abstract：INTRODUCTION:In order to optimise the selection process for admission to specialist training in family medicine, we developed a new design for structured applications and selection interviews. The design contains semi-structured interviews, which combine individualised elements from the applications with standardised b...

journal_title：Danish medical journal

authors： Isaksen JH,Hertel NT,Kjær NK

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidemiology and prognosis of ''fainting'' or syncope has puzzled physicians over the years. Is fainting dangerous? This is a question often asked by the patient--and the answer is ''it depends on a lot of things''. The diverse pathophysiology of syncope and the underlying comorbidites of the patients play an esse...

journal_title：Danish medical journal

authors： Ruwald MH

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Since 1992 the Danish Patient Insurance Association (DPIA) has been receiving claims from patients who had suffered an injury during examination or treatment in Danish healthcare. We have presently collected more than 85,000 patient cases in our database, which we make accessible to research that can promo...

journal_title：Danish medical journal

authors： Steinø P,Jørgensen CB,Christoffersen JK

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) are at high risk of developing cardiovascular sequelae in the form of pulmonary hypertension (PH) which significantly increases morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of BPD, to identify characteristics associated with BPD ...

journal_title：Danish medical journal

authors： Ali Z,Schmidt P,Dodd J,Jeppesen DL

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Volvulus is an axial twist of any part of the gastrointestinal tract along its mesentery. If it goes unattended, it will cause bowel obstruction and bowel ischaemia with gangrene and perforation. The primary treatment is endoscopic desufflation, but the place for elective surgery is controversial. Volvulus...

journal_title：Danish medical journal

authors： Hougaard HT,Qvist N

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both non-pathological psychological stress states and mental disorders are associated with molecular, cellular and epidemiological signs of accelerated aging. Oxidative stress on nucleic acids is a critical component of cellular and organismal aging, and a suggested pathogenic mechanism in several age-related somatic ...

journal_title：Danish medical journal

authors： Jørgensen A

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Pain and distress during minor hospital-related procedures is a familiar problem in many children. Inadequate relief of children's procedural pain and distress not only affects the experience of the children and their parents, but also adversely impacts procedural success. We aimed to review the safety and...

journal_title：Danish medical journal

authors： Pedersen RS,Bayat A,Steen NP,Jacobsson ML

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Abdominal auscultation is a part of the clinical examination of patients, but the determining factors in bowel sound evaluation are poorly described. The aim of this study was to assess inter- and intra-observer agreement in physicians' evaluation of pitch, intensity and quantity in abdominal auscultation....

journal_title：Danish medical journal

authors： Durup-Dickenson M,Christensen MK,Gade J

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:End-stage liver diseases represent major health problems that are currently treated by liver transplantation. However, given the world-wide shortage of donor livers novel strategies are needed for therapeutic treatment. Adult stem cells have the ability to self-renew and differentiate into the more specialized cell ty...

journal_title：Danish medical journal

authors： Vestentoft PS

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:There is no consensus among hip surgeons in Denmark on how to follow up patients after total hip arthroplasty (THA). Agreement on the need for radiographic examinations is also lacking. The purpose of this study was to evaluate if routine outpatient post-operative radiographs, obtained three and 12 months ...

journal_title：Danish medical journal

authors： Christensen M,Folkmar K

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Patients living alone or having a low socioeconomic status are likely to quit cardiac rehabilitation. We aimed to compare patients being offered extended rehabilitation (ERP) with those being offered standard rehabilitation (SRP) as concerns 1) attendance rates and 2) achievement of treatment goals at 12 m...

journal_title：Danish medical journal

authors： Nielsen KM,Meillier LK,Larsen ML

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This study reports our experience with microscopic phonosurgery (PS) of benign lesions of the vocal folds. MATERIAL AND METHODS:During the five-year period from 2003 to 2007, a total of 97 patients had PS for vocal fold polyps (n = 63), vocal fold cysts (n = 17), vocal fold nodules (n = 12) or vocal fold ...

journal_title：Danish medical journal

authors： Jensen JB,Rasmussen N

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Surveying sexual behaviour of the general population serves to identify key points of preventive interventions, monitor the effect and interpret changes in patterns of disease. Validated questionnaires describing sexual behaviour can be adapted to some extent from other countries, but national adaption, re...

journal_title：Danish medical journal

authors： Jørgensen MJ,Andersen B,Olesen F,Maindal HT

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Clinical practice does not reflect current clinical guidelines recommending an early multimodal non-surgical treatment for knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA). The purpose of this study was to examine the feasibility of such an initiative (Good Life with osteoArthritis in Denmark (GLA:D) in persons with mild ...

journal_title：Danish medical journal

authors： Skou ST,Odgaard A,Rasmussen JO,Roos EM

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Transferring a patient from one health-care sector to another implies a risk of medication errors. It is of interest to evaluate whether a specialist in clinical pharmacy is beneficial for the patients in the emergency departments (ED). The aim of the present study was to report the incidence, categories a...

journal_title：Danish medical journal

authors： Mogensen CB,Thisted AR,Olsen I

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The objective was to search the literature with a view to providing a general description of critical illness myopathy/polyneuropathy (CIM/CIP), including its genesis and prevention. Furthermore, it was our aim to determine whether new treatments have occurred in the past five years. MATERIAL AND METHODS:...

journal_title：Danish medical journal

authors： Ydemann M,Eddelien HS,Lauritsen AØ

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Vitamin D plays an important role in a broad range of organ functions, including the cardiovascular system. Only one study has tested the association between vitamin D deficiency and arrhythmia and it found no association. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between vitamin D defic...

journal_title：Danish medical journal

authors： Qayyum F,Landex NL,Agner BR,Rasmussen M,Jøns C,Dixen U

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:When patients are transferred from intensive care units (ICUs) to general wards with a tracheostomy in situ, there is a risk of suboptimal care and increased morbidity. The aim of this study was to elucidate the management of patients with a tracheostomy in situ at discharge from the ICU to the ward. MATE...

journal_title：Danish medical journal

authors： Mondrup F,Skjelsager K,Madsen KR

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The optimal treatment of acute, displaced midshaft clavicle fractures is controversial. Despite lack of compelling evidence towards superior results after primary surgery, it seems that more and more patients are treated surgically. The aim of this study was to investigate which treatment modality should b...

journal_title：Danish medical journal

authors： Ban I,Branner U,Holck K,Krasheninnikoff M,Troelsen A

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Today, sentinel lymph node dissection (SLND) has replaced axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) as standard procedure for staging of the axilla in the treatment of breast cancer. SLND can accurately stage the axilla by removing on average only two lymph nodes. Only in case of metastatic spread to sentinel nodes an ALN...

journal_title：Danish medical journal

authors： Tvedskov TF

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Age and comorbidity are associated with length of stay (LOS) and mortality. Our aim was to compare acutely ill elderly medical patients in geriatric care with general medical care, and to examine the effects of comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA). MATERIAL AND METHODS:In an observational study, we us...

journal_title：Danish medical journal

authors： Gregersen M,Pedersen AB,Damsgaard EM

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hip dysplasia and hip joint deformities in general are recognized as possible precursors of osteoarthritic development. Early and correct identification of hip dysplasia is important in order to offer timely joint preserving treatment. In the contemporary literature, several controversies exist, and some of these were...

journal_title：Danish medical journal

authors： Troelsen A

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Danish healthcare seeks to improve cancer survival through improved diagnostics, rapid treatment and increased focus on cancer prevention and early help-seeking. In neuro-oncology, this has resulted in the Integrated Brain Cancer Pathway (IBCP). The paper explores how the pathway works in the initial phase...

journal_title：Danish medical journal

authors： Laursen EL,Rasmussen BK

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In Copenhagen, Denmark, patients in need of prehospital emergency assistance dial 112 and may then receive evaluation and treatment by physicians (from the Mobile Emergency Care Unit (MECU)). ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is a severe condition leaving only a limited time frame to deliver optim...

journal_title：Danish medical journal

authors： Holler CP,Wichmann S,Nielsen SL,Møller AM

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This article presents the treatment results of 320 consecutive patients with malignant haematological diagnoses admitted to a tertiary intensive care unit at a Danish University hospital over a six-year period (2005-2010). With reference to international publications, we describe the development in treatme...

journal_title：Danish medical journal

authors： Magid T,Haase N,Andersen JS,Nielsen OJ,Bonde J

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim was to illustrate current use of temporary pacing (TP) in Denmark by replicating a questionnaire study from 1986 and to compare the results of the two studies. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The questionnaire was sent to Danish hospitals treating patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). To illustrat...

journal_title：Danish medical journal

authors： Alhede C,Weisz M,Diederichsen A,Mickley H

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) in the young (aged 1-35 years), although presumably rare, is always a tragic and devastating event often occurring in apparently healthy persons. Through the last decades, research have been undertaken to estimate the incidence rate and underlying causes of these deaths. However, because aut...

journal_title：Danish medical journal

authors： Winkel BG

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Tonsillectomy may be performed by several methods. It is continuously being discussed which method is preferable with regard to postoperative haemorrhage, pain, activity and nutrition. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The present study is a prospective non-randomized study of tonsillectomy. It included 198 patients a...

journal_title：Danish medical journal

authors： Moesgaard L,Mirz F

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00