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    • 100 days with scans of the same Catphan phantom on the same CT scanner 

      Husby, Ellen; Svendsen, Elisabeth Dahl; Andersen, Hilde Kjernlie; Martinsen, Anne Catherine Trægde (Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics;18(6), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-09-18)
      Quality control (QC) of CT scanners is important to evaluate image quality and radiation dose. Different QC phantoms for testing image quality parameters on CT are commercially available, and Catphan phantoms are widely ...

    • Activated prothrombin complex concentrate to reverse the factor Xa inhibitor (apixaban) effect before emergency surgery: A case series 

      Schultz, Nina Haagenrud; Lundblad, Runar; Holme, Pål Andre (Journal of Medical Case Reports;12(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-05-16)
      Background The lack of an antidote against factor Xa inhibitors in case of major bleeding or need for urgent surgery is a concern to clinicians. Guidelines on managing major bleeding in patients under anticoagulation with ...

    • Acute uncomplicated diverticulitis managed without antibiotics – difficult to introduce a new treatment protocol but few complications 

      Azhar, Najia; Kulstad, Hanna; Pålsson, Birger; Schultz, Johannes Kurt; Lydrup, Marie-Louise; Buchwald, Pamela (Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology;54(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-01-16)
      Objective: Routine antibiotic treatment of acute uncomplicated diverticulitis (AUD) has been shown ineffective. In this study, the adherence to a new treatment protocol for uncomplicated diverticulitis was evaluated and ...

    • Adherence to response-guided pegylated interferon and ribavirin for people who inject drugs with hepatitis C virus genotype 2/3 infection: The ACTIVATE study 

      Cunningham, Evan B; Hajarizadeh, Behzad; Dalgard, Olav; Amin, Janaki; Hellard, Margaret; Foster, Graham R; Bruggmann, Philip; Conway, Brian; Backmund, Markus; Robaeys, Geert; Swan, Tracy; Marks, Philippa S; Quiene, Sophie; Applegate, Tanya L; Weltman, Martin; Shaw, David; Dunlop, Adrian; Bruneau, Julie; Midgard, Håvard; Bourgeois, Stefan; Thurnheer, Maria Christine; Dore, Gregory J; Grebely, Jason; Shaw, Ineke; Siriragavan, Sharmila; Horschik, Tina; Sharma, Shawn; Eevers, Anita; Andreassen, Jessica; Melkeraaen, Ingunn; Widder, Nicole; Lesneuck, Kristof; Kotsoros, Barbara; Hazelwood, Susan; Holland, Rohan; Axten, David; Von Bibra, Sally; Powis, Jeff; Mason, Kate; Ryder, Stephen; Jack, Kate; Scheidegger, Claude; Huber, Christine; Ferguson, Catherine; Staehelin, Cornelia; Lacalamita, Melanie; Fragomeli, Vincenzo; Sevehon, Alison (BMC Infectious Diseases;17(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-06-13)
      Background The aims of this analysis were to investigate treatment completion and adherence among people with ongoing injecting drug use or receiving opioid substitution therapy (OST) in a study of response-guided therapy ...

    • Adherence to subcutaneous interferon beta-1a treatment using an electronic injection device: a prospective open-label scandinavian noninterventional study (The scansmart study) 

      Pedersen, Elena Didenko; Stenager, Egon; Vadgaard, J. L.; Jensen, Michael Broksgaard; Schmid, Roman; Meland, Nils; Magnussen, Gry Irene; Frederiksen, Jette Lautrup (Patient preference and adherence;12, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-04-19)
      Background: Disease modifying drugs help control the course of relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS); however, good adherence is needed for long-term outcomes. Objective: To evaluate patient adherence to treatment ...

    • Ankylosing Spondylitis and Axial Spondyloarthritis in Patients With Long-term Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Results From 20 Years of Follow-up in the IBSEN Study 

      Ossum, Alvilde Maria; Palm, Øyvind; Lunder, Aida Kapic; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Banitalebi, Hasan; Negård, Anne; Høie, Ole Ingebreth; Henriksen, Magne; Moum, Bjørn; Høivik, Marte Lie (Journal of Crohn's and Colitis;12(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-09-13)
      Background Patients with inflammatory bowel disease [IBD] often suffer from rheumatic manifestations, including inflammatory back disorders. The prevalence of these disorders late in the course of IBD is poorly investigated. ...

    • Anti-inflammatory MicroRNAs and their potential for inflammatory diseases treatment 

      Tahamtan, Alireza; Teymoori-Rad, Majid; Nakstad, Britt; Salimi, Vahid (Frontiers in immunology;9, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-06-25)
      Inflammation is a complicated biological and pathophysiological cascade of responses to infections and injuries, and inflammatory mechanisms are closely related to many diseases. The magnitude, the complicated network of ...

    • Anxiety, Family Functioning and Neuroendocrine Biomarkers in Obese Children 

      Ines, Pinto; Wilkinson, Simon Roger; Virella, Daniel; Alves, Marta; Calhau, Conceição; Coelho, Rui (Acta Medica Portuguesa;30(4), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-04-30)
      Introduction: This observational study explores potential links between obese children’s cortisol, and parental mental state, family functioning, and the children’s symptoms of anxiety and depression. Material and Methods: ...

    • Assay of steroids by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry in monitoring 21-hydroxylase deficiency 

      Dahl, Sandra Rine; Nermoen, Ingrid; Brønstad, Ingeborg; Husebye, Eystein Sverre; Løvås, Kristian; Thorsby, Per Medbøe (Endocrine connections;7(12), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-12)
      Immunoassays of steroid hormones are still used in the diagnosis and monitoring of patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia. However, cross-reactivity between steroids can give rise to falsely elevated steroid levels. ...

    • Assessing severity in pediatric pneumonia. Predictors of the need for major medical interventions 

      Berg, Are Stuwitz; Inchley, Christopher; Fjærli, Hans Olav; Leegaard, Truls Michael; Nakstad, Britt (Pediatric emergency care;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Objective: The aim of this study was to determine potential predictors of the need for major medical interventions in the context of assessing severity in pediatric pneumonia. Methods: This was a prospective, cohort ...

    • Autoantibodies reactive to adrenocorticotropic hormone can alter cortisol secretion in both aggressive and nonaggressive humans 

      Værøy, Henning; Adori, Csaba; Legrand, Romain; Lucas, Nicolas; Breton, Jonathan; Cottard, Caroline; do Rego, Jean-Claude; Duparc, Céline; Louiset, Estelle; Lefebvre, Hervé; Déchelotte Pierre; Western, Elin; Andersson, Stein; Hökfelt, Tomas; Fetissov, Sergueï O (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences;115(28), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-06-25)
      Violent aggression in humans may involve a modified response to stress, but the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. Here we show that naturally present autoantibodies reactive to adrenocorticotropic hormone ...

    • «Åpen dialog bak lukkede dører»–pasienter og pårørendes erfaringer med Åpen dialog i nettverksmøter ved en lukket psykiatrisk avdeling 

      Sørgård, Jorunn; Karlsson, Bengt (Tidsskrift for psykisk helsearbeid;14(04), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-12-11)
      Artikkelen beskriver en studie om pasienters og pårørendes erfaringer med åpen dialog i nettverksmøter ved en lukket psykiatrisk avdeling. Vår tilnærming bygger på forskningsarbeider om Åpen dialog (OD) i Finland. Denne ...

    • B-cell composition in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid of multiple sclerosis patients treated with dimethyl fumarate 

      Høglund, Rune Alexander; Polak, Justyna; Vartdal, Frode; Holmøy, Trygve; Lossius, Andreas Lunde (Multiple sclerosis and related disorders;26, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-08-30)
      Background:B cells may contribute to the immunopathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS). Dimethyl fumarate(DMF) has recently been shown to reduce the frequency of memory B cells in blood, but it is not known whetherthe drug ...

    • Balloon eustachian tuboplasty: Systematic review of long-term outcomes and proposed indications 

      Luukkainen, Veera; Kivekäs, Ilkka; Silvola, Juha Tapio; Jero, Jussi; Sinkkonen, Saku T. (The journal of international advanced otology;14(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-04)
      Balloon Eustachian tuboplasty (BET) aims to improve the function of the Eustachian tube (ET). The objective of this study was to review the longterm outcome of BET and present the process and results of outlining indications ...

    • Betydningen av ulike kanaler i verving av blodgivere 

      Hermundstad, Brita; Mousavi, Seyed Ali; Knutsen, Teresa Risopatron; Johannessen, Dorthe Charlotte; Klock, Jorunn; Wangen, Beate Tandberg; Ulvær, Andreas; Wuttudal, Lene Nilson; Llohn, Abid Hussain (Bioingeniøren;2, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-02-21)
      Formål: Studiens mål var å fremskaffe kunnskap om ulike måter blodgivere blir rekruttert til blodbanken. Det ble undersøkt om rekrutteringsmåtene blir påvirket av demografiske variabler og om andelene i rekrutteringsmåter ...

    • Bioavailable Testosterone Is Positively Associated With Bone Mineral Density in Male Kidney Transplantation Candidates 

      Jørgensen, Hanne Skou; Winther, Simon; Bøttcher, Morten; Hauge, Ellen-Margrethe; Rejnmark, Lars; Svensson, My Hanna Sofie; Ivarsen, Per (Kidney international reports;3(3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-05)
      Introduction Low levels of sex hormones are common in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and may be a contributing factor to bone fragility. We investigated associations between levels of sex hormones and bone ...

    • Bioingeniøren som diagnostisk samarbeidspartner i helsevesenet 

      Larsen, Marianne; Almås, Synnøve Hofseth (Bioingeniøren;2018(4), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-04-27)
      Bakgrunn. Målet med denne studien var å undersøke om en bioingeniør kan inngå som en diagnostisk samarbeidspartner (DSP) og derved oppleves som en naturlig del av et tverrprofesjonelt team i helsevesenet. Metode. Det ...

    • Biomarkers in subtypes of mild cognitive impairment and subjective cognitive decline 

      Eliassen, Carl F Andestad; Reinvang, Ivar; Selnes, Per; Grambaite, Ramune; Fladby, Tormod; Hessen, Erik (Brain and Behavior;7(9), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-07-28)
      Objectives Preclinical Alzheimers disease (AD) patients may or may not show cognitive impairment on testing. AD biomarkers are central to the identification of those at low, intermediate, or high risk of later dementia ...

    • Bone turnover markers are associated with bone density, but not with fracture in end stage kidney disease: a cross-sectional study 

      Jørgensen, Hanne Skou; Winther, Simon; Bøttcher, Morten; Hauge, Ellen Margrethe; Rejnmark, Lars; Svensson, My Hanna Sofie; Ivarsen, Per (BMC Nephrology;18(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-09-06)
      Background Fracture risk is increased in chronic kidney disease (CKD), but assessment of bone fragility remains controversial in these patients. This study investigated the associations between bone turnover markers, bone ...

    • Can depression in psychogeriatric inpatients at one year follow-up be explained by locus of control and coping strategies? 

      Bjørkløf, Guro Hanevold; Engedal, Knut Arne; Selbæk, Geir; Maia, Deborah Deborah Bezerra; Borza, Tom; Saltyte-Benth, Jurate; Helvik, Anne-Sofie (Aging & mental health;22(3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-01-04)
      Objectives: Treatment of depression (in late life) is good. The short-term, but not long-term prognosis after treatment of depression in late life is good. To identify modifiable factors, we wanted to examine whether coping ...