2020
Body mass index and risk of dying from a bloodstream infection: A Mendelian randomization study
Rogne T, Solligård E, Burgess S, Brumpton BM, Paulsen J, Prescott HC, Mohus RM, Gustad LT, Mehl A, Åsvold BO, DeWan AT, Damås JK. Body mass index and risk of dying from a bloodstream infection: A Mendelian randomization study. PLOS Medicine 2020, 17: e1003413. PMID: 33196656, PMCID: PMC7668585, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003413.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexHigher body mass indexBloodstream infectionsBSI incidenceBSI mortalityHazard ratioMass indexGeneral populationPopulation-based cohortAnalysis of patientsTerms of mortalityMendelian randomization studyTraditional epidemiological studiesMendelian randomization analysisObesity paradoxMean ageObservational studyEpidemiological studiesRandomization studyCausal associationSepsisMortalityPatientsInfectionRandomization analysisThe Role of FER rs4957796 in the Risk of Developing and Dying from a Bloodstream Infection: A 23-Year Follow-up of the Population-based Nord-Trøndelag Health Study
Rogne T, Damås JK, Flatby HM, Åsvold BO, DeWan AT, Solligård E. The Role of FER rs4957796 in the Risk of Developing and Dying from a Bloodstream Infection: A 23-Year Follow-up of the Population-based Nord-Trøndelag Health Study. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2020, 73: e297-e303. PMID: 32699877, PMCID: PMC8282309, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa786.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBloodstream infectionsHUNT StudyCC genotypePopulation-based HUNT StudyBloodstream infection incidenceBloodstream infection patientsTotal study populationTerms of mortalityInfection patientsSepsis mortalityCase fatalityImmunoregulatory roleDiagnosis codesProspective dataStudy populationTT genotypeBlood samplesInfection incidencePatientsC alleleInfectionMajor causeHealth lossMortalitySingle nucleotide polymorphismsPediatric 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
Rate of avoidable deaths in a Norwegian hospital trust as judged by retrospective chart review
Rogne T, Nordseth T, Marhaug G, Berg EM, Tromsdal A, Sæther O, Gisvold S, Hatlen P, Hogan H, Solligård E. Rate of avoidable deaths in a Norwegian hospital trust as judged by retrospective chart review. BMJ Quality & Safety 2018, 28: 49. PMID: 30026281, DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2018-008053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital deathAvoidable deathsNorwegian hospital trustMandatory reporting systemRetrospective case record reviewHospital trustsRetrospective chart reviewHigh-risk populationCase record reviewReporting systemUnselected sampleChart reviewRecord reviewDeath groupSurgical departmentUnselected populationSuch deathsPatientsHealth policyDeathLife expectancyRegular reviewReport systemGreater proportionReviewImpact 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