Inst för klinisk vetenskap, intervention och teknik / Dept of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology: Recent submissions
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Colonization, infection and dissemination in intensive care patients
(Institutionen för klinisk vetenskap / Department of Clinical Sciences, 2007-01-26)Nosocomial infections are a substantial problem in hospitals all over the world and the incidence is among the highest in the intensive care unit, affecting mortality and morbidity for the individual patient and cost for ... -
Novel risk markers in the chronic kidney disease patient : new insights into the wasting-inflammation axis
(Institutionen för klinisk vetenskap / Department of Clinical Sciences, 2008-10-03)Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have a risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality that is 20 ]30 fold higher than that of a similar person without CKD. While traditional (i.e Framingham) risk factors certainly ... -
Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy : diagnosis, hypothermia treatment and outcome
(Institutionen för klinisk vetenskap / Department of Clinical Sciences, 2010-04-30)Hypothermia treatment (HT) is now proven to be neuroprotective, is associated with favourable outcomes, and is considered as the standard of care for moderate to severe hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). The treatment ... -
Regulation of ongoing DNA synthesis in normal and neoplastic brain tissue
(Institutionen för klinisk vetenskap / Department of Clinical Sciences, 2005-10-07)The treatment of human brain tumour is challenging in part due to the blood brain barrier and in part due to the specific biology of brain tumours that confer resistance to chemotherapy. For instance, the 5 years survival ... -
Clinical, immunological and olfactory aspects of sinusitis and nasal polyposis : with special reference to patients with cystic fibrosis
(Institutionen för klinisk vetenskap / Department of Clinical Sciences, 2004-11-26)The otorhinolaryngological approach to the problem concerning rhinosinusitis and nasal polyposis in the recessive genetic disorder of cystic fibrosis (CF) has been developed based on data from international studies. ... -
Nutritional support among cancer patients enrolled in palliative home care services
(Institutionen för klinisk vetenskap / Department of Clinical Sciences, 2008-11-14)Nutritional problems are common in palliative cancer care. Little is known about nutritional problems and nutritional support in home care. AIMS: The primary aim of this thesis was to investigate experiences of ... -
Immune interactions with the liver
(Institutionen för klinisk vetenskap / Department of Clinical Sciences, 2008-09-05)The liver has an important role in the induction of immune tolerance and can be a target for immune mediated damage. The following studies are performed to address the role of liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSEC) in ... -
Nasal and bronchial testing as well as treatment of patients with airway hyperresponsiveness and inflammation focusing on the united airway concept
(Institutionen för klinisk vetenskap / Department of Clinical Sciences, 2008-09-12)Allergic and non-allergic rhinitis and asthma is a global health problem on the increase that causes major illness and disability worldwide, and also results in a large financial burden on society. This thesis contains six ... -
Renal cell death in urinary tract infections : role of E. coli toxins
(Institutionen för klinisk vetenskap / Department of Clinical Sciences, 2005-01-28)Febrile urinary tract infections (UTI) are common bacterial illnesses in children. Several follow up studies have shown that 10-15 % of infants with pyelonephritis will develop permanent renal damage, i.e., renal scars, ... -
Classification and reuse of clinical information in general practice : studies on diagnostic and pharmacological information in electronic patient record systems
(Institutionen för klinisk vetenskap / Department of Clinical Sciences, 2002-09-06)The reuse of clinical information from the electronic patient record (EPR) for all health care areas - administrative, clinical, teaching and research - win constitute a challenge in coming decades. Classification and ... -
Weight reduction and alcohol abuse in sleep apnea patients
(Institutionen för klinisk vetenskap / Department of Clinical Sciences, 2008-11-21)Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) has an estimated prevalence of 2 percent in women and 4 percent in men. OSAS is characterized by repeated obstructive events of the pharyngeal upper airway during sleep. OSAS, which ...