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Ultrasonographic evaluation of disease activity in Crohn’s Disease
(Doctoral thesis, 2020-09-21)Background: Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory disorder in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, characterized by alternating periods of remission and relapse. Patients’ symptoms do not reliably represent inflammatory ... -
Ultrasound Detection of Pneumothorax. Development of a porcine pneumothorax model to assess and teach lung ultrasound diagnostics.
(Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2013-10-21)Background: Pneumothorax (PTX) is common after blunt chest injury, and failure to diagnose and rapidly treat an enlarging PTX may cause patient death. The anteroposterior supine chest x-ray (CXR) is the least sensitive of ... -
Ultrasound echo-intensity predicts severe Pancreatic affection in cystic fibrosis patients
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-03-24)Background: Pancreatic destruction affects the majority of patients with cystic fibrosis. We aimed to relate ultrasound findings to exocrine pancreatic function and cystic fibrosis genotype. Methods: Patients with cystic ... -
Ultrasound Strain Rate Imaging in Functional Dyspepsia : in-vitro and clinical evaluation
(Doctoral thesis, 2008-06-20)Functional dyspepsia (FD) is a chronic condition that is characterized by abdominal pain or discomfort, nausea, vomiting, early satiation and abdominal fullness. The Rome III classification of functional gastrointestinal ... -
Umbilical vein constriction at the abdominal wall An ultrasound study in low risk pregnancies
(Doctoral thesis, 2005-05-18)The umbilical vein is the only vessel supplying the fetus with blood supplying oxygen and nutrients from the placenta. Case reports indicate that the fetal end of the umbilical cord is susceptible to mechanical complications. ... -
An Update on Vitamin D and Disease Activity in Multiple Sclerosis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Vitamin D and its main active metabolite 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D serve a crucial role in maintenance of a healthy calcium metabolism, yet have additional roles in immune and central nervous system cell homeostasis. Serum ... -
Ureteral Strictures Following Ureteroscopic Stone Treatment
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background and Purpose: Ureteral stricture is a rare, but serious complication following ureteroscopy (URS) for stones. The aim of this study was to investigate how many patients ended up with a ureteral stricture after ... -
Urinary iodine concentration and iodine intake in pregnant Norwegian women. Results from the “Little in Norway” Study (LiN)
(Master thesis, 2015-05-15)Background Iodine is an essential nutrient for the synthesis of thyroid hormones. Inadequate iodine intake is especially critical during pregnancy, lactation and early childhood. Iodine deficiency early in life impairs the ... -
Urinary proteomics in chronic kidney disease: diagnosis and risk of progression beyond albuminuria
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-08-07)Background: The contrast between a high prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and the low incidence of end-stage renal disease highlights the need for new biomarkers of progression beyond albuminuria testing. Urinary ... -
Urine and plasma concentrations of amino acids and plasma vitamin status differ, and are differently affected by salmon intake, in obese Zucker fa/fa rats with impaired kidney function and in Long-Evans rats with healthy kidneys
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Kidney function affects amino acid metabolism and vitamin status. The aims of the present study were to investigate urine and plasma concentrations of amino acids as well as plasma vitamin status in rats with impaired renal ... -
Use of immunohistochemical markers can refine prognosis in triple negative breast cancer
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007-07-24)Background: Basal-like breast cancer has been extensively characterized on the basis of gene expression profiles, but it is becoming increasingly common for these tumors to be defined on the basis of immunohistochemical ... -
The use of prosthetic grafts in above-knee femoropopliteal bypass surgery : a clinical study of long-term results and risk factors for failure
(Doctoral thesis, 2007-05-24)Purpose: The purpose of this study has been to investigate the results of above-knee prosthetic femoropopliteal bypass surgery and to identify risk factors for complications and graft failure. The influence of comorbidity, ... -
Use of social media for communicating about critical care topics: A Norwegian cross-sectional survey
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-07-08)Background: Social media (SoMe) might be an alternative platform for communicating critical care topics to implement evidence‐based practice in the intensive care unit (ICU). This survey aims to describe ICU nurses’ and ... -
Using patient-reported outcome measures for improved decision-making in patients with gastrointestinal cancer – the last clinical frontier in surgical oncology?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-06-14)The genomic era has introduced concepts of “personalized medicine” and “targeted therapy” in the field of oncology. Medicine has become increasingly complex with a plethora of potential dilemmas in diagnosis, treatment, ... -
Using the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study to determine risk factors for delayed development and neuro-psychiatric symptoms in the offspring of parents with epilepsy
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-12-29)Introduction: Antiepileptic drug (AED) teratogenicity is suspected to be the main cause of impaired development in children of women with epilepsy. However, many factors may confound the reported risks. The purpose of this ... -
Using Thoracic Ultrasonography to Accurately Assess Pneumothorax Progression During Positive Pressure Ventilation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-02)Background: Although thoracic ultrasonography accurately determines the size and extent of occult pneumothoraces (PTXs) in spontaneously breathing patients, there is uncertainty about patients receiving positive pressure ... -
Using urine to diagnose large-scale mtDNA deletions in adult patients
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate if urinary sediment cells offered a robust alternative to muscle biopsy for the diagnosis of single mtDNA deletions. Methods Eleven adult patients with progressive ... -
Uterine cervical neoplasia : aspects of biology and pathology
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Validation of a Norwegian version of SURgical PAtient Safety System (SURPASS) in combination with the World Health Organizations' Surgical Safety Checklist (WHO SSC)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-01-07)Introduction: Surgical safety checklists may contribute to reduction of complications and mortality. The WHO’s Surgical Safety Checklist (WHO SSC) could prevent incidents in operating theatres, but errors also occur before ... -
Validation of liver elastography in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis and healthy individuals. Normal values and correlation to fibrosis parameters.
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-01-08)Liver elastography applies ultrasound-based measurements of liver stiffness (LS), used as a quantification of liver fibrosis. Correlation between liver stiffness measurements (LSM) and histological stages of liver fibrosis ...