Blar i Bergen Open Research Archive på forfatter "Harthug, Stig"
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Impact of the World Health Organization’s Surgical Safety Checklist on safety culture in the operating theatre: a controlled intervention study
Haugen, Arvid Steinar; Søfteland, Eirik; Eide, Geir Egil; Sevdalis, Nick; Vincent, Charles A.; Nortvedt, Monica Wammen; Harthug, Stig (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-05)Background: Positive changes in safety culture have been hypothesized to be one of the mechanisms behind the reduction in mortality and morbidity after the introduction of the World Health Organization’s Surgical Safety ... -
Investigating the use of patient involvement and patient experience in quality improvement in Norway: rhetoric or reality?
Wiig, Siri; Storm, Marianne; Aase, Karina; Gjestsen, Martha T; Solheim, Marit; Harthug, Stig; Robert, Glenn; Fulop, Naomi; QUASER team (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-06-06)Background: Patient involvement in health care decision making is part of a wider trend towards a more bottomup approach to service planning and provision, and patient experience is increasingly conceptualized as a core ... -
Investigation of perioperative work processes in provision of antibiotic prophylaxis: a prospective descriptive qualitative study across surgical specialties in Norway
Harthug, Stig; Søfteland, Eirik; Haugen, Arvid Steinar; Sevdalis, Nick; Smith, Ingrid; Wiig, Siri; Aase, Karina; Wæhle, Hilde Valen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Abstract Objective: Surgical site infections are known postoperative complications, yet the most preventable of healthcare-associated infections. Correct provision of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis (SAP) is crucial. Use ... -
Measuring discharge quality based on elderly patients’ experiences with discharge conversation: a cross-sectional study
Boge, Ranveig Marie; Haugen, Arvid Steinar; Nilsen, Roy Miodini; Bruvik, Frøydis Kristine; Harthug, Stig (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: Discharge conversation is an essential part of preparing patients for the period after hospitalisation. Successful communication during such conversations is associated with improved health outcomes for patients. ... -
Mortality related to hospital-associated infections in a tertiary hospital; repeated cross-sectional studies between 2004-2011
Koch, Anne Mette; Nilsen, Roy Miodini; Eriksen, Hanne-Merete; Cox, Rebecca Jane; Harthug, Stig (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-12-29)Background: Hospital-associated infections (HAIs) are reported to increase patient mortality and incur longer hospital stays. Most studies to date have focused on specific groups of hospitalised patients with a rather short ... -
Nationwide audit and feedback on implementation of antibiotic stewardship programmes in Norwegian hospitals
Skodvin, Brita; Høgli, June Utnes; Gravningen, Kirsten Midttun; Neteland, Marion Iren; Harthug, Stig; Akselsen, Per Espen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Implementation of antibiotic stewardship programmes (ASPs) in hospitals is challenging and there is a knowledge gap on how to pursue this process efficiently. Objectives To evaluate whether audit and feedback ... -
Patient safety in surgical environments: Cross-countries comparison of psychometric properties and results of the Norwegian version of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety
Haugen, Arvid Steinar; Søfteland, Eirik; Eide, Geir Egil; Nortvedt, Monica Wammen; Aase, Karina; Harthug, Stig (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-09-22)Background: How hospital health care personnel perceive safety climate has been assessed in several countries by using the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety (HSOPS). Few studies have examined safety climate factors in ... -
Patients’ and healthcare workers’ recommendations for a surgical patient safety checklist – a qualitative study
Harris, Kristin; Softeland, Eirik; Moi, Asgjerd Litleré; Harthug, Stig; Storesund, Anette; Jesuthasan, Sebastius; Sevdalis, Nick; Haugen, Arvid Steinar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background: Patients’ involvement in patient safety has increased in healthcare. Use of checklists may improve patient outcome in surgery, though few have attempted to engage patients’ use of surgical checklist. To identify ... -
A positive association between nutritional risk and the incidence of surgical site infections: A hospital-based register study
Skeie, Eli; Koch, Anne Mette; Harthug, Stig; Fosse, Unni; Sygnestveit, Kari; Nilsen, Roy Miodini; Tangvik, Randi Julie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-05-15)Surgical site infections (SSI) are amongst the most common health care-associated infections and have adverse effects for patient health and for hospital resources. Although surgery guidelines recognize poor nutritional ... -
Prevalence of patients “at risk of malnutrition” and nutritional routines among surgical and non-surgical patients at a large university hospital during the years 2008–2018
Skeie, Eli; Sygnestveit, Kari; Nilsen, Roy M.; Harthug, Stig; Koch, Anne Mette; Tangvik, Randi Julie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background & aims: Being “at risk of malnutrition”, which includes both malnutrition and the risk to be so, is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in both surgical and non-surgical patients. Several strategies ... -
Prior statin use and 90-day mortality in Gram-negative and Gram-positive bloodstream infection: a prospective observational study
Mehl, Arne; Harthug, Stig; Lydersen, Stian; Paulsen, Julie; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Solligård, Erik; Damås, Jan Kristian; Edna, Tom-Harald (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-03)n several studies on patients with bloodstream infection (BSI), prior use of statins has been associated with improved survival. Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria alert the innate immune system in different ways. ... -
Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance at a tertiary hospital in Tanzania
Blomberg, Bjørn; Mwakagile, Davis S. M.; Urassa, Willy K.; Maselle, Samwel Y.; Mashurano, Marcellina; Digranes, Asbjørn; Harthug, Stig; Langeland, Nina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2004-10-11)Background: Antimicrobial resistance is particularly harmful to infectious disease management in low-income countries since expensive second-line drugs are not readily available. The objective of this study was to implement ... -
Trends in antimicrobial resistance and empiric antibiotic therapy of bloodstream infections at a general hospital in Mid-Norway: A prospective observational study
Mehl, Arne; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Kümmel, Angela; Lydersen, Stian; Paulsen, Julie; Haugan, Ingvild; Solligård, Erik; Damås, Jan Kristian; Harthug, Stig; Edna, Tom-Harald (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-02-02)Background: The occurrence of bloodstream infection (BSI) and antimicrobial resistance have been increasing in many countries. We studied trends in antimicrobial resistance and empiric antibiotic therapy at a medium-sized ... -
Use of microbiology tests in the era of increasing AMR rates- a multicentre hospital cohort study
Skodvin, Brita; Wathne, Jannicke Slettli; Lindemann, Paul Christoffer; Harthug, Stig; Nilsen, Roy Miodini; Charani, Esmita; Syre, Heidi; Kittang, Bård Reiakvam; Kleppe, Lars Kåre Selland; Smith, Ingrid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-02-04)Background: Effective use of microbiology test results may positively influence patient outcomes and limit the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics. However, studies indicate that their potential is not fully utilized. We ... -
Weight loss and BMI criteria in GLIM's definition of malnutrition is associated with postoperative complications following abdominal resections - Results from a National Quality Registry
Skeie, Eli; Tangvik, Randi Julie; Nymo, Linn Såve; Harthug, Stig; Lassen, Kristoffer; Viste, Asgaut (Journal article, 2020)Background & aims: Although malnutrition is thought to be common among patients with intraabdominal diseases and is recognized as a risk factor for postoperative complications, diagnostic criteria for malnutrition have not ...