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Kvinneklinikken
Haukeland Universitetssjukehus
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Klinisk institutt 2
Universitetet i Bergen
Han har bidratt med idé, utforming og design, analyse, litteratursøk, datatolkning, utarbeiding og godkjenning av manuskriptet.
Torvid Kiserud er spesialist i fødselshjelp og kvinnesykdommer og professor emeritus.
Articles by Torvid Kiserud
Gynaecological fistulae after surgery or radiotherapy
- Navneet Kaur Virdee,
- Emilie K. Ringdal,
- Heidi Thornhill,
- Torvid Kiserud,
- Jone Trovik
07.09.2020:
Gynaecological fistulae with communication between genitalia (uterus, vagina or perineum) and urinary tract (urogenital fistula) or the bowel (enterogenital fistula) give rise to leakage of urine or of faeces/gas resulting in considerably reduced quality of life (1). At global level, fistulae as...
RhD immunisation in pregnancy
- Çiğdem Akalin Akkök,
- Torbjørn Moe Eggebø,
- Torvid Kiserud,
- Hans Erik Heier
03.05.2016:
Postnatal prophylaxis with anti-RhD immunoglobulin has reduced the immunisation rate for RhD-negative women with an RhD-positive foetus by 80 %. Haemolytic disease of the foetus and newborn has become a rare cause of death. However, some foetuses do still develop severe anaemia as a result of RhD...
How long does a pregnancy last?
- Torvid Kiserud
10.01.2012:
The duration of a pregnancy is subject to variation in line with all other biological variation. We should distinguish more clearly between fetal age and the predicted date of delivery. Moses wandered in the desert for 40 years, fasts could last up to 40 days and in the tale of Ali Baba there were...
How can research contribute to better global health?
- Ragna Valen,
- Atle Fretheim,
- Torvid Kiserud,
- Espen Bjertness,
- Solveig Kirsti Grudt,
- Kårstein Måseide
18.10.2011:
The poorest part of the world’s population must gain better access to existing knowledge, vaccines, diagnostic procedures and treatment. At the same time, new vaccines, medication and improved health services must be developed for those who carry the greatest disease burden globally. An increased...
Global health – from chaos to coherence
- Just Haffeld,
- Harald Kristian Heggenhougen,
- Torvid Kiserud,
- Sverre O. Lie
20.09.2011:
The balance of power between international health actors has changed considerably during the last 20 years. An increase in the number of actors has complicated the coordination of global health efforts. In this article, we argue that using principles from complexity theory, preferably made mandatory...