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Treatment of the critically ill child in low-resource settings : Essential paediatric emergency and critical care
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-10-25)Introduction: In 2019 approximately 5.2 million children died before the age of 5 years. Around 2.2 million children and young people died between the age of 5‐24 years. A large number of these deaths are attributable to ... -
Treatment of trochanteric and subtrochanteric hip fractures: Sliding hip screw or intramedullary nail?
(Doctoral thesis, 2013-04-19)Background: Trochanteric and subtrochanteric fractures are usually treated with a sliding hip screw (SHS) or an intramedullary (IM) nail, and the question whether a SHS or an IM nail should be the preferred implant for all ... -
Treatment with a Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor agonist influences one-carbon metabolism and markers of B-vitamin status in rats
(Master thesis, 2014-06-15)Introduction: Elevated plasma concentration of homocysteine (Hcy) has been considered as a candidate risk factor of cardiovascular disease (CVD), but lowering Hcy with B-vitamins has not been demonstrated to improve prognosis ... -
Treatment with Dental Polymer-based Restorative Materials. Exposure to Bisphenol A Effects on Pregnancy Outcomes
(Doctoral thesis, 2019-10-18)Dental polymer-based materials have become the first choice for restorative treatment in many countries, and the increased use of these materials over the last decades has raised questions about their biological safety. ... -
Treatment, transport, and primary care involvement when helicopter emergency medical services are inaccessible: a retrospective study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Objective: To examine handling of cancelled helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) missions with a persisting medical indication. Design: Retrospective observational study. Setting and subjects: Cancelled HEMS ... -
Treatment-associated polymorphisms in protease are significantly associated with higher viral load and lower CD4 count in newly diagnosed drug-naive HIV-1 infected patients
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-10-03)Background: The effect of drug resistance transmission on disease progression in the newly infected patient is not well understood. Major drug resistance mutations severely impair viral fitness in a drug free environment, ... -
Trends and clinicopathological characteristics of oral squamous cell carcinomas reported at a tertiary cancer hospital in Nepal during 1999 to 2009
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objective Reliable data describing the trends and clinicopathological characteristics of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) in the Nepalese population are very limited. The current study aimed to examine the demographics, ... -
Trends and determinants of HIV prevalence in Zambia : evidence from surveys in selected communities
(Doctoral thesis, 2007-02-02)HIV epidemics continue to represent a public health threat worldwide, leading in causing deaths in sub-Saharan Africa. UNAIDS has largely relied on the ANC based sentinel surveillance system to estimate the magnitude, ... -
Trends in and socio-demographic factors associated with caesarean section at a large Tanzanian hospital, 2000 to 2013
(Master thesis, 2014-03-21)Introduction: Caesarean section (CS) can prevent maternal or fetal complications. Sub-Saharan Africa has the lowest CS levels in the world but large variations are seen between and within countries. The tertiary hospital, ... -
Trends in and socio-demographic factors associated with caesarean section at a Tanzanian referral hospital, 2000 to 2013
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-10-16)Background: Caesarean section (CS) can prevent maternal or fetal complications. Sub-Saharan Africa has the lowest CS levels in the world but large variations are seen between and within countries. The tertiary hospital, ... -
Trends in antimicrobial resistance and empiric antibiotic therapy of bloodstream infections at a general hospital in Mid-Norway: A prospective observational study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-02-02)Background: The occurrence of bloodstream infection (BSI) and antimicrobial resistance have been increasing in many countries. We studied trends in antimicrobial resistance and empiric antibiotic therapy at a medium-sized ... -
Trends in congenital anomalies in Europe from 1980 to 2012
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-04-05)Background: Surveillance of congenital anomalies is important to identify potential teratogens. Methods: This study analysed the prevalence of 61 congenital anomaly subgroups (excluding chromosomal) in 25 population-based ... -
Trends in Diagnosis and Surgical Management of Patients with Perforated Peptic Ulcer
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-05-13)Introduction While the laparoscopic treatment of perforated peptic ulcers (PPU) has been shown to be feasible and safe, its implementation into routine clinical practice has been slow. Only a few studies have evaluated its ... -
Trends in HIV Prevalence and Sexual Behaviour among Young People in Zambia: geographical and socioeconomic differentials
(Doctoral thesis, 2013-05-07)Introduction: Differences in the distribution of HIV between and within SSA countries is striking. Recent evidence indicates that HIV prevalence of young people, which is used as a proxy of HIV incidence, has been declining. ... -
Trends in maternal use of snus and smoking tobacco in pregnancy. A register study in southern Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-12-16)Background: The use of tobacco products including Swedish snus (moist snuff) in pregnancy may cause adverse health outcomes. While smoking prevalence has decreased among fertile women in Norway, snus use has increased ... -
Trends in Mortality Due to Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, and Pulmonary Embolism in Patients Receiving Dialysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Importance: During the past decades, improvements in the prevention and management of myocardial infarction, stroke, and pulmonary embolism have led to a decline in cardiovascular mortality in the general population. ... -
Trends in smoking initiation in Europe over 40 years: A retrospective cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Tobacco consumption is the largest avoidable health risk. Understanding changes of smoking over time and across populations is crucial to implementing health policies. We evaluated trends in smoking initiation ... -
Trends in TB case notification over fifteen years: the case notification of 25 Districts of Arsi Zone of Oromia Regional State, Central Ethiopia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-04-03)Background: The aims of tuberculosis (TB) control programme are to detect TB cases and treat them to disrupt transmission, decrease mortality and avert the emergence of drug resistance. In 1992, DOTS strategy was started ... -
Trends in the occurrence of ischaemic heart disease over time in rheumatoid arthritis: 1821 patients from 1972 to 2017
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objective To evaluate trends of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and ischaemic heart disease (IHD) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients compared with the general population over time. Method We performed a retrospective ...