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Compliance with water advisories after water outages in Norway
Background: Water advisories, especially those concerning boiling drinking water, are widely used to reduce risks of infection from contaminants in the water supply. Since the... -
Prioritising pathogens for the management of severe febrile patients to impro...
Abstract Background Severe febrile illness without a known source (SFWS) is a challenge for clinicians when deciding how to manage a patient, particularly given the wide... -
Development of a wheelchair mobility skills test for children and adolescents...
Abstract Background Wheelchair mobility skills (WMS) training is regarded by children using a manual wheelchair and their parents as an important factor to improve participation... -
Immune responses upon Campylobacter jejuni infection of secondary abiotic mic...
Abstract Background Campylobacter jejuni infections are of rising importance worldwide. Given that innate immune receptors including nucleotide-oligomerization-domain-2 (Nod2)... -
How is patient involvement measured in patient centeredness scales for health...
Abstract Background Patient centeredness is an important component of patient care and healthcare quality. Several scales exist to measure patient centeredness, and previous... -
Inflammatory biomarkers in patients with sciatica: a systematic review
Abstract Background This systematic review focusses on inflammation as an underlying pathogenic mechanism in sciatica. We addressed two questions in particular: (1) what... -
Associations between complex multimorbidity, activities of daily living and m...
Abstract Background With increasing age, having multiple chronic conditions is the norm. It is of importance to study how co-existence of diseases affects functioning and... -
Qualitative study exploring the phenomenon of multiple electronic prescribing...
BACKGROUND: A previous census of electronic prescribing (EP) systems in England showed that more than half of hospitals with EP reported more than one EP system within the same... -
Applicability of the WHO maternal near miss tool in sub-Saharan Africa: A sys...
Abstract Background Applicability of the World Health Organization (WHO) maternal near miss criteria in low-income settings is not systematically addressed in the literature.... -
Development of a framework with tools to support the selection and implementa...
Abstract Background Patient reported outcomes (PROs) provide information on a patient’s health status coming directly from the patient. Measuring PROs with patient reported... -
EJP Data Science
Novel data streams (NDS), such as web search data or social media updates, hold promise for enhancing the capabilities of public health surveillance. In this paper, we outline a... -
Measuring implementation fidelity of school-based obesity prevention programm...
Background: Until now, there is no clear overview of how fidelity is assessed in school-based obesity prevention programmes. In order to move the field of obesity prevention... -
Different applications of the KDIGO criteria for AKI lead to different incide...
Abstract Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent and clinically relevant problem in critically ill patients. Various randomized controlled trials (RCT) have... -
An overview of positive cultures and clinical outcomes in septic patients: a ...
Background: Sepsis remains one of the most important causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In approximately 30-50% of cases of suspected sepsis, no pathogen is isolated,... -
Fracture behavior of root-amputated teeth at different amount of periodontal ...
Abstract Background The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of the amount of periodontal support on the fracture resistance of root-amputated maxillary molar teeth... -
Health care personnel’s perception of guideline implementation for musculoske...
Abstract Background The increasing complexity and variability in radiology have significantly fueled the need for guidelines. There are many methods for disseminating and... -
Acute ileitis facilitates infection with multidrug resistant Pseudomonas aeru...
Abstract Background The rising incidence of multidrug resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacteria including Pseudomonas aeruginosa has become a serious issue in prevention of its... -
How does the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist fit with existing perioperative ri...
Abstract Background The World Health Organization (WHO) Surgical Safety Checklist (SSC) has demonstrated beneficial impacts on a range of patient- and team outcomes, though... -
The art of note taking with mobile devices in medical education
Abstract Background Students use mobile devices extensively in their everyday life, and the new technology is adopted in study... -
Machine learning in cardiovascular magnetic resonance: basic concepts and app...
Abstract Machine learning (ML) is making a dramatic impact on cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) in many ways. This review seeks to highlight the major areas in CMR where...
