Association between perioperative blood transfusion and early postoperative cognitive dysfunction in aged patients following total hip replacement surgery.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The size of inhaled particles influences where they deposit and theoretically should be important for the development of airway inflammation and responsiveness. Our aim was to assess if sensitization to smaller-sized aeroallergens relates to higher prevalence of treated asthma, increased airway responsivenes...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Patelis A,Dosanjh A,Gunnbjörnsdottir M,Borres MP,Högman M,Alving K,Janson C,Malinovschi A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A thymolipoma in an 8-year-old boy is reported. The tumour had appeared on a routine chest X-ray as a broadened heart shadow and a peculiar right heart contour. Cardiac hypertrophy was suspected primarily. At thoracotomy a thymic tumour was found. ...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Sundström C

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secondary osteosarcoma arising after the treatment of hematologic malignancies other than Hodgkin's lymphoma is rare. We report two cases of secondary osteosarcoma arising after treatment for childhood hematologic malignancies (non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and lymphoblastic leukemia). A 10-year-old boy, at the age of 3, was...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Okada A,Hatori M,Hosaka M,Watanuki M,Itoi E

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pain is one of the most feared problems for adolescents with cancer. Pain produces stress with negative physiological and psychological effects. Therefore, effective pain management during cancer treatment may influence the outcome. This study investigates variations in pain and quality of life during treatment in ado...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Calissendorff-Selder M,Ljungman G

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are few reports concerning the gait characteristics of sciatic nerve palsy. Four cases, one with complete palsy and three with incomplete palsy, are presented. Complete palsy (case 1) was due to sacrifice of the sciatic nerve in a wide excision for chondrosarcoma in the left ischium. Incomplete palsy (cases 2, 3...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Hagiwara Y,Hatori M,Kokubun S,Miyasaka Y

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of the sympathetic nerve system is still unknown in different types of hypertension. The procedure used in the evaluation of suspect renovascular hypertension has been revised in such a way that renal blood flow, renal arterial blood pressure and plasma renin activity in renal vein could be determined prior t...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Lörelius LE,Löfroth PO,Wiklund L,Mörlin C,Aberg H

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:SAPHO syndrome is a group of bone and joint abnormalities associated with skin lesions. A 29-year-old male presented with severe acne on his trunk and anterior chest wall, right knee and foot pain. Radiographs and magnetic resonance images showed hyperostosis in the sternocostoclavicular region, sclerosis of one-third...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Watanuki M,Hatori M,Kokubun S

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this review the advantages of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) trigger are discussed beyond those immediately associated with ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) prevention. The GnRHa trigger concept has sparked the development of novel protocols, enriching the assisted reproductive technolog...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Castillo JC,Haahr T,Martínez-Moya M,Humaidan P

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucagon from the pancreatic α-cells is a major blood glucose-regulating hormone whose most important role is to prevent hypoglycaemia that can be life-threatening due to the brain's strong dependence on glucose as energy source. Lack of blood glucose-lowering insulin after malfunction or autoimmune destruction of the...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Gylfe E

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sertoli-Leydig cell tumours are rare sex stromal tumours with an incidence of < 0.5% of all ovarian tumours. Most frequently this tumour occurs in young women with a history of amenorrhoea, hirsutism and lowered pitch. Here, we report on a woman with IRS, postmenopausal virilization and increased testosterone levels d...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Dahlgren E,Gull B,Willén R,Sundler F,Rosén T,Jansson PA

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although AL amyloidosis usually is a systemic disease, strictly localized AL deposits are not exceptionally rare. Such case reports form a considerable body of published articles. Although both AL amyloidosis types are formed from an N-terminal segment of a monoclonal immunoglobulin light chain, a typical localized AL...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Westermark P

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bisphosphonates are potent inhibitors of osteoclastic bone resorption that mainly have been used for treatment of hypercalcaemia secondary to malignancy. We have performed a controlled dose-finding study of oral pamidronate that was given to 60 patients with a history of fracture of the distal forearm, an enhanced...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Mallmin H,Ljunghall S,Larsson K,Lindh E

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-one cases of hepatic abscesses treated during a period of four years (from 1981 to 1985) at the University of Patras, Greece, are presented. This material includes 10 cases with abscesses caused by suppurated echinococcal cysts, corresponding to 21% of the total number of 47 cases of echinococcal cysts of the l...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Karavias D,Panagopoulos C,Vagianos C,Vagenas C,Rathosis S,Androulakis J

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fluid overload is associated with mortality in haemodialysis patients, and 30% of patients remain fluid-overloaded after dialysis. The aim of this study was to evaluate if implementation of Recova®, a decision aid combining clinical assessment with bioimpedance spectroscopy, facilitates individualization of ...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Stenberg J,Lindberg M,Furuland H

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the last decade, capillary electrophoresis (CE) has emerged as an interesting alternative to traditional analysis of serum, plasma and urine proteins by agarose gel electrophoresis. Initially there was a considerable difference in resolution between the two methods but the quality of CE has improved significant...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Larsson A,Hansson LO

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve patients suffering from sickle cell anaemia (Hb less than 75 g/l) with SS-haemoglobin were studied with special regard to Band 3-protein content in their erythrocyte membranes on SDS-PAGE. They were compared in this respect with 7 asymptomatic individuals with AS-haemoglobin and 10 healthy controls with the ord...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Mohamed AO,Ronquist G

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this report, we present a 68-year-old man with rice body formation in the flexor tendon sheath of the fingers without any inflammatory diseases such as tuberculosis or rheumatoid arthritis. The patient visited our institute in March 2004 with a one-month history of swelling and pain of the right distal forearm. Lab...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Nagasawa H,Okada K,Senma S,Chida S,Shimada Y

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we describe an unusual complication in a patient suffering from chronic calcifying pancreatitis. The patient had a fistula between the common bile duct, the pancreatic duct, and the portal vein. He received supportive medical treatment and achieved long-term survival. A review of the literature including...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Rasmussen IC,Karlson BM,Löfberg AM

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetic patients exhibit platelet hyperreactivity, which renders them resistant to antithrombotic treatments. We aimed to investigate the prevalence and predictors of aspirin resistance in diabetic patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A total of 93 diabetic and 37 non-diabetic participants were included into the...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Tasdemir E,Toptas T,Demir C,Esen R,Atmaca M

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radical surgery for renal cancer with invasion of the inferior vena cava can improve the patient's quality of life and, in some cases, offer longer survival or even cure. With a carefully planned surgical approach it is possible to remove renal tumours with thrombotic extension to the most proximal part of the inferio...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Andréen T,Aberg T,Fritjofsson A

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acute phase reaction is an unspecific response to inflammatory stimuli characterized by alterations in the concentration of several plasma proteins. It is of great clinical value to monitor the inflammatory state in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C-reactive protein...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Arvidsson NG,Gudbjörnsson B,Hällgren R,Larsson A

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelet-derived growth factor B (PDGF-B) is a growth factor promoting and regulating cell migration, proliferation, and differentiation, involved in both developmental processes and in maintaining tissue homeostasis under strict regulation. What are the implications of prolonged or uncontrolled growth factor signalin...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Lindberg N,Holland EC

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Somatostatin acts through five receptor subtypes (SSTRs 1-5). We aimed to investigate SSTRs mRNA expression and protein distribution in whole rat embryos, with special emphasis on the pancreas. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Rat embryos were collected on embryonal days 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 19, 21, and at birth. Pr...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Ludvigsen E,Carlsson C,Tiensuu Janson E,Sandler S,Stridsberg M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method for estimation of the erythrocyte sedimentation from repeated measurements during the initial part of the sedimentation phase is described. Based on the measurements between 18 and 24 minutes after the beginning of the reaction, the sedimentation at 60 minutes is estimated. The estimate is highly correlated t...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Kallner A,Engervall P,Björkholm M

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of implantable drug delivery systems on computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was investigated in a phantom and in two patients. The implantable systems of identical construction consisted either of medical grade titanium alloy or stainless steel. Images of a phantom showed artefacts...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Krog M,Magnusson A,Nyman R,Ericsson A

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate the possible economic benefit of a sequential testing strategy with NT-proBNP to reduce the number of echocardiographies. METHODS:Retrospective study in a third-party payer perspective. The costs were calculated from three Swedish counties: Blekinge, Östergötland, and Uppland. Two cut-off levels...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Ferrandis MJ,Ryden I,Lindahl TL,Larsson A

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of a peroral dose of olsalazine sodium on the migrating motor complexes (MMC) in the upper small bowel was studied by manometry in nine healthy volunteers during fasting. Recordings were obtained from the duodenum and/or the upper jejunum for 4.0 - 7.5 h. During total baseline observation periods of 30 h, f...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Ryde M,Gustavsson S

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Determinations were made of the 2-hour 22Na space and the 1 and 2 hour 51Cr EDTA spaces in a number of tissues. In regions where the two 51Cr-EDTA spaces were similar and smaller than or similar to the 22Na space the former spaces were regarded as measures of the extra-cellular volume. Using previously published data ...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Bill A

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of a 20 min continuous infusion of noradrenaline (2 nanomoles/min) on the blood flow and vascular resistance of 2-, 6- and 11-day-old corpora lutea from adult pseudopregnant rats was studied. Pseudopregnancy was induced by mating with vasectomized male rats. The blood flow of the corpus luteum and the remai...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Gåfvels M,Norjavaara E,Selstam G

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a growing consensus on low back pain treatment. However, whether this extends to diagnostic labelling is still largely unknown. The aim of this report was to compare the diagnostic assessment of low back pain patients between general practitioners trained in manual therapy and orthopaedic surgeons. ...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Bogefeldt J,Grunnesjö M,Svärdsudd K,Blomberg S

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00