• Adherence to Guidelines for Acute Rehabilitation in the Norwegian Trauma Plan. 

      Schäfer, Christoph; Moksnes, Håkon Øgreid; Rasmussen, Mari Storli; Hellstrøm, Torgeir; Søberg, Helene L.; Røise, Olav; Røe, Cecilie; K Frisvold, Shirin; Bartnes, Kristian; Næss, Pål Aksel; Gaarder, Aslaug Christine; Helseth, Eirik; Brunborg, Cathrine; Andelic, Nada; Anke, Audny Gabriele Wagner (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-06-27)
      Objective: To evaluate adherence to 3 central operational recommendations for acute rehabilitation in the Norwegian trauma plan.<p> <p>Methods: A prospective multi-centre study of 538 adults with moderate and severe trauma with New Injury Severity Score >9. <p>Results: Adherence to the first recommendation, assessment by a physical medicine and rehabilitation physician within 72 h following ...
    • Care pathways and factors associated with interhospital transfer to neurotrauma centers for patients with isolated moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury: a population-based study from the Norwegian trauma registry 

      Cuevas-Østrem, Mathias; Thorsen, Kjetil; Wisborg, Torben; Røise, Olav; Helseth, Eirik; Jeppesen, Elisabeth (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-06-26)
      Background Systems ensuring continuity of care through the treatment chain improve outcomes for traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients. Non-neurosurgical acute care trauma hospitals are central in providing care continuity in current trauma systems, however, their role in TBI management is understudied. This study aimed to investigate characteristics and care pathways and identify factors associated ...
    • Epidemiology of geriatric trauma patients in Norway: A nationwide analysis of Norwegian Trauma Registry data, 2015-2018. A retrospective cohort study. 

      Cuevas-Østrem, Mathias; Røise, Olav; Wisborg, Torben; Jeppesen, Elisabeth (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-11-04)
      <i>Introduction</i> - Geriatric patients have a high risk of poor outcomes after trauma and is a rapid-increasing group within the trauma population. Given the need to ensure that the trauma system is targeted, efficient, accessible, safe and responsive to all age groups the aim of the present study was to explore the epidemiology and characteristics of the Norwegian geriatric trauma population and ...
    • Factors associated with discharge destination from acute care after moderate-to-severe traumatic injuries in Norway: a prospective population-based study 

      Moksnes, Håkon Øgreid; Schäfer, Christoph; Rasmussen, Mari Storli; Søberg, Helene L.; Røise, Olav; Anke, Audny Gabriele Wagner; Røe, Cecilie; Næss, Pål Aksel; Gaarder, Aslaug Christine; Helseth, Eirik; DAHL, HILDE MARGRETE; Hestnes, Morten; Brunborg, Cathrine; Andelic, Nada; Hellstrøm, Torgeir (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-04-13)
      Background - Previous studies have demonstrated that the trauma population has needs for rehabilitation services that are best provided in a continuous and coordinated way. The discharge destination after acute care is the second step to ensuring quality of care. There is a lack of knowledge regarding the factors associated with the discharge destination for the overall trauma population. This paper ...
    • Functional Outcomes at 6 and 12 Months Post-Injury in a Trauma Centre Population with Moderate-to-Severe Traumatic Injuries 

      Moksnes, Håkon Øgreid; Schafer, C.; Rasmussen, Mari Storli; Søberg, Helene L.; Røise, Olav; Anke, Audny Gabriele Wagner; Røe, Cecilie; Næss, Pål Aksel; Gaarder, Aslaug Christine; Helseth, Eirik; Hestnes, Morten; Brunborg, Cathrine; Andelic, Nada; Hellstrøm, Torgeir; Dahl, Hilde Margrete (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-08-15)
      This study aims to evaluate the global functional outcomes after moderate-to-severe traumatic injury at 6 and 12 months and to examine the sociodemographic and injury-related factors that predict these outcomes. A prospective cohort study was conducted in which trauma patients of all ages with a New Injury Severity Score > 9 who were discharged alive from two regional trauma centres in Norway ...
    • Geriatric Trauma – a rising tide. Assessing Patient Safety challenges in a vulnerable population. The GTAPS project protocol 

      Cuevas-Østrem, Mathias; Røise, Olav; Wisborg, Torben; Jeppesen, Elisabeth (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-12-17)
      <i>Background</i>: Many high- and-middle-income countries around the world are experiencing historic demographical changes: People are living longer, birth rates are decreasing, and older people constitute a growing proportion of the population. This contributes to increasing numbers of geriatric trauma patients. Geriatric patients have higher mortality rates after injury than younger patients, and ...