Sökning: "waiting list"

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  1. 1. Waiting time and mortality in coronary artery bypass grafting patients

    Författare :Helena Rexius; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :coronary artery bypass grafting; waiting time; mortality; gender; risk score;

    Sammanfattning : Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) has emerged as one of the most common major surgical procedures worldwide. Unfortunately the capacity is still unable to meet the demand in many countries. This leads to waiting times before surgery, prioritisation between patients and ultimately to deaths among the patients on the waiting list.Aims: 1. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Delayed and cancelled orthopaedic surgery; Causes and consequences

    Författare :Ulla Caesar; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Appointments and schedules; Operating rooms organisation and administration; Waiting list; Cancelled surgery; Orthopaedic surgery; Delayed surgery; Perioperative nursing; Phenomenological Hemeneutics Method; Social rejaction; Shame; Appointments and schedules;

    Sammanfattning : Extended waiting time, over-booked waiting lists and cancelled and delayed surgical procedures are realities for some patients treated at orthopaedic clinics in Sweden. This situation affects the prioritisation procedures for both emergency and elective surgery and results in even longer waiting lists, not only for planned patients, but for emergencies as well. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Pulmonary hypertension. Clinical and pathophysiological studies

    Författare :Nedim Selimovic; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Pulmonary hypertension; Echocardiography; Right heart catheterisation; Pulmonary vascular resistance; Pulmonary function tests; Lung transplantation; Mortality on the waiting list; Vascular remodelling; Growth substances; Inflammation; Endothelin;

    Sammanfattning : Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a common abnormality, most often associated with various cardiopulmonary diseases. Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a devastating pulmonary vascular disease characterised by the proliferation of endothelial, smooth-muscle cells and fibroblasts. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Recurrent Headache among Swedish Adolescents : Psychosocial Factors, Coping and Effects of Relaxation Treatment

    Författare :Åsa Fichtel; Huda Huijer Abu-Saad; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Nursing; headache; adolescents; coping; relaxation; Omvårdnad; Nursing; Omvårdnad; Caring Sciences; omvårdnadsforskning med samhällsvetenskaplig inriktning;

    Sammanfattning : Overall aims of the present thesis were to study the prevalence and psychosocial impact of recurrent headache within a school population in comparison with other types of pain and to examine the use and efficacy of various coping strategies. Further aims were to compare the effects of relaxation treatment among adolescents with recurrent headache to a waiting-list control group, and finally to examine the efficacy of relaxation training administered in a school setting. LÄS MER

  7. 5. On the Improvement of Healthcare Management Using Simulation and Optimisation

    Författare :Marie Persson; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Simulation; Optimization; Management; Healthcare;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis concerns healthcare management and specifically addresses the problems of operating room planning and waiting list management. The operating room department is one of the most expensive areas within the healthcare system which necessitates many expensive resources such as staff, equipment and medicine. LÄS MER