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The fight against time in prehospital cardiac arrest - a true medical emergency
(2020-08-18)
ABSTRACT
Background: The chances of survival after an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) are one in ten. The majority of survivors have no or relatively mild neurological sequelae. Interventions are time critical and ...
Cadmium, kidney and bone
(2015-11-11)
Toxic heavy metals, such as cadmium, mercury and lead, occur in the environment both naturally and as contaminants due to agricultural and industrial activities. The aims of this thesis were to examine the levels of these ...
Fibromyalgia and chronic widespread pain. Dimensions of fatigue and effects of physiotherapy.
(2012-04-17)
Aims. Fatigue is a severe problem for patients with fibromyalgia (FM) and chronic widespread pain (CWP). The general aims of the thesis were to describe the fatigue experienced by patients with FM and CWP, explore the ...
Predictors of survival in cardiac arrest
(2021-10-01)
Cardiac arrest (CA) refers to the cessation of cardiac function. Survival is around 30% for in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA), and 10% for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Many factors influence survival, ranging ...
Asthma in West Sweden - a translational study from epidemiology to proteomics
(2012-11-20)
Asthma has been increasing in prevalence and morbidity, however it is unclear if the increase continues. Asthma has long been regarded as a single disease entity, but is now recognised as a heterogenic disease with different ...
Fibrinogen, platelet and factor XIII supplementation in cardiac surgery: In vitro and in vivo studies
(2017-11-02)
Background: There is a high risk of bleeding complications in cardiac surgery. Fibrinogen and platelet concentrates are often used to treat perioperative bleeding, but there is little information about its efficacy. The ...
Cardiovascular disease in patients with congenital heart disease
(2020-04-23)
Background: Today, about 95% of children with congenital heart disease (CHD) survive into adulthood and the survival in patients with CHD has increased considerably during the last decades. With increasing age, patients ...
Insulin resistance and cardiovascular function - Observational, translational and interventional studies
(2016-05-26)
Background: Microvascular disease is now recognized as an important driver for cardiovascular
mortality and morbidity. Diabetic patients are known to suffer from this condition, leading to e.g.
coronary ischemia as well ...
Nutritional metabolomics: The search for dietary exposure variables
(2018-10-19)
To establish associations and causation between diet and health, objective and reliable methods are needed to measure dietary exposure. Metabolomics provide an unbiased tool for exploring the modulation of the human ...
Work ability and exposure to work demands among workers with neck pain
(2019-05-13)
Neck pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders, which causes sickness absence and early retirement. Manual labor, awkward postures and repetitive work are commonly reported as causes for work-related neck ...