Diabetes treatment and hypoglycaemic episodes in elderly patients at nursing homes in Uppsala County.

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to describe content and procedures in some selected Swedish health care quality registries (QRs) of relevance to regulatory decision-making. METHODS:A workshop was organized with participation of seven Swedish QRs which subsequently answered a questionnaire regarding registry content on d...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Feltelius N,Gedeborg R,Holm L,Zethelius B

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to investigate the relevance of the currently used lower reference limit for S-Potassium in Danish hospital laboratories, analytical bias in the measurement of S-Potassium was compared with the lower reference limit in each of 52 Danish hospital laboratories. The acceptable bias range was estimated according ...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Djurhuus MS,Petersen PH,Rohold A,Vadstrup S,Uldall A

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To gain a deeper understanding of first-time parents' experiences of early discharge from hospital after delivery and home-based postnatal care. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The study was comprised of focus group interviews, interviews with couples and with fathers. Twenty-one parents participated. INCLUSION CRITERIA:hea...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Johansson K,Aarts C,Darj E

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vertebral end-plates and the epiphyses from the lumbar region of the spine in juvenile pigs were studied. Cell density of the hyaline cartilage of the vertebral bodies was measured as well as cartilage thickness. The relative bone content in the region of the nucleus pulposus was calculated. A certain negative int...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Törner M,Holm S

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has recently been reported that patient selection has a strong impact on the agreement between glomerular filtration rate (GFR) estimates from serum cystatin C and creatinine. The aim of our study was to evaluate the effect of creatinine production rate (CPR) on this subject. MATERIAL AND METHODS:GFR was...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Hermida-Cadahia EF,Lampon N,Tutor JC

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The purpose was to assess the direct costs of screening for high blood pressure and blood glucose in dental care and of follow-up in primary health care and, based on these data, arrive at a prediction function. Study population. All subjects coming for routine check-ups at three dental health clinics were invited ...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Engström S,Borgquist L,Berne C,Gahnberg L,Svärdsudd K

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bile salt sulphation in primary biliary cirrhosis was studied by measurements of the liver bile salt sulphotransferase levels in 16 patients. Although the enzyme activity varied among the patients it did not correlate with the severity of cholestasis. Furthermore, the mean bile salt sulphotransferase magnitude in pati...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Lööf L,Nyberg A

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) is considered a promising choice for the treatment of cartilage defects. However, the application of ACI to osteoarthritic patients is, in general, contraindicated. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficiency of three-dimensionally structured ACI (3D-ACI;...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Kuroda T,Matsumoto T,Mifune Y,Fukui T,Kubo S,Matsushita T,Asahara T,Kurosaka M,Kuroda R

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secondary amyloidosis (AA amyloidosis) is a well known cause of nephrotic syndrome and renal failure. Several studies in patients with nephrotic syndrome have suggested a beneficial effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI). Angiotensin II (ATII) receptor antagonists effect on the long term is not know...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Odabas AR,Cetinkaya R,Selcuk Y,Bilen H

更新日期：2001-01-01 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：:We herein outline the rationale for a Swedish cohort consortium, aiming to facilitate greater use of Swedish cohorts for world-class research. Coordination of all Swedish prospective population-based cohorts in a common infrastructure would enable more precise research findings and facilitate research on rare exposure...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Sundström J,Björkelund C,Giedraitis V,Hansson PO,Högman M,Janson C,Koupil I,Kristenson M,Trolle Lagerros Y,Leppert J,Lind L,Lissner L,Johansson I,Ludvigsson JF,Nilsson PM,Olsson H,Pedersen NL,Rosenblad A,Rosengren A,

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Minimally invasive laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP) has proven equally effective as open surgery in terms of cancer control and peroperative complication rate with less bleeding and postoperative pain. However, long-term follow-up data after LRP are scarce, especially as related to quality of life (Q...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Wang EY,Eriksson HG

更新日期：2014-03-01 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：BACKGROUND:Whether written feedback on drug prescribing in general practice affects prescribing habits is controversial. Most short-term studies showed no effect. However, the issue has not been tested in long-term studies involving the local general practitioner community. AIMS OF THE STUDY:To assess whether prescrib...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Vægter K,Wahlström R,Wedel H,Svärdsudd K

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Research about pregnancy-planning behaviour mostly focuses on women, even though pregnancy planning usually also concerns men. The purpose of this study was to investigate how men plan for family, and to measure their fertility knowledge after having become fathers. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Data were collecte...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Bodin M,Käll L,Tydén T,Stern J,Drevin J,Larsson M

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dietary supplementation of rats with fish oil for 18 days resulted in signs of lipid peroxidation, with increased malondialdehyde production in plasma and myocardium. This increase in malondialdehyde could be completely prevented by supplementing the fish oil with a new natural antioxidant mixture (Pufanox) which is k...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Jokela R,Engström K,Wallin R,Saldeen T

更新日期：1998-01-01 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：:Familial aggregation of patients with ovarian carcinoma is unusual. A family with four affected members in three consecutive generations is described. The tumors were all of the serous papillary adenocarcinoma type. The pattern of appearance of the malignant disorder in the present family may be explained as the resul...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Thor L,Persson BH,Kjessler B

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnostic distribution and the relation between diagnosis and symptoms, symptom duration, tumour site, tumour size and breast size were studied in 1 244 women with breast symptoms examined at a special breast tumour clinic. 9% of the women had cancer, 62% fibroadenosis and 6% fibroadenoma. In 18% no breast diseas...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Rimsten A

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 1975 Sweden has had a patient insurance system to compensate patients for health-related injuries. The system was initially based on a voluntary patient insurance solution, but in 1997 it was replaced by the Patient Insurance Act. The current Act covers both physical and mental injuries. Although about 9,000-10,...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Johansson H

更新日期：2010-05-01 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：:The present investigation on 20 patients after total hip replacement surgery has confirmed that the posttraumatic increase of the fibrinolysis inhibition activity (FIA) in serum and plasminogen-depleted serum is due to the primary fibrinolysis inhibitor (PFI, alpha 2-antiplasmin). This protein exists in at least two f...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Bagge L,Carlin G,Hjelmstedt A,Högstorp H,Jacobsson H,Modig J,Saldeen T

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate how individuals fulfilling the Rome II criteria for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) spontaneously described their symptoms. METHOD:From a general population, 1,244 randomly sampled adults were asked to describe their gastrointestinal symptoms (if any) verbally, in their own words, at a semi-structure...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Molinder H,Agréus L,Kjellström L,Walter S,Talley NJ,Andreasson A,Nyhlin H

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:One hundred and fifty women with a diagnosis of toxaemia of pregnancy treated in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital, Uppsala between 1964 and 1968 were investigated. One hundred women were still living in the area in 1975 and thus could be restudied. The participation rate was 100% in th...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Aberg H,Karlsson L,Melander S

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For staging of Hodgkin's disease 45 patients underwent lymphography and abdominal computed tomography (CT); in 31 of them ultrasound examination was also performed. In cases of retroperitoneal lymph node enlargement lymphography and CT are diagnostically equivalent, whereas the poorer resolution of ultrasound reduces ...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Magnusson A,Erikson B,Hemmingsson A

更新日期：1984-01-01 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：:By means of an accurate immunoenzymatic assay, the prevalence was studied of antibodies to hepatitis C virus (HCV) in three different populations: 74 patients affected with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) on preexisting cirrhosis, 82 patients with liver cirrhosis but with no apparent neoplasm, and 70 control subjects, ...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Porta C,Moroni M,Nastasi G,Ricci G,Casagranda I

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An investigation was made of 150 women who were diagnosed at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital, Uppsala in 1964-68 as having toxaemia of pregnancy. Eleven had eclampsia and the remainder pre-eclampsia. Toxaemia occurred in 0.88% (average) of all parturients during the study period. Some...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Aberg H,Karlsson L,Melander S

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxyhemoglobin, methemoglobin and hematin were found to catalyze xanthine-oxidase-induced peroxidation of phospholipid liposomes, while oxy- and metmyoglobin were inactive in this respect. The peroxidation was inhibited by desferrioxamine and by EDTA. Peroxidation catalyzed by 0.4 microM oxyhemoglobin was decreased by ...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Carlin G,Djursäter R,Arfors KE

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00