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Ulla Hemmingsen
Researcher at Bispebjerg Hospital
Publications - 8
Citations - 951
Ulla Hemmingsen is an academic researcher from Bispebjerg Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Internal medicine & Odds ratio. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 7 publications receiving 839 citations. Previous affiliations of Ulla Hemmingsen include University of Copenhagen.
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Smoking is a risk factor for incisional hernia
TL;DR: Smoking is a significant risk factor for incisional hernia in line with relaparotomy, postoperative wound complications, older age, and male sex.
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Risk factors for tissue and wound complications in gastrointestinal surgery.
Lars Tue Sørensen,Ulla Hemmingsen,Finn Kallehave,Peer Wille-Jørgensen,Johan Kjaergaard,Lisbeth Nørgaard Møller,Torben Jørgensen +6 more
TL;DR: Factors known to affect the process of tissue and wounds healing are independently associated with tissue and wound complications following gastrointestinal surgery.
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Acute effects of nicotine and smoking on blood flow, tissue oxygen, and aerobe metabolism of the skin and subcutis.
Lars Tue Sørensen,Stig Jørgensen,Lars Jelstrup Petersen,Lars Jelstrup Petersen,Ulla Hemmingsen,Jens Bülow,Steffen Loft,Finn Gottrup +7 more
TL;DR: Nicotine has a limited vasoactive effect in the skin and subcutis unlikely to be explained by smoking, which distinctly decreases tissue blood flow, oxygen tension, and aerobe metabolism independent of smoking status.
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Risk factors for mortality and postoperative complications after gastrointestinal surgery.
Lars Tue Sørensen,Afshin Malaki,Peer Wille-Jørgensen,Finn Kallehave,Johan Kjaergaard,Ulla Hemmingsen,Lisbeth Nørgaard Møller,Torben Jørgensen +7 more
TL;DR: Premorbid factors, characteristics of the disease, the patients’ preoperative condition, operative factors, and the surgeon’s training are all associated with surgical outcome across different gastrointestinal operations and should be assessed when auditing surgical outcome.
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Strategies of smoking cessation intervention before hernia surgery—effect on perioperative smoking behavior
TL;DR: Low-intensive smoking cessation intervention helps approximately one fifth of patients to stop smoking perioperatively, and patients who are reminded in addition to preoperative advice are more likely to stop or reduce smoking.