Browsing Fakultet for medisin og helsevitenskap (uspesifisert) by Author "Damås, Jan Kristian"
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High levels of discordant antimicrobial therapy in hospital-acquired bloodstream infections is associated with increased mortality in an intensive care, low antimicrobial resistance setting
Waagsbø, Bjørn; Stuve, Nora; Afset, Jan Egil; Klepstad, Pål; Mo, Skule; Heggelund, Lars; Damås, Jan Kristian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Bloodstream infections (BSI) occur frequently and are associated with severe outcomes. In this study we aimed to investigate proportions of patients that received discordant empirical antimicrobial therapy and ... -
Inflammatory Markers and Radiotherapy Response in Patients With Painful Bone Metastases
Habberstad, Ragnhild H; Aass, Nina Kathrine; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Damås, Jan Kristian; Brunelli, Cinzia; Rossi, Romina; Garcia-Alonso, Elena; Kaasa, Stein; Klepstad, Pål (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Context Inflammation is proposed to influence tumor response in radiotherapy (RT). Clinical studies to investigate the relationship between inflammatory markers and RT response is warranted to understand the variable RT ... -
Pneumocystis jirovecii-pneumonia (PCP) in patients with haematological cancers – exploring the use of corticosteroids as a risk factor
Kristiansen, Tonje (Master thesis, 2021)Innledning: Iatrogen immunsuppresjon har hatt en revolusjonerende påvirkning i behandling av en rekke tilstander, blant annet autoimmune lidelser, kreft og etter organtransplantasjon. Selv om immunsuppressive medikamenter ... -
Poor performance of quick-SOFA (qSOFA) score in predicting severe sepsis and mortality: a prospective study of patients admitted with infection to the emergency department
Askim, Åsa Susanne; Moser, Florentin; Gustad, Lise; Stene, Helga; Gundersen, Maren; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Dale, Jostein; Bjørnsen, Lars Petter Bache-Wiig; Damås, Jan Kristian; Solligård, Erik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background We aimed to evaluate the clinical usefulness of qSOFA as a risk stratification tool for patients admitted with infection compared to traditional SIRS criteria or our triage system; the Rapid Emergency Triage ... -
Staphylococcus aureus-endokarditt ved St.Olavs hospital 2013-2018: epidemiologi og perifere venekatetres rolle
Djuve, Mari Brekke (Master thesis, 2021)Bakgrunn Staphylococcus aureus-endokarditt er en alvorlig sykdom med høy mortalitet. Perifere venekatetre kan være en inngangsport for denne infeksjonen. På grunn av den høye forekomsten av perifere venekatetre i klinisk ... -
The effects of shift work on the immune system: A narrative review
Thorkildsen, Marianne Stenbekk (Master thesis, 2022)Norsk sammendrag Introduksjon: Skiftarbeid påvirker trolig helsen negativt og en av hypotesene er at skiftarbeid påvirker immunforsvaret og fører til økt risiko for infeksjon. Tidligere litterære sammendrag har konkludert ...