Inst för klinisk vetenskap, intervention och teknik / Dept of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology: Recent submissions
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Cardiometabolic health in students and young adults with mild/moderate intellectual disabilities : results from a longitudinal follow-up study and a school intervention
(Inst för klinisk vetenskap, intervention och teknik / Dept of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, 2013-01-28)Background: Adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) develop the metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease more frequently than individuals without ID. The knowledge about cardiometabolic risk factors in adolescents ... -
Coagulation in children with liver disease
(Inst för klinisk vetenskap, intervention och teknik / Dept of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, 2013-01-23)About 100 new children in Sweden require care at a tertiary pediatric ward each year for severe liver disease. These children are at risk for both severe gastrointestinal bleeding, which may be life threatening, and intra- ... -
Electrical impedance of human skin and tissue alterations : mathematical modeling and measurements
(Inst för klinisk vetenskap, intervention och teknik / Dept of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, 2012-12-17)The overall aim of the studies in this thesis is twofold. One is oriented towards calibrating a classifier in differentiating between malignant melanoma and benign nevi of the skin. The other concerns the development of a ... -
Consequences of outsourcing referrals for magnetic resonance examinations
(Inst för klinisk vetenskap, intervention och teknik / Dept of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, 2012-11-22)Background: Rapid developments in imaging technology affecting its day-to-day clinical use continue to increase the workload in diagnostic radiology. Along with demands for ever more effective healthcare, these are two ... -
Bell's palsy : study design, prognosis and quality-of-life
(Inst för klinisk vetenskap, intervention och teknik / Dept of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, 2012-11-13)Background: Bell’s palsy is an acute peripheral facial nerve dysfunction with unknown etiology, causing weakness or paralysis of the mimic muscles of the face. The disease can cause disfigurement of the face, impair the ... -
Thyroid hormone mediates fibroblast growth factor receptor expression, which both alter cell surface mechanical properties of the mammalian cochlea
(Inst för klinisk vetenskap, intervention och teknik / Dept of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, 2012-10-30)Cells in the mammalian hearing organ, the cochlea, develop a specialized patterning and cellular architecture necessary for hearing function. Cytoskeletal components, such as actin and microtubules, maintain the material ... -
Experimental models for investigating IAPP regulation of food intake in rats and mice
(Inst för klinisk vetenskap, intervention och teknik / Dept of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, 2012-10-19)Background: Maintenance of energy balance is one of the fundamental processes of living organisms and involves complex regulatory pathways. Appetite regulation is an important component of this, because it modulates energy ... -
Designing and using an information infrastructure in radiology : prepare - share - compare IT
(Inst för klinisk vetenskap, intervention och teknik / Dept of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, 2012-10-03)Radiology informatics is changing the way that work practice and planning of work are conducted in the radiology department and between radiology departments. Today, the need for sharing of information between organizations ... -
New strategies to prevent fetal and neonatal complications in Rhesus D immunization
(Inst för klinisk vetenskap, intervention och teknik / Dept of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, 2012-09-25)The general purpose of this thesis was to investigate if fetal and neonatal complications due to RhD immunization in the mother could be prevented by 1) reducing procedure-related complications in intrauterine blood ... -
Aspects of interventional endoscopic treatment of common bile duct stones
(Inst för klinisk vetenskap, intervention och teknik / Dept of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, 2012-09-12)Background: During the last 30 years, important changes have been introduced in the management of common bile duct stones (CBDS) which can be detected in about 10% of patients undergoing cholecystectomy because of symptomatic ... -
Disseminating evidence from health technology assessment : the case of tobacco prevention
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2012-08-24)OBJECTIVES: The aims of the present study were to investigate the awareness among dentists and dental hygienists of evidence-based reports and guidelines on tobacco cessation activities and the impact these publications ... -
Pharyngeal surgery and epidemiology in sleep apnea
(Inst för klinisk vetenskap, intervention och teknik / Dept of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, 2012-08-13)Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) occurs frequently among adults and children. The first-line treatments in adults are continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) or mandibular retaining devices (MRDs), but the long-term ... -
Hospital incident command system (HICS) performance in Iran : decision making during disasters
(Inst för klinisk forskning och utbildning, Södersjukhuset / Dept of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, 2012-05-25)Background: Hospitals are cornerstones for health care in a community and must continue to function in the face of a disaster. The Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) is a method by which the hospital operates when an ... -
A fundamental, national, medical disaster management plan : an education-based model
(Inst för klinisk forskning och utbildning, Södersjukhuset / Dept of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, 2012-05-25)During disasters, especially earthquakes, health systems are expected to play an essential role in reducing mortality and morbidity. The most significant naturally occurring disaster in Iran is earthquakes; they have killed ... -
Optimization of intravenous contrast media at computed tomography
(Inst för klinisk vetenskap, intervention och teknik / Dept of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, 2012-05-09)The administration of intravenous contrast media (IV CM) is essential for detecting lesions at most computed tomography (CT) examinations. The overall aim of this thesis is to investigate different aspects of IV CM ... -
Optimized MRI methods for simplified oncological imaging in pancreas and liver
(Inst för klinisk vetenskap, intervention och teknik / Dept of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, 2012-05-07)Recent technological advances within the fields of Abdominal Imaging have revolutionised oncological imaging. In the investigation of the solid organs in the upper abdomen, extensive examinations are used in order to obtain ... -
Small artery dysfunction : focus on preeclampsia and end-stage renal disease
(Inst för klinisk vetenskap, intervention och teknik / Dept of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, 2012-04-18)Background: End-stage renal disease (ESRD) and preeclampsia (PE) are associated with high risk of cardiovascular events and characterized by endothelial dysfunction. Resistance arteries are actively involved in the control ... -
Clinical implications of HPV in oropharyngeal cancer
(Inst för klinisk vetenskap, intervention och teknik / Dept of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, 2012-04-18)Tonsillar cancer incidence has been increasing in Sweden and many other western countries in the last decades despite that other head and neck cancers are decreasing. It is now established that Human Papillomavirus (HPV) ... -
Facilitators and obstacles in pre-hospital medical response to earthquakes : a qualitative study
(Inst för klinisk vetenskap, intervention och teknik / Dept of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, 2012-03-28)BACKGROUND: Earthquakes are renowned as being amongst the most dangerous and destructive types of natural disasters. Iran, a developing country in Asia, is prone to earthquakes and is ranked as one of the most vulnerable ... -
Critical evaluation of nitric oxide as an immuno-modulator in humans
(Inst för klinisk vetenskap, intervention och teknik / Dept of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, 2012-03-06)Introduction: Nitric oxide (NO) has been shown to possess anti-inflammatoryproperties. In a porcine endotoxin model the combination of intravenously (iv) administrated glucocorticoid (gc) and inhaled NO (iNO) compared to ...