Objective: In Sweden complications after radical cystectomy have been reported to the nationwide population-based Swedish Cystectomy Registry since 2011. Here, validation of the reporting was assessed in two healthcare regions. Materials and methods: Complications were ascertained from patient records by a third party not involved in the care delivered to 429 randomly selected patients from 949 wh

Background: Low peak kilovoltage (kVp) computed tomography (CT) may be used to reduce contrast medium doses in patients at risk of contrast medium-induced acute kidney injury if image noise can be controlled by increasing X-ray tube loading (mAs). Purpose: To evaluate objective and subjective image quality in 80-kVp CT with reduced contrast medium dose and compensated mAs for unchanged image noise

The aim of this research was to analyse variation in body image perception and satisfaction by age, sex and nutritional status in an adult sample from the Basque Country, Spain. A case-control study was performed for 227 women and 178 men aged 18-70 years. Stunkard's silhouettes were used to evaluate Current Body Image (CBI) and Ideal Body Image (IBI), as well as dissatisfaction and inconsistency

This blog post is a summary of the main points raised in our paper ‘The EU building borders: West Africa, Western Balkans and the Mediterranean’ that was presented at the RLI Fourth Annual Conference in London, UK. In this paper we essentially ask how solidarity works between the Schengen countries and how this feeds into the externalization of the EU migration policy debate.

BACKGROUND: Impaired myocardial deformation has been sporadically described in cardiac asymptomatic systemic sclerosis (SSc). We aimed to study myocardial deformation indices in cardiac asymptomatic SSc patients using cardiac magnetic resonance feature tracking (CMR-FT) and correlate these findings to the phenotypic and autoimmune background.METHODS: Fifty-four cardiac asymptomatic SSc patients (4

A coimmobilized mixed culture of algae, Chlorella pyrenoidosa, and bacteria, Gluconobacter oxydans, has been studied. The conversion of glycerol to dihydroxyacetone(1,3-dihydroxy-2-propanone), catalysed by the bacteria, was used to indicate the oxygen supply in the immobilized preparation. The oxygen produced by the algae in the coimmobilized preparation was used by the bacteria more effectively t

Oxygen supply at high cell densities of aerobic organisms is a great problem in immobilized cell preparations. To investigate the possibility of in situ oxygen generation the alga Chlorella pyrenoidosa was immobilized on alginate beads. The conditions for optimal oxygen production were investigated and in long term experiments the preparations were successful for at least 30 days.

Objective: To determine the frequency of mutations known to cause autosomal dominant Parkinson disease (PD) in a series with more than 10% of Sweden's estimated number of PD patients. Methods: The Swedish Parkinson Disease Genetics Network was formed as a national multicenter consortium of clinical researchers who together have access to DNA from a total of 2,206 PD patients; 85.4% were from popul

Instances of decolonisation can be considered processes featuring complicated interactions that are both path-depended and open-ended. This perspective contrasts with reductionist epistemologies, particularly economistic ones. Viewing the decolonisation of Cyprus in processual terms, this article argues that the process at hand was crucially shaped by the colonial strategy of divide-and-rule and t

A brief historical overview of the relocation of more than 3,000 Finnish boatsmen with families to Blekinge during the reign of Charles XI.

Background: Paediatric surgical care is increasingly being centralized away from low-volume centres, and prehospital delay is considered a risk factor for more complicated appendicitis. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of paediatric appendicitis in Sweden, and to assess whether distance to the hospital was a risk factor for complicated disease. Methods: A nationwide cohort stud

Background: Airway complications account for almost one third of anaesthesia-related brain damage and death. Immediate access to equipment enabling rescue airway strategies is crucial for successful management of unanticipated difficult airway situations. Methods: We conducted a nationwide survey of Swedish anaesthesiologists to analyse availability and organization of difficult airway trolleys (D

This article draws on socio-legal theory in relation to growing concerns over fairness, accountability and transparency of societally applied artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. The purpose is to contribute to a broad socio-legal orientation by describing legal and normative challenges posed by applied AI. To do so, the article first analyses a set of problematic cases, e.g. image rThis article draws on socio-legal theory in relation to growing concerns over fairness, accountability and transparency of societally applied artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. The purpose is to contribute to a broad socio-legal orientation by describing legal and normative challenges posed by applied AI. To do so, the article first analyzes a set of problematic cases, e.g., image

Background: Research concerning the potential roles of cardiovascular disease (CaVD) and diabetes mellitus (DM) as risk factors for Lewy body disease (LBD) is limited. These disorders are, however, established risk factors for vascular dementia (VaD) and have been proposed as risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of CaVD and D