Browsing UiS Brage by Author "Fevang, Espen"
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A systematic review and meta-analysis comparing mortality in pre-hospital tracheal intubation to emergency department intubation in trauma patients
Fevang, Espen; Perkins, Zane; Lockey, David; Jeppesen, Elisabeth; Lossius, Hans Morten (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-07)Background Pre-hospital endotracheal intubation is frequently used for trauma patients in many emergency medical systems. Despite a wide range of publications in the field, it is debated whether the intervention is ... -
Pre-hospital advanced airway management by anaesthetist and nurse anaesthetist critical care teams: a prospective observational study of 2028 pre-hospital tracheal intubations
Gellerfors, Mikael; Fevang, Espen; Bäckman, Anders; Krüger, Andreas Jørstad; Mikkelsen, Søren Søndergaard; Nurmi, Jouni; Rognås, Leif Kåre; Sandström, Erik; Skallsjö, Gabriel; Svensén, Christer; Gryth, Dan; Lossius, Hans Morten (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-02)Background: Pre-hospital tracheal intubation success and complication rates vary considerably among provider categories. The purpose of this study was to estimate the success and complication rates of pre-hospital tracheal ... -
Prehospital tracheal intubations by anaesthetist-staffed critical care teams: a prospective observational multicentre study
Broms, Jacob; Linhardt, Christian; Fevang, Espen; Helliksson, Fredrik; Skallsjö, Gabriel; Haugland, Helge; Knudsen, Jens S.; Bekkevold, Marit; Tvede, Michael F.; Brandenstein, Patrick; Hansen, Troels M.; Krüger, Andreas Jørstad; Rognås, Leif Kåre; Lossius, Hans Morten; Gellerfors, Mikael (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Prehospital tracheal intubation is a potentially lifesaving intervention, but is associated with prolonged time on-scene. Some services strongly advocate performing the procedure outside of the ambulance or ... -
Reporting Helicopter Emergency Medical Services in Major Incidents: A Delphi Study
Fattah, Sabina; Johnsen, Anne Siri; Sollid, Stephen J. M.; Wisborg, Torben; Rehn, Marius; Sóti, Ákos; Truhlář, Anatolij; Krüger, Andreas; Gunnarsson, Björn; Gryth, Dan; Ohlén, David; Fevang, Espen; Sunde, Geir Arne; Breitenmoser, Ivo; Kurola, Jouni; Nurmi, Jouni; Fredriksen, Knut; Rognås, Leif; Temesvari, Peter; Mikkelsen, Søren; Magnússon, Vidar; Voelckel, Wolfgang (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Objective: Research on helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) in major incidents is predominately based on case descriptions reported in a heterogeneous fashion. Uniform data reported with a consensus-based template ... -
Semiprone position is superior to supine position for paediatric endotracheal intubation during massive regurgitation, a randomized crossover simulation trial
Fevang, Espen; Haaland, Karin; Røislien, Jo; Bjørshol, Conrad Arnfinn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-01)Background Endotracheal intubation of patients with massive regurgitation represents a challenge in emergency airway management. Gastric contents tend to block suction catheters, and few treatment alternatives exist. Based ... -
Static Rope Rescue Operations in Western Norway: A Retrospective Analysis of 141 Missions
Mattingsdal, Håvard; Abrahamsen, Håkon Bjorheim; Fevang, Espen; Sollid, Stephen J. M. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Introduction The Norwegian national standard for rescuers describes medical and rescue requirements for helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) technical crew members, but there is a lack of scientific data supporting ...