Publications by authors named "T Bjelland"

Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is frequent and influences the prognosis of intensive care unit (ICU) patients. The aim of this study was to estimate the incidence, time-course, risk factors, and mortality of AKI among unselected ICU patients.

Methods: All adult ICU patients admitted to the ICU at the University Hospital in Central Norway from 2010 to 2015 with a stay of 24 h or more were included in the study.

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Article Synopsis
  • Teleophthalmology is an underused telehealth service for diabetic retinopathy screening, highlighting the need for improved adoption in US primary care clinics.
  • The study developed a tailored implementation program called I-SITE, using a healthcare process improvement model, to enhance teleophthalmology use by engaging clinical and patient stakeholders.
  • Results showed significant increases in teleophthalmology adoption among primary care providers involved in I-SITE, with a major boost in the use of diabetic eye screenings for performance-based incentives post-implementation.
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Background And Aims: The quadratus lumborum block (QLB) provides regional analgesia of the anterior abdominal wall, theoretically matching the postoperative pain after postbariatric standard full abdominoplasty. We investigated the effectiveness of a QLB as an addition to the current multimodal analgesia regimen in postbariatric patients treated with standard full abdominoplasty.

Methods: Randomized, placebo-controlled, triple blinded study ( = 50).

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Objective: Teleophthalmology for diabetic eye screening is an evidence-based intervention substantially underused in US multipayer primary care clinics, even when equipment and trained personnel are readily available. We sought to identify patient and primary care provider (PCP) barriers, facilitators, as well as strategies to increase teleophthalmology use.

Design: We conducted standardised open-ended, individual interviews and analysed the transcripts using both inductive and directed content analysis to identify barriers and facilitators to teleophthalmology use.

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