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    Biomarkers In Prediction of Acute Mesenteric Ischaemia: a prospective multicentre study (BIPAMI study): a study protocol

    Acute mesenteric ischaemia (AMI) is a life-threatening disease where early diagnosis is critical to avoid morbidity and mortality from extensive irreversible bowel necrosis. Appropriate prediction of presence ...

    Kadri Tamme, Stefan Acosta, Alan Biloslavo, Martin Björck, Dumitru Casian in BMC Surgery (2024)

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    Nomenclature issues: non-occlusive mesenteric ischaemia and colon ischaemia

    Stefan Acosta, Craig M. Coopersmith, Annika Reintam Blaser in Intensive Care Medicine (2024)

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    Let’s treat the untreatable, but first we need to diagnose it!

    Annika Reintam Blaser, Craig M. Coopersmith, Stefan Acosta in Intensive Care Medicine (2024)

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    Managing acute mesenteric ischaemia

    Annika Reintam Blaser, Craig M. Coopersmith, Stefan Acosta in Intensive Care Medicine (2024)

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    The incidences of acute mesenteric ischaemia vary greatly depending on the population and diagnostic activity

    Annika Reintam Blaser, Kadri Tamme, Joel Starkopf, Alastair Forbes in Critical Care (2024)

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    Incidence, diagnosis, management and outcome of acute mesenteric ischaemia: a prospective, multicentre observational study (AMESI Study)

    The aim of this multicentre prospective observational study was to identify the incidence, patient characteristics, diagnostic pathway, management and outcome of acute mesenteric ischaemia (AMI).

    Annika Reintam Blaser, Merli Mändul, Martin Björck, Stefan Acosta in Critical Care (2024)

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    Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections Using Fascia Closure After EVAR—A Randomized Trial

    Surgical site infections (SSI) in the groin after vascular surgery are common. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) on SSI incidence when applied on closed ...

    Robert Svensson-Björk, Julien Hasselmann, Giuseppe Asciutto in World Journal of Surgery (2022)

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    Leisure-time physical activities and the risk of cardiovascular mortality in the Malmö diet and Cancer study

    The association between leisure-time physical activity and cardiovascular mortality has been previously studied, but few studies have focused on specific activities and intensities.

    Sara Bergwall, Stefan Acosta, Stina Ramne, Pascal Mutie in BMC Public Health (2021)

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    Healthcare professionals’ experiences of being observed regarding hygiene routines: the Hawthorne effect in vascular surgery

    The Hawthorne Effect is the change in behaviour by subjects due to their awareness of being observed and is evident in both research and clinical settings as a result of various forms of observation. When the ...

    Francis Rezk, Margaretha Stenmarker, Stefan Acosta in BMC Infectious Diseases (2021)

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    Validation of computed tomography angiography using mean arterial pressure gradient as a reference in stented superior mesenteric artery

    The aim of this prospective study was to validate the diagnostic performance of computed tomography angiography (CTA) in endoprosthesis stenosis in the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) using mean arterial pres...

    Niklas Lundin, Leena Lehti, Olle Ekberg, Stefan Acosta in Abdominal Radiology (2021)

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    Clinical implications of different risk factor profiles in patients with mesenteric venous thrombosis and systemic venous thromboembolism: a population-based study

    It is unknown whether the risk factor profile for mesenteric venous thrombosis (MVT) is different from systemic venous thromboembolism (VTE). The aim of the present population-based study was to compare acquir...

    Saman Salim, Moncef Zarrouk, Johan Elf in Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis (2019)

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    Outcome of intra-arterial thrombolysis in patients with diabetes and acute lower limb ischemia: a propensity score adjusted analysis

    The presence of diabetes mellitus is rarely addressed in acute lower limb ischaemia (ALLI). The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of local intra-arterial thrombolysis for ALLI in patients with diab...

    Talha Butt, Anders Gottsäter, Jan Apelqvist in Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis (2017)

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    Decreasing incidence of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm already before start of screening

    The aim of this study was to evaluate whether screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) has led to a decrease in ruptured AAA (rAAA) incidence.

    Sofia Nessvi Otterhag, Anders Gottsäter, Bengt Lindblad in BMC Cardiovascular Disorders (2016)

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    Evaluation of the Open Abdomen Classification System: A Validity and Reliability Analysis

    Classification of the open abdomen (OA) status is essential for clinical studies on the subject and may help to improve OA therapy. This is a validity and reliability analysis of the OA classification proposed...

    Thordur Bjarnason, Agneta Montgomery, Stefan Acosta in World Journal of Surgery (2014)

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    Symptomatic Mesenteric Atherosclerotic Disease—Lessons Learned from the Diagnostic Workup

    This study aims to analyze the diagnostic workup in patients referred for endovascular mesenteric revascularization for symptomatic mesenteric atherosclerotic disease.

    Steinarr Björnsson, Timothy Resch, Stefan Acosta in Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery (2013)

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    Morphological State as a Predictor for Reintervention and Mortality After EVAR for AAA

    This study was designed to assess aorto-iliac morphological characteristics in relation to reintervention and all-cause long-term mortality in patients undergoing standard EVAR for infrarenal AAA.

    Tomas Ohrlander, Magnus Dencker in CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology (2012)

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    Current status on plasma biomarkers for acute mesenteric ischemia

    Clinical diagnosis of acute mesenteric ischemia is difficult. The aim of this review is to provide current status on the search for an accurate plasma biomarker for acute mesenteric ischemia. A search using th...

    Stefan Acosta, Torbjörn Nilsson in Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis (2012)

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    Epidemiology and Prognostic Factors in Acute Superior Mesenteric Artery Occlusion

    Reports on trends in incidence and mortality of acute superior mesenteric artery (SMA) occlusion and evaluation of prognostic factors in recent years are lacking.

    Stefan Acosta, Maria Wadman, Ingvar Syk in Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery (2010)

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    Vacuum-assisted Wound Closure and Mesh-mediated Fascial Traction—A Novel Technique for Late Closure of the Open Abdomen

    Open abdomen (OA) treatment often results in difficulties in closing the abdomen. Highest closure rates are seen with the vacuum-assisted wound closure (VAWC) technique. However, we have experienced occasional...

    Ulf Petersson, Stefan Acosta, Martin Björck in World Journal of Surgery (2007)