Publications by authors named "K Ekelund"
What matters to mothers: A qualitative exploration of pain and recovery after cesarean section.
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand
March 2025
Background: Fast recovery after cesarean section is vital since the mother not only has to take care of herself but also the newborn. Recovery scores are useful tools to measure and compare recovery; however, standardized questionnaires may miss in-depth patient experiences. What is important to women in the postoperative period after cesarean section can vary in different populations, making it crucial to understand the specific needs of one's own population.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Labour epidural analgesia reportedly fails in up to 10 to 25% of cases. A joint taskforce of European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC) experts was created to develop this focused guideline on the management of failing epidural analgesia in a previously well functioning epidural catheter.
Design: Six clinical questions were defined using a PICO (Population/Intervention/Comparison/Outcome) strategy to conduct a systematic literature search.
Introduction: Growth Differentiation Factor 15 (GDF15) increases substantially during pregnancy and is primarily produced by the placenta. Elevated levels of GDF15 have been associated with mental health problems in non-perinatal populations, higher corticosterone levels, and decreased estrogen receptor activity. However, the role of GDF15 in mental health during the perinatal transition remains unknown.
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- - The study aimed to develop a predictive model for labor dystocia, a complication that can arise during childbirth, as current tools for predicting this risk are lacking.
- - Researchers focused on nulliparous women giving birth in a Danish hospital, utilizing data from multiple sources to analyze various predictors like maternal age and pre-pregnancy BMI through logistic regression.
- - The final model, based on 12,445 women and featuring six predictors, showed a 62.3% ability to distinguish between those who experienced labor dystocia and those who did not, indicating potential for further refinement and external validation.
Background: Specific guidelines to manage caesarean delivery anaesthesia are lacking. A European multicentre study, ACCESS investigates caesarean delivery anaesthesia management in European centres. In order to identify ACCESS participating centres, a registration survey was created.
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