Läkartidningen
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Advanced simulation within medicine and health care is a rapidly growing field. Simulator based training can be applied in minimal invasive surgery, in endoscopic procedures as well as in anaesthesia and critical care management. At Huddinge University Hospital a center for advanced simulation of both endoscopic surgery and anaesthesia/critical care management is currently being set up. The objective is to focus on improved medical and health care training and thus improving patient safety by reducing medical errors.
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Different symptoms and clinical signs of metabolic disease in the neonatal period are reviewed. Initial laboratory studies dealing with critically ill neonates are recommended. Different biochemical findings are commented and linked towards the most probable diseases. Finally, treatment in the acute phase of disease is presented.