Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and Secure Private Cloud computing will improve the treatment and the quality of life of Danish cancer patients.Region Zealand has initiated an innovative project in which medical doctors, data scientists and cloud computing experts work together to develop a solution that can reduce the number of serious complications in connection with…
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by Mikail Gögenur, PhD student, MDSurgery is the only treatment that today can cure patients with colorectal cancer. However, up to 30% of patients experience a relapse of their cancer following curative-intended surgery. Relapse is the leading cause of death after cancer surgery, while a surgery-induced dysfunction in the immune system is hypothesized to be…
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by Rasmus Dahlin Bojesen, PhD student, MDIt is almost intuitive that low functional capacity, weight loss, malnutrition, anemia, and neuropsychological problems all are associated with an increased risk of complications after surgery. Undergoing surgery is a major physical performance, which takes a toll on the physical reserves of the patients and through the physical trauma…
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by Marianne Krogsgaard, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Department of Surgery, Zealand University HospitalDuring surgery for cancer or other abdominal illness, it is sometimes necessary to form a stoma (an ileostomy or a colostomy). Having a stoma means that the bowel can empty solid waste (stool) and gas in a bag worn on the outside of the…
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by Lasse Bremholm, Head of Endoscopy, MD, Senior Consultant, PhD, Associate ProfessorFor years, the trend on improving the quality of endoscopy has been the launch of new models where the aim was: thinner and better looking.These developments have given us scopes with an increasingly smaller diameter, thereby giving easier access and better patient satisfaction.The image…
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by Rune Trangbæk, PhD student, M.D.In abdominal surgery, when emergency and high risk is combined, it should concern everyone.From hospital entry through surgery and all the way to the discharge patient undergoing emergency surgery may come across the board of numerous medical specialties.The first one to see and identify the surgical patient could be anyone,…
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