Quality indicators and development targets in the national clinical quality registries in cancer care and screening.

Background: The Danish clinical quality registries monitor and improve the quality of care, using quality indicators and defined development targets referred to as 'standards'. This study aims to investigate the fulfilment of standards in the Danish clinical quality registries in cancer care and screening.

Methods: Data was included from annual reports in the 27 Danish clinical quality registries in cancer care and screening.

Educational status affects prognosis of patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: A post-hoc analysis from the WARCEF trial.

Aims: The influence of social determinants of health (SDOH) on the prognosis of Heart Failure and reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF) is increasingly reported. We aim to evaluate the contribution of educational status on outcomes in patients with HFrEF.

Methods: We used data from the WARCEF trial, which randomized HFrEF patients with sinus rhythm to receive Warfarin or Aspirin; educational status of patients enrolled was collected at baseline.

Time trends in income-related disparity in incidence of acute coronary syndrome.

Background: Higher incidence of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), among those with lower income, has been recognized in the most recent decades. Still, there is a paucity of data on temporal changes. This study aims to investigate 20-year time trends in income-related disparity in the incidence of ACS in Denmark.

Misuse of multinomial logistic regression in stroke related health research: A systematic review of methodology.

Multinomial logistic regression (MLR) is often used to model the association between a nominal outcome variable and one or more covariates. The results of MLR are interpreted as relative risk ratios (RRR) and warrant a more coherent interpretation than ordinary logistic regression. Some authors compare the results of MLR to ordinal logistic regression (OLR), irrespective of the fact that these estimate different quantities.

Temporal trends in socioeconomic disparity in clinical outcomes for patients with acute coronary syndrome.

Aims: Socioeconomic factors are well-established determinants of clinical outcomes among patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) although quality of care has improved the last decades. This study aims to investigate 20-years temporal trends of socioeconomic disparity in 1-year incidence of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) among ACS patients in Denmark.

Methods: This population-based cohort study included all incident ACS patients in the Danish National Patient Registry during 1998-2017.

Socioeconomic inequity in incidence, outcomes and care for acute coronary syndrome: A systematic review.

Background: Socioeconomic inequities in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) epidemiology and care have been reported for at least 30-40 years. However, an up-to-date overview of evidence reflecting current clinical practice is not available. This systematic review aimed to summarize literature published in the last decade, regarding the association between socioeconomic position (SEP), incidence and prevalence of ACS, post-ACS medical care, and mortality.

The association between initial opioid type and long-term opioid use after hip fracture surgery in elderly opioid-naïve patients.

Objectives Long-term opioid use after hip fracture surgery has been demonstrated in previously opioid-naïve elderly patients. It is unknown if the opioid type redeemed after hip surgery is associated with long-term opioid use. The aim of this study was to examine the association between the opioid type redeemed within the first three months after hip fracture surgery and opioid use 3-12 months after the surgery.

Chronic abdominal pain and persistent opioid use after bariatric surgery.

Background and aims Bariatric surgery remains a mainstay for treatment of morbid obesity. However, long-term adverse outcomes include chronic abdominal pain and persistent opioid use. The aim of this review was to assess the existing data on prevalence, possible mechanisms, risk factors, and outcomes regarding chronic abdominal pain and persistent opioid use after bariatric surgery.

Opioid use after hip fracture surgery: A Danish nationwide cohort study from 2005 to 2015.

Background: There is currently a knowledge gap regarding persistent opioid use after hip fracture surgery. Thus, opioid use within a year after hip fracture surgery in patients with/without opioid use before surgery was examined.

Methods: This population-based cohort study included all patients (aged ≥ 65) undergoing primary hip fracture surgery in Denmark (2005-2015) identified from the Danish Multidisciplinary Hip Fracture Database.

[Opioid dependency as complication after surgery].

Patients are often prescribed opioids after hospital discharge for surgery. However, several studies have shown that at least 3% of preoperative opioid-naive patients continue to use opioids for a long time after surgery. Prolonged opioid use is associated with serious side effects such as physical and psychological dependence, cognitive disturbances and adverse effects on sex hormone balance.

Association between ABO blood types and pain perception.

Aim Of The Study: Pain perception is associated with different phenotypic characteristics such as sex, eye, and hair color. Hence, it is assumed that ABO blood type can also affect pain perception.

Materials And Methods: In order to investigate this hypothesis, an experimental study with healthy volunteers (18-40 years) was designed.