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Browsing Surgical Sciences by Date Published
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(Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2013)Background: Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a life-threatening disease with a strong genetic component that predominantly affects elderly males. Previous genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified a number ...
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(Thesis, Master of Medical Science, 2012)Introduction: Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death and disability globally. There has been much interest into the role that inflammation plays in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease. The ...
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(Thesis, Master of Medical Science, 2012)ABSTRACT Background: Sudden, peri-operative cardiovascular deterioration with decreased systemic arterial pressure and increased pulmonary arterial pressure is a potentially fatal complication ...
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(Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2012)Low back pain (LBP) is by far the most prevalent and costly musculoskeletal problem in our society today. Most people experience an episode of LBP at least once in their lifetime. Some of them go on to develop persistent ... -
(Thesis, Master of Medical Science, 2012)Varicose veins constitute a significant financial and social burden. Despite being well documented since Hippocrates, there is still a lack of understanding concerning both the underlying pathogenesis and the rationale of ... -
(Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2012)Background: Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and the tissue inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases (TIMPs) are involved in remodelling the extracellular matrix of the vascular system. Altered MMP expression has been ... -
(Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2012)This thesis examines two concepts that impact on surgical complications – prediction and prevention. The starting point was a randomised controlled trial (RCT) which compared the frequency and the cost of infection for two ... -
(Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2012)Health-related quality of life (QOL) has become an indispensible measure of health. It is an important patient-reported outcome (PRO) endpoint for elective surgery, and is one of the key factors in determining patient ...
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(Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2012)Aim: To explore NZ emergency medical and nursing staff understandings of Emergency Department (ED) 'appropriateness‘ in relation to patient presentations. Background: This study was developed in order to contribute to the ... -
(Thesis, Master of Health Sciences, 2011)Varicose veins are an extremely common condition, with significant challenges in regard to the best approach to the management of incompetent venous perforators. In order to better understand the role of the venous perforator ... -
(Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2011)Decision making is a key competency for surgeons and trainees; however, neither its key components, nor how it should be taught and assessed, are well understood in all surgical settings. Most surgical decision making ...
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The Buerger syndrome in Java : a description of the clinical syndrome and some aspects of aetiology. (Thesis, Master of Surgery, 1972)PREFACE During a brief visit to Java in January 1969 I was impressed by the number of men in the hospitals with peripheral arterial disease of the four limb youthful type. It was being diagnosed by Indonesian doctors ...
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