiatry; Psykiatri; Omvårdnadsforskning med medicinsk inriktning; Caring Sciences in Medical Sciences;

   Abstract : A severe burn is a trauma associated with long lasting consequences, not only for the survivor but also for the family. Although it is recognized that family members are central in providing social support for the patients, previous research has not focused extensively on this group. READ MORE