Blar i Fakultet for medisin og helsevitenskap (MH) på forfatter "Uleberg, Oddvar"
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Community paramedicine-cost-benefit analysis and safety with paramedical emergency services in rural areas: scoping review protocol
Elden, Odd Erik; Uleberg, Oddvar; Lysne, Marianne; Haugdahl, Hege Selnes (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Introduction Community paramedicine models have been developed around the world in response to demographic changes, healthcare system needs and reforms. The traditional role of the paramedic has primarily been to provide ... -
Community paramedicine: cost-benefit analysis and safety evaluation in paramedical emergency services in rural areas - a scoping review
Elden, Odd Eirik; Uleberg, Oddvar; Lysne, Marianne; Haugdahl, Hege Selnes (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022) -
A cross-sectional study of mental health-, posttraumatic stress symptoms and post exposure changes in Norwegian ambulance personnel
Reid, Bjørn Ole; Næss-Pleym, Lars E.; Bakkelund, Karin Elvenes; Dale, Jostein; Uleberg, Oddvar; Nordstrand, Andreas Espetvedt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been shown to be elevated among first responders (Emergency Medical Services, fire service, police force) compared to the general population. Examining the prevalence ... -
Differences in trauma team activation criteria among Norwegian hospitals
Larsen, Kristin T; Uleberg, Oddvar; Skogvoll, Eirik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)Background: To ensure the rapid and correct triage of patients in potential need of specialized treatment, Norwegian hospitals are expected to establish trauma teams with predefined criteria for their activation. The ... -
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 ... -
Impact of 2015 Earthquakes on a local hospital in Nepal: A Prospective Hospital-based Study
Giri, Samita; Risnes, Kari Ravndal; Uleberg, Oddvar; Rogne, Tormod; Shrestha, Sanu Krishna; Nygaard, Øystein Petter; Koju, Rajendra; Solligård, Erik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Introduction Natural disasters pose a great challenge to the health systems and individual health facilities. In low-resource settings, disaster preparedness systems are often limited and not been well described. Two ... -
Improper monitoring and deviations from physiologic treatment goals in patients with brain injury in the early phases of emergency care.
Andersen, Siri Kojen; Hustveit, Ragnhild; Frøland, Erlend; Uleberg, Oddvar; Kruger, Andreas; Klepstad, Pål; Nordseth, Trond (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and intracerebral- and subarachnoid hemorrhage (ICH/SAH) are conditions associated with high mortality and morbidity. The aim of this study was to ... -
Incidence and mortality of moderate and severe traumatic brain injury in children: A ten year population-based cohort study in Norway
Olsen, Mari; Vik, Anne; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Uleberg, Oddvar; Moen, Kent Gøran; Fredriksli, Oddrun; Lien, Espen; Finnanger, Torun Gangaune; Skandsen, Toril (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Objective: In this study we wanted to estimate population-based rates of incidence and mortality of moderate and severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) in children in one specific region in Norway. Methods: In the region there ... -
Moderate and severe traumatic brain injury: A descriptive report of how the Abbreviated Injury Scale assesses traumatic axonal injury in relation to early clinical MRI findings
Bergstrøm, Ingrid Aune (Master thesis, 2021)SAMMENDRAG: Bakgrunn: Dette er en stor prospektiv studie av pasienter med moderat og alvorlig traumatisk hjerneskade, undersøkt med tidlig klinisk MR. Hovedformålet med studien var å vurdere hvordan traumatisk aksonal ... -
Mortality rates in Norwegian HEMS – a retrospective analysis from Central Norway
Wekre, Stian Lande (Master thesis, 2024)Bakgrunn: Luftambulansen tilbyr rask og spesialisert behandling til kritisk syke eller skadde pasienter. Lutambulansen i Midt-Norge spiller en viktig rolle i prehospital akuttmedisinsk behandling. For å vurdere alvorlighetsgraden ... -
Norwegian trauma care: a national cross-sectionalsurvey of all hospitals involved in the managementof major trauma patients
Uleberg, Oddvar; Vinjevoll, Ole-Petter; Kristiansen, Thomas; Klepstad, Pål (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background: Approximately 10% of the Norwegian population is injured every year, with injuries ranging from minor injuries treated by general practitioners to major and complex injuries requiring specialist in-hospital ... -
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 ... -
Presenting complaints and mortality in a cohort of 22 000 adult emergency patients at a local hospital in Nepal
Giri, Samita; Rogne, Tormod; Uleberg, Oddvar; Skovlund, Eva; Shrestha, Sanu Krishna; Koju, Rajendra; Damås, Jan Kristian; Solligård, Erik; Risnes, Kari R (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background There is a need to develop sustainable emergency health care systems in low-resource settings, but data that analyses emergency health care needs in these settings are scarce. We aimed at assessing presenting ... -
A prospective observational study comparing two supraglottic airway devices in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Lønvik, Maja Pålsdatter; Elden, Odd Erik; Lunde, Mats Joakimsen; Nordseth, Trond; Bakkelund, Karin Elvenes; Uleberg, Oddvar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Airway management in patients with out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is important and several methods are used. The establishment of a supraglottic airway device (SAD) is a common technique used during OHCA. ... -
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 ... -
Real-time forecasting of emergency department arrivals using prehospital data
Asheim, Andreas; Bjørnsen, Lars Petter Bache-Wiig; Næss-Pleym, Lars Eide; Uleberg, Oddvar; Dale, Jostein; Nilsen, Sara Marie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background: Crowding in emergency departments (EDs) is a challenge globally. To counteract crowding in day-to-day operations, better tools to improve monitoring of the patient flow in the ED is needed. The objective of ... -
Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) as adjunct treatment in life threatening postpartum hemorrhage: Fourteen years' experience from a single Norwegian center
Stensæth, Knut Håkon; Carlsen, Marte Irene Skille; Løvvik, Tone Shetelig; Uleberg, Oddvar; Brede, Jostein Rødseth; Søvik, Edmund (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Introduction: Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) remains a global health problem. The introduction of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) in 2008 sought to enhance the management of hemorrhagic shock ... -
Temperature measurements in trauma patients: is the ear the key to the core?
Uleberg, Oddvar; Eidstuen, Signy Camilla; Vangberg, Gunnar; Skogvoll, Eirik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Introduction: It is important to monitor the core temperature in a severely injured patient. The choice of method is controversial, and different thermometers and sites for measurement are used. The aim of this study was ... -
The effect of emergency department delays on 30-days mortality in Central Norway
Asheim, Andreas; Nilsen, Sara Marie; Carlsen, Fredrik; Næss-Pleym, Lars E.; Uleberg, Oddvar; Dale, Jostein; Bjørnsen, Lars Petter Bache-Wiig; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Objective: To assess whether prolonged length of stay in the emergency department was associated with risk of death. Methods: We analysed data from 165,183 arrivals at St. Olav’s University Hospital’s emergency ... -
The trauma system and the patient - a national, regional and individual perspective
Uleberg, Oddvar (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2019:48, Doctoral thesis, 2019)Sammendrag Traumesystemet og pasienten - et nasjonalt, regionalt og individuelt perspektiv Morbiditet og mortalitet som følge av traumatiske skader utgjør på verdensbasis en betydelig helseutfordring både for samfunnet ...