2022
Insomnia symptoms and risk of bloodstream infections: prospective data from the prospective population‐based Nord‐Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT), Norway
Thorkildsen MS, Laugsand LE, Nilsen TIL, Mohus RM, Høvik LH, Rogne T, Solligård E, Damås JK, Gustad LT. Insomnia symptoms and risk of bloodstream infections: prospective data from the prospective population‐based Nord‐Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT), Norway. Journal Of Sleep Research 2022, 32: e13696. PMID: 36068650, PMCID: PMC10078600, DOI: 10.1111/jsr.13696.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst-time bloodstream infectionNord-Trøndelag Health StudyHazard ratioBloodstream infectionsInsomnia symptomsProspective dataHealth StudyConfidence intervalsNorwegian Nord-Trøndelag Health StudyRisk of BSIPopulation-based prospective studyPopulation-based Nord-Trøndelag Health StudyFrequent insomnia symptomsNon-restorative sleepRisk of infectionCox regressionProspective studyAbove symptomsImmune functionSymptomsInfectionMortalitySleepRiskParticipants
2021
Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of immunocompromised patients infected with Pneumocystis jirovecii in a twelve-year retrospective study from Norway
Grønseth S, Rogne T, Hannula R, Åsvold BO, Afset JE, Damås JK. Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of immunocompromised patients infected with Pneumocystis jirovecii in a twelve-year retrospective study from Norway. BMC Infectious Diseases 2021, 21: 659. PMID: 34233631, PMCID: PMC8262122, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-021-06144-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusRegional incidence ratesRetrospective studyMedical recordsIncidence rateP. jiroveciiTwelve-year retrospective studyMain clinical findingsMajor risk factorPatients' medical recordsHospital mortalityImmunosuppressant usePCP prophylaxisClinical characteristicsMost patientsRadiological featuresPerson yearsClinical findingsImmunodeficiency virusIntensive carePolymerase chain reactionRisk factorsModern chemotherapyCardinal symptomsStudy population
2020
Body mass index and risk of dying from a bloodstream infection: A Mendelian randomization study
Rogne T, Solligård E, Burgess S, Brumpton BM, Paulsen J, Prescott HC, Mohus RM, Gustad LT, Mehl A, Åsvold BO, DeWan AT, Damås JK. Body mass index and risk of dying from a bloodstream infection: A Mendelian randomization study. PLOS Medicine 2020, 17: e1003413. PMID: 33196656, PMCID: PMC7668585, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003413.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexHigher body mass indexBloodstream infectionsBSI incidenceBSI mortalityHazard ratioMass indexGeneral populationPopulation-based cohortAnalysis of patientsTerms of mortalityMendelian randomization studyTraditional epidemiological studiesMendelian randomization analysisObesity paradoxMean ageObservational studyEpidemiological studiesRandomization studyCausal associationSepsisMortalityPatientsInfectionRandomization analysisGenome-Wide Linkage Analysis of the Risk of Contracting a Bloodstream Infection in 47 Pedigrees Followed for 23 Years Assembled From a Population-Based Cohort (the HUNT Study).
Rogne T, Damås JK, Solligård E, DeWan AT. Genome-Wide Linkage Analysis of the Risk of Contracting a Bloodstream Infection in 47 Pedigrees Followed for 23 Years Assembled From a Population-Based Cohort (the HUNT Study). Critical Care Medicine 2020, 48: 1580-1586. PMID: 32885941, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000004520.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Rate of avoidable deaths in a Norwegian hospital trust as judged by retrospective chart review
Rogne T, Nordseth T, Marhaug G, Berg EM, Tromsdal A, Sæther O, Gisvold S, Hatlen P, Hogan H, Solligård E. Rate of avoidable deaths in a Norwegian hospital trust as judged by retrospective chart review. BMJ Quality & Safety 2018, 28: 49. PMID: 30026281, DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2018-008053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital deathAvoidable deathsNorwegian hospital trustMandatory reporting systemRetrospective case record reviewHospital trustsRetrospective chart reviewHigh-risk populationCase record reviewReporting systemUnselected sampleChart reviewRecord reviewDeath groupSurgical departmentUnselected populationSuch deathsPatientsHealth policyDeathLife expectancyRegular reviewReport systemGreater proportionReview