Ugeskrift for laeger
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Ugeskrift for laeger · Dec 2002
Comparative Study[Accelerated recovery program after hip fracture surgery].
A multimodal approach to minimise the effect of the surgical stress response can reduce complications and hospital stay after abdominal surgery and hip arthroplasty. The aim of the study was to assess the results of a well-defined rehabilitation programme after hip fracture. ⋯ An accelerated clinical pathway with focus on pain relief, oral nutrition, and rehabilitation may reduce hospital stay and improve recovery after hip fracture.
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Ugeskrift for laeger · Dec 2002
[Chronic inflammatory bowel disease in children. An epidemiological study from eastern Denmark 1998-2000].
The purpose of this retrospective study was to investigate the epidemiology and anthropometrical status in children and adolescents with chronic inflammatory bowel disease in Denmark during the period 1998-2000. ⋯ Compared to an earlier Danish investigation, the incidence of Crohn's disease had risen 11-fold whereas the incidence of ulcerative colitis remained at the same level. The subpopulation with growth failure and low age-related BMI among children with Crohn's disease is in line with data described in the literature.
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The aim of this investigation was to describe asylum seeking children's social and family situation, health status, strain factors connected with migration, and to unveil practice relevant indicators, which can furthermore delimit children with special needs. ⋯ On the background of disease prevalence, asylum seeking children do not seem to be more frequently ill than children living in Denmark. It is considered that the present investigation could successfully be repeated with a view to universal validity. In the medical records, asylum seeking children's physical health situation is well described, whereas symptoms arising from the flight and experiences are sparsely described. It is recommended that an investigation is carried out, in which both the children's physical and mental health situation is described.
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Ugeskrift for laeger · Dec 2002
Review[The impact of selected environmental factors on the morbidity of children in day care centers].
The purpose of this review was to present the existing evidence of the relation between children's absence from day-care centres caused by disease and environmental factors, such as hygienic standard, space per child, and indoor climate in day-care centres. The review is based on results from cohort studies and randomised, controlled studies identified through literature searches. ⋯ On the background of cohort studies there is some evidence that available space per child in the day-care centres is also correlated to the rate of absence caused by diseases. The impact of noise and indoor climate in day-care centres and the time spent outdoors has so far only been sparsely investigated but seems to be of some importance.