Inst för klinisk vetenskap, intervention och teknik / Dept of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology: Recent submissions
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Effects of alcohol consumption on health and mortality
(Institutionen för klinisk vetenskap / Department of Clinical Sciences, 2001-01-26)During the last 25 years, alcohol consumption has become a widely debated issue, especially due to research results, in which the beneficial effects of alcohol on health and mortality have been maintained. Research has ... -
AB0-incompatible kidney transplantation using antigen-specific immunoadsorption and rituximab
(Institutionen för klinisk vetenskap / Department of Clinical Sciences, 2008-03-21)5As the demand for kidney transplantation is constantly growing methods to expand the donor pool have become increasingly important. AB0-incompatibility has hitherto been regarded as an absolute contraindication to living ... -
Skeletal muscle metabolism in critically ill patients
(Centrum för kirurgisk vetenskap CFSS / Center for Surgical Sciences CFSS, 2000-03-03)The loss of skeletal muscle mass is of importance for the length of the hospital stay and recovery in critically ill patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). In the acute illness, the export of amino acids from ... -
Heart failure : aspects on treatment and prognosis
(Institutionen för klinisk vetenskap / Department of Clinical Sciences, 2006-05-02)The aim of this thesis was to describe aspects on treatment and prognosis in heart failure. In paper I, we studied two hundred and seventy-nine hospitalised heart failure patients, and related clinical and demograhic data ... -
Genetic and epidemiological studies of dystocia : difficult labour
(Institutionen för klinisk vetenskap / Department of Clinical Sciences, 2008-12-19)Objective: To explore the epidemiological characteristics, the influence on reproductive health and the genetic basis of dystocia prolonged and difficult labour. Material and methods: The thesis has a retrospective ... -
New micromanipulative techniques in reproductive biology
(Institutionen för klinisk vetenskap / Department of Clinical Sciences, 2003-05-07)New micro manipulative techniques have facilitated development to help patients who suffer from infertility and spontaneous abortion, as well as those who carry severe genetic diseases and have risks of delivering an ... -
Therapeutic applications of acoustic and electromagnetic energy
(Centrum för kirurgisk vetenskap CFSS / Center for Surgical Sciences CFSS, 2005-02-10)This thesis focuses on techniques based on electromagnetic and acoustic energy for treatment of a variety of diseases, including development of new techniques as well as improvement and evaluation of existing techniques. ... -
Endothelial function in isolated small arteries from women at reproductive age and after menopause : possibilities for improvement
(Institutionen för klinisk vetenskap / Department of Clinical Sciences, 2003-10-24)Background: Alterations in vascular function are present in patients with Preeclampsia (PE) and in women after menopause. PE is a syndrome peculiar to human pregnancy that adversely affects the mother by endothelial ... -
Magnetic resonance imaging in chronic Achilles tendinopathy
(Centrum för kirurgisk vetenskap CFSS / Center for Surgical Sciences CFSS, 2004-03-05)The main objective of this thesis was to evaluate and monitor the morphological response following treatment interventions in patients with chronic Achilles tendinopathy by using different MRI-techniques. For this purpose. ... -
Cataract from ultraviolet radiation
(Institutionen för klinisk vetenskap / Department of Clinical Sciences, 2001-11-09)Cataract is the major cause of low vision and blindness in the world. Epidemiological and experimental studies link cataract to (solar) ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure. Current safety limits of UVR exposure are based ... -
New insights into the control of small artery function in human pregnancy and estrogen receptor beta knockout mice
(Institutionen för klinisk vetenskap / Department of Clinical Sciences, 2007-04-06)Background: Available data clearly indicates functional and morphological differences between small and large arteries, and observations from studies on large arteries may not be applicable to understand the physiology of ... -
Application of nuclear medicine methods in patients with breast cancer
(Centrum för kirurgisk vetenskap CFSS / Center for Surgical Sciences CFSS, 2005-04-29)While physical examination, mammography and aspiration cytology or core biopsy form the basis in the diagnosis of breast cancer, additional examinations are sometimes required in the evaluation of unclear breast masses. ... -
Effects of gonadal hormone deficiency on bone mineral density : can physical activity increase bone mineral density in women?
(Institutionen för klinisk vetenskap / Department of Clinical Sciences, 2006-08-11)Osteoporosis with its associated fragility fractures is a global health care problem. The incidence of ftagility ftactures has increased dramatically the last 50 years. This has been suggested to at least in part be due ... -
Heart rate variability in patients with stable angina pectoris
(Institutionen för klinisk vetenskap / Department of Clinical Sciences, 2009-01-16)The rate and modulation of the heart beat (i.e. heart rate variability; HRV) are controlled by the autonomic nervous system. Cardiac sympathetic activation decreases and parasympathetic increases HRV. Measurements of HRV ... -
Studies of preoperative evaluation and surgical procedures for gastroesophageal reflux disease
(Centrum för kirurgisk vetenskap CFSS / Center for Surgical Sciences CFSS, 2006-11-10)Introduction: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is defined as the non-physiological movement of gastric contents from the stomach to the esophagus, which causes various degrees of troublesome symptoms and/or esophageal ... -
Brain imaging in preterm infants at term equivalent age : value and comparison of MRI and ultrasound
(Institutionen för klinisk vetenskap / Department of Clinical Sciences, 2009-05-15)Cranial ultrasound (cUS) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are the two most commonly used brain imaging techniques in preterm infants. cUS can be performed at the bedside and detects all major brain abnormalities ... -
Muscle mitochondria in sepsis
(Institutionen för klinisk vetenskap / Department of Clinical Sciences, 2006-11-24)Patients treated in the intensive care unit (ICU) for sepsis induced multiple organ failure often suffer from skeletal muscle fatigue after ICU discharge. Since mitochondria are the main determinants of muscle fatigability, ... -
Aspects on local recurrence of rectal cancer
(Institutionen för klinisk vetenskap / Department of Clinical Sciences, 2009-04-09)Rectal cancer is a common malignant disease in Sweden which is diagnosed in about 1,800 patients annually. Local failure, defined as residual or recurrent disease within the pelvis, is of major concern in rectal cancer ... -
Ocular counter-rolling during head tilt
(Institutionen för klinisk vetenskap / Department of Clinical Sciences, 2003-08-29)When tilting the head towards the shoulder there are numerous mechanisms influencing on the generation and maintenance of ocular counter-roll. Each of these mechanisms has its own temporal and spatial characteristics which ... -
The role of the prostate in androgen metabolism
(Institutionen för klinisk vetenskap / Department of Clinical Sciences, 2009-05-08)The androgenic steroid hormones are essential for the physiological development of the prostate gland and are also implicated in pathological processes such as benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer. The systemic ...