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Elevated plasma interleukin 6 predicts poor response in patients treated with sunitinib for metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Introduction: Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is the most common type among renal cell carcinomas, and anti-angiogenic treatment is currently first line therapy in metastatic ccRCC (mccRCC). Response rates and ... -
Embryonic Stem Cells Can Generate Oral Epithelia under Matrix Instruction
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)We aimed to investigate whether molecular clues from the extracellular matrix (ECM) can induce oral epithelial differentiation of pluripotent stem cells. Mouse embryonic stem cells (ESC) of the feeder-independent cell line ... -
Emergency intraosseous access in a helicopter emergency medical service: a retrospective study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-10-07)Intraosseous access (IO) is a method for providing vascular access in out-of-hospital resuscitation of critically ill and injured patients when traditional intravenous access is difficult or impossible. Different intraosseous ... -
Emergency resuscitative thoracotomy performed in European civilian trauma patients with blunt or penetrating injuries: a systematic review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Purpose: Emergency resuscitative thoracotomy (ERT) is a lifesaving procedure in selected patients. Indications are still being debated, but outcome in blunt trauma is believed to be poor. Recent reports from European ... -
Emergency surgery in the elderly: the balance between function, frailty, fatality and futility
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-02-03)Becoming old is considered a privilege and results from the socioeconomic progress and improvements in health care systems worldwide. However, morbidity and mortality increases with age, and even more so in acute onset ... -
Emerging Role of Epigenetic Alterations as Biomarkers and Novel Targets for Treatments in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a lethal disease with limited treatment options. Emerging evidence shows that epigenetic alterations are present in PDAC. The changes are potentially reversible and therefore ... -
EMG changes during continuous intraoperative neuromonitoring with sustained recurrent laryngeal nerve traction in a porcine model
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Purpose: Traction is the most common cause of injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) in endocrine neck surgery. The purpose of this study was to evaluate specific alterations to the electromyogram (EMG) and verify ... -
Employment among patients with multiple sclerosis - A population study
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En kvinne i 60-årene med epilepsi og synkope
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)En kvinne i 60-årene hadde fått diagnosen epilepsi rundt 30 år tidligere, og sykdommen var godt stabilisert ved hjelp av medisiner. På kontroll ved nevrologisk poliklinikk fortalte hun om et nylig anfall, og dosen med ... -
En mann i 50-årene med nærbesvimelser og vedvarende svimmelhet
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En mann i 50-årene med smerter i hode, nakke og øregang
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)En mann med hodepine, nakkesmerter og plager fra venstre øre fikk påvist en lesjon i cervikalcolumna etter seks måneder med økende symptomer. Omfattende utredning og behandling med behov for vevsprøver og nevrokirugi ledet ... -
En ung mann med akutte magesmerter og anemi
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End Stage Renal Disease Predicts Increased Risk of Death in First Degree Relatives in the Norwegian Population
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-11-09)Background: Increased risk of end stage renal disease (ESRD) and death in Norwegian living kidney donors has been reported, most of the donors were related to the recipient. The present study investigates risk of death in ... -
End-of-life care: Patients’ preferences and relatives’ experiences : with focus on communication and advance care planning
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-06-10)Background and aim: Advance care planning (ACP) is a communication process for mapping patients’ priorities for end-of-life care. Preparing for an introduction of ACP in Norwegian hospitals, we wanted to explore patients’ ... -
Endeavouring interplay: a grounded theory study of how nurse educators’ work with simulation-based learning
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Simulation-based learning is frequently used as a teaching and learning strategy in nursing and other health professions educations, and educators have a key role as facilitators. This facilitator role provides ... -
Endocrine cells in the ileum of patients with irritable bowel syndrome
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-03-07)AIM: To study the ileal endocrine cell types in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) patients. METHODS: Ninety-eight patients with IBS (77 females and 21 males; mean age 35 years, range 18-66 years) were included, of which 35 ... -
Endocrine cells in the oxyntic mucosa of the stomach in patients with irritable bowel syndrome
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-05)AIM: To study the different endocrine cell types in the oxyntic mucosa of patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). METHODS: Seventy-six patients with IBS were included in the study (62 females and 14 males; mean age ... -
Endometrial carcinoma; can biomarkers aid in the prediction of aggressive disease? A study with focus on preoperative tumour markers
(Doctoral thesis, 2012-05-04)Background: Although endometrial cancer in general has a good prognosis, 15-20% recurs. Surgery is the main treatment with lymph node sampling increasingly advocated as compulsory for adequate staging. In metastatic disease, ... -
Endometrial Pipelle Biopsy Computer-Aided Diagnosis: A Feasibility Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Endometrial biopsies are important in the diagnostic workup of women who present with abnormal uterine bleeding or hereditary risk of endometrial cancer. In general, approximately 10% of all endometrial biopsies demonstrate ... -
Endorectal ultrasonography, strain elastography and MRI differentiation of rectal adenomas and adenocarcinomas.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-02)Aim Strain elastography is a method for recording tissue hardness. Strain in different areas may be compared using strain ratio (SR). The aims of this study were to validate a previously proposed SR cut-off value of 1.25 ...