Unemployment under the flex job scheme increases the risk of permanent social security benefits.

Introduction: In Denmark, a flex job scheme was introduced in 1998 in the expectation that more people could remain in the workforce despite a reduced working capacity. The aim of this study was to characterise the group that did not obtain a flex job after having been included in the flex job scheme.

Material And Methods: Persons included in the flex job scheme from 1 January 2001 to 30 March 2008 were identified via the Ministry of Employment's DREAM register.

[Possible decrease in the prevalence of nosocomial infections after the accreditation process in the region of Northern Jutland, Denmark].

All hospitals in the region of Northern Jutland, Denmark, were accredited in 2011 according to standards defined by the Danish Healthcare Quality Programme. A retrospective review was performed analysing the prevalence of nosocomial infections before and during the accreditation process. The accreditation process was associated with a decreased prevalence of selected nosocomial infections compared with results from a period immediate prior to the process.

[Bullectomy of giant bullae gave significant improvement of lung function].

A 49-year-old male smoker experienced acute deterioration of a progressive breathlessness. Spontaneous pneumothorax was diagnosed, and drainage was applied. Subsequent computed tomography revealed severe bilateral emphysematous bullae with right-sided predominance, and basal atelectasis.

[Constrictive pericarditis caused by carbergoline].

A 72-year-old male with paralysis agitans presented with symptoms and findings of constrictive pericarditis (CP). One year prior, he had a minor lateral MI. The patient had been treated with cabergoline for four years.