Digital home-based multimodal prehabilitation of colorectal cancer patients prior to surgery (the dHOPE study): a non-inferiority clinical trial protocol [PDF]
BackgroundCancer surgery is associated with risk of complications and loss of function. Vulnerability factors, such as advanced age, malnutrition, smoking, comorbidity, frailty, and low socioeconomic status increase the risk. Lifestyle intervention prior
Guro Kleve +42 more
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Arthroscopic Repair of the Anterior Inferior Tibiofibular Ligament [PDF]
Treatment of unstable syndesmosis injuries has traditionally involved a trans-syndesmotic stabilization. Anatomic syndesmotic reduction is important to obtain good clinical results.
Mette Renate Andersen, M.D., Ph.D. +2 more
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Impact of Insufficient or Excessive Sleep Duration on Cognitive Function After Stroke: The Norwegian Cognitive Impairment After Stroke Study [PDF]
Background The impact of sleep duration on cognition, particularly in the context of poststroke cognitive impairment, is not fully understood. Therefore, our objective was to investigate how sleep duration after stroke predicts poststroke cognitive ...
Håkon Ihle‐Hansen +10 more
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Activities and Time Spent on Rehabilitation in Scandinavian ICUs: A Cross-Sectional Survey Among Healthcare Professionals. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Introduction Survivors of critical illness commonly experience physical, cognitive, and psychological impairments. Early rehabilitation may mitigate these impairments; however, how rehabilitation practices are perceived and implemented by healthcare professionals in intensive care unit (ICU) remains insufficiently described.
Alfheim HB +7 more
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Non-operative versus operative treatment of suprasyndesmotic ankle fractures: protocol for a prospective, multicentre, randomised controlled trial [PDF]
Introduction Surgery is widely recognised as the treatment of choice for suprasyndesmotic ankle fractures, because of the assumption that these injuries yield instability of the ankle joint.
Wender Figved +6 more
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Delirium screening in a stroke unit by nurses using 4AT: Results from a quality improvement project
Aim To assess the feasibility of delirium screening with the screening tool 4AT conducted by stroke unit nurses. Design Observational. Methods Patients with confirmed acute stroke admitted to the stroke unit at Bærum Hospital, Norway, from March to ...
Håkon Ihle‐Hansen +8 more
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Background The National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS2) is a scoring tool predictive of poor outcome in hospitalised patients. Older patients with COVID-19 have increased risk of poor outcome, but it is not known if frailty may impact the predictive ...
Peter Selmer Rønningen +5 more
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Background There is a need for validated clinical risk scores to identify patients at risk of severe disease and to guide decision-making during the covid-19 pandemic.
Marius Myrstad +6 more
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Background In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic challenged both the Norwegian population and healthcare system. In this study we explored how older men and women experienced rehabilitation and recovery after hospitalisation due to severe COVID-19 ...
Kristi Elisabeth Heiberg +8 more
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Subclinical Carotid Artery Atherosclerosis and Cognitive Function: A Mini-Review
Carotid artery atherosclerosis, the result of a multitude of vascular risk factors, is a promising marker for use in risk stratification. Recent evidence suggests that carotid artery atherosclerosis affects cognitive function and is an independent risk ...
Håkon Ihle-Hansen +5 more
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