Inter- and intrarater reliability of Minimal Eating Observation and Nutrition Form - version II (MEONF-II) nurse assessments among hospital inpatients.

Background: The Minimal Eating Observation and Nutrition form - version II (MEONF - II) is a recently developed nursing nutritional screening tool. However, its inter- and intrarater reliability has not been assessed.

Methods: Inpatients (n = 24; median age, 69 years; 11 women) were assessed by eight nurses (interrater reliability, two nurses scored each patient independently) using the MEONF-II on two consecutive days (intrarater reliability, each patient was scored by the same nurse day 1 and day 2).

[Deep vein thrombosis incidence at Akureyri Hospital, Iceland 1975-1990. Long term prognosis.].

Objective: To evaluate the incidence of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in a rural area of Iceland and the prevalence of post thrombotic syndrome (PTS) in patients with history of DVT.

Material And Methods: A retrospective study where all phlebographies (n=177) performed at the department of radiology, Akureyri Hospital, during the period 1975-1990 were re-evaluated. Information on patients with DVT (n=32) were taken both from the Hospital and the Health Center records.

[NSAIDs-induced colopathy with diaphragm-like strictures. Case report.].

A sixty-eight-year old male with osteoarthritis was admitted for elective hip replacement. Routine preoperative tests found the patient to be anemic and the operation was postponed. Colonoscopy revealed diaphragm-like strictures and ulcerations in the right colon.

[Corpus gastritis -- Helicobacter pylori -- gastrin].

Objective: Corpus gastritis is a common diagnosis. Studies have shown that about 25% of patients that undergo gastroscopy receive this diagnosis. This study was undertaken to investigate etiological associations in patients with corpus gastritis in our northern Icelandic population.

[Knee arthroplasties performed at Akureyri University Hospital in the years 1983-2003. Results with emphasis on revision and complication rates].

Objective: Osteoarthrosis (OA) is a growing medical problem in western societies and the cost of the treatment has grown accordingly in the last years. Patients with OA often need to be operated on with arthroplasties and one important outcome measure for this type of surgery is the revision rate. The purpose of this study was to assess the results of knee arthroplasties performed at Akureyri University Hospital during 1983-2003, with special emphasis on revision rates, infections and other complications.