Essays about: "Karolinska universitetssjukhuset"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words Karolinska universitetssjukhuset.
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1. Associations of COVID-19 diagnosis with levels of selected clinical markers among elderly individuals: a hospital-based, cross-sectional study
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskapAbstract : Background Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) affected elderly individuals disproportionately in terms of hospitalization and adverse outcome. Objective This cross-sectional study examined the associations of COVID-19 diagnosis (COVID-negative versus COVID-positive) with levels of four clinical markers – cardiac troponin T (cTnT), high-sensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP), D-dimer and b-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) – along with potential differences in associations by sex in a hospital-based sample of elderly individuals. READ MORE
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2. Evaluating the effects of resource allocations in hospital emergency departments by patient flow analysis
University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistikAbstract : Accounting for some the highest arrival rates and widest varieties of medical conditions in a hospital, the emergency department is highly dependent on efficient operations strategies in order to function effectively and provide qualitative health care. This is especially true for the emergency department of Karolinska University Hospital in Huddinge from which real patient data has been obtained. READ MORE
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3. A Feasibility Study of a CBT-group Treatment for Hypersexual Disorder in Women
University essay from Malmö universitet/Centrum för sexologi och sexualitetsstudier (CSS)Abstract : The purpose of this thesis was to investigate the feasibility of a treatment for hypersexual disorder (HD) by calculating and reporting the results with pre-collected data from a research project at ANOVA/Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset. The treatment was a cognitive behavioral group therapy (CBGT) developed for HD administered in a 7-session group setting with a sample of HD-diagnosed women (n = 16). READ MORE
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4. Traceability of Medical Devices Used During Surgeries : A Study of the Current Traceability System at the Karolinska University Hospital in Solna and Research of Improvement
University essay from KTH/Medicinteknik och hälsosystemAbstract : The last few decades' development of technology has greatly affected healthcare. The implementation of technology in healthcare has advanced and improved it immensely, but it has also brought a new level of complexity. One of the modern issues introduced to healthcare is the traceability of medical devices. READ MORE
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5. Designing a fast and robust device for measuring and providing graphical visualization of the number of 60Co sources in a Leksell Gamma Knife®
University essay from KTH/Skolan för kemi, bioteknologi och hälsa (CBH)Abstract : The Leksell Gamma Knife® (LGK) is a device for performing radiosurgery. The LGK contains approximately 200 radioactive sources whose beams intersect in a focal point in order to treat brain tumours. Quality assurance tools are used at Elekta to indirectly assess the number of sources in an LGK from the total amount of radiation. READ MORE