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Cabin temperature during prehospital patient transport – a prospective observational study from Northern Norway
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2019-11-01)
Background
Few studies have investigated the patient compartment temperatures during ambulance missions or its relation to admission hypothermia. Still hypothermia is a known risk factor for increased mortality and morbidity in both trauma and disease. This has special relevance to our sub-arctic region’s pre-hospital services, and we prospectively studied the environmental temperature in the patient ...
Fibrinogen gamma gene rs2066865 and risk of cancer-related venous thromboembolism
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2019-10-31)
Venous thromboembolism is a frequent complication in patients with cancer. Homozygous carriers of the fibrinogen gamma gene (FGG) rs2066865 have a moderately increased risk of venous thromboembolism, but the effect of the FGG variant in cancer is unknown. We aimed to investigate the effect of the FGG variant and active cancer on the risk of venous thromboembolism. Cases with incident venous ...
The effect of high-dose vitamin D3 supplementation on bone mineral density in subjects with prediabetes
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2019-10-30)
Purpose: Type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with increased fracture risk and recent studies show crosstalk between bone and glucose metabolism. Few studies have investigated the effect of vitamin D supplementation on bone without additional calcium. In the present study, we aimed to determine whether a high dose of vitamin D3 could improve bone mass density (BMD) in prediabetic subjects. Methods: ...
Low-grade impairments in cognitive and kidney function in a healthy middle-aged general population: a cross-sectional study
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2019-10-28)
Background: Although the relationship between manifest chronic kidney disease and reduced cognitive function is well established, limited data exists on GFR and cognitive function in the general population. Both the brain and kidneys have low-impedance vascular beds, rendering them susceptible to damage from pulsatile blood flow. An association between mildly reduced GFR and cognitive function in ...