Browsing Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care by Journals "Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica"
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Are severely injured trauma victims in Norway offered advanced pre-hospital care? National, retrospective, observational cohort
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-08)Background: Studies of severely injured patients suggest that advanced pre‐hospital care and/or rapid transportation provides a survival benefit. This benefit depends on the disposition of resources to patients with the ... -
A calibration study of SAPS II with Norwegian intensive care registry data
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-05-12)Background Mortality prediction is important in intensive care. The Simplified Acute Physiology Score (SAPS) II is a tool for predicting such mortality. However, the original SAPS II is poorly calibrated to current intensive ... -
Daily variation in physical activity during mechanical ventilation and stay in the intensive care unit
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Early mobilisation of mechanically ventilated patients during their stay at an intensive care unit (ICU) can improve physical recovery. Yet, an objective and specified description of physical activities while ... -
A first-level customization study of SAPS II with Norwegian Intensive Care and Pandemic Registry (NIPaR) data
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background: Severity scores and mortality prediction models (MPMs) are important tools for benchmarking and stratification in the intensive care unit (ICU) and need to be regularly updated using data from a local and ... -
Frailty and survival in elderly intensive care patients in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Today, 10%-15% of Norwegian intensive care patients are ≥80 years. This proportion will increase significantly over the next 20 years, but it is unlikely that resources for intensive care increase correspondingly. ... -
Stroke identification by criteria based dispatch - a register based study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-01)Background: Rapid and precise dispatch of resources is a key element in pre‐hospital emergency medicine. Emergency medical communication centres (EMCCs) dispatch resources based on protocols and guidelines, balancing the ...