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Factors correlated with pain after total knee arthroplasty: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-03-24)Main objective: Systematically review and synthesize preoperative and intraoperative factors associated with pain after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in patients with osteoarthritis. Methods: Based on a peer-reviewed ... -
Factors Correlated With Physical Function 1 Year After Total Knee Arthroplasty in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Importance: More than 1 in 5 patients do not experience improved physical function after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Identification of factors associated with physical function may be warranted to improve outcomes in ... -
Factors influencing on-scene time in a rural Norwegian helicopter emergency medical service: A retrospective observational study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-09-21)Background: Critically ill patients need to be immediately identified, properly managed, and rapidly transported to definitive care. Extensive prehospital times may increase mortality in selected patient groups. The on-scene ... -
Factors influencing treatment burden in colorectal cancer patients undergoing curative surgery: A cross-sectional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objective To describe the severity of treatment burden in surgically treated colorectal cancer (CRC) patients and examine associations between treatment burden and demographic and clinical variables. Methods This ... -
Factors predicting the use of therapeutic hypothermia and survival in unconscious out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients admitted to the ICU
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-07-23)Introduction: Therapeutic hypothermia (TH) after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) was adopted early in Norway. Since 2004 the general recommendation has been to cool all unconscious OHCA patients treated in the intensive ... -
Faecal calprotectin concentrations in apparently healthy children aged 0-12 years in urban Kampala, Uganda: a community-based survey
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-02-02)Background: Calprotectin is a calcium and zinc binding protein, abundant in neutrophils and is extremely stable in faeces. Faecal calprotectin is used as a non-specific marker for gastrointestinal inflammation. It has a ... -
Failed meniscal repairs after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction increases risk of revision surgery
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background: Failed anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction (ACLR) can lead to reduced quality of life because of recurrent episodes of instability, restrictions in level of activity, and development of osteoarthritis. ... -
Failure of aseptic revision total knee arthroplasties: 145 Revision failures from the Norwegian Arthroplasty Register, 1994-2011
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-07-30)Background and purpose — In Norway, the proportion of revision knee arthroplasties increased from 6.9% in 1994 to 8.5% in 2011. However, there is limited information on the epidemiology and causes of subsequent failure of ... -
Failure rate of cemented and uncemented total hip replacements: register study of combined Nordic database of four nations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)Objective: To assess the failure rate of cemented, uncemented, hybrid, and reverse hybrid total hip replacements in patients aged 55 years or older. Design: Register study. Setting: Nordic Arthroplasty Register Association ... -
Familial Contributions to the Association Between Low Birth Weight and Risk of CKD in Adult Life
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Introduction: Previous studies have revealed that individuals with low birth weight (LBW) have higher risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and that LBW and CKD cluster in families. This study investigates how familial ... -
Family history in young and middle-aged acute ischemic stroke patients. The Norwegian Stroke in the Young Study
(Doctoral thesis, 2016-04-08)Cardiovascular disease (CVD), including stroke, coronary heart disease (CHD) and peripheral artery disease, is the leading cause of death and disability in the western world. CVD is influenced by genetic and lifestyle ... -
A family history of stroke is associated with increased intima-media thickness in young ischemic Stroke - The norwegian stroke in the young study (NOR-SYS)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-08-09)Background and Purpose: Positive family history (FH+) of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a risk factor for own CVD. We aimed to analyze the effect of different types of FH (stroke, coronary heart disease (CHD), peripheral ... -
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 ... -
Fat in the lumbar multifidus muscles - predictive value and change following disc prosthesis surgery and multidiciplinary rehabilitation in patients With chronic low back pain and degenerative disc: 2-year follow-up of a randomized trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-04-04)Background: Evidence is lacking on whether fat infiltration in the multifidus muscles affects outcomes after total disc replacement (TDR) surgery and if it develops after surgery. The aims of this study were 1) to investigate ... -
Fatal anafylaksi etter tannbehandling
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Fatal injury as a function of rurality - a tale of two Norwegian counties
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-03-02)Background: Many studies indicate rural location as a separate risk for dying from injuries. For decades, Finnmark, the northernmost and most rural county in Norway, has topped the injury mortality statistics in Norway. ... -
Fatigue and quality of life in women treated for various types of gynaecological cancers: a cross-sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-07-12)Aims and objectives To examine the prevalence of cancer-related fatigue in women treated for various types of gynaecological cancers and, for these cancers, to assess fatigue in relation to distress, health-related quality ... -
Feasibility and acceptability of introducing advance care planning on a thoracic medicine inpatient ward: an exploratory mixed method study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background and aims: Advance care planning (ACP) is communication about wishes and preferences for end-of-life care. ACP is not routinely used in any Norwegian hospitals. We performed a pilot study (2014–2017) introducing ... -
Feasibility and utility of MRI and dynamic 18F-FDG-PET in an orthotopic organoid-based patient-derived mouse model of endometrial cancer
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Pelvic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and whole-body positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) play an important role at primary diagnostic work-up and in detecting recurrent disease in ... -
Feasibility of a portable electronic nose for detection of oral squamous cell carcinoma in sudan
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-05-03)Background: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is increasing at an alarming rate particularly in low-income countries. This urges for research into noninvasive, user-friendly diagnostic tools that can be used in ...