Search for dissertations about: "propofol"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 43 swedish dissertations containing the word propofol.

  2. 21. Patient-controlled sedation in procedural care

    Author : Andreas Nilsson; Lena Nilsson; Folke Sjöberg; Eva Uustal; Lars I. Eriksson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : The need for procedural sedation is extensive and on the increase in numbers of patients. Minor treatments or diagnostic procedures are being performed with inadequate sedation or even without any sedatives or analgesics. READ MORE

  4. 22. Aspects of recovery following day care anaesthesia : A clinical and experimental study

    Author : Anil Gupta; Kari Korttila; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : A new test for the assessment of psychomotor recovery - the perceptive accuracy test - was designed and tested in a group of volunteers. It was found to be reproducible and not associated with any significant learning. READ MORE

  5. 23. Effects of anesthesia on esophageal sphincters in obese patients

    Author : Alex de León; Magnus Wattwil; Ola Stenqvist; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Lower esophageal sphincter; upper esophageal sphincter; barrier pressure; obesity; high-resolution solid-state manometry; anesthesia; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Surgery; Kirurgi; Anaesthetics; Anestesiologi; Surgery; Kirurgi; Anaesthesiology; Anestesiologi;

    Abstract : The lower esophageal sphincter (LES) and the upper esophageal sphincter (UES) play a central role in preventing regurgitation and aspiration. The aim of this thesis was to evaluate the UES, LES, esophageal (E) and barrier (Br) pressures (P) using high resolution solid state manometry (HRSM). READ MORE

  6. 24. Procedural sedation : Aspects on methods, safety and effectiveness

    Author : Benjamin Grossmann; Lena Nilsson; Andreas Nilsson; Folke Sjöberg; Elisabeth Ericsson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Background: Safety and effectiveness are fundamental principles within the healthcare sector to provide quality of care and health improvement for patients. By ensuring that care is provided based on evidence-based knowledge, risks and complications can be minimised and the use of scarce resources optimised. READ MORE

  7. 25. Pharyngeal function, airway protection and anesthetic agents

    Author : Eva Sundman; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Aspiration; postoperative pulmonary complications; hypoxia; sedation.;

    Abstract : Anesthesia related complications occur most frequently in the immediate postoperative period. The three most common conditions associated with such events are ventilatory failure, airway obstruction and aspiration. The pharynx is essential for respiration and protection of the upper airway. READ MORE