The purpose of this study is to describe melanotic tumours and the pathogenesis of these tumours. The focus of this study is on differences between benign and malignant tumours as well as the prognosis one may expect when diagnosing this disease. The mechanisms responsible for the occurrences of the tumours are not yet fully understood. It is believed that factors such as chronic trauma, infections, medications and hormones affect the cell mechanisms in some way. Determinants of the malignancy of the tumour are not completely known.

Thisbachelorthesisdealswithhealthcare.Whichisacurrentandurgentsubject.ItconcernsspecificallySkaraborg´sHospital,oneoutoffourhospitalgroupswithintheVästragötaland´sRegion.ThishospitalgroupinturnconsistsofthehospitalsinFalköping,inLidköping,inMariestadandinSkövde.Skaraborg´sHospitalisafterarecentreorganizationofanextensivedegree,dividedintofourdifferentmainareas(divisions)withatotalofapproximately4200employees.Thefourmainareas(divisions)are(1)Surgery(K),(2)MedicineandPsychiatry(M),(3)ResearchandEducationalDevelopment(FoUU),and(4)StabincludingHumanRelations(HR)andEconomy.TherearetodaysomespecificdifficultiestoinadequatewaysmonitorandunderstandthedifferentactivitieswithinSkaraborg´sHospital.Suchrelationshipsnaturallycreatesobstaclesforexampletocarryoutorganizationalandoccupationalwork.Onesuchexampleisthelackofopportunitytolinkmainareas(i.e.divisions),sub-­?divisionsandorganizationalunitswiththesurfacesandpremisesthattheseusestoday.Theaimofthebachelorthesisis(fortheseandotherreasons)toconnectthedifferentorganizationalunits,etc.withinSkaraborg´sHospitaltothesurfacesandpremisesthattheyuse,andtothusmakeitpossibletodescribethemainareas(divisions),sub-­?divisionsandorganizationalunitswithmoreaccurateandpracticaldenotations,sothattheycanbeunderstoodbybusinessrepresentatives(patients)andemployees.DuetothefactthatSkaraborg´sHospitalisalargeandcomplexorganization,Ihaveenclosedthethesisbyprimarilystudyonlyonemedicalsubdivision,whichisM.3andconsistsofseventeenorganizationalunitsprovidingcarebymeansofmainlythreemedicalspecialties,namelycardiology,skininfectionandrenalmedicin.SubdivisionofM.3waschosenforthisentireactivityislocatedinthesamelocality,whichisinSkövde.Butalsoduetothefactthatthiswasoneofthemorecomplexorganizationalunitscontributedtothischoice.Thebachelorthesiscontainssevenappendices,inwhichthethesisso-­?calledmethodstepsaredetailedfurther,whichalsoincludestheappropriatesub-­?results.Therebyaretheresultscomprisedintheseappendixes.Observe,thatsomeofwhatarepresentedarecontributionsfromotherauthors,i.e.resultsfromaprogressiveresearchprojectwithinSkaraborg?sHospital.Theseappendicesarecalled(1)?Skaraborg´sHospitalashortdescription?,(2)?TheworkwiththefourExceldocuments?,(3)?BuildingswithinSkövdehospitalillustratedwithcurrentbuildingdrawingsfromVästfastigheter,incombinationwithadevelopedschemetoshowsuchbuildings?,(4)?ResultsfromthephysicalinventoriesofthesurfacesandpremiseswithinthesubdivisionM.3?,(5)?Suggestionsformoreaccurateandpracticaldenotationsonareas(divisions),sub-­?divisionandorganisationalunits?,(6)?ExampleofasurveyproposedtobesenttounitmanagerswithinthesubdivisionM.3toensuretheresultsofthephysicalinventory?and(7)?Commentsonsomeresultsobtainedfromasemi-­?structuredinterviewwithoneofthemanagers(i.e.adoctorresponsibleforsomeoftheactivitieswhithinResearchandEducationalDevelopmentFoUU).ThethesisisbasedonanumberofExcel-­?documentsobtainedfromSkaraborg´sHospitalanddrawingsofthepremisesobtainedfromVästfastigheter.ItisalsobasedonavarietyoffieldtripswhereIhavebeenabletovisitandtherebycarryoutthephysicalinventoriesofthesurfacesandpremisesoftheselectedorganizationalunitsandinterviewsofanumberofkeyemployees.Thetheoreticalframeworkforthisthesisispartlybasedonorganizationandorganizationalmanagement,organizationalcultureandworkofchangewithinanorganizationandtheworkingenvironmentandsafetyresponsibilities.Thethesisisalsobasedontheoriesandstudiesthathavebeendoneonhealthcareorganizationsandhealthcaremanagement.ThethesisworkhashelpedtoidentifyallsurfacesandpremisesthatorganizationalunitswithinthesubdivisionM.3exploits,andtoprovidesuggestionsformoreaccurateandfunctionaldenotationsfortheseorganizationalunits.ThisthesisalsoprovidesabetterfoundationforvariousongoingandfutureinitiativestoimproveefficienciesaswellasworkandworkconditionswithinSkaraborg´sHospital.Anexampleoftheresultstherebygained,isthatthemethodusedtoidentifyboththesurfacesandpremisessubdivisionM.3uses,whichcanbeusedforalloftheothersubdivisionsandorganizationalunitsthanthosethathavebeenstudiedinthisthesisframes..

The purpose of the study was to review the current veterinary literature regarding gastric dilatation and volvulus (GDV) considering pathophysiology and treatment, and to evaluate the operative technique (incisional gastropexy) used during the years 2005 and 2006 at the University Animal Hospital (Universitetsdjursjukhuset), SLU, Uppsala, Sweden. GDV has a complicated pathophysiology which foremost effects the circulatory system. Progress is often acute and it is not unusual that patients are affected with shock. The initial treatment targets to alleviate the shock by fluid therapy and decompression of the stomach. There is a high risk of recurrence in the long term perspective unless the stomach is surgically fixated by gastropexy. The study describes two different techniques for gastropexy; incisional gastropexy, and funduspexy. Long term complications were rare among the patients that were treated surgically, while about half out of the eighteen dogs that undergo surgery do experience complications of various severity in the short term..

The purpose of this study is to describe melanotic tumours and the pathogenesis of these tumours. The focus of this study is on differences between benign and malignant tumours as well as the prognosis one may expect when diagnosing this disease. The mechanisms responsible for the occurrences of the tumours are not yet fully understood. It is believed that factors such as chronic trauma, infections, medications and hormones affect the cell mechanisms in some way. Determinants of the malignancy of the tumour are not completely known.

Antalet vuxna som lever med fetma har enligt WHO fördubblats sedan 1980. Kirurgiskt ingrepp såsom gastric bypass är den metod som leder till hållbar viktminskning. Syftet med studien var att undersöka hur patienter som genomgått viktminskningskirurgi kan uppleva stödet före, under och efter operation. Studien har en narrativ fenomenologisk ansats, berättelserna har analyserats genom meningskoncentrering, strukturering och tolkning. Studien innefattar berättelser från fem informanter som valdes genom handplockat urval.

The purpose of this study is to describe melanotic tumours and the pathogenesis of these tumours. The focus of this study is on differences between benign and malignant tumours as well as the prognosis one may expect when diagnosing this disease. The mechanisms responsible for the occurrences of the tumours are not yet fully understood. It is believed that factors such as chronic trauma, infections, medications and hormones affect the cell mechanisms in some way. Determinants of the malignancy of the tumour are not completely known.

Working as a veterinary nurse includes advising animal owners, helping them to make discisions through well-based facts and experience. Preemptive spaying of the healthy bitch brings many advantages and disadvantages. It leads to cessation of gonadal hormone production, and how the exact extent the surgery affects the dog is not yet fully understood. The sex hormones mainly control the reproductive system, but receptors of these hormones are found in many tissues of the body, and have complex relationships with other hormone systems. Spaying decreases the metabolism although the bitch gets an increased appetite, which enhance the risk of obesity, unless the owner restricts food intake.

Ventrikulära takyarytmier är den vanligaste typen av rytmrubbningar hos hundar. Ventrikulära extraslag (VES), när depolarisationen utgår från kammaren, är den mildaste formen. Flera VES på rad med en hög hjärtrytm kallas ventrikulär takykardi (VT) och kan utvecklas till livshotande kammarflimmer (VF) då inget blod pumpas ut i kroppen. Arytmier upptäcks normalt vid en klinisk undersökning med auskultation följt av elektrokardiografi (EKG). Dessa korta tre-minuters avläsningar kan identifiera en arytmi om den är vanligt förekommande. Allt vanligare blir användningen av 24-timmars ambulatorisk elektrokardiografi (AEKG) som läser av hjärtrytmen under ett helt dygn. AEKG är mycket användbar för att upptäcka oregelbundna arytmier.

Bakgrund: Överviktsoperationer ökar i snabb takt runt om i världen i samband med en eskalerande fetmaepidemi. En överviktsoperation innebär stora förändringar i livet och ställer krav på att sjukvårdspersonal är kunniga om dessa förändringar ur patientens perspektiv.Syfte: Syftet med litteraturstudien var att belysa patienters upplevelser före och efter överviktskirurgi.Metod: 13 vetenskapliga artiklar granskades och analyserades. Sammanställningen resulterade i ett tema och fem presenterade underkategorier.Resultat: Överviktskirurgi blev en sista chans till ett bättre liv för patienterna. De hade förväntningar på ett förändrat liv, som i många fall till stor besvikelse inte blev bättre. Patienterna upplevde att den mentala hälsan blev åsidosatt vid överviktskirurgi, varav de önskade att vårdpersonalen la mer fokus på just detta.Slutsats: Då överviktskirurgi är en livsomvälvande process är det viktigt att sjuksköterskan har förståelse för patientens hela upplevelse, även den känslomässiga..

The purpose of this study is to describe melanotic tumours and the pathogenesis of these tumours. The focus of this study is on differences between benign and malignant tumours as well as the prognosis one may expect when diagnosing this disease. The mechanisms responsible for the occurrences of the tumours are not yet fully understood. It is believed that factors such as chronic trauma, infections, medications and hormones affect the cell mechanisms in some way. Determinants of the malignancy of the tumour are not completely known.

In inhalation anesthesia life-support systems are used to provide gases to the patient and to monitor important parameters. These systems are used in dynamic and stressful situations where the information-load on the operators often is significant. This thesis presents a design concept of an anesthetic system. The design goal has been to keep the information-load on the operator low with the objective to minimize confusion and error.A number of contextual inquiries were made in the operating room during surgery at four hospitals in Sweden. The goal was to understand the actual use-situations when anesthetic systems are employed.

Bakgrund: Patienter som ska genomgå elektiva operationer kan uppleva preoperativ oro och ångest. Preoperativ oro kan grundas i bristande information, tanken på att mista kontrollen samt vistelse i okänd miljö. Det vilar ett stort ansvar på sjuksköterskan då hon ska möjliggöra optimal delaktighet i vård och behandling för patienten samt uppmärksamma patienter som inte själva uttrycker ett omvårdnadsbehov. Syfte: Att sammanställa kunskap om vilka omvårdnadsåtgärder som kan minska patienters preoperativa oro vid elektiva operationer. Metod: Litteraturstudie, baserad på två kvalitativa och åtta kvantitativa artiklar.

Cochlear implant has become a common treatment for people with severe hearing loss. As the field of cochlear implants is developing rapidly a larger group of patients will be implanted. Therefore, it can be of interest to identify which complications are most frequently occurring. Objective: The aim of this study is to identify and present the most common complications in cochlear implant treatment and to identify surgical issues that have to be addressed during implantation. Method: A review of retrospective case studies regarding complications has been made.

Background: Children in our present society spend more time sedentary, and food has become more accessible. It is important to pay attention to obese children, because of the risk for serious diseases in the future. Obesity can also cause mental suffering for the child. Aim: The aim of this study was to describe the nurse?s care of obese children.

Shivering är ett fenomen som uppstår hos patienterna postoperativt. Det innebär att patienten har okontrollerbara muskelskälvningar som gör att patienten darrar, skälver eller huttrar i mer än 15 sekunder. Shivering påverkar kroppen negativt, men är också obehagligt och ett onödigt lidande för patienten. I takt med den tekniska utvecklingen utarbetas nya operationstekniker och idag utförs flera operationer med laparoskopisk teknik. Pilotstudiens syfte var att undersöka före-komsten av postoperativ shivering hos patienter som opererats med laparoskopisk teknik.