{"id":6266,"date":"2026-10-19T09:48:42","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T09:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/doktorsvorn\/doktorsvorn-i-laeknavisindum-edda-vesteinsdottir\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T09:48:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T09:48:42","slug":"doktorsvorn-i-laeknavisindum-edda-vesteinsdottir","status":"publish","type":"phd_defence","link":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/en\/doktorsvorn\/doktorsvorn-i-laeknavisindum-edda-vesteinsdottir\/","title":{"rendered":"Doktorsv\u00f6rn \u00ed l\u00e6knav\u00edsindum – Edda V\u00e9steinsd\u00f3ttir"},"content":{"rendered":"
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F\u00f6studaginn 13. ma\u00ed ver Edda V\u00e9steinsd\u00f3ttir doktorsritger\u00f0 s\u00edna \u00ed l\u00e6knav\u00edsindum vi\u00f0 L\u00e6knadeild H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands. Ritger\u00f0in ber heiti\u00f0: S\u00fdklas\u00f3tt sem krefst innlagnar \u00e1 gj\u00f6rg\u00e6sludeild: \u00der\u00f3un faraldsfr\u00e6\u00f0i yfir t\u00edma, krabbamein, vala\u00f0ger\u00f0ir og \u00e1hrif einstakra faraldra.<\/p>\n

Andm\u00e6lendur eru dr. Anders Perner, pr\u00f3fessor vi\u00f0 Kaupmannahafnarh\u00e1sk\u00f3la, og dr. Erik Sollig\u00e5rd, pr\u00f3fessor vi\u00f0 St. Olavs h\u00e1sk\u00f3lasj\u00fakrah\u00fasi\u00f0 \u00ed \u00der\u00e1ndheimi.<\/p>\n

Umsj\u00f3narkennari og lei\u00f0beinandi var dr. Sigurbergur K\u00e1rason, pr\u00f3fessor, og me\u00f0lei\u00f0beinandi var dr. Martin Ingi Sigur\u00f0sson, pr\u00f3fessor. Auk \u00feeirra s\u00e1tu \u00ed doktorsnefnd Magn\u00fas Gottfre\u00f0sson, pr\u00f3fessor og Kristinn \u00d6rn Sverrisson, s\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0ingur.<\/p>\n

\u00de\u00f3rarinn Gu\u00f0j\u00f3nsson, pr\u00f3fessor og deildarforseti L\u00e6knadeildar, stj\u00f3rnar ath\u00f6fninni sem fer fram \u00ed H\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0arsal H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands og hefst kl. 13:00.<\/p>\n

V\u00f6rninni ver\u00f0ur streymt:\u00a0<\/p>\n

https:\/\/livestream.com\/hi\/doktorsvorneddavesteinsdottir<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00c1grip<\/strong><\/p>\n

S\u00fdklas\u00f3tt er heilkenni sem stafar af v\u00ed\u00f0t\u00e6ku b\u00f3lguvi\u00f0brag\u00f0i \u00f3n\u00e6miskerfisins vi\u00f0 alvarlegri s\u00fdkingu og er ein algengasta \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0a innlagna \u00e1 gj\u00f6rg\u00e6sludeildir \u00ed heiminum. D\u00e1nart\u00ed\u00f0ni vegna s\u00fdklas\u00f3ttar er h\u00e1, en mikil vitundarvakning hefur veri\u00f0 um heilkenni\u00f0 \u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0astli\u00f0num \u00e1rum og al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legu \u00e1taki \u00ed me\u00f0fer\u00f0 \u00feess veri\u00f0 hleypt af stokkunum me\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 markmi\u00f0i a\u00f0 b\u00e6ta lifun. S\u00fdklas\u00f3tt er algengur fylgikvilli \u00fdmissa l\u00e6knisme\u00f0fer\u00f0a sem hafa \u00e1hrif \u00e1 varnir l\u00edkamans, til d\u00e6mis krabbameinslyfjame\u00f0fer\u00f0a og skur\u00f0a\u00f0ger\u00f0a, en sjaldg\u00e6fara er a\u00f0 f\u00f3lk veikist af v\u00f6ldum menga\u00f0ra l\u00e6knis\u00e1halda e\u00f0a \u00edhluta.<\/p>\n

Heildarmarkmi\u00f0 \u00feessa verkefnis var a\u00f0 l\u00fdsa faraldsfr\u00e6\u00f0i s\u00fdklas\u00f3ttar sem leiddi til innlagnar \u00e1 gj\u00f6rg\u00e6sludeild hj\u00e1 heilli \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 h\u00e9r \u00e1 \u00cdslandi, auk \u00feess a\u00f0 sko\u00f0a s\u00e9rstaklega nokkra undirh\u00f3pa. Meti\u00f0 var hvort breytingar hef\u00f0u or\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00e1 n\u00fdgengi, me\u00f0fer\u00f0 og afdrifum sj\u00faklinga yfir t\u00edma, auk \u00feess a\u00f0 l\u00fdsa n\u00e1nar krabbameinssj\u00faklingum me\u00f0 s\u00fdklas\u00f3tt, sj\u00faklingum sem fengu s\u00fdklas\u00f3tt \u00ed kj\u00f6lfar valskur\u00f0a\u00f0ger\u00f0a og \u00e1hrifum s\u00fdkinga sem tengdar voru l\u00e6kningat\u00e6ki.<\/p>\n

Helstu ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0ur voru a\u00f0 n\u00fdgengi s\u00fdklas\u00f3ttar \u00e1 \u00edslenskum gj\u00f6rg\u00e6sludeildum breyttist ekki yfir 11 \u00e1ra ranns\u00f3knart\u00edmabil (2006-2016) og litlar breytingar ur\u00f0u jafnframt \u00e1 me\u00f0fer\u00f0 sj\u00faklinga. D\u00e1narhlutfalli\u00f0 var einnig st\u00f6\u00f0ugt og samb\u00e6rilegt vi\u00f0 \u00f6nnur Nor\u00f0url\u00f6nd (28 daga d\u00e1nart\u00ed\u00f0ni 25% og eins \u00e1rs 41%). Um fj\u00f3r\u00f0ungur s\u00fdklas\u00f3ttarsj\u00faklinga haf\u00f0i undirliggjandi krabbamein en takmarka\u00f0ri gj\u00f6rg\u00e6slume\u00f0fer\u00f0 var oftar beitt hj\u00e1 \u00feeim sem h\u00f6f\u00f0u langt genginn sj\u00fakd\u00f3m. St\u00f3rar kvi\u00f0arholsa\u00f0ger\u00f0ir vegna krabbameina reyndust algengasta ors\u00f6k s\u00fdklas\u00f3ttar eftir vala\u00f0ger\u00f0ir. \u00d3vanalegt mynstur s\u00fdkinga eftir hjartaskur\u00f0a\u00f0ger\u00f0ir leiddi til uppg\u00f6tvunar \u00e1 \u00f6rf\u00ednni sprungu \u00ed v\u00e9linda\u00f3mt\u00e6ki sem olli \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 s\u00f3tthreinsun \u00e1 t\u00e6kinu var\u00f0 \u00f3fullkomin.<\/p>\n

English abstract<\/strong><\/p>\n

English title: Sepsis requiring Intensive Care Unit admission: Studies on temporal trends in epidemiology, cancer, elective surgery and local infectious outbreaks<\/p>\n

Sepsis is a syndrome caused by the systemic inflammatory response to an infection and is a leading cause of admission to intensive care units worldwide. Mortality rates are high but awareness of the syndrome has increased in recent years and an international treatment campaign has been launched with the goal of reducing mortality. Medical care may contribute to the development of sepsis, not only by weakening host defenses with immunosuppressive therapy and surgical procedures, but also on rarer occasions by contaminated equipment.<\/p>\n

The overall aim of this thesis was to create a broad overview of sepsis requiring admission to intensive care units in a nationwide cohort in Iceland, with a special focus on several patient groups. Trends in incidence, treatment and outcome were assessed, with special consideration given to cancer patients with sepsis, patients developing sepsis after surgery and the detection of nosocomial infection clusters and their impact.<\/p>\n

The main results were that the population incidence of sepsis requiring intensive care in Iceland did not change over an 11 year study period (2006-2016) and no major changes were observed in sepsis management. The mortality rate was also stable and comparable to the other Nordic countries (28-day mortality 25% and one year mortality 41%). Cancer is a frequent comorbidity in sepsis patients but the extent of intensive care was often limited in patients with advanced disease. Major oncological procedures are the most common cause of postoperative sepsis following elective surgery. Unusual pattern of infections in cardiac surgery patients led to the detection of minor surface damage on a transoesophageal echocardiography probe that prevented adequate sterilization.<\/p>\n

Um doktorsefni\u00f0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Edda V\u00e9steinsd\u00f3ttir er f\u00e6dd \u00e1ri\u00f0 1981 \u00ed Stokkh\u00f3lmi. H\u00fan lauk st\u00fadentspr\u00f3fi af e\u00f0lisfr\u00e6\u00f0ideild I Menntask\u00f3lans \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk \u00e1ri\u00f0 2001, emb\u00e6ttispr\u00f3fi fr\u00e1 L\u00e6knadeild H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands 2007 og hlaut meistaragr\u00e1\u00f0u vi\u00f0 s\u00f6mu deild 2010. H\u00fan lauk s\u00e9rn\u00e1mi \u00ed sv\u00e6finga- og gj\u00f6rg\u00e6slul\u00e6kningum vi\u00f0 Karolinska sj\u00fakrah\u00fasi\u00f0 \u00ed Solna \u00e1ri\u00f0 2015. Edda hefur starfa\u00f0 sem s\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0il\u00e6knir \u00e1 Sv\u00e6finga- og gj\u00f6rg\u00e6sludeild Landsp\u00edtala fr\u00e1 \u00e1rinu 2016 og lauk framhaldsn\u00e1mi \u00ed sv\u00e6fingum fyrir hjartaa\u00f0ger\u00f0ir 2019. Foreldrar hennar eru V\u00e9steinn J\u00f3nsson augnl\u00e6knir og \u00deorbj\u00f6rg J\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttir vi\u00f0skiptafr\u00e6\u00f0ingur. Edda er gift \u00de\u00f3r\u00f0i Tryggvasyni meinafr\u00e6\u00f0ingi og eiga \u00feau tv\u00f6 b\u00f6rn, Tryggva og Au\u00f0i El\u00ednu.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":5116,"template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"_phd_date_start":"2022-05-13T13:00:00+00:00","_phd_date_end":"2022-05-13T16:00:00+00:00","_phd_location":"A\u00f0albygging H\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0asalur","_phd_admission":"A\u00f0gangur \u00f3keypis","_phd_thesis_title":"S\u00fdklas\u00f3tt sem krefst innlagnar \u00e1 gj\u00f6rg\u00e6sludeild: \u00der\u00f3un faraldsfr\u00e6\u00f0i yfir t\u00edma, krabbamein, vala\u00f0ger\u00f0ir og \u00e1hrif einstakra faraldra","_phd_source_url":"https:\/\/gamli.hi.is\/vidburdir\/doktorsvorn_i_laeknavisindum_edda_vesteinsdottir","_phd_source_node_id":"383341","_phd_source_type":"vidburdir","_phd_member_id":795,"footnotes":""},"phd_school":[60,67],"phd_discipline":[69],"class_list":["post-6266","phd_defence","type-phd_defence","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","phd_school-heilbrigdisvisindasvid","phd_school-laeknadeild","phd_discipline-phd-i-laeknavisindum"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/phd_defence\/6266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/phd_defence"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/phd_defence"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/phd_defence\/6266\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"phd_school","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/phd_school?post=6266"},{"taxonomy":"phd_discipline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/phd_discipline?post=6266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}