NEW STUDY. An advanced surgical therapy has proved considerably more efficacious than conventional treatments for patients with melanoma in the eye (uveal) that has spread to the liver, a University of Gothenburg study shows. The treatment involves perfusing the liver with very high doses of chemotherapy. Melanoma in the eye (uveal) is an unusual form of melanoma that arises not in the pigment cells of the skin but in the…
Major strides for registry-based research
RESEARCH CONDITIONS. A regional initiative on registry-based research has led to new advances in such areas as research on prostate cancer and COVID-19. The researchers from Sahlgrenska University Hospital and the University of Gothenburg are behind the project. One of these researchers is Ola Bratt, a professor of clinical cancer epidemiology and senior physician at the Prostate Cancer Center at Sahlgrenska University Hospital. He has long been active in prostate…
Adults with congenital heart disease living longer
NEW STUDY. Adult patients with congenital heart disease are living longer but have a greater risk of heart failure and other heart complications. This is the finding of a new study by researchers at the University of Gothenburg and Sahlgrenska University Hospital. Zacharias Mandalenakis is the last author of the article now being published in the journal Circulation. Zacharias is a chief physician at the ACHD Center at Sahlgrenska University…
Fewer surgically treated ankle fractures with a clear-cut treatment routine
DOCTORAL THESIS. It has been shown that the percentage of ankle fractures that undergo surgery could be substantially reduced, from more than 30 per cent to 10 in the most common type of fracture. The key is a clear-cut treatment routine that benefits both patients and caregivers, according to a doctoral dissertation at the University of Gothenburg. This thesis examines the way ankle fractures are treated in Sweden and the…
Nordic knowledge building on advanced spinal cord injury rehabilitation course
EDUCATION. In May, the second Nordic Advanced Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Course began. The is a contract education course given by the Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology on behalf of Sahlgrenska University Hospital and the Nordic Spinal Cord Society (NoSCoS). The 36 participants from throughout the Nordic region met for three intensive concluding days at Kviberg Arena. We were there and met the course instructor and participants. The participants are…