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Prostate cancer screening with PSA - A study of potential negative consequences
(2010-11-19)
Aims: The Göteborg randomized population-based prostate cancer screening trial is a prospective study evaluating the efficacy of prostate-specific antigen (PSA)-based screening and its effect on prostate cancer mortality. ...
Tonsil Surgery - Register Studies of Complications and Outcomes
(2019-11-07)
Tonsillectomy is a commonly performed surgical procedure yet the evidence of the effect in patients with recurrent/chronic throat infections is unsatisfactory. Great variations exist in the reported rates of postoperative ...
Longitudinal outcome following total hip replacement. Time trends, sequence of events and study of factors influencing implant survival and mortality
(2018-02-23)
Osteoarthritis of the hip is a common, debilitating and symptomatic joint disease. The disabling symptoms can be successfully treated with a total hip replacement (THR). It is known that the majority of patients do well ...
Polycystic ovary syndrome: ovarian pathophysiology and consequences after the menopause
(2011-11-18)
Polycystic ovary syndrome
Ovarian pathophysiology and consequences after the menopause
Johanna Schmidt
Institute of Clinical Sciences at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, 2011
The ...
Chronic limb-threatening ischaemia - Prognosis after intervention
(2019-04-26)
Introduction: Lower-extremity arterial disease (LEAD) is a major health problem worldwide. Chronic limb-threatening ischaemia (CLTI) is the most severe manifestation of LEAD. Open or endovascular recanalization is recommended ...
Renal function after transplantation of the liver and intestine
(2010-01-27)
Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) after liver (LT) or intestinal (IT) transplantation may decrease patient survival. Calcineurin inhibitors (CNI) play a major role in its development.
Aims: Describe long term renal ...
Pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum epidemiology and outcome in children born in Sweden 1980-1999
(2008-04-22)
Aims: To describe children born with pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum (PA-IVS) in Sweden between 1980 and 1999, the incidence and outcome of PA-IVS, to examine cardio-pulmonary outcomes in survivors and to ...
Predicting mortality by comorbidity for patients with hip arthroplasty: Prospective observational register studies of a nationwide Swedish cohort
(2020-08-19)
INTRODUCTION: Patients with total hip arthroplasty (THA) due to osteoarthritis (OA) are
usually healthy, some with a remaining lifetime of several decades after surgery. Patients
with hip arthroplasty due to a femoral ...
Mild primary hyperparathyroidism - Long-term effects of parathyroidectomy versus observation - with emphasis on skeletal outcomes
(2022-03-29)
Background: The majority of patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) in developed countries today present with no obvious symptoms, i.e. the mild form of the disease. As the only curative treatment is parathyroidectomy ...