Doktorsavhandlingar / Doctoral Theses - D1 (KI DS): Recent submissions
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Life situation in people with peripheral arterial disease and their family members
(Inst för kliniska vetenskaper, Danderyds sjukhus / Dept of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, 2011-11-11)Life with peripheral arterial disease and the resulting impaired walking ability leads to major limitations in daily life and a decreased quality of life. The overall aim of this thesis was to generate understanding about ... -
Clinical studies of glucose variability and hypoglycemia in adult patients with type 1 diabetes
(Inst för kliniska vetenskaper, Danderyds sjukhus / Dept of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, 2011-11-02)Diabetes mellitus type 1 is a condition characterized by elevated blood glucose values due to impaired insulin production. This condition is associated with increased morbidity from micro- and macrovascular complications. ... -
Living with heart failure : effects of an educational programme on patients and family members
(Inst för kliniska vetenskaper, Danderyds sjukhus / Dept of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, 2011-09-28)Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a syndrome with various underlying causes and when an individual is diagnosed with CHF it affects daily life of both him/her and family members. An educational programme may have the capability ... -
Interventions during pregnancy and labor and obstetric outcome
(Inst för kliniska vetenskaper, Danderyds sjukhus / Dept of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, 2011-09-16)Objectives: The overall objective with the present thesis was to assess pregnancy and delivery associated risk factors for adverse pregnancy outcomes. Specific aims were : 1) to analyze the association between fetal size ... -
Magnetic resonance imaging for the assessment of liver function
(Inst för kliniska vetenskaper, Danderyds sjukhus / Dept of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, 2011-06-10)This thesis presents dynamic hepatocyte-specific contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DHCE-MRI) as a new method for total and segmental liver function assessment. The method is based on the hepatocyte-specific ... -
Gender differences in patients with hip fracture : aspects on care and recovery
(Inst för kliniska vetenskaper, Danderyds sjukhus / Dept of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, 2011-04-15)Hip fractures in the elderly are common and impose a substantial burden on the healthcare system. This fracture population consists of many subgroups that often require differentiated and extensive acute and postfracture ... -
Uncemented femoral stems : studies on periprosthetic bone remodelling and prevention of bone loss in total hip arthroplasty
(Inst för kliniska vetenskaper, Danderyds sjukhus / Dept of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, 2010-12-02)Introduction: Tapered uncemented femoral stems are popular implants in total hip arthroplasty (THA). They are easy to use and excellent long-term results have been reported for patients with primary osteoarthritis of the ... -
Genetic studies of glomerulonephritis with special focus on IgA nephropathy and Lupus nephritis
(Inst för kliniska vetenskaper, Danderyds sjukhus / Dept of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, 2010-11-25)IgA nephropathy and nephritis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) are two common forms of glomerulonephritis with unknown etiology. As for many other complex diseases, both genetic and environmental factors could be of ... -
Health promotion in diabetes care : studies on adult type 1 diabetes patients
(Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Danderyds sjukhus / Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, 2008-05-02)Introduction: A landmark report has shown that improving glycaemic control among type 1 diabetes patients markedly reduces diabetes-related complications. In clinical practice, however, many patients have problems in ... -
Knowledge acquisition in patients with heart disease
(Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Danderyds sjukhus / Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, 2007-09-07)The general aim was to evaluate different aspects of the knowledge acquisition process in patients with heart disease. Three different education programs were evaluated. In Paper I 208 patients with systolic heart failure ... -
Bile in the oesophagus contributes to the development and complications of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
(Karolinska Institutet, Danderyds Sjukhus / Karolinska Institutet at Danderyds Hospital, 2002-05-10)Objective: To clarify the relationship between duodenogastro- oesophageal reflux (DGOR) and gastro- oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) and its complications. Methods: As persons who have had their gallbladders removed ... -
Aphasia in acute stroke
(Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Danderyds sjukhus / Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, 2007-04-20)Aphasia is a language impairment due to a brain lesion, usually in the left hemisphere, and is a common symptom in acute stroke. The aims of this thesis were to evaluate aphasia in acute stroke patients, to assess spontaneous ... -
Long-term tracheostomy : outcome, cannula care, and material wear
(Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Danderyds sjukhus / Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, 2007-09-21)Do people with long-term tracheostomy need hospital care? Which cleaning method is most appropriate for decontamination of inner cannulae? Are tracheostomy tubes changed for rational reasons? There is clearly a lack of ... -
Cutaneous lupus erythematosus and immunoreactivity in patients with Ro/SSA autoantibodies
(Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Danderyds sjukhus / Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, 2006-12-26)Lupus crythematosus (LE) is a heterogenous autoimmune disorder with many different clinical presentations. Cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) is subdivided into acute, subacute and chronic CLE. Population-based epidemiologic ... -
A clinical study of uncemented hip arthroplasty : radiological findings of host-bone reaction to the stem
(Karolinska Institutet, Danderyds Sjukhus / Karolinska Institutet at Danderyds Hospital, 2006-02-24)In total hip arthroplasty (THA), the main reason for failure leading to revision is aseptic loosening. Both mechanical and biological effects act in the loosening process, the factors may be implant design, fixation mode ... -
Respiratory distress syndrome aspects of inhaled nitric oxide, surfactant and nasal CPAP
(Karolinska Institutet, Danderyds Sjukhus / Karolinska Institutet at Danderyds Hospital, 2005-05-20)Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) still represents one of the main problems in the treatment of premature infants. Despite the use of surfactant replacement therapy RDS adds to the need for endotracheal intubation and ... -
Sexual life after childbirth and aspects of midwives’ counselling at the postnatal check-up
(Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Danderyds sjukhus / Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, 2009-02-27)The overall aim of this thesis was to explore and describe how sexual life after childbirth is communicated, addressed and reflected upon among new mothers, fathers and midwives and the impact of leaving first and minor ... -
Fetal and neonatal risk factors for diseases caused by disturbances in the function of the immune system
(Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Danderyds sjukhus / Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, 2009-10-30)Diseases caused by disturbances in the function of the immune system are a heterogeneous group of disorders, including e g allergic and autoimmune diseases. Several of these diseases have become increasingly common during ... -
Muscle mass and function after total hip arthroplasty
(Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Danderyds sjukhus / Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, 2009-04-17)Osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip is a common disease among elderly causing pain, joint stiffness and reduced mobility. Outcome studies have shown total hip arthroplasy (THA) to be a successful surgical procedure. Studies of ... -
Renal effects of C-peptide in experimental type-1 diabetes mellitus
(Karolinska Institutet, Danderyds Sjukhus / Karolinska Institutet at Danderyds Hospital, 2005-11-11)The incidence and prevalence of diabetic nephropathy are increasing continuously, mainly due to the increase in type-2 diabetes. In contrast, the risk of diabetic nephropathy for the individual patient has decreased ...