Search for dissertations about: "remote ischemic preconditioning"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words remote ischemic preconditioning.

  2. 1. Remote Ischemic Preconditioning and its Effects on the Respiratory System

    Author : Astrid Bergmann; Anders Larsson; Göran Hedenstierna; Thomas Hachenberg; Ola Winsö; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; one-lung ventilation; ventilation-induced lung injury; alveolar immune response; remote ischemic preconditioning; exhaled nitric oxide; animal model; Anestesiologi och intensivvård; Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care;

    Abstract : Mechanical ventilation in itself can lead to pulmonary damage, and one-lung ventilation (OLV), necessary for thoracic surgery, accentuates this injury. Remote ischemic preconditioning (RIP) is a potential tool to reduce lung injury after mechanical ventilation, including OLV.  However, current data on pulmonary RIP-effects are contradictory. READ MORE

  4. 2. Methods to Reduce Liver Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury

    Author : Bergþór Björnsson; Per Sandström; Per Gullstrand; Styrbjörn Friman; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Introduction: During the last two decades, liver surgery has expanded enormously, partly due to improved surgical equipment and techniques as well as new and more powerful chemotherapy agents. As the liver is a very well-vascularized organ, there is an inherent risk of bleeding during liver resection. READ MORE