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    The Need for Surgical Safety Checklists in Neurosurgery Now and in the Future–A Systematic Review by Westman, Marjut, Takala, Riikka, Rahi, Melissa, Ikonen, Tuija S.

    Published in World neurosurgery (01-02-2020)
    “…Safety checklists have been studied among various surgical patient groups, but evidence of their benefits in neurosurgery remains sparse. Since the…”
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    Fewer Major Amputations Among Individuals With Diabetes in Finland in 1997-2007: A population-based study by Ikonen, Tuija S, Sund, Reijo, Venermo, Maarit, Winell, Klas

    Published in Diabetes care (01-12-2010)
    “…OBJECTIVE: Complications occur in diabetes despite rigorous efforts to control risk factors. Since 2000, the National Development Programme for the Prevention…”
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    Root causes behind patient safety incidents in the emergency department and suggestions for improving patient safety – an analysis in a Finnish teaching hospital by Halinen, Minna, Tiirinki, Hanna, Rauhala, Auvo, Kiili, Sanna, Ikonen, Tuija

    Published in BMC emergency medicine (07-11-2024)
    “…Background Adverse events occur frequently at emergency departments (ED) because of several risk factors related to varying conditions. It is still unclear,…”
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    Analysis of neurosurgical reoperations: use of a surgical checklist and reduction of infection-related and preventable complication-related reoperations by Lepänluoma, Marjut, Rahi, Melissa, Takala, Riikka, Löyttyniemi, Eliisa, Ikonen, Tuija S

    Published in Journal of neurosurgery (01-07-2015)
    “…Use of the WHO surgical checklist has been proven to reduce surgical morbidity and mortality, but its effect on surgical complications requiring reoperation…”
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    A systematic review and cost analysis of robot-assisted hysterectomy in malignant and benign conditions by Tapper, Anna-Maija, Hannola, Mikko, Zeitlin, Rainer, Isojärvi, Jaana, Sintonen, Harri, Ikonen, Tuija S

    “…Abstract In order to assess the effectiveness and costs of robot-assisted hysterectomy compared with conventional techniques we reviewed the literature…”
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    Extended Reality Is Underutilized in Medical Device Training: A Descriptive Literature Review by Laukkavirta, Minna, Tarkkala, Krista, Tienari, Marjo, Ikonen, Tuija S

    “…This descriptive review provides a synthesis of existing literature about the use of extended reality (XR) including virtual (VR) and augmented reality (AR)…”
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    Ethical Issues of Obesity Surgery—a Health Technology Assessment by Saarni, Samuli I., Anttila, Heidi, Saarni, Suoma E., Mustajoki, Pertti, Koivukangas, Vesa, Ikonen, Tuija S., Malmivaara, Antti

    Published in Obesity surgery (01-09-2011)
    “…New surgical technologies may challenge societal values, and their adoption may lead to ethical challenges. Despite proven cost-effectiveness, obesity…”
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    Chlamydial lipopolysaccharide (cLPS) is present in atherosclerotic and aneurysmal arterial wall—cLPS levels depend on disease manifestation by Vikatmaa, Pirkka, Lajunen, Taina, Ikonen, Tuija S, Pussinen, Pirkko J, Lepäntalo, Mauri, Leinonen, Maija, Saikku, Pekka

    Published in Cardiovascular pathology (2010)
    “…Abstract Background The role of Chlamydia pneumoniae in peripheral atherosclerosis disease and abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) remains unclear. Chlamydial…”
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    The consequences of an outbreak of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa among patients treated for critical leg ischemia by Söderström, Maria, MD, Vikatmaa, Pirkka, MD, Lepäntalo, Mauri, MD, PhD, Aho, Pekka-Sakari, MD, PhD, Kolho, Elina, MD, PhD, Ikonen, Tuija, MD, PhD

    Published in Journal of vascular surgery (01-10-2009)
    “…Objective This retrospective matched case-control study evaluated the consequences of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MDR Pa) in critical leg…”
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    Sirolimus (rapamycin) halts and reverses progression of allograft vascular disease in non-human primates by IKONEN, Tuija S, GUMMERT, Jan F, HAYASE, Motoya, HONDA, Yasuhiro, HAUSEN, Bernard, CHRISTIANS, Uwe, BERRY, Gerald J, YOCK, Paul G, MORRIS, Randall E

    Published in Transplantation (27-09-2000)
    “…Current immunosuppressive protocols fail to prevent chronic rejection often manifested as graft vascular disease (GVD) in solid organ transplant recipients…”
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    Epithelial re-growth is associated with inhibition of obliterative airway disease in orthotopic tracheal allografts in non-immunosuppressed rats by IKONEN, Tuija S, BRAZELTON, Tim R, BERRY, Gerald J, SHORTHOUSE, Randi S, MORRIS, Randall E

    Published in Transplantation (27-09-2000)
    “…Because epithelial cells are targets of alloimmune injury leading ultimately to airway obliteration, we tested whether epithelial re-growth could prevent…”
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    Collagens I and III in a Porcine Bronchial Model of Obliterative Bronchiolitis by ALHO, HANNI S, INKINEN, KAIJA A, SALMINEN, ULLA-STINA, MAASILTA, PAULA K, TASKINEN, EERO I, GLUMOFF, VIRPI, VUORIO, EERO I, IKONEN, TUIJA S, HARJULA, ARI L. J

    “…The main extracellular matrix components of the lung, type I and III collagens, were studied in chronic allograft rejection developing in a porcine heterotopic…”
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    Feasibility of in vivo intravascular ultrasound tissue characterization in the detection of early vascular transplant rejection by JEREMIAS, A, KOLZ, M. L, YOCK, P. G, FITZGERALD, P. J, IKONEN, T. S, GUMMERT, J. F, OSHIMA, A, HAYASE, M, HONDA, Y, KOMIYAMA, N, BERRY, G. J, MORRIS, R. E

    Published in Circulation (New York, N.Y.) (23-11-1999)
    “…Unprocessed ultrasound radiofrequency (RF) signal analysis has been shown to distinguish different tissue structures more reliably than gray-scale…”
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    Prevention of small airway obliteration in a swine heterotopic lung allograft model by Salminen, U S, Maasilta, P K, Taskinen, E I, Alho, H S, Ikonen, T S, Harjula, A L

    “…In our swine model of obliterative bronchiolitis preventing obliteration by the standard immunosuppression with cyclosporine, methylprednisolone, and…”
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    High-resolution CT in long-term follow-up after lung transplantation by Ikonen, T, Kivisaari, L, Taskinen, E, Piilonen, A, Harjula, A L

    Published in Chest (01-02-1997)
    “…Our aim was to evaluate the development of changes on high-resolution CT (HRCT) associated with chronic pulmonary rejection. Repeated HRCT examinations were…”
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    IMPLEMENTING HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT-BASED RECOMMENDATIONS IN FINLAND: MANAGED UPTAKE OF MEDICAL METHODS by Sihvo, Sinikka, Ikonen, Tuija, Mäkelä, Marjukka

    “…The Managed Uptake of Medical Methods Program (MUMM) started 10 years ago as a joint venture of the Finnish Office for Health Technology Assessment (Finohta)…”
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    Analysis of hospital infection register indicates that the implementation of WHO surgical safety checklist has an impact on early postoperative neurosurgical infections by Westman, Marjut, Marttila, Harri, Rahi, Melissa, Rintala, Esa, Löyttyniemi, Eliisa, Ikonen, Tuija

    Published in Journal of clinical neuroscience (01-07-2018)
    “…•Checklist has a positive effect on early postoperative infections.•HAI register was applicable for research.•Surgical checklist as a single perioperative…”
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    Amputations and socioeconomic position among persons with diabetes mellitus, a population-based register study by Venermo, Maarit, Manderbacka, Kristiina, Ikonen, Tuija, Keskimäki, Ilmo, Winell, Klas, Sund, Reijo

    Published in BMJ open (01-01-2013)
    “…Objective Low socioeconomic position is a known health risk. Our study aims to evaluate the association between socioeconomic position (SEP) and lower limb…”
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    Asiakas- ja potilasturvallisuusindikaattorit ympärivuorokautisissa ja kotiin vietävissä sekä kehitysvammahuollon palveluissa vuonna 2020 – valtakunnallinen kartoitus by Vaartio-Rajalin, Heli, Rauhala, Auvo, Ikonen, Tuija

    Published in Sosiaalilääketieteellinen aikakauslehti (30-09-2022)
    “…Huolimatta terveydenhuollon kustannus- ja vaikuttavuusmittareiden kansallisesta kehitystyöstä, Suomessa on niukasti vertailukelpoista tietoa sosiaali- ja…”
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