• Calculating the 30-day survival in acute myocardial infarction: should we use the treatment chain or the hospital catchment model? 

      Norum, Jan; Hansen, Tonya Moen; Hovland, Anders; Balteskard, Lise; Haug, Bjørn; Olsen, Frank; Trovik, Thor (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-01-12)
      <p><i>Introduction</i> Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a potentially deadly disease and significant efforts have been concentrated on improving hospital performance. A 30-day survival rate has become a key quality of care indicator. In Northern Norway, some patients undergoing AMI are directly transferred to the Regional Cardiac Intervention Center at the University Hospital of North Norway ...
    • Metabolic alkalosis is the most common acid-base disorder in ICU patients 

      Mæhle, Kirsten Vikesland; Haug, Bjørn; Flaatten, Hans; Nielsen, Erik Waage (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014-03-28)
    • Pacemaker implantation in small hospitals : complication rates comparable to larger centres 

      Haug, Bjørn; Kjelsberg, Kjærsti; Lappegård, Knut Tore (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      Some countries have a demography that makes it necessary to maintain relatively small pacemaker centres. We wanted to assess the quality of pacemaker surgery in two such hospitals. Through patient records we gathered information on ∼535 consecutive primary pacemaker implantations in two small pacemaker centres with 30 and 80 annual operations, respectively. All patients were followed for 3 years. ...
    • Treatment of acute myocardial infarction in the sub-arctic region of Norway. Do we offer an equal quality of care? 

      Norum, Jan; Hovland, Anders; Balteskard, Lise; Trovik, Thor; Haug, Bjørn; Hansen, Finn Henry; Alterskjær, Sissel; Madsen, Pål; Olsen, Frank (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-10-26)
      Patients, relatives, healthcare workers and administrators are concerned about the quality of care offered. We aimed to explore the treatment of acute myocatrdial infarction (AMI) in Northern Norway, compare it with the national figures, and document whether there is an equal quality of care or not. The retrospective study included data on patients' treatment for AMI. The following sources were ...