Publications by authors named "S Iversen"
Long-term mortality and health-related quality of life with lower versus higher oxygenation targets in intensive care unit patients with COVID-19 and severe hypoxaemia.
Intensive Care Med
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- - The study compared one-year outcomes of lower (8 kPa) and higher (12 kPa) oxygenation targets in ICU patients with COVID-19 and severe hypoxaemia, involving 726 randomly assigned patients.
- - Findings showed that 33.6% of patients in the lower-oxygenation group died, compared to 39.1% in the higher-oxygenation group, suggesting a potential benefit of the lower target, though results were not statistically significant (p = 0.11).
- - Health-related quality of life assessments indicated no significant differences between the two groups, with the lower-oxygenation group having a median EQ-VAS score of 50 vs 40 for the higher group (p
Article Synopsis
- A study investigated the effects of targeting different levels of oxygenation (Pao2 of 60 mm Hg vs 90 mm Hg) in COVID-19 patients with severe hypoxemia in the ICU, aiming to understand if a lower oxygen dose might be beneficial.
- Conducted in 11 ICUs across Europe from August 2020 to March 2023, the trial included 726 adults but was stopped early due to slow enrollment, with 90-day follow-up data collected for 697 patients.
- Results showed that patients on the lower oxygenation target had more days alive without life support (80 days vs 72 days for the higher target) at 90 days,
Background: Mobile health has enormous potential in healthcare due to the increasing use of mobile phones in low- and middle-income countries; its effective deployment, uptake, and utilization may result in improved health outcomes, including a reduction in neonatal deaths. However, there is a suboptimal uptake of mobile health technologies among healthcare workers in low-resource settings like Nigeria, which are often context-specific.
Objective: To investigate healthcare workers' perceptions of mobile health technologies in public health facilities in Lagos, Nigeria.
Mitigating nitrogen leaching from agricultural land is imperative for enhancing the ecological status of aquatic ecosystems. Incorporating the knowledge and perceptions of farmers regarding the feasibility and effectiveness of implementing nitrogen reduction measures is vital for increasing the adoption rate of such measures and related policies. Concurrently, the insights and perspectives of scientists advising policymakers on the implementation of these measures can facilitate a more comprehensive understanding of the barriers and potential for implementation.
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