Browsing Department of Clinical Medicine by Title
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Determinants of vitamin D status
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Determining universal processes related to best outcome in emergency abdominal surgery: A multicentre, international, prospective cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-10-29)Introduction: Emergency abdominal surgery outcomes represent an internationally important marker of healthcare quality and capacity. In this study, a novel approach to investigating global surgical outcomes is proposed, ... -
Developing a novel femoral stem in hip arthroplasty. An innovation process using a weight-bearing animal model
(Doctoral thesis, 2015-08-20)Introduction: To address the growing incidence of hip replacement revision, this project aimed to find a stem that would fulfil three criteria. First, solid osteointegration and long survival of the implant. Second, easy ... -
Developing a rodent model for antipsychotic-induced metabolic adverse effects
(Doctoral thesis, 2012-04-20)Antipsychotic agents represent efficient therapy for serious psychiatric disorders, particularly schizophrenia, but also bipolar disorder, and are used by millions of patients worldwide. Metabolic adverse effects of ... -
Developing nephrology services in low income countries: A case of Tanzania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-10-17)Background: The burden of kidney diseases is reported to be higher in lower- and middle-income countries as compared to developed countries, and countries in sub-Saharan Africa are reported to be most affected. Health ... -
Development and clinical implementation of a structured, simulation-based training programme in laparoscopic appendectomy: Description, validation and evaluation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Laparoscopic appendectomy is a common procedure in general surgery but is likely underused in structured and real-life teaching. This study describes the development, validation and evaluation of implementing ... -
Development and feasibility testing of a physical activity intervention for youth with anxiety and depression: a study protocol
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Anxiety and depressive disorders in children and adolescents are highly prevalent and account for more than half of all youth psychiatric disorders. Left untreated, anxiety, and depression lead to numerous ... -
Development and Optimization of a Multilayer Rat Purkinje Neuron Culture
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Elucidation of the mechanisms involved in neurodegenerative diseases of the cerebellum has been hampered by the lack of robust single cell models to study Purkinje neurons and replicate at the same time in vivo features. ... -
Development and validation of a multimodal neuroimaging biomarker for electroconvulsive therapy outcome in depression: A multicenter machine learning analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is the most effective intervention for patients with treatment resistant depression. A clinical decision support tool could guide patient selection to improve the overall ... -
Development and Validation of a Simple Ultrasound Activity Score for Crohn’s Disease
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-06)Background and Aims To improve management of patients with Crohn’s disease, objective measurements of disease activity are needed. Ileocolonoscopy is the current reference standard but has limitations that restrict repeated ... -
Development and validation of patients' surgical safety checklist
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: Poor uptake and understanding of critical perioperative information represent a major safety risk for surgical patients. Implementing a patient-driven surgical safety checklist might enhance the way critical ... -
Development and validation of surgical Patients’ own Safety Checklist – PASC : A new tool to involve patients in safety
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-10-07)Bakgrunn: Sjekklister for bruk av kirurgisk helsepersonell er vist å ha forbedret teamarbeid og pasientsikkerhet. Fremdeles opplever et stort antall pasienter feil som kunne ha vært forebygget. Verdenshelseorganisasjons ... -
Development of an international Core Outcome Set (COS) for best care for the dying person: study protocol
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-11-30)Background: In contrast to typical measures employed to assess outcomes in healthcare such as mortality or recovery rates, it is difficult to define which specific outcomes of care are the most important in caring for dying ... -
Development of an internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy program for use in combination with exercise therapy and education by patients at increased risk of chronic pain following total knee arthroplasty
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Approximately 20% of patients experience chronic pain after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Due to the growing number of TKA procedures, this will affect an increasing number of people worldwide. Catastrophic ... -
Development of and Gathering Validity Evidence for a Theoretical Test in Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is an imaging modality applied in a broad field of medical specialties for diagnostic uses, guidance during biopsy procedures and ablation therapies and sonoporation therapy. Appropriate ... -
Device Failure and Adverse Events Related to Single-use and Reusable Flexible Ureteroscopes: Findings and New Insights From an 11-Year Analysis of the Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience Database
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Objective To catalog and characterize device failures and adverse events related to flexible ureteroscopes from a national database. Methods Search of the Manufacturer User and Facility Device Experience database ... -
Diabetic diarrhoea: a study on gastrointestinal motility, pH levels and autonomic function
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Chronic diarrhoea is a common, but poorly investigated diabetes complication. Autonomic neuropathy is a leading pathophysiological theory founded on old, small studies. Studies of gastrointestinal motility and ... -
Diabetic gastroenteropathy examined with wireless motility capsule
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-03-11)Background Diabetic gastroenteropathy may affect all parts of the gastrointestinal tract. Despite being prevalent, knowledge is limited and treatment often generalised and unsatisfactory. To deliver personalised treatment, ... -
Diabetisk ketoacidose ved bruk av SGLT2-hemmer – en pasientserie
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Bakgrunn: Hemmere av natriumglukose-kotransportør 2 (SGLT2-hemmere) benyttes i økende grad ved diabetes type 2. Resultater fra tidligere studier tyder på en økt forekomst av diabetisk ketoacidose ved bruk av disse ... -
Diagnosing Schizophrenia from Activity Records using Hidden Markov Model Parameters
(Chapter, 2021)The diagnosis of Schizophrenia is mainly based on qualitative characteristics. With the usage of portable devices which measure activity of humans, the diagnosis of Schizophrenia can be enriched through quantitative features. ...