Inst för klinisk forskning och utbildning, Södersjukhuset / Dept of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset: Recent submissions

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    • Treatment and consequences of atopic dermatitis from childhood to adulthood 

      Lundin, Susanne (Inst för klinisk forskning och utbildning, Södersjukhuset / Dept of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, 2022-11-14)
      Background: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common, itching, chronic disease from childhood up to adulthood, which requires daily treatment. The treatment goal is to achieve as the longest symptom-free periods possible. In ...

    • Molecular signatures of early life exposures and complex diseases : applications using epigenetics and transcriptomics data 

      Merid, Simon Kebede (Inst för klinisk forskning och utbildning, Södersjukhuset / Dept of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, 2022-10-24)
      Environmental exposures and early life stressors may influence developmental processes and have long-term health consequences, potentially mediated by molecular mechanisms such as epigenetic modifications. The most extensively ...

    • Inguinal hernia surgery : aspects on chronic pain and contralateral repair 

      Olsson, Anders (Inst för klinisk forskning och utbildning, Södersjukhuset / Dept of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, 2022-10-17)
      Inguinal hernia is common, and the only permanent treatment is surgical repair. Approximately 16,000 hernia repairs are performed annually in Sweden. Optimized surgical technique including mesh prosthesis decreases the ...

    • Flexor tendon repair : rehabilitation adherence, outcome and complications 

      Svingen, Jonas (Inst för klinisk forskning och utbildning, Södersjukhuset / Dept of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, 2022-10-11)
      Flexor tendon injuries in the finger (zones 1 and 2) are problematic due to high rates of both rupture of the repair and of soft tissue adhesions resulting in poor range of motion. Both complications often result in ...

    • Person-centred, nurse-led follow-up programme after surgical treatment for intermittent claudication 

      Haile, Sara Tibebeslassie (Inst för klinisk forskning och utbildning, Södersjukhuset / Dept of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, 2022-10-07)
      Intermittent Claudication (IC) is a common symptom of peripheral arterial disease with a prevalence of 5-10% among people 70 years of age or older. The symptoms of IC are discomfort or pain in the lower extremities, which ...

    • Chronic dysglycaemia and diabetes type : impact in critical illness and sepsis 

      Balintescu, Anca Cristina (Inst för klinisk forskning och utbildning, Södersjukhuset / Dept of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, 2022-09-19)
      Diabetes is a common disease in the general population. Higher susceptibility to infection and increased morbidity can lead to severe illness and intensive care unit (ICU) admission. Glycated haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), a ...

    • Wrist osteoarthritis : causes, treatment and outcome 

      Swärd, Elin (Inst för klinisk forskning och utbildning, Södersjukhuset / Dept of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, 2022-08-12)
      Wrist osteoarthritis is rare compared to osteoarthritis in the finger joints or thumb base and affects younger patients. Its etiology is heterogenous, and osteoarthritis may be caused by traumatic injuries, as well as by ...

    • Fecal immunochemical test in colorectal cancer screening : impact of screening strategy and gender on colonoscopy findings, missed lesions and costs 

      Ribbing Wilén, Hanna (Inst för klinisk forskning och utbildning, Södersjukhuset / Dept of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, 2022-03-18)
      In Sweden, colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second and third most common type of cancer in men and women respectively. The relative five-year survival is approximately 65%, but prognosis is better if diagnosed at an early ...

    • Aspects on the use of robotic-assisted surgery in benign gynecology 

      Brunes, Malin (Inst för klinisk forskning och utbildning, Södersjukhuset / Dept of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, 2022-03-09)
      Background and methods: Robotic surgery has rapidly increased in gynecology since FDA approval in 2005. In Sweden, 20/50 gynecological departments and 44 robotic systems are used for malignant and benign gynecological ...

    • Rotation and development of the glenohumeral joint in brachial plexus birth palsy 

      Jönsson, Krister (Inst för klinisk forskning och utbildning, Södersjukhuset / Dept of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, 2022-02-08)
      Birth injuries to the brachial plexus occur in 2.2-2.9 livebirths in Sweden. This traction injury to the nerves can cause anything form a transient weakness in the shoulder to a flail limb that does not recuperate on its ...

    • Pelvic pain due to endometriosis and dysmenorrhea 

      Söderman, Lisa (Inst för klinisk forskning och utbildning, Södersjukhuset / Dept of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, 2022-01-24)
      Background: Approximately 70% of women in reproductive age suffer from dysmenorrhea around the world but no prevalence study has been made in Sweden for 35 years. Dysmenorrhea, painful menstruation, can be a sign of ...

    • Serious conditions in patients presenting with non-specific chief complaints to the Emergency medical service (EMS) 

      Ivic, Robert (Inst för klinisk forskning och utbildning, Södersjukhuset / Dept of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, 2022-01-20)
      BACKGROUND: Ambulance clinicians encounter patients presenting with non-specific chief complaints on a daily basis. Such complaints can also be described as “decreased general health condition” “general malaise” and “sense ...

    • Disaster response and preparedness : focus on hospital incident command groups and emergency department registered nurses 

      Murphy, Jason (Inst för klinisk forskning och utbildning, Södersjukhuset / Dept of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, 2021-12-21)
      Background: While disasters per definition are rare, incidents that cause mass casualties that threaten to overwhelm its limited resources are an ever-present risk. Disaster medicine is a specific discipline of medicine ...

    • Treated in an intensive care unit : how patients and their families experience and manage their situation 

      Vogel, Gisela (Inst för klinisk forskning och utbildning, Södersjukhuset / Dept of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, 2021-11-11)
      Background: Critical illness and treatment in an intensive care unit (ICU) is a traumatic event for patients and their families, which involves stress, anxiety, fear, worry and uncertainty. Survival and homecoming entail ...

    • Population-based analyses of incidence, prognostic determinants and outcome of aortic dissection 

      Smedberg, Christian (Inst för klinisk forskning och utbildning, Södersjukhuset / Dept of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, 2021-09-02)
      Background: Aortic dissection (AD) is a potentially life-threatening disease caused by a tear in the innermost layer of the aortic wall, the intima, resulting in blood flow between the layers of the aortic vessel wall. ...

    • Cardiovascular risk assessments in peripheral arterial disease : results of a ten-year follow-up of a Swedish population-based cohort 

      Sartipy, Fredrik (Inst för klinisk forskning och utbildning, Södersjukhuset / Dept of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, 2021-05-20)
      Background: An updated knowledge on natural history in Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) is lacking, in particular for the asymptomatic stage (APAD). The disease has strong associations with other atherosclerotic manifestations ...

    • Closing the abdominal wall in high-risk abdominal surgery 

      Söderbäck, Harald (Inst för klinisk forskning och utbildning, Södersjukhuset / Dept of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, 2021-05-12)
      Background: Incisional hernia and Wound dehiscence are potentially serious complications to midline incisions. Recent studies have shown that a meticulous suturing technique can reduce the rate of these complications ...

    • Translational studies on mechanical hemostasis and coagulopathy in trauma 

      Brännström, Andreas (Inst för klinisk forskning och utbildning, Södersjukhuset / Dept of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, 2021-05-07)
      Trauma, in terms of physical injury, is the leading cause of death and disability among children and young adults worldwide. Hemorrhage and coagulation dysfunction are two important causes of preventable deaths after ...

    • Communication, coping and social networking regarding infertility 

      Sormunen, Taina (Inst för klinisk forskning och utbildning, Södersjukhuset / Dept of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, 2021-04-29)
      Infertility is a worldwide problem and is experienced as psychologically stressful. Communication about infertility varies depending on clinical aspects, personal relationships, and culture. The aim of this thesis was to ...

    • Diagnosis of dog allergy in children : molecular assessment and refined characterization 

      Käck, Ulrika (Inst för klinisk forskning och utbildning, Södersjukhuset / Dept of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, 2021-03-26)
      Dog allergy is a common cause of rhinitis and asthma in children, yet the diagnosis is a clinical challenge. Allergic sensitization, i.e. the presence of serum IgE antibodies, to dog dander affect up to 30 % of all children ...