Publications by authors named "H F Lorentzen"
It has been suggested that time spent at a high fraction of maximal oxygen consumption (% O) plays a decisive role for adaptations to interval training. However, previous studies examining how interval sessions should be designed to achieve a high % O have exclusively been performed in males. The present study compared the % O attained during three different 6 × 8 min interval protocols, in female (n = 11; O, 62.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The rising incidence of melanoma and the high number of benign lesions excised due to diagnostic uncertainty highlight the need for effective patient triage. This study assesses the safety and accuracy of teledermoscopic triage on a high-prevalence case set with pre-triaged, challenging, melanoma-suspicious lesions.
Methods: Five dermatologists independently reviewed 250 retrospectively extracted patient cases.
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- - The study compared the effectiveness of echogenic needles versus non-echogenic standard needles for ultrasound-guided cannulation of the infraclavicular axillary vein in adult patients needing central venous catheters.
- - The primary outcome measured was access time, which showed no significant difference between the two needle types (21 minutes for echogenic versus 26 minutes for standard).
- - Other secondary outcomes, including success rates and adverse events, revealed no major advantages for echogenic needles, suggesting that standard needles remain suitable for this procedure in perioperative care.
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- Hirsutism affects 5%-15% of females and laser treatment is the most effective method for long-term hair removal, but not everyone qualifies for it, creating issues in the healthcare system.
- This study compares the eligibility assessment capabilities of healthcare professionals to convolutional neural network (CNN) models for laser hair removal.
- The CNN model achieved a moderate accuracy of 0.52, while dermatologists reported a slightly lower accuracy of 0.48, suggesting that an AI-based tool could improve the assessment process and healthcare access, but further clinical studies are needed to ensure effectiveness.