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A consensus-based template for documenting and reporting in physician-staffed pre-hospital services
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-11-23)Background: Physician-staffed pre-hospital units are employed in many Western emergency medical services (EMS) systems. Although these services usually integrate well within their EMS, little is known about the quality of ... -
A consensus-based template for uniform reporting of data from pre-hospital advanced airway management
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-11-20)Background: Advanced airway management is a critical intervention that can harm the patient if performed poorly. The available literature on this subject is rich, but it is difficult to interpret due to a huge variability ... -
Constructing the immune signature of schizophrenia for clinical use and research; an integrative review translating descriptives into diagnostics
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Schizophrenia is considered a syndrome comprised by several disease phenotypes, covering a range of underlying pathologies. One of these disease mechanisms seems to involve immune dysregulation and neuroinflammation. While ... -
Consumption of a light meal affects serum concentrations of one-carbon metabolites and B-vitamins. A clinical intervention study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)The transfer of one-carbon units between molecules in metabolic pathways is essential for maintaining cellular homeostasis, but little is known about whether the circulating concentrations of metabolites involved in the ... -
Continuous Local Intra-Arterial Nimodipine for the Treatment of Cerebral Vasospasm
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Vasospasm (VSP) is one of the major causes for prolonged neurologic deficit in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Few case series have reported about continuous local intra-arterial nimodipine administration ... -
Continuous positive airway pressure in cluster headache: A randomized, placebo-controlled, triple-blind, crossover study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Oxygen inhalation aborts cluster headache attacks, and case reports show the effect of continuous positive airway pressure. The aim of this study was to investigate the prophylactic effect of continuous positive ... -
Contrasting patterns of overweight and thinness among preschool children of different ethnic groups in Norway, and relations with maternal and early life factors
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-08-23)Background: Childhood obesity is a worldwide health challenge and risk factor for adult life obesity, which predisposes to development of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. However, also thinness in early life ... -
Controlled Attenuation Parameter in Healthy Individuals Aged 8–70 Years
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Purpose Controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) is a non-invasive method to assess the presence of liver steatosis. It has been evaluated in children and adults, mainly in either the obese or in subjects with suspected ... -
Coping with multiple sclerosis
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Corneal Vascularization Associated With a Novel PDGFRB Variant
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the genetic cause of aggressive corneal vascularization in otherwise healthy children in one family. Further, to study molecular consequences associated with the identified ... -
Correction: Reduction of late stillbirth with the introduction of fetal movement information and guidelines - a clinical quality improvement
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-09-02)We have performed a full cross-validation of this clinical Femina data collection against the routinely collected data of the Medical Birth Registry of Norway to validate the estimates of reduced mortality in the total ... -
Correlation between gene expression and MRI STIR signals in patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes indicates immune involvement
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-01-07)Disability and distress caused by chronic low back pain (LBP) lacking clear pathoanatomical explanations cause huge problems both for patients and society. A subgroup of patients has Modic changes (MC), identifiable by MRI ... -
Corrosion and metal release from overlapping arterial stents under mechanical and electrochemical stress - An experimental study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Intra-arterial stenosis due to atherosclerosis is often treated with endovascular balloon dilatation with a metal stent. Restenosis is common and is frequently treated with a new stent placed inside the existing one or the ... -
Cosinor modelling of seasonal variation in 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations in cardiovascular patients in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Background/Objectives: Seasonal variation may reduce the validity of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) as a biomarker of vitamin D status. Here we aimed to identify potential determinants of seasonal variation in 25OHD concentrations ... -
The cost of multiple sclerosis in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-11-16)Health economic aspects have been increasingly important during introduction of new treatments for multiple sclerosis. As a partial response for Norway, a costof- illness study was carried out to estimate the yearly cost ... -
Cost utility analysis of intramedullary nailing and skeletal traction treatment for patients with femoral shaft fractures in Malawi
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background and purpose — In Malawi, both skeletal traction (ST) and intramedullary nailing (IMN) are used in the treatment of femoral shaft fractures, ST being the mainstay treatment. Previous studies have found that IMN ... -
Costs analysis and comparison of usefulness of acute MRI and 2 weeks of cast immobilization for clinically suspected scaphoid fractures
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-11-18)Background and purpose — Fractures of the scaphoid are often not detected on initial plain radiographs. Conventional management of clinically suspected scaphoid fractures is cast immobilization for 2 weeks and then ... -
Cost–utility analysis of antibiotic treatment in patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes: results from a randomised, placebo-controlled trial in Norway (the AIM study)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objective To evaluate the cost–utility of 100 days of antibiotics in patients with chronic low back pain (LBP) and type I or II Modic changes included in the Antibiotic treatment In patients with chronic low back pain ... -
Countrywise results of total hip replacement. An analysis of 438,733 hips based on the Nordic Arthroplasty Register Association database
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)Background and purpose: An earlier Nordic Arthroplasty Register Association (NARA) report on 280,201 total hip replacements (THRs) based on data from 1995–2006, from Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, was published in 2009. The ... -
The Course of Carotid Plaque Vulnerability Assessed by Advanced Neurosonology
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-08-20)Background: Carotid artery atherosclerosis is a major risk factor for ischemic stroke. This risk is related to plaque vulnerability and is characterized by plaque morphology, intraplaque neovascularization, and cerebral ...