• Comparing microbiota profiles in induced and spontaneous sputum samples in COPD patients 

      Tangedal, Solveig; Aanerud, Marianne; Grønseth, Rune; Drengenes, Christine; Wiker, Harald G; Bakke, Per S.; Eagan, Tomas Mikal (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-08-29)
      Background: Induced and spontaneous sputum are used to evaluate the airways microbiota. Whether the sputum types can be used interchangeably in microbiota research is unknown. Our aim was to compare microbiota in induced ...
    • Complications and discomfort of bronchoscopy: a systematic review 

      Leiten, Elise Orvedal; Martinsen, Einar Marius Hjellestad; Eagan, Tomas Mikal; Bakke, Per S.; Grønseth, Rune (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)
      Objective: To identify bronchoscopy-related complications and discomfort, meaningful complication rates, and predictors. Method: We conducted a systematic literature search in PubMed on 8 February 2016, using a search ...
    • Incidence of utilization- and symptom-defined COPD exacerbations in hospital- and population-recruited patients 

      Erdal, Marta; Johannessen, Ane; Eagan, Tomas Mikal; Bakke, Per S.; Gulsvik, Amund; Grønseth, Rune (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-09)
      Objectives: The objectives of this study were to estimate the impact of recruitment source and outcome definition on the incidence of acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) and explore possible predictors of AECOPD. Patients ...
    • Participation in research bronchoscopy: a literature review 

      Martinsen, Einar Marius Hjellestad; Leiten, Elise Orvedal; Bakke, Per S.; Eagan, Tomas Mikal; Grønseth, Rune (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-02-03)
      Bronchoscopy is the preferred method for collecting biological samples from the lower airways of subjects in clinical research. However, ensuring participation in clinical research can be challenging when the research ...
    • Predictors of exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - results from the Bergen COPD Cohort Study 

      Husebø, Gunnar Reksten; Bakke, Per; Aanerud, Marianne; Hardie, Jon Andrew; Ueland, Thor; Grønseth, Rune; Persson, Louise Jeanette Pauline; Aukrust, Pål; Eagan, Tomas Mikal (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-10-03)
      Background: COPD exacerbations accelerate disease progression. Aims To examine if COPD characteristics and systemic inflammatory markers predict the risk for acute COPD exacerbation (AECOPD) frequency and duration. Methods: ...
    • Protected sampling is preferable in bronchoscopic studies of the airway microbiome 

      Grønseth, Rune; Drengenes, Christine; Wiker, Harald G; Tangedal, Solveig; Xue, Yaxin; Husebø, Gunnar; Svanes, Øistein; Lehmann, Sverre; Aardal, Marit Elisabeth; Hoang, Tuyen; Kalananthan, Tharmini; Martinsen, Einar Marius Hjellestad; Leiten, Elise Orvedal; Aanerud, Marianne; Nordeide, Eli; Haaland, Ingvild; Jonassen, Inge; Bakke, Per S.; Eagan, Tomas Mikal (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      The aim was to evaluate susceptibility of oropharyngeal contamination with various bronchoscopic sampling techniques. 67 patients with obstructive lung disease and 58 control subjects underwent bronchoscopy with ...