Publications by authors named "Sundseth A"
Purpose: Discharge summaries are important tools for communication between health care levels and can ensure continuity of rehabilitation. This study aims to gain insight into the content of discharge summaries written by hospital physiotherapists and occupational therapists regarding patients with stroke, and their adherence to recommended criteria for discharge summaries.
Material And Methods: 31 physiotherapy and multidisciplinary discharge summaries, for stroke patients discharged home from hospital with need of follow-up, were included in the study.
Article Synopsis
- Recent studies showed a rise in cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) cases during the COVID-19 pandemic, prompting this evaluation of hospitalization and mortality rates comparing the pandemic year (2020) to the year prior (2019).
- A cross-sectional study analyzed data from 171 stroke centers worldwide, focusing on CVT admissions and associated mortality from January 2019 to May 2021, revealing no significant differences in overall CVT volume or mortality between 2019 and 2020.
- However, the first five months of 2021 saw a notable increase in CVT admissions compared to 2019 and 2020, with higher mortality rates linked to COVID-19-positive patients and instances of vaccine-induced immune
Background: The scope of this priority-setting process is communication and collaboration in transitional care for patients with acute stroke. Actively involving persons with stroke and their family caregivers is important both in transitional care and when setting priorities for research. Established priority-setting methods are time-consuming and require extensive resources.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this study, we suggest that there is a substantial knowing-doing gap in acute stroke, as increased stroke knowledge was not associated with earlier hospital admission.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To describe Norwegian general practitioners' (GPs') prescription patterns of benzodiazepines, Z-hypnotics and opioid analgesics (BZO-drugs) to elderly (≥70 years) patients.
Design, Subjects And Setting: Cross sectional, observational study. Contact- and prescription data from 148 Norwegian GPs, issued for elderly patients during eight months in 2008.
Patient knowledge on stroke risk factors, symptoms and treatment options.
Vasc Health Risk Manag
October 2018
Background: Public campaigns focus primarily on stroke symptom and risk factor knowledge, but patients who correctly recognize stroke symptoms do not necessarily know the reason for urgent hospitalization. The aim of this study was to explore knowledge on stroke risk factors, symptoms and treatment options among acute stroke and transient ischemic attack patients.
Methods: This prospective study included patients admitted to the stroke unit at the Department of Neurology, Akershus University Hospital, Norway.
Background: Too few patients with acute stroke receive thrombolytic therapy owing to the limited time window for treatment and prehospital delay. The purpose of this study is to describe the prehospital path for patients with acute stroke and, in particular, what distinguishes patients who contact the Emergency Medical Communication Centre (EMCC) from those who contact their general practitioner (GP) or Out-of-hours (OOH) services.
Material And Method: Patients with acute cerebral infarction and intracerebral haemorrhage admitted to the Stroke Unit, Department of Neurology, Akershus University Hospital, were included.
Article Synopsis
- Swollen middle cerebral artery infarction can be fatal, but decompressive craniectomy surgery has improved survival rates, though many patients still do not make it out of the hospital.
- Researchers at Oslo University Hospital analyzed data from patients who underwent this surgery to identify factors that predict early in-hospital death, focusing on variables like age, stroke onset time, and the extent of brain damage.
- Their findings revealed that having infarction in additional brain territories significantly increases the risk of early death after the surgery, though the small sample size limits the strength of their conclusions.
Background: Decompressive craniectomy in malignant middle cerebral artery infarction (MMCAI) reduces mortality. Whether speech-dominant side infarction results in less favorable outcome is unclear. This study compared functional outcome, quality of life, and mental health among patients with speech-dominant and non-dominant side infarction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOnly a minor proportion of patients with acute ischemic stroke receive treatment with intravenous thrombolysis. The purpose of this study was to explore reasons for not giving thrombolysis and to determine if there was a correlation between prehospital and in-hospital delay in a Norwegian ischemic stroke population. Patients with acute ischemic stroke were included during a 1-year period.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Previous studies have identified insufficient knowledge of stroke symptoms and risk factors both among survivors of stroke and in the general population. The purpose of this study was to investigate knowledge of stroke symptoms and risk factors in a Norwegian stroke population and to identify factors associated with good knowledge.
Methods: This prospective study included patients with acute transient ischemic attack, ischemic stroke, and intracerebral hemorrhage.
Background: Renewed interest has developed in decompressive craniectomy, and improved survival is shown when this treatment is used after malignant middle cerebral artery infarction. The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency and possible risk factors for developing surgical site infection (SSI) after delayed cranioplasty using autologous, cryopreserved bone.
Methods: This retrospective study included 74 consecutive patients treated with decompressive craniectomy during the time period May 1998 to October 2010 for various non-traumatic conditions causing increased intracranial pressure due to brain swelling.
Hand hygiene is effective in preventing health care-associated infections, but hand hygiene compliance is low among health care workers in different hospital settings. Less is known about hand hygiene among physicians in a nonhospital setting. We evaluated handwashing behavior among 200 neurologists (100 males and 100 females) attending a world congress.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The time from symptom onset to seeking medical assistance (decision delay) accounts for a proportion of prehospital delay in acute stroke. The aims of this study were to identify factors related to decision delay and calling the emergency medical services (EMS) as the first medical contact.
Methods: Data were prospectively collected from 350 patients with acute stroke or transient ischemic attack.
Background: Treatment in stroke units reduces mortality and disability compared with treatment in general medical wards. Early mobilization is considered one element of stroke unit care contributing to this benefit. There are uncertainties regarding the effect of this approach on different groups of acute stroke patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Early management improves outcome in acute stroke. This study was designed to assess the prehospital path from symptom onset to arrival in hospital and to identify factors associated with prehospital delay.
Methods: A prospective study was conducted including patients with acute ischaemic stroke, intracerebral haemorrhage and transient ischaemic attack admitted to hospital.
Background And Purpose: Very early mobilization (VEM) is considered to contribute to the beneficial effects of stroke units, but there are uncertainties regarding the optimal time to start mobilization. We hypothesized that VEM within 24 hours after admittance to the hospital would reduce poor outcome 3 months poststroke compared with mobilization between 24 and 48 hours.
Methods: We conducted a prospective, randomized, controlled trial with blinded assessment at follow-up.
Background: Increased faecal concentrations of the granulocyte marker protein (GMP) have been found in rats with azoxymethane (AOM) induced carcinoma of the colon, but the origin of this GMP is unknown. The aims were to investigate the concentrations of GMP in different parts of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract in rats with or without AOM-induced carcinoma and to correlate the GMP concentrations to localization of the carcinomas.
Methods: Nineteen rats were given intramuscular injections of AOM, 15 mg/kg, once weekly for 6 weeks and were killed after 22 weeks.