Publications by authors named "P A Naess"
Background: Traumatic injuries, defined as physical injuries with sudden onset, are a major cause of distress and disability, with far-reaching societal consequences. A significant proportion of trauma survivors report persistent symptoms and difficulties after the injury, and studies show unmet health care needs. Self-management programs delivered in the sub-acute phase after traumatic injuries are scarcely evaluated.
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- Trauma hemorrhage leads to a serious coagulopathy with high mortality rates, prompting the ITACTIC trial to compare treatment strategies based on conventional tests versus viscoelastic assays for better outcomes.
- Although the viscoelastic group was more likely to receive goal-directed treatment (76% vs. 47%), only about half of the patients received this treatment overall, and just 20% of them corrected their coagulopathy.
- The study highlighted that many bleeding trauma patients did not receive the necessary goal-directed care, revealing a potential gap in effective treatment strategies.
Background: The recommended treatment for cervical spinal cord injury (cSCI) is surgical decompression and stabilization within 24 h after injury. The aims of the study were to estimate our institutional compliance with this recommendation and identify potential factors associated with surgical delay.
Methods: Population-based retrospective database study of patients operated for cSCI in 2015-2022 within the South-East Norway Health Region (3.