Sökning: "pediatric care"

Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 94 avhandlingar innehållade orden pediatric care.

  1. 11. Neurointensive Care of Children with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury : Studies of barbiturate coma treatment, intracranial compliance, pressure autoregulation and optimal cerebral perfusion pressure

    Författare :Fartein Velle; Per Enblad; Shruti Agrawal; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Traumatic brain injury; Children; Refractory intracranial hypertension; Barbiturate coma; Intracranial compensatory reserve; autoregulation; cerebral microdialysis.; Neurokirurgi; Neurosurgery;

    Sammanfattning : Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is among the most common causes of death and acquired disability during childhood. Management guidelines for pediatric patients are usually extrapolated from adults. Specific pediatric studies are warranted to improve the TBI management in children. LÄS MER

  3. 12. Pain in pediatric oncology : Explorative and interventional studies focusing on oral mucositis

    Författare :Tove Kamsvåg; Gustaf Ljungman; Louise von Essen; Johan Arvidson; Stefan Nilsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Children; Pain; Oncology; Mucositis; Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; Pediatrik; Pediatrics;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis was to examine the prevalence of pain in children treated for cancer with a special focus oral mucositis. In addition, we wanted to examine if oral cryotherapy (OC) could reduce the incidence of severe oral mucositis in children undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), and explore new methods to implement OC. LÄS MER

  4. 13. Aspects of pediatric hemodynamics. A study of young children undergoing corrective heart surgery

    Författare :Theódór Sigurdsson; Anestesiologi och intensivvård; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cardiac output; Heart surgery; Hemodynamics; Intracardiac shunt; Volume estimation; Young children;

    Sammanfattning : AbstractBackground: Assessing critically ill patients is demanding because their clinical signs are not always easy to interpret. This is particularly true for pediatric patients, due to their small size and robust circulatory compensatorymechanism. LÄS MER

  5. 14. Moral distress and ethical climate in pediatric oncology care

    Författare :Päivi Ventovaara; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Background: Despite the high survival rates, childhood cancer still is a life-threatening disease. Many ethical dilemmas and constraints challenge healthcare professionals who provide care for these children, causing moral distress and reducing the quality of care. LÄS MER

  7. 15. Epidemiological studies of sociodemographic factors, early life factors, health, and medical care consumption among small children

    Författare :Elisabeth Mangrio; Socialmedicin och hälsopolitik; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; medical care; early life factors; health related behaviors; social support; socioeconomic status; children; Epidemiology;

    Sammanfattning : By international standards, children in Sweden experience good health. Sweden has low infant mortality rates, low accident mortality rates, a high number of breastfed children and a high proportion of vaccinated children. LÄS MER