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- Liedberg, Fredrik, et al.
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Bladder cancer and the sentinel node concept
- 2003
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Ingår i: Aktuelle Urologie. - : Georg Thieme Verlag KG. - 0001-7868 .- 1438-8820. ; 34, s. 115-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose: Lymph node status is one of the most important prognostic factors in muscle-invasive bladder cancer. The extent of lymphadenectomy performed in conjunction with cystectomy and the question as to whether this is a staging or therapeutic intervention are matters of discussion. The aim of this study was to evaluate the sentinel node (SN) concept and to correlate findings with tumour status in excised regional lymph nodes. Material and method: 26 patients scheduled for cystectomy were investigated with preoperative lymphoscintigraphy, peroperative dye detection (Patent Blue) and dynamic lymphoscintigraphy (Nanocoll or Albures 50 MBq/ml). The substances were injected adjacent to the tumour in the detrusor muscle. Results: Sentinel nodes were detected in 21 of the 26 of the investigated patients. 7/21 SN were located outside the obturator fossa. Of the eight patients with lymph node metastasis, five displayed metastasis in lymph nodes outside the obturator fossa. There was one false negative SN in a patient with multifocal tumour, while in the other seven patients with lymph node metastasis, these were detected in the SN. Conclusion: Sentinel node detection is possible in most cases of bladder cancer scheduled for cystectomy. The significance of utilizing this method to detect lymph node metastasis outside the obturator fossa warrants further investigation.
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- Rutberg, HANS, et al.
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Patient safety in Sweden
- 2015
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Ingår i: Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz. - : Springer Verlag (Germany). - 1436-9990 .- 1437-1588. ; 58:1, s. 16-22
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article describes the patient safety work in Sweden and the cooperation between the Nordic countries in the area of patient safety. It depicts the national infrastructure, methods and partners in patient safety work as well as the development in key areas. Since 2000, the interest in patient safety and quality issues has significantly increased. A national study (2009) showed that more than 100,000 patients (8.6 %) experienced preventable harm in hospitals. Since 2007, all Swedish counties and regions work on the "National commitment for increased patient safety" to systematically minimize adverse events in the healthcare system. Also, a national strategy for patient safety has been proposed based on a new law regulating the responsibility for patient safety (2011) and a zero vision in terms of preventable harm and adverse events. The Nordic collaboration in this field currently focuses on the development of indicators and quality measurement with respect to nosocomial infections, harm in inpatient somatic care, patient safety culture, hospital mortality and polypharmacy in the elderly. The Nordic collaboration is driven by the development, exchange and documentation of experiences and evidence on patient safety indicators. The work presented in this article is only a part of the Swedish and the Nordic efforts related to patient safety and provides an interesting insight into how this work can be carried out.
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