Line Norman Kvenshagen, Guro Grindheim, Jens Kristian Stene-Johansen, Eirik Franer, Christian Riddervold Kahrs, Kristina Svennerholm, Marte Kristine Tveit Myhre
{"title":"Foreign body aspiration in a child.","authors":"Line Norman Kvenshagen, Guro Grindheim, Jens Kristian Stene-Johansen, Eirik Franer, Christian Riddervold Kahrs, Kristina Svennerholm, Marte Kristine Tveit Myhre","doi":"10.4045/tidsskr.24.0390","DOIUrl":"10.4045/tidsskr.24.0390","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Aspiration of a foreign body can lead to a fatal outcome, especially in children younger than 3 years of age.</p><p><strong>Case presentation: </strong>A healthy 2-year-old child was admitted to the emergency unit due to cough and respiratory distress. They were admitted to the paediatric ward with a tentative diagnosis of pneumonia. Atter some hours, the child deteriorated, showing severe respiratory compromise. Non-invasive respiratory support and inhalation therapy were ineffective. The child was intubated, but mechanical ventilation was not feasible due to hypercapnia. Bronchoscopy was carried out and several foreign bodies were removed. Visual examination revealed fragments of almonds. The child was discharged from hospital after 12 days.</p><p><strong>Interpretation: </strong>The child underwent aspiration. After intubation, the almonds may have caused a ball-valve effect, leading to the life-threatening situation. It is important to consider a foreign body as a potential cause of abnormal respiratory symptoms in children.</p>","PeriodicalId":23123,"journal":{"name":"Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening","volume":"145 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143721385","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jon M Arnemo, Maria Averina, Anne-Lise Bjørke-Monsen, Bjørn J Bolann, Jan Brox, Merete Åse Eggesbø, Ingrid Hokstad, Sandra Huber
{"title":"Lead from ammunition harmful to public health.","authors":"Jon M Arnemo, Maria Averina, Anne-Lise Bjørke-Monsen, Bjørn J Bolann, Jan Brox, Merete Åse Eggesbø, Ingrid Hokstad, Sandra Huber","doi":"10.4045/tidsskr.25.0042","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4045/tidsskr.25.0042","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23123,"journal":{"name":"Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening","volume":"145 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143721482","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Samtykke under revisjon.","authors":"Kari Milch Agledahl","doi":"10.4045/tidsskr.25.0104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4045/tidsskr.25.0104","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23123,"journal":{"name":"Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening","volume":"145 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143721555","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
John-Peder Escobar Kvitting, Håvard Ravnestad, Rune Andersen, Eyvind Gjønnæss, Natasha Moe, Sigurd Birkeland, Morten Svalebjørg, Per Snorre Lingaas, Einar Gude, Lars Gullestad, Kaspar Broch, Arne K Andreassen
{"title":"[Correction: Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension].","authors":"John-Peder Escobar Kvitting, Håvard Ravnestad, Rune Andersen, Eyvind Gjønnæss, Natasha Moe, Sigurd Birkeland, Morten Svalebjørg, Per Snorre Lingaas, Einar Gude, Lars Gullestad, Kaspar Broch, Arne K Andreassen","doi":"10.4045/tidsskr.25.0191","DOIUrl":"10.4045/tidsskr.25.0191","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23123,"journal":{"name":"Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening","volume":"145 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143721327","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Swimming with handcuffs on.","authors":"Torborg Aalen Leenderts","doi":"10.4045/tidsskr.24.0414","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4045/tidsskr.24.0414","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23123,"journal":{"name":"Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening","volume":"145 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143721556","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A hundred years of EEG.","authors":"Karl O Nakken, Rune Markhus, Oliver Henning","doi":"10.4045/tidsskr.24.0657","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4045/tidsskr.24.0657","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23123,"journal":{"name":"Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening","volume":"145 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143721350","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Harald Reiso, Steinar Omnes, Anders Nikolai Berntsen, Bjørnar Paasche, Henrik Bjørkekjær Johannessen, Berglind Fjola Smaradottir
{"title":"Electronic glasses compensate for visual field loss.","authors":"Harald Reiso, Steinar Omnes, Anders Nikolai Berntsen, Bjørnar Paasche, Henrik Bjørkekjær Johannessen, Berglind Fjola Smaradottir","doi":"10.4045/tidsskr.25.0030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4045/tidsskr.25.0030","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23123,"journal":{"name":"Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening","volume":"145 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143721449","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jacob Dag Berild, Anja Bråthen Kristoffersen, Brita Askeland Winje
{"title":"Invasiv pneumokokksykdom i Norge 2004–23 og valg av vaksiner til eldre.","authors":"Jacob Dag Berild, Anja Bråthen Kristoffersen, Brita Askeland Winje","doi":"10.4045/tidsskr.24.0536","DOIUrl":"10.4045/tidsskr.24.0536","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) can be prevented with serotype-specific vaccines. The level of protection depends on which serotypes are in the vaccine and which serotypes are circulating. The purpose of this study was to describe how the epidemiology of IPD has changed since the introduction of the pneumococcal vaccine in the Childhood Immunisation Programme in Norway in 2006, and how the epidemiology impacts the choice of vaccine for older patients.</p><p><strong>Material and method: </strong>The study is based on cases of IPD in Norway in the period 2004-23, as reported to the Norwegian Surveillance System for Communicable Diseases (MSIS).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 13,767 cases of IPD were reported during the study period. In the < 5 years age group, the incidence rate decreased from 28.9 (per 100,000) in 2004 to 8.6 in 2023, representing a reduction of 70 % (incidence rate ratio 0.3 (95 % confidence interval (CI) 0.2-0.4)). In the ≥ 65 years age group, the incidence rate fell from 78.0 to 35.2, corresponding to a reduction of 55 % (incidence rate ratio 0.5 (95 % CI 0.4-0.5)). After 2014, the five most common serotypes in the ≥ 65 years age group were 22F, 3, 8, 9 N and 23B.</p><p><strong>Interpretation: </strong>Despite an indirect effect from the Childhood Immunisation Programme, there remains a residual disease burden of IPD in older patients that can be prevented through vaccination. The 23-valent polysaccharide vaccine and the 20- and 21-valent conjugate vaccines cover most serotypes that cause IPD in older patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":23123,"journal":{"name":"Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening","volume":"145 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143721459","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Konrad Wagner and the conflict at the Department of Anatomy during the occupation.","authors":"Erlend Hem, Magne Nylenna","doi":"10.4045/tidsskr.24.0468","DOIUrl":"10.4045/tidsskr.24.0468","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>During World War II, the Norwegian Nazi Party (Nasjonal Samling) tried to use the academic community to promote its ideology. In 1941, a conflict broke out between prosector Konrad Wagner and Professor Kristian Schreiner at the Department of Anatomy, University of Oslo, which escalated into an issue with political overtones.</p><p><strong>Material and method: </strong>The primary sources for the article are the National Treason Archives, which contain Wagner's file in the form of 421 digitised pages, as well as the National Archives of Norway's digital archives and the National Library of Norway's online collection.</p><p><strong>Results and interpretation: </strong>Wagner resigned from his position at the department in January 1941 due to what he perceived as harassment from Schreiner. Despite the accusations being rather trivial, the matter became politicised, particularly due to Wagner's contact with the Norwegian Nazi Party and his attempts to have Schreiner removed. The conflict led to a deep division at the department and resulted in Wagner's resignation. He then became the Secretary-General of the Nazi-controlled Norwegian Medical Association for two years. In the final part of the war, he participated in the German medical service. In the post-war treason trials, Wagner was sentenced to five years of forced labour. The conflict illustrates the fragile balance between scientific autonomy and political pressure, and shows how personal and political disagreements escalated in a time of war and occupation.</p>","PeriodicalId":23123,"journal":{"name":"Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening","volume":"145 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143721460","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ragna Elise Støre Govatsmark, Kari Krizak Halle, Andrew Malcolm Garratt, Kaare Harald Bønaa, Veronica Bendiktsen Berge, Tove Aminda Hanssen
{"title":"Health-related quality of life after myocardial infarction.","authors":"Ragna Elise Støre Govatsmark, Kari Krizak Halle, Andrew Malcolm Garratt, Kaare Harald Bønaa, Veronica Bendiktsen Berge, Tove Aminda Hanssen","doi":"10.4045/tidsskr.24.0179","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4045/tidsskr.24.0179","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The Norwegian Myocardial Infarction Registry collects patient-reported data on health-related quality of life three months after discharge from the hospital. The aim of the study is to compare health-related quality of life in patients who have experienced myocardial infarction with a randomly selected reference population in Norway.</p><p><strong>Material and method: </strong>Patients registered in the Norwegian Myocardial Infarction Registry in the period 2020-2023 and a reference population in Norway were sent a health-related quality of life questionnaire covering five dimensions (EQ-5D-5L). Health-related quality of life was measured using the EQ-5D-5L index, which ranges from 0 to 1, and EQ-VAS, which is a visual analogue scale ranging from 0 to 100. Higher values indicate a higher quality of life.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Patients who had experienced myocardial infarction reported a lower average EQ-5D-5L index (0.86 vs. 0.88; p < 0.001) and a lower average EQ-VAS score (69 vs. 80; p < 0.001) compared to the reference population. After myocardial infarction, women reported a poorer quality of life than men (average EQ-5D-5L index 0.82 (women) vs. 0.87 (men); p < 0.001), and patients with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) had a lower index than patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) (0.85 vs. 0.88; p < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Interpretation: </strong>Health-related quality of life was poorer in patients who had experienced myocardial infarction compared to the general population in Norway. Following myocardial infarction, women had a poorer health-related quality of life than men, and patients who had experienced NSTEMI had a poorer health-related quality of life than those who had experienced STEMI.</p>","PeriodicalId":23123,"journal":{"name":"Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening","volume":"145 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143988175","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}