Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between empirical antibiotic therapy in the first postnatal week in uninfected infants born very preterm and the risk of adverse outcomes until discharge.<p> <p>Study design Population-based, nationwide registry study in Norway including all live-born infants with a gestational age <32 weeks surviving first postnatal week without ...

Krabber er populær sjømat, men kan inneholde til dels store mengder miljøgifter. Innholdet er mange steder i Norge så høyt at inntak av brunmaten generelt bør frarådes.

Hei, det er vanskelig ut fra innlegget å se hva som faktisk skal kunne bidra til en «bredere rekrutteringsbase»

Objectives - In this cross-sectional study from Botswana, we investigated awareness of calling emergency medical services (EMS) and seeking immediate medical assistance by acute stroke among stroke risk outpatients and public.<p> <p>Method - Closed-ended questionnaires on awareness of calling EMS and seeking immediate medical assistance by acute stroke, were administered by research assistants ...

<p><b> Objective</b> To compare outcome after less invasive surfactant administration (LISA) and primary endotracheal intubation (non-LISA) in infants born before gestational age (GA) 28 weeks. <p><b> Setting</b> All neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in Norway during 2012–2018. <p><b> Methods</b> Defined population-based data were prospectively entered into a national registry. We ...

<p>BAKGRUNN - Kunnskap om variasjon i behandlingsrater er nødvendig for å vurdere om tilgangen til helsetjenester er likeverdig. Formålet med denne studien var å undersøke rater for kirurgisk behandling av degenerative nakkelidelser i Norge og Helse Nord, samt egendekningen i Helse Nord, og å vurdere aktiviteten i regionen. <p>MATERIALE OG METODE - Vi inkluderte operasjoner registrert i Norsk ...

Objectives: Machine learning (ML) and natural language processing have great potential to improve effciency and accuracy in diagnosis, treatment recommendations, predictive interventions, and scarce resource allocation within psychiatry. Researchers often conceptualize such an approach as operating in isolation without much need for human involvement, yet it remains crucial to harness human-inthe-loop ...

The paper addresses socio technical relations of implementing a lightweight IT app in Norway. The focus is on how such technology will influence the possibilities for an organization connected to a large-scale heavyweight IT infrastructure to provide more rapid changes in line with healthcare worker’s needs. The research question is therefore: How can lightweight IT support rapid organizational ...

Background International agreements and domestic legislation regulate genetically modified (GM) crops for environmental release, recognizing that genetic engineering could result in unintended genotypic and phenotypic effects. In that context, omics technologies, which allow comprehensive characterization of the molecular profile of GM crops at all levels, may be used to assess alterations or effects ...

Objectives. To determine risk factors for radial artery and saphenous vein graft occlusion during long-term follow-up after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Methods: From a cohort of 119 patients who had received a radial artery graft, 76 – of whom 55 also had at least one saphenous vein graft – underwent a preplanned direct angiography and anthropometric, biochemical, and endothelial ...