• 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 ...
    • Stroke unit demand in Norway – present and future estimates 

      Dahl, Fredrik Andreas; Barra, Mathias; Faiz, Kashif Waqar; Ihle-Hansen, Hege; Næss, Halvor; Rand, Kim; Rønning, Ole Morten; Simonsen, Tone Breines; Thommessen, Bente; Labberton, Angela Susan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-03-15)
      Background: All stroke patients should receive timely admission to a stroke unit (SU). Consequently, most patients with suspected strokes – including stroke mimics (SM) are admitted. The aim of this study was to estimate ...
    • 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 ...