Norwegian male U14 soccer players have superior running capacity compared to Icelandic players.

The organisation and development strategies of youth soccer differ between Norway and Iceland. Whether this affect physical capacity is unknown. Thus, the first aim of the present study is to compare physical capacity between players from Iceland and Norway.

Haemoglobin levels and outcomes of subgroups of patients with pre-operative anaemia based on red cell size: A retrospective cohort study.

Background: Pre-operative anaemia is common and associated with adverse outcomes. We hypothesised that pre-operative anaemia would be evident more than 1 month pre-operatively, and that peri-operative changes in haemoglobin and post-operative outcomes differed between red cell size-based subsets of anaemia.

Methods: A retrospective single-centre cohort study, including all patients 18 years and older undergoing their first surgery at Landspitali between January 2006 and December 2018 with available measurement of haemoglobin (Hb) within 30 days preceding surgery.

Coagulation tests on admission correlate with mortality and morbidity in general ICU patients: An observational study.

Background: It is well known that low platelet count on admission to intensive care units (ICU) is associated with increased mortality. However, it is unknown whether prothrombin time (PT-INR) and activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) on admission correlate with mortality and organ failure. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate whether PT-INR and APTT at admission can predict outcome in the critically ill patient after adjusting for severity of illness measured with Simplified Acute Physiology Score 3 (SAPS 3).

Linear decline of corrected platelet count increment within 24 hours after platelet transfusion in haematological patients: A prospective observational study.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to prospectively explore the detailed longitudinal development of platelet increments in patients with chemotherapy-induced bone marrow aplasia during the first 24 hours after platelet transfusion.

Methods: Patients admitted to the Haematology department during 7 months, and fulfilled inclusion criteria were divided into 4 groups: Group 1, patients with acute leukaemia; Group 2, patients after autologous stem cell transplantation (SCT); Group 3, patients after allogeneic SCT; and Group 4, patients given platelet transfusion prior to intervention. We used frequent blood sampling within 24 hours after platelet transfusion to investigate the kinetics of platelet counts following transfusion.

[Management of patients with STEMI transported with air-ambulance to Landspitali University Hospital in Reykjavík].

Introduction: A good outcome of patients presenting with STEMI (ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction) depends on early restoration of coronary blood flow. Pre-hospital fibrinolysis is recommended if primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) cannot be performed within 90 minutes of first medical contact (FMC). The purpose of this study was to study transport times for patients with STEMI who were transported with air-ambulance from the northern rural areas of Iceland to Landspitali University Hospital in Reykjavík, and to assess if the medical management was in accordance with clinical guidelines.