Search for dissertations about: "surgical care"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 311 swedish dissertations containing the words surgical care.

2. 1. Existential issues in surgical care : Nurses’ experiences and attitudes in caring for patients with cancer

   Author : Camilla Udo; Ella Danielson; Christina Melin-Johansson; Bertil Axelsson; Ingela Henoch; Britt-Marie Ternestedt; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; cancer care; educational intervention; existential; nurses; surgical care; Hälsa och välfärd;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to explore surgical nurses’ experiences of being confronted with patients’ existential issues when caring for patients with cancer, and to examine whether an educational intervention may support nurses in addressing existential needs when caring for patients with cancer. Previously recorded discussions from supervision sessions with eight healthcare professionals were analysed (I), written descriptions of critical incidents were collected from 10 nurses, and interviews with open questions were conducted (II). READ MORE

4. 2. Achieving person-centred pain management for the patient with acute abdominal pain : Guided by the Fundamentals of Care framework

   Author : Therese Avallin; Eva Jangland; Åsa Muntlin; Martin Björck; Alison Kitson; Helle Wijk; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Acute abdominal pain; Case study; Communication; Culture; Ethnography; Fundamentals of Care framework; Nursing; Pain management; Person-centred care; Person-centred fundamental care; Surgical care; Systematic review; Pain Questionnaire; Qualitative synthesis; Caring Sciences; Vårdvetenskap;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis is to explore how to achieve and measure person-centred pain management (PCPM) for the patient with acute abdominal pain (AAP) in acute surgical care. The Fundamentals of Care (FoC) framework guides all studies. READ MORE

5. 3. Intracranial Compliance and Secondary Brain Damage. Experimental and Clinical Studies in Traumatic Head Injury

   Author : Konstantin Salci; Per Enblad; Pelle Nilsson; Peter Hutchinsson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Neurosciences; Traumatic brain injury; Intracranial compliance; Secondary insults; Microdialysis; Neurointensive care; Neurovetenskap;

   Abstract : Traumatic brain injury (TBI) renders the brain more vulnerable to secondary insults. The increased vulnerability can probably be explained by a combination of disturbances in hemodynamics, metabolism and craniospinal dynamics. Reduced ability to compensate for added intracranial volume, i.e. READ MORE

6. 4. Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Surgical Care

   Author : Kristofer Bjerså; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Complementary Therapies; Komplementära terapier; Complementary medicine; Komplementära metoder; Complementary and Alternative medicine CAM ; Komplementär och alternativmedicin KAM ; Surgery; Kirurgi; Surgical Care; Kirurgisk vård; Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation TENS ; Osteopathic Medicine; Osteopati; Perceptions; Uppfattningar; Knowledge; Kunskap; Epidural Analgesia; Post-thoracic symptoms;

   Abstract : International and national use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is high in the general population and among patients. The level of knowledge about CAM among health care professions is low, but an interest in receiving education about this field has been observed. READ MORE

7. 5. Parental participation in paediatric surgical care. Clinical, ethical and economic considerations

   Author : Inger Hallström; Barns och familjers hälsa; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; hospitalised child; ethics; day-care surgery; Children s care; cost-effectiveness; paediatric surgical care; parent; parental participation; security.; Pediatrics; Pediatri;

   Abstract : In order to deliver optimal paediatric care, we need to know what children and their parents need, expect, and experience. Thus, the general aim of the studies upon which this thesis is based was to elucidate different aspects of parental participation in the care of their child during hospitalisation for paediatric surgery, a specific aim being formulated for each of the four studies. READ MORE