Search for dissertations about: "length of in-hospital stay"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 26 swedish dissertations containing the words length of in-hospital stay.

  2. 6. Health in connection with takotsubo syndrome. Experiences, symptoms and utilization of health care

    Author : Sara Wallström; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; takotsubo syndrome; health; symptoms; health related quality of life; patent reported outcome measurement; person-centered care; cost of illness;

    Abstract : Health is subjective, involves the whole person and cannot be determined by others. It is not merely the absence of disease and illness but a resource in life. Takotsubo syndrome (TS) is a form of acute, reversible heart failure that primarily affects post-menopausal women. READ MORE

  4. 7. In the Wake of the General Hospital : Focus and Scale in Healthcare Operations

    Author : Anna Svarts; Mats Engwall; Luca Urciuoli; Mandar Dabhilkar; Pär Åhlström; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Economics and Management;

    Abstract : This thesis tackles the changing landscape of healthcare delivery, with an increasingly fragmented set of healthcare providers and where speciality hospitals increasingly replace or complement traditional general hospitals. There is a need for guidance to policymakers and healthcare providers, on how different set-ups of healthcare delivery facilities, in terms of the scale and the focus of each facility, impacts performance. READ MORE

  5. 8. The sites and mechanisms of postoperative insulin resistance

    Author : Jonas Nygren; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Surgery; Insulin resistance; Glucosemetabolism; Glucose clamping technique; Gastric emptying; Immobilization; Preoperative fasting; ICF-I; Hospital stay; Stableisotopes ISBN 9;

    Abstract : In Sweden with nine million inhabitants, 450,000 operations (outpatients excluded) are performed every year resulting in 2,250,000 treatment days in hospital. Surgical operations are part of the treatment for 44% of all patients admitted to hospital care occupying 24% of all hospital beds. READ MORE

  6. 9. Transurethral resection of the prostate: studies on efficacy, morbidity and costs

    Author : Erik Sagen; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Transurethral resection of the prostate; BPH; Urinary retention; Complications; Healthcare costs; LUTS;

    Abstract : Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), based on benign prostatic enlargement (BPE), are increasingly common, in ageing men. A considerable amount of men will ultimately progress with deteriorating symptoms or with the occurrence of complications secondary to obstruction of the bladder outlet, for example, urinary retention (UR). READ MORE

  7. 10. Hypoparathyroidism after thyroid surgery- rates, risks, prevention and consequences

    Author : Matilda Annebäck; Olov Norlén; Peter Stålberg; Jakob Hedberg; Erik Nordenström; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; thyroidectomy; hypoparathyroidism; hypocalcemia; parathyroid hormone; vitamin D; health-related quality of life; Kirurgi; Surgery;

    Abstract : Hypoparathyroidism is the most common complication after thyroid surgery and associated with short- and long-term consequences. The lack of a consensus on the definition of hypoparathyroidism has led to a broad range in the rates reported in the literature. READ MORE