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Ambient nitrogen dioxide is associated with emergency hospital visits for atrial fibrillation : a population-based case-crossover study in Reykjavik, Iceland

Halldorsdottir, Solveig; Finnbjornsdottir, Ragnhildur Gudrun; Elvarsson, Bjarki Thor; Guðmundsson, Gunnar; Rafnsson, Vilhjálmur (2022-01-03)

Background: In Iceland air quality is generally good; however, previous studies indicate that there is an association between air pollution in Reykjavik and adverse health effects as measured by dispensing of medications, mortality, and increase in ...
Antibiotic resistance among major pathogens compared to hospital treatment guidelines and antibiotic use in Nordic hospitals 2010–2018

Möller, Vidar; Östholm-Balkhed, Åse; Berild, Dag; Fredriksson, Mats; Gottfreðsson, Magnús; Holmbom, Martin; Järvinen, Asko; Kristjánsson, Már; Rydell, Ulf; Sönksen, Ute Wolff; Kolmos, Hans Joern; Hanberger, Håkan (2021-05-10)

BACKGROUND: The Nordic countries have comparable nationwide antibiotic resistance surveillance systems and individual antibiotic stewardship programmes. The aim of this study was to assess antibiotic resistance among major pathogens in relation to ...
Changes in disease-related knowledge and educational needs of patients with coronary heart disease over a six-month period between hospital discharge and follow-up

Svavarsdóttir, Margrét Hrönn; Halapi, Eva Charlotte; Ketilsdóttir, Auður; Ólafsdóttir, Inga Valborg; Ingadóttir, Brynja (2023-12)

Objective: To describe changes in the disease-related knowledge and educational needs of individuals with coronary heart disease (CHD). Methods: Patients hospitalized for CHD answered questionnaires about disease-related knowledge (Coronary Artery ...
Developing and testing inter-rater reliability of a data collection tool for patient health records on end-of-life care of neurological patients in an acute hospital ward

Jonsdottir, Gudrun; Haraldsdottir, Erna; Sigurðardóttir, Valgerður Lísa; Thoroddsen, Ásta Steinunn; Vilhjálmsson, Rúnar; Tryggvadottir, Gudny Bergthora; Jónsdóttir, Helga (2023-08)

AIM: Develop and test a data collection tool-Neurological End-Of-Life Care Assessment Tool (NEOLCAT)-for extracting data from patient health records (PHRs) on end-of-life care of neurological patients in an acute hospital ward. DESIGN: Instrument ...
Experiences of referral with an obstetric emergency : voices of women admitted at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, South Western Uganda

Nabulo, Harriet; Gottfreðsdóttir, Helga; Joseph, Ngonzi; Kaye, Dan K. (2023-07-06)

Background: Life-threatening obstetric complications usually lead to the need for referral and constitute the commonest direct causes of maternal deaths. Urgent management of referrals can potentially lower the maternal mortality rate. We explored the ...
HOMEFOOD randomised trial - Six-month nutrition therapy improves quality of life, self-rated health, cognitive function, and depression in older adults after hospital discharge

Blondal, B S; Geirsdottir, O G; Halldorsson, T I; Beck, A M; Jónsson, Pálmi V; Ramel, A (2022-04-01)

Background and aims: Malnutrition is common among older adults and is related to quality of life, cognitive function, and depression. To what extent nutrition interventions can improve these outcomes remains unclear. The aim of this study was to ...
Predicting unplanned hospital visits in older home care recipients : a cross-country external validation study

Klunder, Jet H.; Bordonis, Veronique; Heymans, Martijn W.; van der Roest, Henriëtte G.; Declercq, Anja; Smit, Jan H.; Garms-Homolova, Vjenka; Jónsson, Pálmi V.; Finne-Soveri, Harriet; Onder, Graziano; Joling, Karlijn J.; Maarsingh, Otto R.; van Hout, Hein P.J. (2021-10-14)

Background: Accurate identification of older persons at risk of unplanned hospital visits can facilitate preventive interventions. Several risk scores have been developed to identify older adults at risk of unplanned hospital visits. It is unclear ...
Symptoms of anxiety and depression in surgical patients at the hospital, 6 weeks and 6 months postsurgery : A questionnaire study

Sveinsdóttir, Herdís; Zoëga, Sigríður; Ingadóttir, Brynja; Blöndal, Katrín (2020-09-16)

Aims: To describe prevalence of symptoms of anxiety and depression in surgical patients at three time points: at hospital postsurgery (T1), 6 weeks (T2) and 6 months (T3) postdischarge from hospital; and detect situations and experiences that predict ...
Use of Fish Skin Graft in Management of Combat Injuries Following Military Drone Assaults in Field-Like Hospital Conditions

Reda, Fouad; Kjartansson, Hilmar; Jeffery, Steven L A (2023-11-03)

INTRODUCTION: The 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war was an armed conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia over an ethnically and historically significant region. This manuscript is a report on the forward deployment of acellular fish skin graft (FSG) from ...

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