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Articles by Øivind Irtun
Surgery for morbidly obese patients?
- Øivind Irtun
06.11.2023:
Surgical treatment continues to be a good option for patients with morbid obesity, despite the promising results from pharmacotherapy. Bariatric surgery has been practised in Norway since the 1970s and 80s. The procedures were carried out using laparotomy, with large incisions and often limited...
Nutritional support for critically ill patients in the intensive care unit
- Martin Hagve,
- Petter Gjessing,
- Lars Marius Ytrebø,
- Øivind Irtun
30.01.2020:
Patients in intensive care have increased nutritional needs but are often incapable of eating independently. When should intravenous parenteral nutrition be started, and what is the optimal dose? Here we review the recently updated European guidelines on nutritional support in intensive care...
Normal gastroscopy findings
- Øivind Irtun
02.10.2012:
Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is a common and serious medical problem with high morbidity and mortality rates. Every year approximately 100 patients per 100 000 inhabitants are admitted to hospital with this condition. The mortality rate is more than 8 % (1), depending on age, comorbidity and the...