Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Krüger, Andreas"
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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, ... -
Changes in peripheral arterial blood pressure after resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) in non-traumatic cardiac arrest patients
Brede, Jostein Rødseth; Skjærseth, Eivinn Årdal; Klepstad, Pål; Nordseth, Trond; Krüger, Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) may be an adjunct treatment to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Aortic occlusion may increase aortic pressure and increase the coronary ... -
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)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 ... -
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)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 ... -
Developing Quality Indicators for Helicopter Emergency Medical Services Coordination in Norwegian Emergency Medical Communication Centrals: A Consensus Process
Skjærseth, Eivinn Årdal; Haugland, Helge Nystad; Krüger, Andreas; Næss-Pleym, Lars E.; Uleberg, Oddvar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Objective Efforts to optimize the use, availability, and safety of helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) is important. A lack of consistent and comprehensive flight dispatch procedures and a lack of use of safety ... -
Epidemiology of paediatric trauma in Norway: a single-trauma centre observational study
Nesje, Eirik; Valøy, Nadine Nalini; Krüger, Andreas; Uleberg, Oddvar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)BACKGROUND: Trauma is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in children globally. The burden of injury shows substantial geographical differences, with a significant mortality reduction in children in Norway during the ... -
Feasibility of Pre-Hospital Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta in Non-Traumatic Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Brede, Jostein Rødseth; Lafrenz, Thomas; Klepstad, Pål; Skjærseth, Eivinn Årdal; Nordseth, Trond; Søvik, Edmund; Krüger, Andreas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background Few patients survive after out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest and any measure that improve circulation during cardiopulmonary resuscitation is beneficial. Animal studies support that resuscitative endovascular ... -
The introduction of a regional Norwegian HEMS coordinator: an assessment of the effects on response times, geographical service areas and severity scores
Ulvin, Ole Erik; Skjærseth, Eivinn Årdal; Haugland, Helge; Thorsen, Kjetil; Nordseth, Trond; Orre, Marie Ting Falch; Vesterhus, Lars; Krüger, Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Due to unwanted delays and suboptimal resource control of helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS), regional HEMS coordinators have recently been introduced in Norway. This may represent an unnecessary ... -
Mortality and quality of care in Nordic physician-staffed emergency medical services
Haugland, Helge Nystad; Olkinoura, Anna; Rognås, Leif Kåre; Ohlén, David; Krüger, Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: Quality indicators (QI) for physician staffed emergency medical services (P-EMS) are necessary to improve service quality. Mortality can be considered the ultimate outcome QI. The process quality of care in ... -
NOLAS Insights: Systematisering av operasjonelle karakteristikker i en organisasjon som består av flere funksjonelle enheter
Setalid, Marius; Skari, Even Letting (Master thesis, 2019)Norsk Luftambulanse (NLA) er et privat eid selskap som tilbyr luftambulanse-tjenester i både Norge og Danmark. NLA har 12 baser i Norge og 4 i Danmark. Virksomhetsdata vedrørende tjenesten registreres fortløpende for å se ... -
NOLAS Insights: Systematisering av operasjonelle karakteristikker i en organisasjon som består av flere funksjonelle enheter
Setalid, Marius; Skari, Even Letting (Master thesis, 2019)Norsk Luftambulanse (NLA) er et privat eid selskap som tilbyr luftambulanse-tjenester i både Norge og Danmark. NLA har 12 baser i Norge og 4 i Danmark. Virksomhetsdata vedrørende tjenesten registreres fortløpende for å se ... -
Pediatric hypothermic submersion incident – should we do chest compressions on a beating heart?
Einvik, Steinar; Krüger, Andreas; Gisvold, Sven Erik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: Drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional injury death worldwide, with the highest rates of fatality among young children. To decide how to treat these patients prehospitally could be challenging in ... -
Prehospital Stressors: A Cross-sectional Study of Norwegian Helicopter Emergency Medical Physicians
Reid, Bjørn Ole; Haugland, Helge Nystad; Abrahamsen, Håkon Bjorheim; Bjørnsen, Lars Petter Bache-Wiig; Uleberg, Oddvar; Krüger, Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Objective Personnel working in helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) and search and rescue (SAR) are exposed to environmental stressors, which may impair performance. The aim of this survey was to study the extent ... -
Quality in physician-staffed pre-hospital emergency medical services– developing a method for continuous quality estimation
Haugland, Helge (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2020:89, Doctoral thesis, 2020) -
Quality measurement in physician-staffed emergency medical services: a systematic literature review
Haugland, Helge Nystad; Uleberg, Oddvar; Klepstad, Pål; Krüger, Andreas; Rehn, Marius (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Purpose Quality measurement of physician-staffed emergency medical services (P-EMS) is necessary to improve service quality. Knowledge and consensus on this topic are scarce, making quality measurement of P-EMS a high-priority ... -
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 ... -
Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) in non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: Evaluation of an educational programme
Brede, Jostein Rødseth; Lafrenz, Thomas; Krüger, Andreas; SØVIK, EDMUND; Steffensen, Torjus Lines; Kriesi, Carlo; Steinert, Martin; Klepstad, Pål (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a critical incident with a high mortality rate. Augmentation of the circulation during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) might be beneficial. Use of resuscitative ... -
Template for documenting and reporting data in physician-staffed pre-hospital services: a consensus-based update
Tønsager, Kristin; Krüger, Andreas; Ringdal, Kjetil G.; Rehn, Marius (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: Physician-staffed emergency medical services (p-EMS) are resource demanding, and research is needed to evaluate any potential effects of p-EMS. Templates, designed through expert agreement, are valuable and ... -
Testing quality indicators and proposing benchmarks for physician-staffed emergency medical services: a prospective Nordic multicentre study
Haugland, Helge Nystad; Olkinoura, Anna; Rognås, Leif Kåre; Ohlén, David; Krüger, Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Objectives: A consensus study from 2017 developed 15 response-specific quality indicators (QIs) for physician-staffed emergency medical services (P-EMS). The aim of this study was to test these QIs for important characteristics ...