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E-AHPBA-ESSO-ESSR Innsbruck consensus guidelines for preoperative liver function assessment before hepatectomy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Posthepatectomy liver failure (PHLF) contributes significantly to morbidity and mortality after liver surgery. Standardized assessment of preoperative liver function is crucial to identify patients at risk. ... -
Early aseptic loosening of a mobile-bearing total knee replacement
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Background and purpose - Registry-based studies have reported an increased risk of aseptic tibial loosening for the cemented Low Contact Stress (LCS) total knee replacement compared with other cemented designs; however, ... -
Early Behavioral Interventions for Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder in Routine Clinical Care: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)The current paper systematically reviews and meta-analyses the effectiveness of early behavioral interventions (BI) for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in routine clinical care. The effectiveness of BI, ... -
Early constipation predicts faster dementia onset in Parkinson's disease
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Constipation is a common but not a universal feature in early PD, suggesting that gut involvement is heterogeneous and may be part of a distinct PD subtype with prognostic implications. We analysed data from the Parkinson’s ... -
Early diagnosis is associated with improved clinical outcomes in benign esophageal perforation: an individual patient data meta‑analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Time of diagnosis (TOD) of benign esophageal perforation is regarded as an important risk factor for clinical outcome, although convincing evidence is lacking. The aim of this study is to assess whether time ... -
Early Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer: Clinical Premonitions, Timely Precursor Detection and Increased Curative-Intent Surgery
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background: The overall poor prognosis in pancreatic cancer is related to late clinical detection. Early diagnosis remains a considerable challenge in pancreatic cancer. Unfortunately, the onset of clinical symptoms in ... -
Early Forms of α-Synuclein Pathology Are Associated with Neuronal Complex I Deficiency in the Substantia Nigra of Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (iPD) is characterized by degeneration of the dopaminergic substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc), typically in the presence of Lewy pathology (LP) and mitochondrial respiratory complex I (CI) ... -
Early identification of treatment non-response in first-episode psychosis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Approximately one-third of patients with psychotic disorders does not respond to standard antipsychotic treatments. Consensus criteria for treatment resistance (TR) may aid the identification of non-response ... -
Early indicators of disease progression in Fabry disease that may indicate the need for disease-specific treatment initiation: Findings from the opinion-based PREDICT-FD modified Delphi consensus initiative
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objectives The PRoposing Early Disease Indicators for Clinical Tracking in Fabry Disease (PREDICT-FD) initiative aimed to reach consensus among a panel of global experts on early indicators of disease progression that may ... -
Early neurological worsening in acute ischaemic stroke patients
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-01)Objectives: Neurological worsening in acute ischaemic stroke patients is common with significant morbidity and mortality. Aims: To determine the factors associated with early neurological worsening within the first 9 h ... -
Early Parkinson’s Disease. Incidence, clinical features and quality of life in a population-based cohort study.
(Doctoral thesis, 2014-06-06)Background: The prevalence of Parkinson’s Disease (PD) in Norway is about 100/100 000 inhabitants. For planning of health care needs and for research purposes, incidence figures are considered the more valuable information, ... -
Early screening outcomes among non-immigrants and immigrants targeted by BreastScreen Norway, 2010–2019
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Aims: This study aimed to analyse results on early screening outcomes, including recall and cancer rates, and histopathological tumour characteristics among non-immigrants and immigrants invited to BreastScreen ... -
Early screening outcomes before, during, and after a randomized controlled trial with digital breast tomosynthesis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Purpose To describe and compare early screening outcomes before, during and after a randomized controlled trial with digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) including synthetic 2D mammography versus standard digital mammography ... -
Early start of enzyme replacement therapy in pediatric male patients with classical Fabry disease is associated with attenuated disease progression
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) slows disease progression of Fabry disease (FD), especially when initiated before the onset of irreversible organ damage. However, with the clinically asymptomatic progression ... -
Early substance use cessation improves cognition-10 years outcome in first-episode psychosis patients
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-07-12)Background: Cognitive impairment may be a risk factor for, as well as a consequence of, psychosis. Non-remitting symptoms, premorbid functioning, level of education, and socioeconomic background are known correlates. A ... -
Economic aspects of Parkinson’s disease
(Doctoral thesis, 2009-11-13)Background: Next to Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most neurodegenerative disease. As the population structure in the industrialized and industrializing countries is changing, an increasing ... -
The economic impact of multiple sclerosis to the patients and their families in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-12)Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) imposes high economic costs on society, but the patients and their families have to bear some of these costs. Objective: We aimed to estimate the magnitude of these economic costs in ... -
An economic model to evaluate cost-effectiveness of computer assisted knee replacement surgery in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-07-06)Background: The use of Computer Assisted Surgery (CAS) for knee replacements is intended to improve the alignment of knee prostheses in order to reduce the number of revision operations. Is the cost effectiveness of computer ... -
Editorial: facts, figures and the future
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-01-09)