Sökning: "medication safety"

Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 60 avhandlingar innehållade orden medication safety.

  1. 21. Patient safety in the emergency department : errors, interruptions and staff experience

    Författare :Ann-Sofie Källberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : International studies have reported that injuries and complications during hospital admissions affect nearly 1 in 10 patients and that up to 50 % are the direct result of errors and therefore preventable. In Sweden, the figures are similar. LÄS MER

  3. 22. Pharmacokinetic, efficacy and safety modeling of new treatments against drug-resistant tuberculosis

    Författare :Lénaïg Tanneau; Mats Karlsson; Elin Svensson; Italo Poggesi; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; pharmacokinetics; pharmacodynamics; pharmacometrics; nonlinear mixed effect models; tuberculosis; drug-resistance; bedaquiline; delamanid; metabolite; drug-drug interactions; QTc interval; transaminases; time-to-positivity; Farmaceutisk vetenskap; Pharmaceutical Science;

    Sammanfattning : Tuberculosis (TB) is an ancient infectious disease that remains one of the greatest killers on the planet. Its eradication is impeded by the development of resistance to first-line treatment. Each year half a million patients are infected with drug-resistant (DR) TB. LÄS MER

  4. 23. Methodological challenges in pregnancy pharmacoepidemiology : the case of antiseizure medication and offspring neurodevelopment

    Författare :Viktor H. Ahlqvist; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : This thesis is driven by the overarching aim of elucidating methodological challenges inherent in pharmacoepidemiology during pregnancy, with a particular focus on antiseizure medications. In Study I, a substantial surge in antiseizure medication use in the United Kingdom is observed, notably linked to increases in psychiatric indications. LÄS MER

  5. 24. Off-label drug use, medication errors and adverse drug events : among Swedish pediatric inpatients

    Författare :Per Nydert; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Background: In pediatrics, treatment with drugs is an important and fully integrated part of everyday medical practice. However, authorized drugs specified to be used in children are often lacking which leads to off-label use, i.e. outside of approved product monographs. LÄS MER

  7. 25. Older people's safety and security in community care for the elderly : focusing on fall risk and fall

    Författare :Edit Fonad; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Older people; Falls; Fall-risk assessments; Drugs; Physical Restraints; Safety; Registered Nurses; Enrolled Nurses; Qualitative and Quantitative approach.;

    Sammanfattning : Background: In Sweden the majority of very old people are healthy, and able to live in their own homes and manage without any assistance from their local authorities. However, many of them suffer from impaired cognitive and physical function, a decline in activity and poorer health, leading to a dependency on others in daily life. LÄS MER