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Effects of Six-Food Elimination Diet on Esophageal Symptoms and Histopathology in Adult Patients with Eosinophilic Esophagitis
(Master thesis, 2018-06-22)Background and aim: Patients with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) usually present with dysphagia and food impaction events. A subgroup of EoE patients do not experience symptomatic improvement despite the use of corticosteroid ... -
The effects of smoking and hypertensive disorders on fetal growth
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2006-04-21)Background: It is well known that smoking and pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) are associated with decreased fetal growth. It has been reported that in preeclampsia the fetal growth deficit attributable to smoking is ... -
Effects of using the MyFood decision support system on hospitalized patients' nutritional status and treatment: A randomized controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background & aims Compliance to guidelines for disease-related malnutrition is documented as poor. The practice of using paper-based dietary recording forms with manual calculation of the patient's nutritional intake is ... -
Effekt av FODMAP-redusert kost på symptomer, livskvalitet og gassproduksjon hos pasienter med funksjonell dyspepsi
(Master thesis, 2014-05-15)Rationale: FODMAPs (fermentable oligo-, di-, monosaccharides and polyols) is a group of carbohydrates poorly absorbed in the small intestine - some will therefore serve as substrate for colonic fermentation. Studies show ... -
Efficacy of antibiotic treatment in patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes (the AIM study): double blind, randomised, placebo controlled, multicentre trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Objective To assess the efficacy of three months of antibiotic treatment compared with placebo in patients with chronic low back pain, previous disc herniation, and vertebral endplate changes (Modic changes). Design Double ... -
Efficacy of different types of cognitive enhancers for patients with schizophrenia: a meta-analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Cognitive impairment is a core feature of schizophrenia, which is predictive for functional outcomes and is, therefore, a treatment target in itself. Yet, literature on efficacy of different pharmaco-therapeutic options ... -
Efficacy of faecal microbiota transplantation for patients with irritable bowel syndrome in a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Objective: Faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) from healthy donors to patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) has been attempted in two previous double-blind, placebo-controlled studies. While one of those studies ... -
Efficacy of fecal microbiota transplantation for patients with irritable bowel syndrome at 3 years after transplantation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background & Aims: The long-term efficacy and possible adverse events of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are unknown. This study performed a 3-year follow-up of the patients in our ... -
Efficacy of treating segmental bone defects through endochondral ossification: 3D printed designs and bone metabolic activities
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Three-dimensional printing (3D printing) is a promising technique for producing scaffolds for bone tissue engineering applications. Porous scaffolds can be printed directly, and the design, shape and porosity can be ... -
Efficient extracellular vesicle isolation by combining cell media modifications, ultrafiltration, and size-exclusion chromatography
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-09-27)Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are a heterogeneous population of biological particles released by cells. They represent an attractive source of potential biomarkers for early detection of diseases such as cancer. However, ... -
Efficient extraction of small microplastic particles from rat feed and feces for quantification
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)To date, microplastic is ubiquitously encountered in the environment. Studies analyzing microplastic in terrestrial ecosystems, including animal feces and feed, are few. Microplastic quantification method validation and ... -
EFSUMB recommendations for gastrointestinal ultrasound part 3: Endorectal, endoanal and perineal ultrasound
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)This article represents part 3 of the EFSUMB Recommendations and Guidelines for Gastrointestinal Ultrasound (GIUS). It provides an overview of the examination techniques recommended by experts in the field of endorectal/endoanal ... -
EGFR Regulates the Hippo pathway by promoting the tyrosine phosphorylation of MOB1
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The Hippo pathway is frequently dysregulated in cancer, leading to the unrestrained activity of its downstream targets, YAP/TAZ, and aberrant tumor growth. However, the precise mechanisms leading to YAP/TAZ activation in ... -
Elderly Patients in the Intensive Care Unit
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Very old intensive care unit (ICU) patients, aged ≥ 80 years, are by no mean newcomers, but during the last decades their impact on ICU admissions has grown in parallel with the increase in the number of elderly persons ... -
Elderly Patients With No Previous Psychiatric History: Suicidality and Other Factors Relating to Psychiatric Acute Admissions
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background: The common recommendation that adults with onset of mental illness after the age of 65 should receive specialised psychogeriatric treatment is based on limited evidence. Aims: To compare factors related to ... -
Elective surgery system strengthening: development, measurement, and validation of the surgical preparedness index across 1632 hospitals in 119 countries
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background The 2015 Lancet Commission on global surgery identified surgery and anaesthesia as indispensable parts of holistic health-care systems. However, COVID-19 exposed the fragility of planned surgical services around ... -
Electric field causes volumetric changes in the human brain
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Recent longitudinal neuroimaging studies in patients with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) suggest local effects of electric stimulation (lateralized) occur in tandem with global seizure activity (generalized). We used ... -
Electroconvulsive therapy for bipolar disorder depression. Effects on depressive symptoms and cognitive function
(Doctoral thesis, 2014-11-28)Background: Treating the depressive state of bipolar disorder (BD) is challenging. Pharmacological treatments often have poor outcomes. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is generally considered to be the most effective acute ... -
Electroconvulsive therapy triggers a reversible decrease in brain N-acetylaspartate
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Introduction: Based on previous research on electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) we have proposed a model where disruption, potentiation, and rewiring of brain networks occur in sequence and serve as the underlying therapeutic ... -
Electrolyte profiles with induced hypothermia: A sub study of a clinical trial evaluating the duration of hypothermia after cardiac arrest
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Electrolyte disturbances can result from targeted temperature treatment (TTM) in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients. This study explores electrolyte changes in blood and urine in OHCA patients treated ...