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Organizational structures influencing timely recognition and acknowledgment of end-of-life in hospitals – A qualitative study of nurses' and doctors’ experiences
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Purpose Healthcare personnel's timely recognition and acknowledgment of end-of-life (EOL) is fundamental for reducing futile treatment, enabling informed decisions regarding the last days or weeks of life, and focusing ... -
Orthopaedic surgeons' ability to detect pathologic hip fractures: review of 1484 fractures reported to the Norwegian Hip Fracture Register
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-11-04)Background: The proximal femur is the most common location of metastases in the appendicular skeleton. Data on pathologic hip fractures, however, are sparse despite it is the most frequently operated pathologic fracture. ... -
Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery in Low-Income Countries. Follow-up, Infections and HIV
(Doctoral thesis, 2014-01-31)This thesis is based on three published papers about complications after intramedullary (IM) nailing of fractures of the long bones in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The first two studies were register studies ... -
Oslo government district bombing and Utøya island shooting July 22, 2011: The immediate prehospital emergency medical service response
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-01-26)Background: On July 22, 2011, a single perpetrator killed 77 people in a car bomb attack and a shooting spree incident in Norway. This article describes the emergency medical service (EMS) response elicited by the two ... -
Osteomyelitt i underkjeven
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Hevelser og smerter i kjeven er ofte assosiert med infeksiøs odontogen sykdom og vil typisk diagnostiseres og behandles hos tannlege. I noen tilfeller kan imidlertid ikke tanninfeksjoner påvises. Vi presenterer fire ... -
Osteoporosis as a Risk Factor for Distal Radial Fractures. A Case-Control Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011)Background: Distal radial fractures occur earlier in life than hip and spinal fractures and may be the first sign of osteoporosis. The aims of this case-control study were to compare the prevalence of osteopenia and ... -
Our genes, our selves: hereditary breast cancer and biological citizenship in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-03)In this paper we explore the rise of ‘the breast cancer gene’ as a field of medical, cultural and personal knowledge. We address its significance in the Norwegian public health care system in relation to so-called biological ... -
Out-of-hours antibiotic prescription after screening with C reactive protein: A randomised controlled study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Objective: To evaluate the effect of preconsultation C reactive protein (CRP) screening on antibiotic prescribing and referral to hospital in Norwegian primary care settings with low prevalence of serious infections. Design: ... -
Out-of-hours workload among Norwegian general practitioners – an observational study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Repeated studies of working hours among Norwegian regular general practitioners (RGPs) have shown that the average total number of weekly working hours has remained unchanged since 1994 and up until 2014. For ... -
Out-of-pocket expenditures for prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease in general and specialised cardiac hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Background: Cardiovascular disease poses a great financial risk on households in countries without universal health coverage like Ethiopia. This paper aims to estimate the magnitude and intensity of catastrophic health ... -
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 ...