Search for dissertations about: "high-energy missile trauma"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words high-energy missile trauma.

2. 1. Shock wave effects on the vascular endothelium

   Author : Anders Sondén; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Shock waves; cavitation; explosions; high-energy missile trauma; ESWL; laser; endothelial cells; cell membrane damage; cytoskeleton; adhesion molecules; reactive oxygen species;

   Abstract : A shock wave is a pressure wave with high amplitude and a velocity above sound. Man is exposed to shock waves (SWs) in connection with trauma, e.g. explosions and high-energy missiles and medical treatments such as extracorporeal lithotripsy (ESWL). READ MORE

4. 2. Fluid resuscitation in controlled and uncontrolled hemorrhage

   Author : Louis Riddez; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Background: For many years, early intravenous fluid resuscitation has been widely accepted as an appropriate treatment of the trauma patient at the scene of the injury, regardless of the type of trauma and hemorrhage. The present Thesis describes the effects of fluid resuscitation on the hemodynamics in the presence of a limited controlled hemorraghe and also particularly in the situation when the bleeding is uncontrolled. READ MORE