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Outcome after rewarming from accidental hypothermia by use of extracorporeal circulation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Background: Accidental hypothermia with arrested circulation remains a condition associated with high mortality. In our institution, extracorporeal circulation (ECC) rewarming has been the cornerstone in treating such ... -
Outcome at 1 year in patients with femoral shaft fractures treated with intramedullary nailing or skeletal traction in a low-income country: a prospective observational study of 187 patients in Malawi
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background and purpose — Intramedullary nailing (IMN) is underutilized in low-income countries (LICs) where skeletal traction (ST) remains the standard of care for femoral shaft fractures. This prospective study compared ... -
Outcome measures and treatment of shoulder capsulitis (frozen shoulder) by corticosteroid injections
(Doctoral thesis, 2018-04-13)Background: Shoulder adhesive capsulitis, also called frozen shoulder, is a painful chronic condition causing reduced movement at the gleno-humeral joint in several planes affecting shoulder function. Shoulder adhesive ... -
Outcome of 881 total hip arthroplasties in 747 patients 21 years or younger: data from the Nordic Arthroplasty Register Association (NARA) 1995-2016
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-05-19)Background and purpose — The literature is scarce on the outcome of the youngest patients with total hip arthroplasties (THAs). We analyzed register data, revision risk, and related factors in patients 21 years or younger ... -
Outcome of infants with 10 min Apgar scores of 0-1 in a low-resource setting
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background In high-resource settings, postponing the interruption of cardiopulmonary resuscitation from 10 to 20 min after birth has been recently suggested, but data from low-resource settings are lacking. We investigated ... -
The outcome of primary per oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for treatment of achalasia: Norwegian single-center experience with long-term follow-up
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background and aims: Per oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) has become an established treatment for achalasia, but no Scandinavian studies with long-term follow-up exist. This study from a tertiary referral center in Norway ... -
Outcomes after treatment of distal radius fractures with a volar locking plate or an external fixator
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-08-19)Samandrag på norsk Bakgrunn Bruk av volare låseplater (VLP) i behandling av ustabile ekstra-artikulære distale radiusfrakturar (DRF) har auka dei siste tiåra samstundes som bruk av ekstern fiksasjon (EF) er mindre ... -
Outcomes following PDA surgery in extremely preterm born subjects. Focusing on left vocal cord paralysis and associated short- and long-tem outcomes
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-06-14)Background: Extremely preterm born (EPB) infants are at risk of a range of complications, among them a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). If a conservative approach does not reduce the cardiopulmonary compromise imposed by ... -
Outcomes of patients aged ≥80 years with respiratory failure initially treated with non-invasive ventilation in European intensive care units before and during COVID-19 pandemic
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) has been commonly used to treat acute respiratory failure due to COVID-19. In this study we aimed to compare outcomes of older critically ill patients treated with NIV before and ... -
Outcomes of Periodontal Therapy in Smokers and Non-smokers with Chronic Periodontitis
(Doctoral thesis, 2017-02-24)Chronic periodontitis is a prevalent inflammatory disorder initiated by dental microbial plaque. Smoking is considered a major risk factor for chronic periodontitis and smokers are known to exhibit impaired treatment ... -
Outdoor air pollution and hormone-assessed pubertal development in children: Results from the GINIplus and LISA birth cohorts
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Air pollution is hypothesized to affect pubertal development. However, the few studies on this topic yielded overall mixed results. These studies did not consider important pollutants like ozone, and none of ... -
Outpatient cervical and lumbar spine surgery is feasible and safe: A consecutive single center series of 1449 patients
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-06)BACKGROUND: There is an increasing demand for surgery of degenerative spinal disease. Limited healthcare resources draw attention to the need for cost-effective treatments. Outpatient surgery, when safe and feasible, is ... -
Overactive, aggressive, disruptive and agitated behavior associated with the use of psychotropic medications in schizophrenia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: Evidence is limited for the associations between use of psychotropic medications and overactive, aggressive, disruptive or agitated behavior (OADA)1 in clinical practice. Aims: To investigate the associations ... -
Overall survival after resection for colon cancer in a national cohort study was adversely affected by TNM stage, lymph node ratio, gender, and old age
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-05-12)Background A national surveillance program of colon cancer treatment was introduced in 2007. We examined prognostic factors for colon cancer operated in 2000 with an aim of improving survival in the new program and a special ... -
Overall Treatment Satisfaction 5 Years After Bariatric Surgery
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Introduction: Up to 30 % of patients undergoing bariatric surgery are dissatisfied with treatment outcomes in the long term. The aim of this study was to examine overall satisfaction with treatment 5 years after bariatric ... -
Overcoming addition of phosphoethanolamine to lipid A mediated colistin resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates with colistin–sulbactam combination therapy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Overcoming colistin-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CoR-AB) has become a major concern due to the lack of effective antibiotics. This study aimed to explore the prevalence of CoR-AB clinical isolates in Thailand, their ... -
Overexpression of mir-20a-5p in tumor epithelium is an independent negative prognostic indicator in prostate cancer—a multi-institutional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objective: assessing the prognostic role of miR-20a-5p, in terms of clinical outcome, in a large multi-institutional cohort study. Methods: Tissue microarrays from 535 patients’ prostatectomy specimens were constructed. ... -
Overlapping of irritable bowel syndrome with erosive esophagitis and the performance of Rome criteria in diagnosing IBS in a clinical setting
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) overlap. It is not clear whether GERD is caused by non‑erosive esophagitis, or erosive esophagitis. The Rome criteria are not widely used for the ... -
The overriding role of surgery and tumor grade for long-term survival in patients with gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms: A population-based cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP-NENs) comprise a heterogeneous disease group. Factors that affect long-term survival remain uncertain. Complete population-representative cohorts with long-term ...