Search for dissertations about: "mouth care"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 33 swedish dissertations containing the words mouth care.

2. 1. Practical and physiological aspects of breath alcohol analysis

   Author : David Grubb; Anestesiologi och intensivvård; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Breath alcohol analysis; Mouth alcohol; Analytical performance; Blood breath ratio; Alcohol exchange; Standardization; Contact free analysis.;

   Abstract : Breath alcohol analysis constitutes sufficient material for the prosecution of drunk driving without the need for blood analysis. However, the prevailing method used for breath analysis lacks standardization of several physiological variables that cause a variation of the breath alcohol concentration (BrAC). READ MORE

4. 2. Eating difficulties in elderly, focusing on patients with stroke

   Author : Albert Westergren; Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; discharge; length of in-hospital stay; malnutrition; energy; alertness; ingestion; deglutition; dysphagia; eating; elderly care; rehabilitation; Nursing care; stroke; Gerontology; Gerontologi;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to describe eating difficulties and interventions to improve eating among elderly patients, especially those with stroke, to make comparisons between patients with dysphagia and those without (Papers I & II), those with and without assisted eating (Paper IV), and to analyse the relation between eating difficulties, nutritional status (Papers II-V), pressure ulcers (Paper IV), length of hospital stay and levels of independent living when discharged (Paper V). Eating difficulties were mainly assessed using structured observations. READ MORE

5. 3. Long acting local anaesthetics - a study in rats

   Author : Henrik Dyhre; Anestesiologi och intensivvård; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Medicin människa och djur ; Medicine human and vertebrates ; in vivo and effect kinetics; Comparison of in vitro; Neuro toxicity; Infraorbital nerve block; Sciatic nerve block; Lipid depot formulation;

   Abstract : Local anaesthetics provide excellent pain relief after central and peripheral nerve blocks. However, in many clinical situations there is an insufficient duration of action to allow effective treatment of long-term pain with single injection techniques. This problem became the focus of the present studies. READ MORE

6. 4. Childbirth care in affluence and poverty : maternity routines in Sweden and Zambia

   Author : Anna-Berit Ransjö Arvidsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : newborn behaviour and physiology; reproductive epidemiology; midwifery care; international health;

   Abstract : The general aim of this thesis is to explore maternity practices during normal childbirth, both in an industrialised and in a low-income country, and to increase the knowledge about how these practices affect mother/newborn interaction and health. The studies have been carried out in Sweden and Zambia. READ MORE

7. 5. Neurotoxic side effects and impact on daily life in patients with colorectal cancer with adjuvant oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy

   Author : Jenny Drott; Carina Berterö; Hans Starkhammar; Karin Kjellgren; Sussanne Börjeson; Yvonne Wengström; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cancer care; Cancer nursing; Colorectal cancer; Neurotoxicity; Neuropathy; Oxaliplatin; Chemotherapy; Patient-reported outcomes; Health; Qualitative study; Longitudinal study; mHealth;

   Abstract : Introduction: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common cancers globally. Chemotherapeutic drugs are frequently used in postoperative treatment. The platinum compound oxaliplatin (OXA) is an option for adjuvant treatment of patients with resected CRC, and has been shown to improve survival. OXA-induced neurotoxic side effects are common (e. READ MORE