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The rise in road traffic injuries in Lilongwe, Malawi: A snapshot of the growing epidemic of trauma in low income countries
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Introduction: Road traffic injuries (RTIs) and death are a major public health issue worldwide. Unless appropriate action is taken urgently, the burden of RTIs will continue to increase globally. This will be particularly ... -
Risk assessment during preventive home visits among older people
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-10-24)Background: Preventive home visits (PHV) may contribute to identify risks and needs in older people, and thereby delay the onset of functional decline and illness, otherwise often followed by home care or admission to ... -
Risk assessment of pre-hospital trauma airway management by anaesthesiologists using the predictive Bayesian approach
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-04-21)Introduction: Endotracheal intubation (ETI) has been considered an essential part of pre-hospital advanced life support. Pre-hospital ETI, however, is a complex intervention also for airway specialist like anaesthesiologists ... -
Risk factors and preventive strategies for post-operative pancreatic fistula after pancreatic surgery: a comprehensive review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-03)Background: Pancreas surgery has developed into a fairly safe procedure in terms of mortality, but is still hampered by considerable morbidity. Among the most frequent and dreaded complications are the development of a ... -
Risk factors and their impact on carotid intima-media thickness in young and middle-aged ischemic stroke patients and controls: The Norwegian Stroke in the Young Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-03-26)Background: Vascular morbidity and mortality due to cardiovascular disease (CVD) are high after ischemic stroke at a young age. Data on carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) as marker of atherosclerosis are scarce for young ... -
Risk factors for a non-favourable outcome after treated European Neuroborreliosis
(Journal article, 2011)Aim: To identify risk factors for a non-favourable long term outcome with respect to Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) and fatigue after treated Lyme Neuroborreliosis (LNB). Methods: We followed 50 LNB patients, and ... -
Risk factors for fracture-related infection after ankle fracture surgery
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Introduction Ankle fracture surgery comes with a risk of fracture-related infection (FRI). Identifying risk factors are important in preoperative planning, in management of patients, and for information to the individual ... -
Risk Factors for Infection after 46,113 Intramedullary Nail Operations in Low- and Middle-income Countries
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-02)Background: The fields of surgery and trauma care have largely been neglected in the global health discussion. As a result the idea that surgery is not safe or cost effective in resource-limited settings has gone unchallenged. ... -
Risk Factors for Jumper’s Knee
(Doctoral thesis, 2014-09-12)Background: The prevalence of jumper’s knee is high in sports characterized by high demands on leg extensor speed and power, such as volleyball, basketball, football and athletics. A prevalence up to 50% has been reported ... -
Risk factors for knee replacement due to primary osteoarthritis, a population based, prospective cohort study of 315,495 individuals
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-06-23)Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee is a common and disabling condition. We wanted to investigate the modifiable risk factors Body Mass Index (BMI) and physical activity, using knee replacement (KR) as a marker for ... -
Risk Factors for Neural-Tube Defects Detected in Utero: A Prospective Community-Based Study from Addis Ababa
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: A recent community-based study from Addis Ababa identifying Neural Tube Defect (NTD) cases by ultrasound examination of pregnant women showed a higher prevalence of 17 per 1000 fetuses. The risk factors behind ... -
Risk factors for revision after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
(Doctoral thesis, 2019-09-06)The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate risk factors for revision anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with a special attention to surgical technique (graft choice and choice of graft fixation) and ... -
Risk factors for revision surgery due to dislocation within 1 year after 111,711 primary total hip arthroplasties from 2005 to 2019: a study from the Norwegian Arthroplasty Register
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background and purpose: Dislocation of a hip prosthesis is the 3rd most frequent cause (after loosening and infection) for hip revision in Norway. Recently there has been a shift in surgical practice including preferred ... -
Risk factors influencing long-term survival and nursing home placement in stroke survivors and patients with carotid stenosis
(Doctoral thesis, 2018-01-11)Risk factors influencing long-term survival and nursing home placement in stroke survivors and patients with carotid stenosis Stroke is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide and one of the most ... -
Risk factors, complications and survival after upper abdominal surgery: A prospective cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-07-07)Background: Preoperative weight loss and abnormal serum-albumin have traditionally been associated with reduced survival. More recently, a correlation between postoperative complications and reduced long-term survival has ... -
The Risk of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo After Head Trauma
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objectives: Head trauma may cause dislodgement of otoconia and development of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). The risk of developing BPPV is expected to be highest shortly after the trauma, then decrease and ... -
The risk of revision in total knee arthroplasty is not affected by previous high tibial osteotomy
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Background and purpose — Previous studies have found different outcomes after revision of knee arthroplasties performed after high tibial osteotomy (HTO). We evaluated the risk of revision of total knee arthroplasty with ... -
Risk of total hip arthroplasty after elite sport: linking 3304 former world-class athletes with the Norwegian Arthroplasty Register
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Objectives: At present, there is no cure for osteoarthritis (OA), but severe hip joint degeneration can require total hip arthroplasty (THA). The literature on OA after elite sport is limited. We hypothesise that elite ... -
The Role of Diet in Irritable Bowel Syndrome with special reference to Gut Neuroendocrine System
(Doctoral thesis, 2015-08-28)Background: The majority of the patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) believe that diet triggers their symptoms, which affect the quality of their lives. The pathophysiology of IBS is not exactly known, however, the ... -
The role of diet in the pathophysiology and management of irritable bowel syndrome
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic gastrointestinal (GI) disorder that reportedly affects 5% to 20% of the world population. The etiology of IBS is not completely understood, but diet appears to play an important ...