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Cause‐Specific Mortality in Epilepsy: A Cohort Study of More Than 9,000 Patients Once Hospitalized for Epilepsy
- L. Nilsson, T. Tomson, B. Farahmand, V. Diwan, P. Persson
- Medicine
- Epilepsia
- 1 October 1997
Summary: Purpose: We studied overall and cause‐specific mortality rates in a large cohort of patients with epilepsy compared with mortality rates of the general population in the same geographic area.
Risk Factors for Suicide in Epilepsy: A Case Control Study
- L. Nilsson, A. Ahlbom, B. Farahmand, M. Åsberg, T. Tomson
- Medicine
- Epilepsia
- 1 June 2002
Summary: Purpose: Suicide is considered to be one of the most important causes of death contributing to the increased mortality of persons with epilepsy. We investigated the association between the… Expand
Mortality in a Population‐based Cohort of Epilepsy Surgery Patients
- L. Nilsson, A. Ahlbom, B. Farahmand, T. Tomson
- Medicine
- Epilepsia
- 1 April 2003
Summary: Purpose: To investigate mortality and especially the incidence of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) in a population‐based cohort of epilepsy surgery patients.
Antiepileptic Drug Therapy and Its Management in Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy: A Case–Control Study
- L. Nilsson, U. Bergman, V. Diwan, B. Farahmand, P. Persson, T. Tomson
- Medicine
- Epilepsia
- 1 May 2001
Summary: Purpose: Because frequent seizures constitute a major risk factor for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP), the treatment with antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) may play a role for the… Expand
Monitoring of respiratory rate in postoperative care using a new photoplethysmographic technique
- L. Nilsson, A. Johansson, S. Kalman
- Medicine
- Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing
- 2004
Objective.Photoplethysmography (PPG) is a non-invasive optical technique that measures variations in skin blood volume and perfusion. The PPG signal contains components that are synchronous with… Expand
Characterisations of adverse events detected in a university hospital: a 4-year study using the Global Trigger Tool method
- H. Rutberg, Madeleine Borgstedt Risberg, R. Sjödahl, P. Nordqvist, L. Valter, L. Nilsson
- Medicine
- BMJ Open
- 1 May 2014
Objectives To describe the level, preventability and categories of adverse events (AEs) identified by medical record review using the Global Trigger Tool (GTT). To estimate when the AE occurred in… Expand
The assessment of adverse events in medical care; lack of consistency between experienced teams using the Global Trigger Tool’.
- Kristina Schildmeijer, L. Nilsson, K. Årestedt, J. Perk
- Medicine
- BMJ quality & safety
- 2013
The assessment of adverse events in medical care: lack of consistency between experienced teams using the Global Trigger Tool
Cost-effectiveness of general anesthesia vs spinal anesthesia in fast-track abdominal benign hysterectomy.
- N. Borendal Wodlin, L. Nilsson, P. Carlsson, P. Kjølhede
- Medicine
- American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
- 1 October 2011
OBJECTIVE
The study objective was to compare total costs for hospital stay and postoperative recovery for 2 groups of women who underwent fast-track abdominal benign hysterectomy: 1 group under… Expand
The impact of quality of sleep on recovery from fast-track abdominal hysterectomy.
- P. Kjølhede, Petra Langström, P. Nilsson, Ninnie Borendal Wodlin, L. Nilsson
- Medicine
- Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM…
- 15 August 2012
STUDY OBJECTIVES
To examine the impact of mode of anesthesia on perceived quality of sleep and to analyze the perceived quality of sleep in affecting recovery from surgery.
METHODS
A randomized,… Expand
SUDEP: What Are the Risk Factors? Do Seizures or Antiepileptic Drugs Contribute to an Increased Risk?
- E. Benn, L. Nilsson, T. Walczak
- Psychology
- 2012
PURPOSE: In an analysis of four case–control studies of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP), we found that yearly frequency of generalized tonic–clonic seizures (GTCS) and antiepileptic drug… Expand
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