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  1. 1. Dealing With The Unexpected in Prehospital Patientcare: The Lived Experience Of EMS Clinicians

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Aart-Jan Ketelaar; [2024]
    Keywords : Patient safety; Prehospital patientcare; EMS clinician; Resilient healthcare; Human factors; Decision making; Learning; Expertise; Emergency care; Adapting; Complexity; Complex systems; Phenomenology; FLMU06; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Background In prehospital patient care, numerous patients are examined, treated, and transported. Some are acutely seriously ill, while others, though not acutely ill, necessitate ambulance transport due to their inability to do so independently. Among the latter group, patients may be sicker than initially estimated. READ MORE

  2. 2. Predicting Gastrointestinal Adverse Events in Dogs Treated with Chemotherapeutic Medication

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Emmie Andersdotter; [2023]
    Keywords : calprotectin; cancer; canine; chemotherapy; cytostatic medication; dog; gastrointestinal toxicity; gastrointestinal adverse events; gut microbiota; influential factors; questionnaire;

    Abstract : Despite significant advances in the treatment of cancer in canine patients, gastrointestinal toxicity still remains a relatively common finding after chemotherapeutic treatment. These adverse events may cause a fundamental reduction in the patient’s quality of life. READ MORE

  3. 3. Use of e-health communication to improve social wellbeing in older adults : A Structured literature review

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för hälso- och vårdvetenskap (HV)

    Author : Maria Talib; [2023]
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    Abstract : Abstract Introduction: The aged population is increasing and it correlates with comorbidities and hospital dependency. E-health communication is a potent source of communication between healthcare staff and people using it and it’s a non-medical way of getting access to health. READ MORE

  4. 4. Kartläggning av dystoki hos katt och bedömning av APGAR för att utvärdera neonatal viabilitet hos kattungar

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Tilde Vermelin; [2023]
    Keywords : dystoki; neonatal mortalitet; neonatal viabilitet; kejsarsnitt; APGAR; katt; honkatt; kattungar;

    Abstract : Neonatal mortalitet hos kattungar är ett utbrett problem inom veterinärmedicin och ses i varierande grad både vid vaginal förlossning och dystoki. Dystoki är ett akut tillstånd som definieras som förlossningssvårigheter eller oförmåga att förlösa fostret vaginalt genom förlossningskanalen. READ MORE

  5. 5. Comparison of direct Fick's principle and thermodilution for calculating cardiac output in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.Does the assessment of cardiac index and pulmonary vascular resistance differ depending on which method is chosen?

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper

    Author : Gabriella Persson; [2023]
    Keywords : Pulmonary arterial hypertension; cardiac output; direct Fick´s principle; thermodilution;

    Abstract : Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is an uncommon but serious disease that causes increased pressure in the pulmonary vessels and increased pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR), which in turn leads to right heart failure. At diagnosis, mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP) must be >20 mmHg, pulmonary artery wedge pressure (PAWP) ≤15 mmHg and PVR >2 Wood units (WU). READ MORE