Browsing Department of Clinical Medicine by Title
Now showing items 1587-1606 of 2095
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Post resuscitation care – some words of caution and a call for action
(Journal article, 2015-11-04)This fall the European Resuscitation Council (ERC) and the European Cardiology Society (ESC) publish updated post resuscitation care guidelines. For these guidelines to have an impact they must be implemented into daily ... -
Post-PET ultrasound improves specificity of 18F-FDG-PET for recurrent differentiated thyroid cancer while maintaining sensitivity
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-03-13)Background: Positron emission tomography (PET) using fluor-18-deoxyglucose (18F-FDG) with or without computed tomography (CT) is generally accepted as the most sensitive imaging modality for diagnosing recurrent differentiated ... -
Posterior approach and uncemented stems increases the risk of reoperation after hemiarthroplasties in elderly hip fracture patients
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)Background — Hemiarthroplasties are performed in great numbers worldwide but are seldom registered on a national basis. Our aim was to identify risk factors for reoperation after fracturerelated hemiarthroplasty in Norway ... -
Posthospitalization follow-up of patients with heart failure using eHealth solutions : restricted systematic review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: Heart failure (HF) is a clinical syndrome with high incidence rates, a substantial symptom and treatment burden, and a significant risk of readmission within 30 days after hospitalization. The COVID-19 pandemic ... -
Postoperative Dural Sac Cross-Sectional Area as an Association for Outcome After Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Clinical and Radiological Results From the NORDSTEN-Spinal Stenosis Trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Study Design: Prospective cohort study. Objective: The aim was to investigate the association between postoperative dural sac cross-sectional area (DSCA) after decompressive surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis and clinical ... -
Postoperative pain management in non-traumatic emergency general surgery: WSES-GAIS-SIAARTI-AAST guidelines
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Non-traumatic emergency general surgery involves a heterogeneous population that may present with several underlying diseases. Timeous emergency surgical treatment should be supplemented with high-quality ... -
Postoperative treatment after partial nail ablation of ingrown toenails — does it matter what we recommend? A blinded randomised study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-05-03)Trial design: In this blinded randomized study we analyzed patient reported outcome of three different treatments after nail surgery. We compared daily footbath with either alkaline or acidic soap or just a simple bandage ... -
Postprandial metabolism in healthy young subjects (PoMet)
(Master thesis, 2022-05-13)Introduction: When measuring nutritional biomarkers in blood, recent food intake can greatly impact the concentrations. Hence, it may be important to consider prandial status when interpreting the biomarker concentrations. ... -
Postprandial Symptoms in Patients With Functional Dyspepsia and Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Relations to Ultrasound Measurements and Psychological Factors
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background/Aims Dyspeptic symptoms are common in patients with functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorders, and may be related to visceral hypersensitivity. We aim to explore the relation between visceral hypersensitivity ... -
Postural control in a simulated saturation dive to 240 msw.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007)INTRODUCTION: There is evidence that increased ambient pressure causes an increase in postural sway. This article documents postural sway at pressures not previously studied and discusses possible mechanisms. METHODS: Eight ... -
Postvaccination immune responses and risk of primary total hip arthroplasty—A population-based cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Objective To investigate the relationship between individual postvaccination immune responses and subsequent risk of total hip arthroplasty (THA) due to idiopathic osteoarthritis (OA) or rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Me ... -
Potential of AI-Driven Chatbots in Urology: Revolutionizing Patient Care Through Artificial Intelligence
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Purpose of Review Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots have emerged as a potential tool to transform urology by improving patient care and physician efficiency. With an emphasis on their potential advantages and ... -
The power of empirical data; lessons from the clinical registry initiatives in Scandinavian cancer care
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background In Scandinavia, there is a strong tradition for research and quality monitoring based on registry data. In Denmark, Norway and Sweden, 63 clinical registries collect data on disease characteristics, treatment ... -
PPAR-gamma agonist pioglitazone recovers mitochondrial quality control in fibroblasts from PITRM1-deficient patients
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Introduction: Biallelic variants in PITRM1 are associated with a slowly progressive syndrome characterized by intellectual disability, spinocerebellar ataxia, cognitive decline and psychosis. The pitrilysin metallopeptidase ... -
A Practical Guide to Modeling and Conducting a Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Companion Biomarker Tests for Targeted Therapies Using R: Tutorial Paper
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Despite the increasing number of potential biomarkers identified in laboratories and reported in much literature, the adoption of biomarkers routinely available in clinical practice to inform treatment decisions is very ... -
Practice patterns in diagnostics, staging, and management strategies of gallbladder cancer among Nordic tertiary centers
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background and objective: Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is a rare malignancy in the Nordic countries and no common Nordic treatment guidelines exist. This study aimed to characterize the current diagnostic and treatment ... -
Practice Tools for Screening and Monitoring Insomnia in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Between 50–80% of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have insomnia, which adversely affects their mental and physical health. However, there is no consensus to-date on suitable tools for insomnia screening and ... -
A pragmatic approach to sonothrombolysis in acute ischaemic stroke: The Norwegian randomised controlled sonothrombolysis in acute stroke study (NOR-SASS)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-07-11)Background: Ultrasound accelerates thrombolysis with tPA (sonothrombolysis). Ultrasound in the absence of tPA also accelerates clot break-up (sonolysis). Adding intravenous gaseous microbubbles may potentiate the effect ... -
pRb2/p130 protein expression and RBL2 mutation analysis in Burkitt lymphoma from Uganda
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-08-19)Background: The members of the retinoblastoma protein family, pRb, p107 and pRb2 (p130), are central players in controlling the cell cycle. Whereas disturbed function of pRb is commonly seen in human cancers, it is still ... -
Pre- and postoperative nutritional status and dietary intake in patients undergoing gastroenterological surgery at St. Olavs Hospital
(Master thesis, 2017-06-10)Introduction and aim: The prevalence of malnutrition in hospital ranges between 10%-60%. Patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery are at risk for malnutrition both because of insufficient food intake pre- and/or ...