• Accuracy of surgical complication rate estimation using ICD-10 codes 

      Storesund, Anette; Haugen, Arvid Steinar; Hjortås, Magnus; Nortvedt, Monica Wammen; Flaatten, Hans; Eide, Geir Egil; Boermeester, Marja A.; Sevdalis, Nick; Søfteland, Eirik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Background The ICD‐10 codes are used globally for comparison of diagnoses and complications, and are an important tool for the development of patient safety, healthcare policies and the health economy. The aim of this ...
    • Clinical Efficacy of Combined Surgical Patient Safety System and the World Health Organization's Checklists in Surgery: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial 

      Storesund, Anette; Haugen, Arvid Steinar; Flaatten, Hans; Nortvedt, Monica Wammen; Eide, Geir Egil; Boermeester, Marja A.; Sevdalis, Nick; Tveiten, Øystein Vesterli; Mahesparan, Rupavathana; Hjallen, Bjørg Merete; Fevang, Jonas Meling; Størksen, Catrine Hjelle; Thornhill, Heidi Frances; Sjøen, Gunnar Helge; Kolseth, Solveig Moss; Haaverstad, Rune; Sandli, Oda Kristine; Softeland, Eirik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Importance Checklists have been shown to improve patient outcomes in surgery. The intraoperatively used World Health Organization surgical safety checklist (WHO SSC) is now mandatory in many countries. The only evidenced ...
    • Correlated physical and mental health composite scores for the RAND-36 and RAND-12 health surveys: can we keep them simple? 

      Andersen, John Roger; Breivik, Kyrre; Engelund, Inger Elise; Iversen, Marjolein M.; Kirkeleit, Jorunn; Norekvål, Tone Merete; Oterhals, Kjersti; Storesund, Anette (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background: The RAND-36 and RAND-12 (equivalent to versions 1 of the SF-36 Health Survey and SF-12 Health Survey, respectively) are widely used measures of health-related quality of life. However, there are diverging views ...
    • Development and validation of patients' surgical safety checklist 

      Harris, Kristin; Softeland, Eirik; Moi, Asgjerd Litleré; Harthug, Stig; Ravnøy, Mette; Storesund, Anette; Jurmy, Elaheh; Thakkar, Bhaumik; Haaverstad, Rune; Sevdalis, Nick; Haugen, Arvid Steinar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background Poor uptake and understanding of critical perioperative information represent a major safety risk for surgical patients. Implementing a patient-driven surgical safety checklist might enhance the way critical ...
    • Patients’ and healthcare workers’ recommendations for a surgical patient safety checklist – a qualitative study 

      Harris, Kristin; Softeland, Eirik; Moi, Asgjerd Litleré; Harthug, Stig; Storesund, Anette; Jesuthasan, Sebastius; Sevdalis, Nick; Haugen, Arvid Steinar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background Patients’ involvement in patient safety has increased in healthcare. Use of checklists may improve patient outcome in surgery, though few have attempted to engage patients’ use of surgical checklist. To identify ...
    • Validation of a Norwegian version of SURgical PAtient Safety System (SURPASS) in combination with the World Health Organizations' Surgical Safety Checklist (WHO SSC) 

      Storesund, Anette; Haugen, Arvid Steinar; Wæhle, Hilde Valen; Mahesparan, Ruby; Boermeester, Marja A.; Nortvedt, Monica Wammen; Softeland, Eirik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Introduction Surgical safety checklists may contribute to reduction of complications and mortality. The WHO’s Surgical Safety Checklist (WHO SSC) could prevent incidents in operating theatres, but errors also occur before ...