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Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 28 avhandlingar innehållade orden referral criteria.
16. Clinical characteristics and prognosis of peripartum cardiomyopathy
Sammanfattning : Background:Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is an incompletely understood disease that causes significant morbidity and mortality in many parts of the world, including Northern Nigeria. The aims of this Thesis were: [1] to determine if selenium deficiency, serum ceruloplasmin and traditional birth practices are risk factors for PPCM, in Kano, Nigeria; [2] to describe the one year survival and left ventricular reverse remodeling (LVRR) in a group of patients with PPCM from three referral hospitals in Kano, Nigeria; [3] to identify potential electrocardiographic (ECG) predictors of PPCM; and [4] to assess right ventricular systolic dysfunction (RVSD) and remodelling in a cohort of PPCM patients in Kano, Nigeria. LÄS MER
17. Metastatic spinal cord compression in prostate cancer : clinical and morphological studies
Sammanfattning : Background: Bone metastases occur in most patients with advanced hormone-refractory prostate cancer causing pain, pathologic fractures, and spinal cord compression. Few studies specifically address surgical treatment of metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC) in prostate cancer. LÄS MER
18. Sickness and behavior in ME/CFS (chronic fatigue syndrome)
Sammanfattning : Background: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is a chronic debilitating condition characterized by physical and mental fatigue with a heightened sensitivity to exertion. To date, the causes are unknown. However, recently the condition has been implicated as a chronic sickness behavior state. LÄS MER
19. Enhanced mobilisation and physical rehabilitation after abdominal cancer surgery : feasibility, effects, and experiences
Sammanfattning : Cancer incidence is growing worldwide and, as advances in diagnostics, treatment, and rehabilitation are made, the numbers of cancer survivors are also increasing. Therefore, there is a need to find and evaluate methods to improve the lives of cancer survivors after treatment. LÄS MER
20. Epidemiology and long term control of nosocomial legionnaires' disease
Sammanfattning : The first nosocomial legionella outbreak in a Scandinavian general district hospital was identified in an epidemiological investigation of a cluster of pneumonia cases in Värnamo in 1991. During 3 months, 28 patients and 3 staff fell ill and 3 died. LÄS MER