Browsing Department of Clinical Medicine by Author "Årøen, Asbjørn"
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Fast track hip fracture care and mortality – an observational study of 2230 patients
Pollmann, Christian Thomas; Røtterud, Jan H; Gjertsen, Jan-Erik; Dahl, Fredrik Andreas; Lenvik, Olav; Årøen, Asbjørn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-05-24)Background: Hip fracture patients are frail and have a high mortality. We investigated whether the introduction of fast track care reduced the 30-day mortality after hip fractures. Methods: Fast track hip fracture care was ... -
The Long-Term Risk of Knee Arthroplasty in Patients with Arthroscopically Verified Focal Cartilage Lesions: A Linkage Study with the Norwegian Arthroplasty Register, 1999 to 2020
Birkenes, Thomas; Furnes, Ove Nord; Lygre, Stein Håkon Låstad; Solheim, Eirik Johan; Årøen, Asbjørn; Knutsen, Gunnar; Drogset, Jon Olav; Heir, Stig; Engebretsen, Lars; Løken, Sverre Bertrand; Visnes, Håvard (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background: Focal cartilage lesions are common in the knee. The risk of later ipsilateral knee arthroplasty remains unknown. The purposes of the present study were to evaluate the long-term cumulative risk of knee ... -
Surgical site infection after hip fracture – mortality and risk factors: an observational cohort study of 1,709 patients
Pollmann, Christian Thomas; Dahl, Fredrik Andreas; Årøen, Asbjørn; Røtterud, Jan Harald M; Gjertsen, Jan-Erik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background and purpose — Surgical site infection (SSI) is a devastating complication of hip fracture surgery. We studied the contribution of early deep SSI to mortality after hip fracture surgery and the risk factors for ...