[Cost- effectiveness analysis of pneumococcal vaccination in Iceland].

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate changes in the prevalence of disability pension related to obesity in Iceland from 1992 to 2004. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Data were obtained from the disability register of the State Social Security Institute and Statistics Iceland for the years 1992 and 2004. Prevalence of disability pension rel...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Thorlacius S,Stefánsson SB,Steingrímsdóttir L

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The classical pathophysiological process underlying acute coronary syndromes has been considered to be plaque rup-ture followed by platelet activation and aggregation and subsequent thrombus formation leading to myocardial ischemia and infarction. A substantial number of patients with acute coronary syndro...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Vignisson ST,Gudmundsdottir IJ,Gudnason T,Danielsen R,Gardarsdottir M,Andersen K

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Although acute bacterial meningitis is most common among children, the disease nevertheless poses serious problems in the adult population. However, most clinical overviews of the disease have either focused on children or all age groups combined. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:Information on all patients 5=16 year...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Sigurdardottir B,Bjornsson OM,Jonsdottir K,Erlendsdottir H,Gudmundsson S

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Demand for Vocational Rehabilitation in Iceland has been steadily rising in recent years where the presence of young patients has increased proportionally the most. It is essential that public spending is efficient without compromising the treatment quality. It is worth exploring if a solution for increasing the effic...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Siggeirsdottir K,Brynjolfsdottir RD,Haraldsson SO,Hjaltason O,Gudnason V

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of the study was to calculate the incidence of the acute flank pain syndrome in Iceland and to describe the case series. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The hospital records of those who fulfilled the following criteria were studied: age 18-41 years, acute renal failure, and a visit to Landspitali Universi...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Skuladottir HM,Andresdottir MB,Hardarson S,Arnadottir M

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Research shows that out-of-pocket health care costs in Iceland and other Western European countries have increased in recent years, and unequal access to health services has been documented. In an attempt to contain out-of-pocket-costs and avoid service inequities, Icelandic health authorities have for a n...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Vilhjálmsson R,Sigurðardóttir GV

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to find out the prevalence of female urinary incontinence outside institutions, its effects on daily life and to see if effective treatment was possible with relatively simple diagnostic and treatment measures at the local health centre. A questionnaire was sent to all women (131) over th...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Halldorsson S,Eggertsdottir GG,Kjartansdottir S

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a rare disease with substantial morbidity and mortality. In the last few years significant progress has been made in the understanding of the pathogenesis and course of the disease. New classification and drug treatment have emerged. The new drugs are expensive but can improve qualit...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Guðmundsson G,Gottskálksson G,Gíslason T

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the changes in the epidemiology of acute epiglottitis in Iceland from 1983-2005. METHODS:All patients with discharge diagnosis of epiglottitis during the study years were identified and diagnosis confirmed by chart review. Main outcome measures were age, gender, month/year of diagnosis, microbiol...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Briem B,Thorvardarson O,Petersen H

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Vitamin D plays a key role for children's growth and physical developement, not only by promoting bone health but also by its influence on extraskeletal systems. The Icelandic Directorate of Health recommends a vitamin D concentration in blood of at least 50 nmol/l. The object of this study was to evaluate th...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Gunnarsdottir B,Hrafnkelsson H,Johannsson E,Sigurðsson EL

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the outcome of the first 400 laparoscopic cholecystectomies (LC) in Akureyri Central Hospital (FSA), Iceland. METHODS:We carried out a prospective study of LCs performed between July 1992 and February 2001. Primary endpoints were complication- and conversion rate, hospital stay and duration of conv...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Arnarson A,Hauksson H,Marteinsson VT,Albertsson SM,Datye S

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) is by far the most common malignant tumor of the kidney. It is a disease with many faces, known for its clinical diversity and often unpredictable behavior. Less is known about its etiology and risk factors than for most other human cancers. Mortality-to-incidence ratio is higher compared to...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Thoroddsen A,Einarsson GV,Gudbjartsson T

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this investigation was to study specifically those cases of sudden death out-of-hospital in the Reykjavik area that were due to non-cardiac causes the last 13 years, from January 1987 to December 31, 1999. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The doctors of the emergency ambulance have kept detailed files for a...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Marelsson S,Thornorgeirsson G

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is limited information on occupational injuries among Icelandic farmers. It has been suggested that they are common. This is thought to be in part because of the unique work environment of farmers. The aims of the study were to study occupational accidents among farmers and their effects on absence fro...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Gudmundsson G,Tomasson K

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system which affects young people, especially women. The aim of the study was to examine the disease profile of MS during pregnancy and postpartum as well as pregnancy outcomes in women with MS compared to a control group. Suc...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Bergthorsdóttir BB,Thorhallsdottir RL,Steingrimsdottir T,Hjaltason H

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the cause of 86% of all deaths in the EU and 65% of deaths worldwide. A third of these deaths occur before the age of sixty years. The NCDs affect 40% of the adult population of the EU and two thirds of the population reaching retirement age suffers from two or more NCDs. T...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Andersen K,Gudnason V

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the prevalence of psychotropic drug use among home-dwelling elderly Icelanders in the year 2006. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A population-based drug utilization study using the Icelandic Medicines Registry. The study group consisted of Icelanders, seventy years and older living at home (8% of total pop...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Samuelsson O,Zoega H,Gudmundsson A,Halldorsson M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the size and main medical and social characteristics of the group of individuals receiving disability benefits in Iceland in December 2002 and compare the results with figures from 1996. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The study includes all those receiving disability benefits on December 1st 2002 and Dece...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Thorlacius S,Stefánsson SB

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine reference intervals and interquartile ranges for total homocysteine (Hcy) folate and cobalamin in Icelandic men and women and to evaluate the correlation of Hcy to serum levels of the vitamins folate and cobalamin. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Blood samples were collected from 449 individuals over a per...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Olafsdóttir E,Snorradóttir B,Theodórs A,Olafsson O,Helgadóttir A,Guðnason V

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Viral hepatitis B and C are a major health problem worldwide. The prevalence of these diseases varies throughout the world. In Iceland, the incidence of hepatitis B and C has increased in recent years. At the same time, the number of immigrants from countries where viral hepatitis is endemic, has also increa...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Jónsdóttir G,Briem H,Blöndal T,Pálsson G,Olafsson S,Gudnason T

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modern tablet compression was instituted in England in 1844 by William Brockedon (1787-1854). The first tablets made according to Brockedon´s procedures contained watersoluble salts and were most likely compressed without expedients. In USA a watershed occurred around 1887 when starch (amylum maydis) was introduced to...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Skaftason JF,Jóhannesson T

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the mid twentieth century gastric cancer was the most common type of cancer in Iceland. In recent decades, however, the incidence rate of gastric cancer has decreased markedly and currently only represents 2-3% of cancer cases. The Laurén classification system classifies adenocarcinoma into two types, int...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Olafsdottir HS,Alexiusdottir KK,Lund SH,Jonasson JG,Jonsson T,Skuladottir H

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine changes in the prevalence of disability pension in Iceland and to describe the distribution of those receiving disability pension according to gender, age and main diagnoses between the years 1976 and 1996. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The study includes all those receiving disability pension on the 1st...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Thorlacius S,Stefánsson S,Olafsson S,Rafnsson V

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Present study examines the prevalence of type 2 diabetes (DM2) in patients attending cardiac rehabilitation (CR) compared to the general population utilising data from the Icelandic Heart Association population study. The study also examined the efficacy of CR for promoting health behaviors. MATERIAL AND MET...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Kristjánsson K,Jónasson MR,Jónsdóttir S,Kristjánsson H,Guðjónsdóttir M

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 49 year old previously healthy smoker was diagnosed with a giant bulla in his right lung, following a history of dry cough, repeated upper airway infections and increasing dyspnea for several years. Computed tomography (CT) confirmed the presence of a giant bulla in the right inferior lobe and several smaller bullae...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Asgeirsson H,Lúdvíksdóttir D,Kjartansson O,Gudbjartsson T

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anaemia of uncertain origin is common in elderly people and is reported to be more common in men than women. We have investigated retrospectively a database of haematological and biochemical data on 16.332 people referred to an outpatient laboratory and compared the blood haemoglobin (Hb) concentration of the sexes. I...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Beck HJ,Iniguez M,Tomasson H,Kjeld M

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Embryonic stem cells are, as the name indicates, isolated from embryos. They are pluripotent cells which can be maintained undifferentiated or induced to differentiate into any cell type of the body. In 1998 the first isolation of human embryonic stem cells was successful and they became an interesting source for stem...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Valdimarsdóttir G,Richter A

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate a) how many of symptomatic patients referred for upper endoscopy have active H. pylori infection, b) the correlation between the indications for upper endoscopy and endoscopic diagnosis and c) the association between H. pylori and organic disease in the upper gastrointestinal tract. MATERIAL AND ...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Bjœrnsson B,Oervar K,Theodórs A

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the Western hemisphere and the incidence increases with increasing age. Most colorectal cancers are localized with or without lymph node metastases. Up to 20% of patients present with metastatic disease, most commonly to the liver. Surgery is the only curative thera...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Haraldsdottir S,Einarsdottir HM,Smaradottir A,Gunnlaugsson A,Halfdanarson TR

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are uncommon but can cause intracerebral hemorrhage with grave disability or death. AVMs can even cause focal neurological symptoms, seizures and headache. The treatment of AVMs is complex. The most common treatment forms are microsurgery, stereotactic radiotherapy...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Sveinsson OA,Olafsson IH,Valdimarsson EM

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00