• Growing up with chronic arthritis: the confusing matter of classification 

  Nordal, Ellen Berit; Guillaume-Czitrom, Severine; Sibilia, Jean (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-05-09)

  Disease classification in rheumatology is a matter of debate, in paediatrics between International League Against Rheumatism (ILAR) classification ‘pros and cons’, as well as between paediatric and adult rheumatologists. ...

• mHealth technologies for chronic disease prevention and management 

  Laranjo, Liliana; Lau, Annie Y.S.; Oldenburg, B.; Gabarron, Elia; O'Neill, A.; Chan, S.; Coiera, E. (Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2015-12)

  Aims and background: The aim of this rapid review is to examine the evidence relating to the benefits, uptake and operationalisation of mHealth technologies for chronic disease management and prevention. In a context of ...

• Antimicrobial susceptibility and body site distribution of community isolates of coagulase-negative staphylococci 

  Cavanagh, Jorunn Pauline; Wolden, Runa; Heise, Philipp; Esaiassen, Eirin; Klingenberg, Claus; Aarag, Elizabeth (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-09-07)

  The primary aim of this study was to determine antimicrobial resistance in coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) from healthy adults in the community. Healthy adults (n = 114) were swabbed on six body sites; both armpits, ...

• Elevated blood pressure is not associated with accelerated glomerular filtration rate decline in the general non-diabetic middle-aged population 

  Eriksen, Bjørn Odvar; Stefansson, Vidar Tor Nyborg; Jenssen, Trond Geir; Mathisen, Ulla Dorte; Schei, Jørgen; Solbu, Marit Dahl; Wilsgaard, Tom; Melsom, Toralf (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-05-14)

  Although hypertension is a risk factor for end-stage renal disease, this complication develops in only a minority of hypertensive patients. Whether non-malignant hypertension itself is sufficient to cause reduced ...

• Perforator-guided drug injection at the point of nerve entrapment 

  Weum, Sven; de Weerd, Louis (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-02-14)

  Letter to the Editor

• Perforator-guided drug injection in the treatment of abdominal wall pain 

  Weum, Sven; de Weerd, Louis (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-11-25)

  Background. Pain from the abdominal wall can be caused by nerve entrapment, a condition called abdominal cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome (ACNES). As an alternative to surgery, ACNES may be treated with injection of ...

• Reply: Form Stability of the Style 410 Implant: Definitions, Conjectures, and the Rest of the Story 

  Weum, Sven Magne; Weerd, Louis de; Kristiansen, Bente (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2011)

• The Sensate Medial Dorsal Intercostal Artery Perforator Flap as an Option for Treatment of Dorsal Cervicothoracic Midline Defects 

  Weum, Sven Magne; De Weerd, Louis (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2010)

  Letter to the Editor

• The butterfly design as an alternative to the "double-A" bilateral flaps for the treatment of sacral defects 

  Weum, Sven Magne; De Weerd, Louis (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2008-04)

  Letter to the Editor

• Ambulance helicopter contribution to search and rescue in North Norway 

  Glomseth, Ragnar; Gulbrandsen, Fritz I.; Fredriksen, Knut (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-09-13)

  Background: Search and rescue (SAR) operations constitute a significant proportion of Norwegian ambulance helicopter missions, and they may limit the service’s capacity for medical operations. We compared the relative ...

• Detection of Perforators Using Smartphone Thermal Imaging 

  Weum, Sven; Lott, Alexander; de Weerd, Louis (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-11)

  Letter to the Editor

• Ultrasound of Small Nerves and Perforator-Guided Treatment of ACNES 

  Weum, Sven; de Weerd, Louis (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-12-26)

  Letter to Editor

• CPR knowledge and attitude to performing bystander CPR among secondary school students in Norway 

  Kanstad, Bjørn Knævelsrud; Nilsen, S. Aa.; Fredriksen, Knut (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2011-04-13)

  Background:<br>Early bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is essential for survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Young people are potentially important bystander CPR providers, as basic life support ...

• Physical examination tests of the shoulder: a systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test performance 

  Gismervik, Sigmund Østgård; Drogset, Jon Olav; Granviken, Fredrik; Rø, Magne; Leivseth, Gunnar (Peer reviewed, 2017-01-25)

  Background: Physical examination tests of the shoulder (PETS) are clinical examination maneuvers designed to aid the assessment of shoulder complaints. Despite more than 180 PETS described in the literature, evidence of ...

• The presence of intraepithelial CD45RO+ cells in resected lymph nodes with metastases from NSCLC patients is an independent predictor of disease-specific survival 

  Kilvær, Thomas Karsten; Paulsen, Erna-Elise; Rakaee, Mehrdad; Al-Saad, Samer; Johansen Maurseth, Ramona; Al-Shibli, Khalid; Bremnes, Roy M.; Busund, Lill-Tove; Dønnem, Tom (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-04-07)

  background: Operable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients whose tumours have spread to regional or central lymph nodes at the time of diagnosis have dismal prognoses compared with those who have limited disease. ...

• The epidemiology of post-traumatic stress disorder in Norway: trauma characteristics and pre-existing psychiatric disorders 

  Lassemo, Eva Irene Samant; Sandanger, Inger; Nygård, Jan Franz; Sørgaard, Knut W. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-10-18)

  Purpose: The prevalence of PTSD differs by gender. Pre-existing psychiatric disorders and different traumas experienced by men and women may explain this. The aims of this study were to assess (1) incidence and prevalence ...

• The family experiences of in-hospital care questionnaire in severe traumatic brain injury (FECQ-TBI): a validation study 

  Anke, Audny; Manskow, Unn Sollid; Friborg, Oddgeir; Røe, Cecilie; Arntzen, Cathrine (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-11-28)

  Background: Family members are important for support and care of their close relative after severe traumas, and their experiences are vital health care quality indicators. The objective was to describe the development of ...

• Development of a feasible and responsive ultrasound inflammation score for rheumatoid arthritis through a data-driven approach 

  Aga, Anna-Birgitte; Hammer, Hilde Berner; Olsen, Inge Christoffer; Uhlig, Till; Kvien, Tore Kristian; Heijde, Desirée van der; Fremstad, Hallvard; Madland, Tor Magne; Lexberg, Åse; Haukeland, Hilde; Rødevand, Erik; Høili, Christian; Stray, Hilde; Noraas, Anne Lindtner; Hansen, Inger Johanne Widding; Bakland, Gunnstein; Lillegraven, Siri; Lie, Elisabeth; Haavardsholm, Espen A. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-12-16)

  Objective: To develop and validate a responsive and feasible ultrasound inflammation score for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods: We used data from cohorts of early RA (development) and established RA starting/switc ...

• High expression of PDGFR-β in prostate cancer stroma is independently associated with clinical and biochemical prostate cancer recurrence 

  Nordby, Yngve; Richardsen, Elin; Rakaee, Mehrdad; Ness, Nora; Dønnem, Tom; Patel, Hitendra R.H.; Busund, Lill-Tove; Bremnes, Roy M.; Andersen, Sigve (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-02-24)

  Due to a lack of sufficient diagnostic tools to predict aggressive disease, there is a significant overtreatment of patients with prostate cancer. Platelet derived growth factors (PDGFs) and their receptors (PDGFRs) are ...

• Milde phenotype in an adult male With X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy 

  Horn, Morten Andreas; Müller, Karin Brigitte; Ferdinandusse, Sacha; Jørum, Ellen; Mellgren, Svein Ivar; Tallaksen, Chantal (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-12-21)

  Key Clinical Message:<br>X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy may present with a deceptively mild phenotype, even in adult males. Tight collaboration between clinicians, geneticists, biochemists, and other specialists is increasingly ...

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