[Treatment of orthopedic implant-associated infections].

The Swedish National Guidelines for Bone and Joint Infections were revised during 2018. The work was carried out on behalf of the Swedish Society for Infectious Diseases. The study group consists of senior consultants in infectious diseases, supported by specialists in orthopedic surgery, clinical microbiology and allergology when needed.

[Important contribution to tissue donation and transplantation by departments of forensic medicine (DFM) in Sweden 2011-16].

The number of organ donors in Sweden is not enough to cover the need of tissues for transplant purposes. Other sources have to be defined. Young and healthy potential donors can be identified within DFM.

[Early team assessment relieves the emergency department].

A model for physician-led team triage was evaluated at the Emergency Department at the University hospital of Örebro, Sweden. Data from 1600 patients indicate that this work model reduces length of stay, time to physician assessment, emergency department occupancy, rate of admission and the proportion of patients in need of close monitoring. The project was conducted without any change in the number of physicians, nurses or staff nurses working in the Emergency Department.

[Endovascular treatment possible in ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm].

Since 1996 we have performed endovascular treatment (EVAR, endovascular aortic aneurysm repair) for elective abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) and since 2001 also for ruptured AAA (rAAA). All patients who were treated for rAAA during the period May 2001-January 2004 were retrospectively studied. Mortality was defined as 30-day mortality or hospital mortality when the hospital stay exceeded 30 days.