Blar i Department of Clinical Medicine på emneord "Mortality"
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Acute kidney injury in burn patients admitted to the intensive care unit: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-01-02)Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication in burn patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Our primary aim was to review incidence, risk ... -
Addition of eGFR and age improves the prognostic absolute renal risk-model in 1,134 norwegian patients with IgA nephropathy
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-05)Background: Predicting outcome in individual patients with IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is difficult but important. For this purpose, the absolute renal risk (ARR) model has been developed in a French cohort to calculate the ... -
Emergency surgery in the elderly: the balance between function, frailty, fatality and futility
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-02-03)Becoming old is considered a privilege and results from the socioeconomic progress and improvements in health care systems worldwide. However, morbidity and mortality increases with age, and even more so in acute onset ... -
Fast track hip fracture care and mortality – an observational study of 2230 patients
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-05-24)Background: Hip fracture patients are frail and have a high mortality. We investigated whether the introduction of fast track care reduced the 30-day mortality after hip fractures. Methods: Fast track hip fracture care was ... -
The frequency and impact of admission hyperglycemia on short term outcome of acute stroke patients admitted to Tikur Anbessa Specialized hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-12-27)Background: Admission hyperglycemia (HG) has been associated with worse outcomes among acute stroke patients. A better understanding and awareness of the potentially adverse influence of hyperglycemia on the clinical outcome ... -
High mortality due to cutaneous melanoma in norway: A study of prognostic factors in a nationwide cancer registry
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-05-09)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine why Norway has the highest rate of mortality due to cutaneous melanoma (CM) in Europe. The Norwegian Malignant Melanoma Registry (NMMR) enables the study of clinical and ... -
Improved prognosis in Norwegian patients with glomerulonephritis associated with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-02-17)Background. Glomerulonephritis associated with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) is associated with increased mortality and a high risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Here, we investigated whether the ... -
Improving pancreas surgery over time: Performance factors related to transition of care and patient volume
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-06-29)Background: Pancreas surgery has evolved with better diagnostic imaging, changing indications, and improved patient selection. Outside high-volume tertiary centers, the documented effect of evolution in care and volumes ... -
Long-term survival and quality of life after intensive care for patients 80 years of age or older
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-06-03)Background: Comparison of survival and quality of life in a mixed ICU population of patients 80 years of age or older with a matched segment of the general population. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed survival of ICU ... -
Mortality among retired offshore divers in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Background: Health effects of diving have been observed in divers who have not experienced any diving related accidents. The aim of the study was to study total, and cause specific mortality, in Norwegian retired professional ... -
Mortality in epilepsy and the influence of comorbid conditions and antiepileptic drugs
(Doctoral thesis, 2013-05-31)Purpose: Based on a clinical observation, this study was initiated to examine whether treatment with lamotrigine (LTG) is associated with an increased risk of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) in sub-groups of ... -
Mortality trends of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Norway 1951–2014: an age–period–cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-12)Recent studies suggest that the incidence and mortality of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are increasing. Changing environmental factors could influence disease risk differently throughout life span, and also between ... -
The Norwegian Stroke in the Young Study (NOR-SYS): rationale and design
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-07-17)Background: Ischemic stroke in young adults is a major health problem being associated with a higher vascular morbidity and mortality compared to controls, and a stroke recurrence rate of 25% during the first decade. The ... -
Plasma Retinol and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in the BECAC Population
(Master thesis, 2014-05-15)Background: Observational studies have suggested a possible link between vitamin A and cardiovascular disease mortality risk. However, randomized supplementation trials have failed to show improvement in survival. There ... -
Predicting outcomes in patients with perforated gastroduodenal ulcers: artificial neural network modelling indicates a highly complex disease
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-06-14)Purpose Mortality prediction models for patients with perforated peptic ulcer (PPU) have not yielded consistent or highly accurate results. Given the complex nature of this disease, which has many non-linear associations ... -
Scoring systems for outcome prediction in patients with perforated peptic ulcer
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-04-10)Background: Patients with perforated peptic ulcer (PPU) often present with acute, severe illness that carries a high risk for morbidity and mortality. Mortality ranges from 3-40% and several prognostic scoring systems have ... -
What Is the Best Predictor of Mortality in Perforated Peptic Ulcer Disease? A Population-Based, Multivariable Regression Analysis Including Three Clinical Scoring Systems
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-03-08)Background Mortality rates in perforated peptic ulcer (PPU) have remained unchanged. The aim of this study was to compare known clinical factors and three scoring systems (American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), Boey ...