Search for dissertations about: "diagnosis codes"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 41 swedish dissertations containing the words diagnosis codes.

  2. 1. Semantic Spaces of Clinical Text : Leveraging Distributional Semantics for Natural Language Processing of Electronic Health Records

    Author : Aron Henriksson; Hercules Dalianis; Martin Duneld; Jussi Karlgren; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; distributional semantics; random indexing; semantic space; electronic health records; clinical text; synonyms; diagnosis codes; adverse drug reactions; Computer and Systems Sciences; data- och systemvetenskap; IT for health; IT för hälsa; datorlingvistik; Computational Linguistics; datalogi; Computer Science;

    Abstract : The large amounts of clinical data generated by electronic health record systems are an underutilized resource, which, if tapped, has enormous potential to improve health care. Since the majority of this data is in the form of unstructured text, which is challenging to analyze computationally, there is a need for sophisticated clinical language processing methods. READ MORE

  4. 2. Diverticular disease of the colon - risk factors and validation of diagnosis

    Author : Wael Mahmood Mahmood; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Diverticular Disease (DD) is a common gastrointestinal disease, particularly among the population in western countries. The aetiology of DD is complex and have not yet been established conclusively. Dietary habits and lifestyle choices such as, physical inactivity, obesity, and smoking, affects the development of the disease. READ MORE

  5. 3. Insights from comorbidity into multiple sclerosis aetiology and outcomes

    Author : Homayoun Roshanisefat; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Multiple Sclerosis;

    Abstract : Aim: The overall aim of this research was to investigate the nature of the comorbidities in multiple sclerosis (MS) in four large population-based studies. The first study assessed whether the diagnosis underlying appendicectomy is a useful marker of MS risk. READ MORE

  6. 4. Mining Clinical Text in Cancer Care

    Author : Rebecka Weegar; Dalianis Hercules; Søren Brunak; Lilja Øvrelid; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; text mining; natural language processing; electronic health records; clinical text mining; information extraction; Computer and Systems Sciences; data- och systemvetenskap;

    Abstract : Health care and clinical practice generate large amounts of text detailing symptoms, test results, diagnoses, treatments, and outcomes for patients. This clinical text, documented in health records, is a potential source of knowledge and an underused resource for improved health care. READ MORE

  7. 5. Adverse events following surgery of the hip

    Author : Martin Magnéli; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Introduction: An adverse event (AE) is when a patient is harmed in healthcare. There are many different definitions of AEs and internationally, many different definitions are used. READ MORE