• Comparison of different scoring tools in early detection of sepsis 

      Hagerup, Tina-Anita Dahl; Fremo, Kristin Kiplesund (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2019-05-30)
      <p>Background: Recently, the diagnosis of sepsis was redefined and of today there is no gold standard for diagnosing the syndrome. The increasing use of different screening tools for identifying sepsis in the Emergency Department (ED) calls for validation. Objective: To evaluate the clinical usefulness of qSOFA, SIRS, TILT and NEWS as early warning scores for sepsis and in prediction of mortality ...
    • Incidence and progression of dental erosion among adolescents in Troms. Data based on Fit Futures - a health survey among adolescents 

      Hagerup, Tina-Anita Dahl; Gjerstad, Johanne Oxlund (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-05-18)
      Caries and periodontitis has for a long time been the main concern among dental practitioners and a lot of research has been directed towards the management of these oral diseases. An improvement of oral health has been observed in most industrialized countries during the last 40 years, mostly due to a decline in caries prevalence in the western part of the world. However, during the last 15 years ...