2020
Pediatric Patients in a Local Nepali Emergency Department: Presenting Complaints, Triage and Post-Discharge Mortality
Giri S, Halvas-Svendsen T, Rogne T, Shrestha SK, Døllner H, Solligård E, Risnes K. Pediatric Patients in a Local Nepali Emergency Department: Presenting Complaints, Triage and Post-Discharge Mortality. Global Pediatric Health 2020, 7: 2333794x20947926. PMID: 32995370, PMCID: PMC7502999, DOI: 10.1177/2333794x20947926.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-discharge mortalityEmergency departmentPediatric emergency careEmergency carePediatric patientsTriage categoryIntensive care needsPediatric emergency patientsPediatric triage systemPresenting complaintED settingDisease burdenEffective treatmentEmergency patientsLocal hospitalCare needsPediatric emergency populationPatient householdsMortalityTelephone interviewsTriage systemChild mortalityPatientsEmergency populationLow-income countries
2019
Presenting complaints and mortality in a cohort of 22 000 adult emergency patients at a local hospital in Nepal
Giri S, Rogne T, Uleberg O, Skovlund E, Shrestha SK, Koju R, Damås JK, Solligård E, Risnes KR. Presenting complaints and mortality in a cohort of 22 000 adult emergency patients at a local hospital in Nepal. Journal Of Global Health 2019, 9: 020403. PMID: 31489186, PMCID: PMC6708590, DOI: 10.7189/jogh.09.020403.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-resource settingsEmergency departmentAdult emergency patientsPost-discharge mortalityChronic lung diseaseEmergency department populationHealth carePrimary health careEmergency health care systemHealth care needsPost-discharge studyHealth care systemEmergency health careAbdominal complaintsED dischargeAdult patientsMedian ageLung diseaseAppropriate followSex distributionEmergency patientsLocal hospitalCare needsPatientsHigh mortality
2018
Impact of 2015 earthquakes on a local hospital in Nepal: A prospective hospital-based study
Giri S, Risnes K, Uleberg O, Rogne T, Shrestha SK, Nygaard ØP, Koju R, Solligård E. Impact of 2015 earthquakes on a local hospital in Nepal: A prospective hospital-based study. PLOS ONE 2018, 13: e0192076. PMID: 29394265, PMCID: PMC5796718, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocal hospitalEmergency patientsProspective hospital-based studyPatients 90 daysSystematic telephone interviewHospital-based studyProspective observational studyMajority of patientsMajority of injuriesLocal health servicesIndividual health facilitiesLow-resource settingsHospital deathOrthopaedic servicesAverage daily numberLower extremitiesObservational studySurgical proceduresHealth facilitiesClinical informationPatientsSevere injuriesHealth servicesHospitalTelephone interviews