Browsing Vitenskapelige publikasjoner (HV) by Author "Jeppesen, Elisabeth"
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Assessing Trauma Management in Urban and Rural Populations in Norway: A National Register-Based Research Protocol
Nilsbakken, Inger Marie Waal; Sollid, Stephen J. M.; Wisborg, Torben; Jeppesen, Elisabeth (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background: Time is considered an essential determinant in the initial care of trauma patients. In Norway, response time (ie, time from dispatch center call to ambulance arrival at scene) is a controversial national quality ... -
Care pathways and factors associated with interhospital transfer to neurotrauma centers for patients with isolated moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury: a population-based study from the Norwegian trauma registry
Cuevas-Østrem, Mathias; Thorsen, Kjetil; Wisborg, Torben; Røise, Olav; Helseth, Eirik; Jeppesen, Elisabeth (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Systems ensuring continuity of care through the treatment chain improve outcomes for traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients. Non-neurosurgical acute care trauma hospitals are central in providing care continuity ... -
Differences in time-critical interventions and radiological examinations between adult and older trauma patients: A national register-based study
Cuevas-Østrem, Mathias; Wisborg, Torben; Røise, Olav; Jeppesen, Elisabeth (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)BACKGROUND Older trauma patients are reported to receive lower levels of care than younger adults. Differences in clinical management between adult and older trauma patients hold important information about potential ... -
Effect of urban vs. remote settings on prehospital time and mortality in trauma patients in Norway: a national populationbased study
Nilsbakken, Inger Marie Waal; Cuevas-Østrem, Mathias; Wisborg, Torben; Sollid, Stephen J. M.; Jeppesen, Elisabeth (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-10)Background Norway has a diverse population pattern and often long transport distances from injury sites to hospitals. Also, previous studies have found an increased risk of trauma-related mortality in remote areas in ... -
Epidemiology of geriatric trauma patients in Norway: A nationwide analysis of Norwegian Trauma Registry data, 2015-2018. A retrospective cohort study.
Cuevas-Østrem, Mathias; Røise, Olav; Wisborg, Torben; Jeppesen, Elisabeth (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Geriatric patients have a high risk of poor outcomes after trauma and is a rapid-increasing group within the trauma population. Given the need to ensure that the trauma system is targeted, efficient, accessible, safe and ... -
Geriatric Trauma – a rising tide. Assessing Patient Safety challenges in a vulnerable population using Norwegian Trauma Registry Data and Focus Group Interviews: Protocol for a mixed methods study
Cuevas-Østrem, Mathias; Jeppesen, Elisabeth; Røise, Olav; Wisborg, Torben (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: Elderly trauma patients constitute a vulnerable group, with a substantial risk of morbidity and mortality even after low-energy falls. As the world’s elderly population continues to increase, the number of ... -
Implementation of new guidelines in the prehospital services: a nationwide survey of Norway
Thorvaldsen, Nina Øye; Flingtorp, Lars Didrik; Wisborg, Torben; Jeppesen, Elisabeth (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-08)Background A debate regarding the potential harmful effects of rigid neck collar and backboard usage among prehospital and hospital care providers in Norway provoked the development of an evidence-based guideline. “The ... -
New clinical guidelines on the spinal stabilisation of adult trauma patients – consensus and evidence based
Maschmann, Christian; Jeppesen, Elisabeth; Rubin, Monika Afzali; Barfod, Charlotte (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-08)Traumatic spinal cord injury is a relatively rare injury in Denmark but may result in serious neurological consequences. For decades, prehospital spinal stabilisation with a rigid cervical collar and a hard backboard has ... -
Prehospital tourniquets in civilians: A systematic review
Eilertsen, Kenneth A.; Winberg, Morten; Jeppesen, Elisabeth; Hval, Gyri; Wisborg, Torben (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-02)Objectives: Terrorist attacks and civilian mass-casualty events are frequent, and some countries have implemented tourniquet use for uncontrollable extremity bleeding in civilian settings. The aim of this study was to ... -
Trauma research in the Nordic countries,1995–2018–a systematic review
Jeppesen, Elisabeth; Iversen, Valdemar Vea; Hansen, Ingrid Schrøder; Reierth, Eirik; Wisborg, Torben (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-03)Abstract Background: Trauma is a major cause of mortality and reduced quality of life. Most trauma-related research originates from trauma centres, and there are limited available data regarding the treatment of trauma ... -
Undertriage in Trauma: An Ignored Quality Indicator?
Jeppesen, Elisabeth; Cuevas-Østrem, Mathias; Gram-Knutsen, Cathrine; Uleberg, Oddvar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Early identification of life-threatening injuries is essential to reduce morbidity and mortality in trauma patients. Failure to detect severe injury may cause delayed diagnosis and therapeutic interventions and ...