Browsing UiS Brage by Author "Rehn, Marius"
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A consensus based template for reporting of pre-hospital major incident medical management
Fattah, Sabina; Rehn, Marius; Lockey, David; Thompson, Julian; Lossius, Hans Morten; Wisborg, Torben (Journal article, 2014-01)Background: Structured reporting of major incidents has been advocated to improve the care provided at future incidents. A systematic review identified ten existing templates for reporting major incident medical management, ... -
Advanced interventions in the pre-hospital resuscitation of patients with non-compressible haemorrhage after penetrating injuries
ter Avest, Avest; Carenzo, L.; Lendrum, R.A.; Christian, M.D.; Lyon, R.M.; Coniglio, C.; Rehn, Marius; Lockey, D.J.; Perkins, Z.B. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Early haemorrhage control and minimizing the time to definitive care have long been the cornerstones of therapy for patients exsanguinating from non-compressible haemorrhage (NCH) after penetrating injuries, as only basic ... -
Apnoeic oxygenation for emergency anaesthesia of pre-hospital trauma patients
Crewdson, K.; Heywoth, Ainsley; Rehn, Marius; Sadek, Samy; Lockey, David (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-01)Background Efficient and timely airway management is universally recognised as a priority for major trauma patients, a proportion of whom require emergency intubation in the pre-hospital setting. Adverse events occur more ... -
Assignment of pre-event ASA physical status classification by pre-hospital physicians: a prospective inter-rater reliability study
Tønsager, Kristin; Rehn, Marius; Krüger, Andreas; Røislien, Jo; Ringdal, Kjetil G. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Individualized treatment is a common principle in hospitals. Treatment decisions are made based on the patient’s condition, including comorbidities. This principle is equally relevant out-of-hospital. Furthermore, ... -
Collecting core data in physician-staffed pre-hospital helicopter emergency medical services using a consensus-based template: international multicentre feasibility study in Finland and Norway
Tønsager, Kristin; Rehn, Marius; Ringdal, Kjetil G.; Lossius, Hans Morten; Virkkunen, Ilkka; Østerås, Øyvind; Røislien, Jo; Krüger, Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-03)Background Comparison of services and identification of factors important for favourable patient outcomes in emergency medical services (EMS) is challenging due to different organization and quality of data. The purpose ... -
Communication in sudden-onset major incidents. Patterns and challenges. A scoping review.
Hansen, Peter Martin (Master thesis, 2022)Major incidents and disasters are rare occurrences that challenge society and health care systems substantially. The mobilization of extraordinary resources calls for robust preparedness plans, regular training and funding. ... -
Data quality of Glasgow Coma Scale and Systolic Blood Pressure in scientific studies involving physician-staffed emergency medical services: Systematic review
Tønsager, Kristin; Krüger, Andreas; Ringdal, Kjetil G.; Rehn, Marius (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-04)Background Emergency physicians on‐scene provide highly specialized care to severely sick or injured patients. High‐quality research relies on the quality of data, but no commonly accepted definition of EMS data quality ... -
Defining core data for continuous benchmarking in pre-hospital critical care
Tønsager, Kristin (PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2021-02)The aim of medical research is to improve patient care through evidence-based practice. Currently, the evidence base in physician-staffed emergency medical services (p-EMS) is weak and we remain uncertain for which patients ... -
Developing quality indicators for physician-staffed emergency medical services: a consensus process
Haugland, Helge Nystad; Rehn, Marius; Klepstad, Pål; Krüger, Andreas Jørstad (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-02)Background There is increasing interest for quality measurement in health care services; pre-hospital emergency medical services (EMS) included. However, attempts of measuring the quality of physician-staffed EMS (P-EMS) ... -
Dispatch accuracy of physician-staffed emergency medical services in trauma care in south-east Norway: a retrospective observational study
Samdal, Martin; Thorsen, Kjetil; Græsli, Ola; Sandberg, Mårten; Rehn, Marius (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-12)Background Selection of incidents and accurate identification of patients that require assistance from physician-staffed emergency medical services (P-EMS) remain essential. We aimed to evaluate P-EMS availability, the ... -
Femoral nerve blocks for the treatment of acute pre-hospital pain: A systematic review with meta-analysis
Raatiniemi, Lasse; Magnússon, Vidar; Hyldmo, Per Kristian; Friesgaard, Kristian D.; Kongstad, Poul; Kurola, Jouni; Larsen, Robert; Rehn, Marius; Rognås, Leif Kåre; Sandberg, Mårten; Vist, Gunn Elisabeth (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Pain management is one of the most important interventions in the emergency medical services. The femoral nerve block (FNB) is, among other things, indicated for pre- and post-operative pain management for ... -
The Great Belt train accident: the emergency medical services response
Hansen, Peter Martin; Jepsen, Søren Bruun; Mikkelsen, Søren; Rehn, Marius (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-09)Background Major incidents (MI) are rare occurrences in Scandinavia. Literature depicting Scandinavian MI management is scarce and case reports and research is called for. In 2019, a trailer falling off a freight train ... -
Implementing a template for major incident reporting: experiences from the first year
Fattah, Sabina; Rehn, Marius; Wisborg, Torben (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-08)Major incidents are resource-demanding situations that require urgent and effective medical management. The possibility to extract learning from them is therefore important. Comparative analysis of information based on ... -
Inhaled nitric oxide as temporary respiratory stabilization in patients with COVID-19 related respiratory failure (INOCOV): Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Hagemo, Jostein Skjalg; Skulberg, Arne Kristian; Rehn, Marius; Valberg, Morten; Pesonen, Maiju; Heimdal, Hans Julius; Heyerdahl, Fridtjof (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background In March 2020, WHO announced the COVID-19 a pandemic and a major global public health emergency. Mortality from COVID-19 is rapidly increasing globally, with acute respiratory failure as the predominant cause ... -
Ketamine for the treatment of prehospital acute pain: a systematic review of benefit and harm
Sandberg, Mårten; Hyldmo, Per Kristian; Kongstad, Poul; Friesgaard, Kristian D.; Raatiniemi, Lasse; Larsen, Robert; Magnusson, Vidar; Rognås, Leif Kåre; Kurola, Jouni; Rehn, Marius; Vist, Gunn Elisabeth (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-11)Background Few publications have addressed prehospital use of ketamine in analgesic doses. We aimed to assess the effect and safety profile of ketamine compared with other analgesic drugs (or no drug) in adult prehospital ... -
Major incident management by helicopter emergency medical services in south-east Norway from 2000 to 2016: Retrospective cohort study
Johnsen, Anne Siri; Samdal, Martin; Sollid, Stephen J. M.; Rehn, Marius (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) and search and rescue helicopters (SAR) aim to bring specialized personnel to major incidents and transport patients to definite care, but their operational pattern ... -
A needs assessment of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) in non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Norway
Brede, Jostein Rødseth; Kramer-Johansen, Jo; Rehn, Marius (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-04)Out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) carries an 86% mortality rate in Norway. Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) is a potential adjunct in management of non-traumatic cardiac arrest and is ... -
Opioids for Treatment of Pre-hospital Acute Pain: A Systematic Review
Friesgaard, Kristian D.; Vist, Gunn Elisabeth; Hyldmo, Per Kristian; Raatiniemi, Lasse; Kurola, Jouni; Larsen, Robert; Kongstad, Poul; Magnusson, Vidar; Sandberg, Mårten; Rehn, Marius; Rognås, Leif (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-01)Introduction Acute pain is a frequent symptom among patients in the pre-hospital setting, and opioids are the most widely used class of drugs for the relief of pain in these patients. However, the evidence base for opioid ... -
Pre-hospital critical care management of severe hypoxemia in victims of Covid-19: a case series
Mæhlen, Jens Otto; Mikalsen, Roger; Heimdal, Hans Julius; Rehn, Marius; Hagemo, Jostein Skjalg; Ottestad, William Arne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-01)Objective Despite critical hypoxemia, Covid-19 patients may present without proportional signs of respiratory distress. We report three patients with critical respiratory failure due to Covid-19, in which all presented ... -
Quality improvement in pre-hospital critical care: increased value through research and publication
Rehn, Marius; Krûger, Andreas J. (Journal article, 2014-05)Pre-hospital critical care is considered to be a complex intervention with a weak evidence base. In quality improvement literature, the value equation has been used to depict the inevitable relationship between resources ...