• Excessive premature mortality among children with cerebral palsy in rural Uganda: a longitudinal, population-based study

Background Studies from high-income countries reported reduced life expectancy in children with cerebral palsy (CP), while no population-based study has evaluated mortality of children with CP in sub-Saharan Africa. This...

• Swedish National Celiac Disease Register

Celiac disease, also known as gluten intolerance, is a permanent sensitivity to gluten which is found in wheat, rye and barley. The cause of celiac disease is still unclear but we know that both heredity and environment ...

• Visual estimates of blood loss by medical laypeople: Baseline data

The data material was collected in a controlled experiment that investigated the ability of laypeople to visually assess blood loss and to examine factors that may impact accuracy and the classification of injury severit...

• Rotational Thromboelastometry predicts care level in COVID-19

The objective of the study was to test whether Rotational Thromboelastometry (ROTEM) indicate hypercoagulopathy at hospitalization of COVID-19 patients, and whether patients with severe disease have a more pronounced hyp...

• Association between guidelines and medical practitioners’ perception of best management for patients attending with an apparently uncomplicated acute sore throat: A cross-sectional survey in five countries

The aim was to investigate the relationship between guidelines and the medical practitioners’ perception of optimal care for patients attending with an apparently uncomplicated acute sore throat in five countries (Austra...

• Effects of normocaloric vs. hypocaloric enteral nutrition on whole-body protein turnover in critically ill patients

Enteral nutrition (EN) is a ubiquitous intervention in ICU patients but there is uncertainty regarding the optimal dose, timing and importance for patient-centered outcomes during critical illness. Our research group has...

• Current routines for antibiotic prophylaxis prior to transrectal prostate biopsy – a national survey to all urology clinics in Sweden

Background: The risk of infection after transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided prostate biopsies is increasing. The aim of the study was to assess the use of antibiotic prophylaxis for prostate biopsy in Sweden. Methods:...

• Identification of an Intestinal Microbiota Signature Associated With Severity of Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Data from the publication Identification of an Intestinal Microbiota Signature Associated With Severity of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (2016) (PMID: 27725146 https://doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2016.09.049). Data are a part o...

• Matrix Metalloproteinases in COPD and atherosclerosis with emphasis on the effects of smoking

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP´s) are known biomarkers of atherosclerosis. MMP´s are also involved in the pathophysiological processes underlying chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Cigarette smoking plays an ...

• Association of gut microbial Clostridia with brain functional connectivity and gastrointestinal sensorimotor function in patients with irritable bowel syndrome, based on tripartite network analysis

Clinical study assessing the interactions among the brain, gut, and microbiota affect the pathophysiology of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Data comes from a larger study where the role of gut microbiota for symptoms in...