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Showing result 11 - 15 of 16 swedish dissertations containing the words thesis on burn injury pdf.
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11. Effects of burns and vasoactive drugs on human skin : Clinical and Experimental studies using microdialysis
Abstract : Patients who require critical care, including those with burns, are affected by a systemic inflammatory reaction, which at times has consequences such as multiple organ dysfunction and failure. It has become increasingly evident that other factors important in the development of organ dysfunction are disturbances at the tissue level, in the microcirculation. READ MORE
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12. Characteristics of Self-Injury in Young Adolescents : Findings from Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Studies in Swedish Schools
Abstract : Self-injury in adolescents (e.g. when individuals cut, burn, hit or otherwise deliberately cause themselves direct injury), has gained recognition as a potentially important mental health problem during the past decade. Relatively little has been known about the scope and characteristics of this behavior in Swedish adolescents. READ MORE
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13. Use of Healthcare, Perceived Health and Patient Satisfaction in Patients with Burns
Abstract : A severe burn is a trauma fraught with stress and pain and may change the entire course of life. This thesis focuses on care utilisation, care experiences and patient satisfaction after a severe burn. The patients studied were treated at the Burn Unit at Uppsala University Hospital between 1980 and 2006. READ MORE
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14. Organ dysfunction among patients with major burns
Abstract : The number of patients who are admitted for in-hospital care in Sweden because of burns is about 12/100,000, and only a small proportion of these have larger burns. Among them, and particularly among those who die in hospital, a condition referred to as “organ dysfunction” is common and an important factor in morbidity and mortality. READ MORE
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15. Glucocorticoid receptors in severe inflammation : Experimental and clinical studies
Abstract : Septic shock is one of the most common causes of mortality in intensive care, in spite of antibiotic treatment. Glucocorticoid treatment can be used to blunt an overwhelming immune response in severe inflammation. READ MORE