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Hittade 3 avhandlingar innehållade orden Sverker Svensjö.

1. 1. Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

   Författare :Sverker Svensjö; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

   Sammanfattning : Randomised controlled trials have demonstrated that mortality from Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) can be cost-effectively reduced by ultrasound-screening of men. Evidence for screening women is insufficient. Reports of falling AAA incidence are emerging. LÄS MER

3. 2. Health Related Quality of Life in patients with screening detected Sub-Aneurysmal aorta and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

   Författare :Linda Lyttkens; Eva Jangland; Anders Wanhainen; Sverker Svensjö; Monica Pettersson; Christine Kumlien; Tomas Lorant; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Abdominal aortic aneurysm; screening; health related quality of life; quality of life; meta-analysis; patients experience; systematic review; RAND-36; Surgery; Kirurgi;

   Sammanfattning : Objective Paper I: Most screening and opportunistically detected abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) are small and kept under surveillance for several years before preventive surgery. Living with the diagnosis of an AAA may have an influence on the patient’s life. LÄS MER

4. 3. Aspects of subaneurysmal aortas in a screening setting

   Författare :Knut Thorbjørnsen; Anders Wanhainen; Sverker Svensjö; Khatereh Djavani Gidlund; Håkan Pärsson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Abdominal aortic aneurysm; subaneurysmal aorta; screening; health related quality of life; health utility; quality adjusted life years; Kirurgi; Surgery;

   Sammanfattning : With the introduction of screening programmes for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) more individuals are being identified with a subaneurymal aorta (SAA; diameter 25-29mm). More recent data indicate that these aortas may not be as harmless as previously thought, but there is, however, no general agreement on how SAA should be managed. LÄS MER