• Acute kidney injury in burn patients admitted to the intensive care unit: a systematic review and meta-analysis 

      Folkestad, Torgeir; Brurberg, Kjetil Gundro; Nordhuus, Kine Marie Byman; Tveiten, Christine Kooy; Guttormsen, Anne Berit; Os, Ingrid; Beitland, Sigrid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-01-02)
      Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication in burn patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Our primary aim was to review incidence, risk ...
    • Differences in mortality in critically ill elderly patients during the second COVID‑19 surge in Europe 

      Jung, Christian; Fjølner, Jesper; Bruno, Raphael Romano; Wernly, Bernhard; Artigas, Antonio; Pinto, Bernardo Bollen; Schefold, Joerg C.; Wolf, Georg; Kelm, Malte; Beil, Michael; Sviri, Sigal; van Heerden, Peter Vernon; Szczeklik, Wojciech; Czuczwar, Miroslaw; Joannidis, Michael; Oeyen, Sandra; Zafeiridis, Tilemachos; Andersen, Finn H.; Moreno, Rui; Leaver, Susannah; Boumendil, Ariane; De Lange, Dylan W.; Guidet, Bertrand; Flaatten, Hans (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background: The primary aim of this study was to assess the outcome of elderly intensive care unit (ICU) patients treated during the spring and autumn COVID-19 surges in Europe. Methods: This was a prospective European ...
    • Factors predicting the use of therapeutic hypothermia and survival in unconscious out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients admitted to the ICU 

      Lindner, Thomas Werner; Langørgen, Jørund; Sunde, Kjetil; Larsen, Alf Inge; Kvaløy, Jan Terje; Heltne, Jon-Kenneth; Drægni, Tomas; Søreide, Eldar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-07-23)
      Introduction: Therapeutic hypothermia (TH) after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) was adopted early in Norway. Since 2004 the general recommendation has been to cool all unconscious OHCA patients treated in the intensive ...
    • The impact of frailty on survival in elderly intensive care patients with COVID-19: the COVIP study 

      Jung, Christian; Flaatten, Hans; Fjølner, Jesper; Romano Bruno, Raphael; Wernly, Bernhard; Artigas, Antonio; Pinto, Bernardo Bollen; Schefold, Joerg C.; Wolff, Georg; Kelm, Malte; Beil, Michael; Sviri, Sigal; van Heerden, Peter Vernon; Szczeklik, Wojciech; Czuczwar, Miroslaw; Elhadi, Muhammed; Joannidis, Michael; Oeyen, Sandra; Zafeiridis, Tilemachos; Marsh, Brian; Andersen, Finn Husøy; Moreno, Rui; Cecconi, Maurizio; Leaver, Susannah; Boumendil, Ariane; De Lange, Dylan W.; Guidet, Bertrand (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background The COVID-19 pandemic has led highly developed healthcare systems to the brink of collapse due to the large numbers of patients being admitted into hospitals. One of the potential prognostic indicators in ...
    • Intravascular versus surface cooling for targeted temperature management after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: An analysis of the TTH48 trial 

      De Fazio, Chiara; Skrifvars, Markus B.; Søreide, Eldar; Creteur, Jacques; Grejs, Anders Morten; Kjærgaard, Jesper; Laitio, Timo; Nee, Jens; Kirkegaard, Hans; Taccone, Fabio Silvio (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Background: The aim of this study was to explore the performance and outcomes for intravascular (IC) versus surface cooling devices (SFC) for targeted temperature management (TTM) after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. ...
    • Metabolic alkalosis is the most common acid-base disorder in ICU patients 

      Mæhle, Kirsten Vikesland; Haug, Bjørn; Flaatten, Hans; Nielsen, Erik Waage (Journal article, 2014-03-28)
    • Noninvasive ventilation in COVID-19 patients aged ≥ 70 years—a prospective multicentre cohort study 

      Polok, Kamil; Fronczek, Jakub; Artigas, Antonio; Flaatten, Hans Kristian; Guidet, Bertrand; De Lange, Dylan W.; Fjølner, Jesper; Leaver, Susannah; Beil, Michael; Sviri, Sigal; Bruno, Raphael Romano; Wernly, Bernhard; Bollen Pinto, Bernardo; Schefold, Joerg C.; Studzińska, Dorota; Joannidis, Michael; Oeyen, Sandra; Marsh, Brian; Andersen, Finn Husøy; Moreno, Rui; Cecconi, Maurizio; Jung, Christian; Szczeklik, Wojciech (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is a promising alternative to invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) with a particular importance amidst the shortage of intensive care unit (ICU) beds during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
    • Patient safety in pre-hospital emergency tracheal intubation: a comprehensive meta-analysis of the intubation success rates of EMS providers 

      Lossius, Hans Morten; Røislien, Jo; Lockey, David J. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-02-11)
      Introduction: Pre-hospital airway management is a controversial subject, but there is general agreement that a small number of seriously ill or injured patients require urgent emergency tracheal intubation (ETI) and ...
    • Relationship between the Clinical Frailty Scale and short‑term mortality in patients ≥ 80 years old acutely admitted to the ICU: a prospective cohort study. 

      Fronczek, Jakub; Polok, Kamil; de Lange, Dylan W.; Jung, Christian; Beil, Michael; Rhodes, Andrew; Fjølner, Jesper; Górka, Jacek; Andersen, Finn H.; Artigas, Antonio; Cecconi, Maurizio; Christensen, Steffen; Flaatten, Hans; Szczeklik, Wojciech (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background: The Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) is frequently used to measure frailty in critically ill adults. There is wide variation in the approach to analysing the relationship between the CFS score and mortality after ...
    • Variations in the length of stay of intensive care unit nonsurvivors in three scandinavian countries 

      Strand, Kristian; Walther, Sten M.; Reinikainen, Matti; Ala-Kokko, Tero; Nolin, Thomas; Martner, Jan; Mussalo, Petteri; Søreide, Eldar; Flaatten, Hans (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-10-04)
      Introduction: The length of stay (LOS) in intensive care unit (ICU) nonsurvivors is not often reported, but represents an important indicator of the use of resources. LOS in ICU nonsurvivors may also be a marker of cultural ...