Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Lossius, Hans Morten"
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Animal Laboratory Training Improves Lung Ultrasound Proficiency and Speed
Oveland, Nils Petter; Lossius, Hans Morten; Aagaard, Rasmus; Connolly, Jim; Sloth, Erik; Knudsen, Lars (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-09)Background: Although lung ultrasound (US) is accurate in diagnosing pneumothorax (PTX), the training requirements and methods necessary to perform US examinations must be defined. Objective: Our aim was to test whether ... -
Classification of comorbidity in trauma: agreement and reliability of the pre-injury ASA-PS Scale
Ringdal, Kjetil Gorseth; Skaga, Nils Oddvar; Steen, Petter Andreas; Hestnes, Morten; Laake, Petter; Jones, J. Mary; Lossius, Hans Morten (Conference poster, 2012-03-22) -
Collecting core data in severely injured patients using a consensus trauma template: an international multicentre study
Ringdal, Kjetil Gorseth; Lossius, Hans Morten; Jones, Mary J.; Lauritsen, Jens M.; Coats, Timothy J.; Palmer, Cameron S.; Lefering, Rolf; Bartolomeo, Stefano Di; Dries, David J.; Søreide, Kjetil (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-10-12)Introduction: No worldwide, standardised definitions exist for documenting, reporting and comparing data from severely injured trauma patients. This study evaluated the feasibility of collecting the data variables of the ... -
A concept for major incident triage: full-scaled simulation feasibility study
Rehn, Marius; Andersen, Jan E.; Vigerust, Trond; Krüger, Andreas J.; Lossius, Hans Morten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-08-11)Background Efficient management of major incidents involves triage, treatment and transport. In the absence of a standardised interdisciplinary major incident management approach, the Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation ... -
A consensus-based template for documenting and reporting in physician-staffed pre-hospital services
Krüger, Andreas J.; Lockey, David; Kurola, Jouni; Di Bartolomeo, Stefano; Castrén, Maaret; Mikkelsen, Søren; Lossius, Hans Morten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-11-23)Background: Physician-staffed pre-hospital units are employed in many Western emergency medical services (EMS) systems. Although these services usually integrate well within their EMS, little is known about the quality of ... -
A consensus-based template for uniform reporting of data from pre-hospital advanced airway management
Sollid, Stephen J. M.; Lockey, David J.; Lossius, Hans Morten; Pre-hospital advanced airway management expert group (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-11-20)Background: Advanced airway management is a critical intervention that can harm the patient if performed poorly. The available literature on this subject is rich, but it is difficult to interpret due to a huge variability ... -
"Getting your message through": an editorial guide for meeting publication standards
Ringdal, Kjetil Gorseth; Lossius, Hans Morten; Søreide, Kjetil (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-12-23) -
Implementation of checklists in health care; learning from high-reliability organisations
Thomassen, Øyvind; Espeland, Ansgar; Søfteland, Eirik; Lossius, Hans Morten; Heltne, Jon-Kenneth; Brattebø, Guttorm (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-10-03)Background: Checklists are common in some medical fields, including surgery, intensive care and emergency medicine. They can be an effective tool to improve care processes and reduce mortality and morbidity. Despite the ... -
Implementation of recommended trauma system criteria in south-eastern Norway: a cross-sectional hospital survey
Kristiansen, Thomas; Ringdal, Kjetil Gorseth; Skotheimsvik, Tarjei; Salthammer, Halvor K.; Gaarder, Christine; Næss, Pål A.; Lossius, Hans Morten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-01-26)Background: Formalized trauma systems have shown beneficial effects on patient survival and have harvested great recognition among health care professionals. In spite of this, the implementation of trauma systems is ... -
Inter-hospital transfer: the crux of the trauma system, a curse for trauma registries
Lossius, Hans Morten; Kristiansen, Thomas; Ringdal, Kjetil Gorseth; Rehn, Marius (Journal article, 2010-03-16)The inter-hospital transfer of patients is crucial to a well functioning trauma system, and the transfer process may serve as a quality indicator for regional trauma care. However, the assessment of the transfer process ... -
The intrapleural volume threshold for ultrasound detection of pneumothoraces: An experimental study on porcine models
Oveland, Nils Petter; Søreide, Eldar; Lossius, Hans Morten; Johannessen, Frode; Wemmelund, Kristian Borup; Aagaard, Rasmus; Sloth, Erik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-03-01)Background: Small pneumothoraxes (PTXs) may not impart an immediate threat to trauma patients after chest injuries. However, the amount of pleural air may increase and become a concern for patients who require positive ... -
The intrapleural volume threshold for ultrasound detection of pneumothoraxes
Oveland, Nils Petter; Søreide, Eldar; Johannessen, Frode; Wemmelund, Kristian Borup; Aagaard, Rasmus; Lossius, Hans Morten; Sloth, Erik (Conference lecture, 2013-05-28) -
Open access publishing: a girder in the success of the Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine.
Lossius, Hans Morten; Søreide, Kjetil (Journal article, 2011-01-19)The Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine (SJTREM) has entered its third year as an independent, open access international scientific on-line journal. SJTREM converted into open access (OA) ... -
Patient safety in pre-hospital emergency tracheal intubation: a comprehensive meta-analysis of the intubation success rates of EMS providers
Lossius, Hans Morten; Røislien, Jo; Lockey, David J. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-02-11)Introduction: Pre-hospital airway management is a controversial subject, but there is general agreement that a small number of seriously ill or injured patients require urgent emergency tracheal intubation (ETI) and ... -
Patients Referred to a Norwegian Trauma Centre: effect of transfer distance on injury patterns, use of resources and outcomes
Kristiansen, Thomas; Lossius, Hans Morten; Søreide, Kjetil; Steen, Petter Andreas; Gaarder, Christine; Næss, Pål A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-06-16)Background: Triage and interhospital transfer are central to trauma systems. Few studies have addressed transferred trauma patients. This study investigated transfers of variable distances to OUH (Oslo University Hospital, ... -
A Porcine Pneumothorax Model for Teaching Ultrasound Diagnostics
Oveland, Nils Petter; Sloth, Erik; Andersen, Gratien; Lossius, Hans Morten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-05)Objectives: Ultrasound (US) is a sensitive diagnostic tool for detecting pneumothorax (PTX), but methods are needed to optimally teach this technique outside of direct patient care. In training and research settings, porcine ... -
Pre-hospital intubation by anaesthesiologists in patients with severe trauma: an audit of a Norwegian helicopter emergency medical service
Sollid, Stephen J. M.; Lossius, Hans Morten; Søreide, Eldar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-06-14)Background Anaesthesiologists are airway management experts, which is one of the reasons why they serve as pre-hospital emergency physicians in many countries. However, limited data are available on the actual quality and ... -
Prognostic models for the early care of trauma patients: a systematic review
Rehn, Marius; Perel, Pablo; Blackhall, Karen; Lossius, Hans Morten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-03-20)Background: Early identification of major trauma may contribute to timely emergency care and rapid transport to an appropriate health-care facility. Several prognostic trauma models have been developed to improve early ... -
Revisiting the value of pre-hospital tracheal intubation: an all time systematic literature review extracting the Utstein airway core variables
Lossius, Hans Morten; Sollid, Stephen J. M.; Rehn, Marius; Lockey, David J. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-01-18)Introduction: Although tracheal intubation (TI) in the pre-hospital setting is regularly carried out by emergency medical service (EMS) providers throughout the world, its value is widely debated. Heterogeneity in procedures, ... -
Risk assessment of pre-hospital trauma airway management by anaesthesiologists using the predictive Bayesian approach
Sollid, Stephen J. M.; Lossius, Hans Morten; Nakstad, Anders R.; Aven, Terje; Søreide, Eldar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-04-21)Introduction: Endotracheal intubation (ETI) has been considered an essential part of pre-hospital advanced life support. Pre-hospital ETI, however, is a complex intervention also for airway specialist like anaesthesiologists ...