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Cardiac arrest outside and inside hospital from a 30 year perspective in the Municipality of Gothenburg
(2011-11-09)
Aims: 1:To describe the epidemiology of both out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
(OHCA) and in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) in the Municipality of
Gothenburg. 2:To describe the differences and similarities in cardiac ...
Public Health Aspects of Preterm Birth. Studies using Scandinavian population-based data
(2008-05-15)
Background: Preterm birth is an unresolved serious global health problem. Research must be multi-disciplinary, with assessment of risk factors and causative agents at many levels of observation. Such an important level is ...
Outcome after modern neurosurgical care and formalised rehabilitation following severe brain injury
(2010-05-28)
Aims:
The overall aims were to evaluate the results of the treatment concepts for severe brain injury including decompressive craniectomy (DC), early rehabilitation and long-term follow-up, primarily according to the ...
Weight loss studies in obese patients. Aspects of very-low-energy diet treatment and effects of obesity surgery on disability pension
(2010-03-02)
Obesity is associated with increased risk of serious medical conditions, impaired quality of life, reduced working capacity, and shortened life expectancy. Obesity surgery is the most effective weight loss treatment with ...
Studies of biochemical brain damage markers in patients at a neurointensive care unit
(2007-06-20)
Physical examination is the basic and most important tool in medical practice. However, at a neurointensive care unit, neurological status can sometimes be difficult to evaluate due to sedation or impaired consciousness. ...
Surgery versus nonsurgical treatment of cervical radiculopathy. Randomized studies of anterior cervical decompression and fusion followed by physiotherapy versus structured physiotherapy alone
(2015-09-10)
Background and aims: Cervical radiculopathy (CR) is a symptom complex comprising neck pain and radiating arm pain due to compression of one or more cervical nerve roots, caused by spondylotic narrowing of the intervertebral ...
Achilles tendon rupture: the evaluation and outcome of percutaneous and minimally invasive repair
(2017-11-17)
Acute Achilles tendon rupture is common and has increasing incidence. This is thought to be due to increasing activity and sports participation in middle age. Sustaining an Achilles tendon rupture means a long rehabilitation ...
Stroke rehabilitation: A randomized controlled study in the home setting; Functioning and costs.
(2007-01-29)
Aim: The purpose of the thesis was to describe and evaluate different aspects of rehabilitation after discharge for persons of working age after stroke. Aims were to compare an approach of support, information and training ...
Improvements in hip arthroplasty - did they work? Evaluations of different articulations and fixation concepts.
(2017-09-07)
Today, total hip arthroplasty (THA) is one of the safest and most efficient surgical treatments. New materials, surgical techniques and design concepts intended to improve THA have not always been successful. Thorough ...
Predictors of Outcome after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
(2018-03-02)
An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is one of the most common injuries to the knee joint. It is also one of the most researched areas within sports medicine, orthopedics and physical therapy. The goal of this thesis ...