Bakgrunn: VTE er den hyppigst forekommende årsaken til død hos kreftpasienter etter selve kreftsykdommen. På tross av at kreftpasienter har svært høy risiko for utvikling av VTE, er ikke forebyggende behandling rutinemessig anbefalt i nåværende retningslinjer. Hensikten med denne oppgaven var å lage en oversikt over kliniske studier som har undersøkt medikamentell primærprofylaktisk behandling mot ...

Bakgrunn: I dag baserer opptak til medisinstudiet i Norge seg i stor grad på karakterer og mange tar opp fag ved dyre privatgymnas for å øke sitt karaktersnitt. Norges befolkning blir stadig mer etnisk og kulturelt mangfoldig, og det kreves stadig større kulturell kompetanse for å kunne tilby gode helsetjenester til hele befolkningen. Målet med denne oppgaven er å undersøke om dagens opptaksordninger ...

Two novel bla_DIM-1- or bla<SUB>IMP-1</SUB>-containing genomic islands (GIs) were discovered by whole-genome sequence analyses in four extensively drug-resistant (XDR) <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> isolates from inpatients at a tertiary hospital in Ghana. The strains were of sequence type 234 (ST234) and formed a phylogenetic clade together with ST111, which is recognized as a global ...

<i>Purpose</i> - To provide additional clinical data about the re-irradiation tolerance of the spinal cord.<br><br> <i>Methods</i> - This was a retrospective bi-institutional study of patients re-irradiated to the cervical or thoracic spinal cord with minimum follow-up of 6 months. The maximum dose (Dmax) and dose to 0.1cc (D0.1cc) were determined (magnetic resonance imaging [MRI]-defined cord) ...

Is there a ‘more helpful’ gender? The present research assessed gender differences in prosocial self-perceptions, prosocial behavioural intentions, and prosocial (transfer) behaviour in same- and other-gender interactions in 10 countries (N = 1,915). The present results showed negligible differences in the degree to which women and men saw themselves as prosocial. However, larger gender differences ...

<p>Background: Mothers with diabetes are less likely to achieve successful breastfeeding. Antenatal breastmilk expression (ABE) may facilitate earlier breastfeeding, but feasibility of introducing ABE and its acceptance among Scandinavian women have previously not been investigated. <p>Methods: This observational trial was conducted between the 1 January 2019 and the 12 March 2020 in Tromsø, Norway. ...

<i>Background</i> - Historically, US in the paediatric setting has mostly been the domain of radiologists. However, in the last decade, there has been an uptake of non-radiologist point-of-care US.<br><br> <i>Objective</i> - To gain an overview of abdominal non-radiologist point-of-care US in paediatrics.<br><br> <i>Materials and methods</i> - We conducted a scoping review regarding the uses ...

<i>Background</i> - Maternal anti–human leukocyte antigen (HLA) Class I is commonly detected alongside anti–human platelet antigen (HPA)-1a in fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (FNAIT). Little is known regarding whether the presence of anti-HLA Class I may exert an additive effect on the risk and severity of FNAIT.<br><br> <i>Methods and Materials</i> - We reanalyzed samples originally ...

<p>Background: Socioeconomic status is associated with inequalities in health. Unhealthy diet is a risk factor for non-communicable diseases, and socioeconomic inequalities exists also in diet. <p>Aim: To investigate the relationship between educational level and the intake of total energy, macro- and micronutrients. <p>Participants: 11,302 individuals (40-96 years) from Tromsø, Norway. <p>Methods: ...

<i>Background</i> - Cancer genomic studies often include data collected from several omics platforms. Each omics data source contributes to the understanding of the underlying biological process via source specific (“individual”) patterns of variability. At the same time, statistical associations and potential interactions among the different data sources can reveal signals from common biological ...