Sökning: "Kaplan-Meier curves"

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  1. 6. Cancer and reconstructive surgery in Inflammatory bowel disease

    Författare :Maie Abdalla; Pär Myrelid; Johan D Söderholm; Roland Andersson; Kalle Landerholm; Yves Panis; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Inflammatory bowel disease; Colorectal cancer; IRA; IPAA; Primary sclerosing cholangitis;

    Sammanfattning : Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the colon. According to the literature, some thirty percent of UC patients may require a subtotal colectomy and ileostomy due to failure of medical treatment, acute toxic colitis or dysplasia/cancer diagnosis. LÄS MER

  3. 7. Body weight, body size and early cardiovascular disease. Epidemiological studies using Swedish registries

    Författare :Christina Lundberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; epidemiology; body mass index; obesity; bariatric surgery; gastric bypass; cardiovascular disease; mortality;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Obesity is a known risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, as well as for atrial fibrillation and heart failure. While overweight and obesity have become increasingly more common in Sweden and worldwide during the past decades, there have also been an increase of some cardiovascular diseases (CVD) among men and women younger than 45 years old in Sweden. LÄS MER

  4. 8. Registry-based studies of return to work after stroke - part of the work after stroke study (WASS)

    Författare :Emma Westerlind; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Stroke; Return to work; Working age; Rehabilitation; Cerebrovascular diseases; Ischemic stroke; Intracerebral haemorrhage; Registries;

    Sammanfattning : Objectives. Stroke is one of the most common diseases and a main cause of disability both globally and in Sweden. Even though the risk increases with older age, stroke in the younger population is increasing and a substantial part of those who suffer from stroke are at working age. LÄS MER

  5. 9. On efficient use of censored data and covariate factors in survival analysis and maintenance scheduling

    Författare :Ulf Westberg; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Kvalitetsteknik; Quality Technology and Management;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis deals with survival analysis and maintenance scheduling, two important issues to achieve efficient use of different production systems. In survival analysis of failure time data, the survival function and the cumulative hazard function are important reliability characteristics. LÄS MER

  7. 10. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in geriatric patients with dysphagia

    Författare :Gunnel Wärn Hede; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :elderly;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Orofaryngeal dysphagia (OD) is common in geriatric patients and a risk factor for malnutrition and prolonged in-hospital stay. Nutritional assessment is essential in these patients and documentation should be performed. LÄS MER