2009 and older

Patient volume and quality of care for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm

Update our previous systematic review on patient volume and quality of care to assess new publications for abdominal aortic aneurysm. This work was undertaken as a rapid review.

Preoperative fasting in elderly orthopedic patients

Mapping of literature about the effect of different preoperative fasting regimes on complications and well-being in elderly orthopedic patients.

Adverse effects of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for mood disorders

Organization of emergency services in hospitals

Marihuana til medisinsk bruk

Natalizumab for treatment of MS – Health economics

Formalized consensus processes:

This report describes three different consensus processes and discusses what is best suited for choosing patient safety indicators for Norway.

Cost-effectiveness of cochlear implantation in adults

A review of effects of governmental web-based information services

Differences in mortality between Norway and Sweden

Identifisering av personer med behov for psykiatrisk hjelp blant asylsøkere

Health profile of children and youth in Akershus county - Report on young people

This health profile of adolescents in Akershus County in Norway in 2002 tells us much about how young people in Akershus understand their own lives and health.

Prevention of suicide - Part II

Dual diagnoses – Substance Use Disorder and Severe Mental Illness. Part 1 – Accuracy of screening- and diagnostic instruments

Benzodiazepine treatment for drug-dependent subjects

Psychosocial interventions after crises and accidents

HPV RNA test for cervical cancer

Genetic tests for breast and ovarian cancer

The importance of personnel competence to achieve social participation and activity amongst users of municipal home care

The report is a systematic review of the scientific evidence concerning effects of the use of personnel with special expertise in functional training and activation compared to standard care.

Dual diagnoses – Severe Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorder. Part 2 – Effect of psychosocial interventions