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Articles:

Elias Wagner, Mikkel Højlund, Jess G. Fiedorowicz, René Ernst Nielsen, Søren Dinesen Østergaard, Anne Høye, Ina H. Heiberg et al. Published 5 January 2026. Disparities in diabetes treatment and monitoring for people with and without mental disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis - PubMed

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Publications:

SKDE annual report 2024.pdf

Thematic issue_SKDE_NationalCenterForWomen'sHealthResearch.pdf

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Elin Marthinussen Gustavsen, Stig Norderval, Liv Marit Dørum, Eva Stensland, Ellinor Haukland, Yohannes Tesfay, and Beate Hauglann. Published 14 October 2025. Impact of timing of adjuvant chemotherapy initiation on survival for elderly patients with stage III colon cancer in Norway - a register-based cohort study

Ina H Heiberg, Lise Balteskard, Bjarne K. Jacobsen, Jørgen G Bramness, Ragnar Nesvåg, Kjell Magne Tveit, and Anne Høye. Published 29 May 2025. Inclusion in the cancer patient pathway among cancer patients with and without pre-existing mental or substance use disorders: a nationwide register-based study

Bård Uleberg, Kaare Harald Bønaa, Kari Krizak Halle, Bjarne K. Jacobsen, Beate Hauglann, Eva Stensland, and Olav Helge Førde. Published 02 April 2025. The relation between delayed reperfusion treatment and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: a national prospective cohort study | European Heart Journal Open | Oxford Academic

Jørgen G. Bramness, Eline Borger Rognli, Anne Høye, and Ina H. Heiberg. Published 25 March 2025. Alcohol-induced psychosis and delirium tremens: a comparison with alcohol dependence on demographic characteristics, mortality, and morbidity - PubMed

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Acute admissions of patients aged 75 and older in hospitals 2015-2040

Publications:

Åsrapport SKDE 2023.pdf

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Elin Marthinussen Gustavsen, Stig Norderval, Liv Marit Dørum, Aina Balto, Ragnhild Heimdal, Barthold Vonen, Eva Stensland, Ellinor Haukland, and Beate Hauglann. Published 18 December 2024. Socioeconomic and geographic variation in adjuvant chemotherapy among elderly patients with stage III colon cancer in Norway – a national register-based cohort study

Elin Marthinussen Gustavsen, Erik Skaaheim Haug, Ellinor Haukland, Ragnhild Heimdal, Eva Stensland, Tor Åge Myklebust, and Beate Hauglann. Published 15 May 2024. Geographic and socioeconomic variation in treatment of elderly prostate cancer patients in Norway – a national register-based study (springer.com)

Cato Kjærvik, Jan-Erik Gjertsen, Eva Stensland, Eva H. Dybvik, and Odd Soreide. Published 1 April 2024. Patient-reported outcome measures in hip fracture patients | Bone & Joint (boneandjoint.org.uk)

Bård Uleberg, Kaare Harald Bønaa, Ragna Elise Støre Govatsmark,Frank Olsen, Bjarne K Jacobsen, Eva Stensland, Beate Hauglann, Barthold Vonen, and Olav Helge Førde. Published 18 February 2024. Exploring variation in timely reperfusion treatment in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in Norway: a national register-based cohort study | BMJ Open

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Methodological considerations regarding the use of diagnosis codes in NPR.pdf

Publications:

Annual Report SKDE 2022

Health Atlas in Radiology, Part One

Articles:

Rognli EB, Taipale H, Hjorthøj C, Mittendorfer-Rutz E, Bramness JG, Heiberg IH, Niemelä S. Psychol Med. 2023 Aug;53(11):5246-5255. doi: 10.1017/S003329172200229X. Epub 2022 Aug 19. PMID: 35983644 Annual incidence of substance-induced psychoses in Scandinavia from 2000 to 2016

Jørgen G. Bramness, Ina H. Heiberg, Anne Høye, and Ingeborg Rossow. Wiley Online Library, published online 19 July 2023. Mortality and alcohol-related morbidity in patients with delirium tremens, alcohol withdrawal state or alcohol dependence in Norway: A register-based prospective cohort study

Eline B. Rognli, Ina H. Heiberg, Bjarne K. Jacobsen, Anne Høye, and Jørgen G. Bramness. The American Journal of Psychiatry, published online 3 May 2023. Transition From Substance-Induced Psychosis to Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder or Bipolar Disorder

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Publications:

Annual Report SKDE 2021.pdf

Annual Report 2021 National Service Environment.pdf

Health Atlas for Chronic Diseases​​​

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Hanne Sigrun Byhring and Barthold Vonen. Published by ​Springer Nature 28 October 2022.  Atlas in progress – health care for patients with chronic illness​

Eline Borger Rognli, Heidi Taipale, Carsten Hjorthøj, Ellenor Mittendorfer-Rutz, Jørgen G. Bramness, Ina H. Heiberg and Solja Niemelä.
Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 August 2022
​Annual incidence of substance-induced psychoses in Scandinavia from 2000 to 2016 ​​

 
Cato Kjærvik, Jan-Erik Gjertsen, Eva Stensland, Jurate Saltyte-Benth, Odd Soereide.
The article describes risk factors for mortality after hip fractures. The article was also "Editors pick".​ The Bone & Joint Journal 1 July 2022.

 

Frank Olsen, Bård Uleberg, Bjarne K Jacobsen, Ivar Heuch, Pål M Tande, Einar Bugge, Lise Balteskard
 

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Analyses for the Women's Health Committee

Analyses for the Hospital Committee

Diagnostic procedures related to sleep disorders

​Interventions for cataracts in Health North RHF

Publications:

One Year into the Coronavirus Pandemic.pdf

Health Atlas for Quality in Necessary Health Services (SKDE 2021).pdf

Annual Report SKDE 2020.pdf

Status Report NSM 2021.pdf

Strategic Action Plan NSM 2021-2023.pdf​​

Articles:

M I Olsen, M B Halvorsen, E Søndenaa, E M Langballe, E Bautz-Holter, E Stensland, S Tessem, A Anke. J Intellect Disabil Res. 2021 Aug;65(8):772-783.
How do multimorbidity and lifestyle factors impact the perceived health of adults with intellectual disabilities? 


Marco Solmi, Jess Fiedorowicz, Laura Poddighe, Marco Delogu, Alessandro Miola, Anne Høye, Ina H. Heiberg, Brendon Stubbs, Lee Smith, Henrik Larsson, Rubina Attar, René E. Nielsen, Samuele Cortese, Jae Il Shin, Paolo Fusar-Poli, Joseph Firth,  Lakshmi N. Yatham, Andre F. Carvalho, David J. Castle, Mary V. Seeman and Christoph U. Correll 
Disparities in Screening and Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases in Patients With Mental Disorders Across the World: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 47 Observational Studies. The American Journal of Psychiatry 2021: appiajp202121010031.​

Olsen Frank, Jacobsen Bjarne K, Heuch Ivar, Tveit Kjell M, Balteskard Lise. Equitable access to cancer patient pathways in Norway – a national registry-based study. BMC Health Services Research 21, 1272 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-07250-1​​​

 
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Olsen Frank, Balteskard Lise, Uleberg Bård, Jacobsen Bjarne K, Heuch Ivar, Moen Atle. Impact of parents' education on variation in hospital admissions for children: a population-based cohort study. ​ BMJ Open 2021;11:e046656. https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/6/e046656


Høye A, Jacobsen BK, Bramness JG, Nesvåg R, Reichborn-Kjennerud T, Heiberg I. Total and cause-specific mortality in patients with personality disorders: the association between comorbid severe mental illness and substance use disorders. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2021 Mar 7. doi: 10.1007/s00127-021-02055-3. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33677644. 

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Publications:

Status of national medical quality registers (SKDE 2020)

The responsibility during the coronavirus pandemic (SKDE 2020).pdf

Annual report SKDE 2019.pdf

Articles:

Ellinor Christin Haukland, Christian von Plessen, Carsten Nieder, Barthold Vonen. Adverse events in deceased hospitalized cancer patients as a measure of quality and safety in end-of-life cancer care. BMC Palliat Care. 2020 Jun 1;19(1):76. doi: 10.1186/s12904-020-00579-0.

Cato Kjærvik, Eva Stensland, Hanne Sigrun Byhring, Jan-Erik Gjertsen, Eva Dybvik, Odd Søreide. Hip fracture treatment in Norway - deviation from evidence-based treatment guidelines: data from the Norwegian Hip Fracture Register, 2014 to 2018. Bone & Joint Open, 2020.

Tor Ingebrigtsen, Lise Balteskard, Kristel Ailin Guldhaugen, Roar Kloster, Bård Uleberg, Margreth Grotle, Tore Kristian Solberg. Treatment rates for spinal surgery in Norway and Health North 2014–18. Tidsskriftet den Norske Legeforening 2020.

I. H. Heiberg, R. Nesvåg, L. Balteskard, J. G. Bramness, C. M. Hultman, Ø. Næss, T. Reichborn‐Kjennerud, E. Ystrom, B. K. Jacobsen, A. Høye. Diagnostic tests and treatment procedures performed prior to cardiovascular death in individuals with severe mental illness. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 2020. 

Bhatta, Laxmi; Leivseth, Linda; Mai, Xiao-Mei; Henriksen, Anne Hildur; Carslake, David; Chen, Yue; Langhammer, Arnulf; Brumpton, Ben Michael. GOLD Classifications, COPD Hospitalization, and All-Cause Mortality in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: The HUNT Study. International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 2020

 

 

Perez, Tamara Alonso; Castillo, Elena García; Ancochea, Julio; Pastor Sanz, María Teresa; Almagro, Pere; Martinez-Camblor, Pablo; Miravitlles, Marc; Rodríguez-Carballeira, Mónica; Navarro, Annie; Lamprecht, Bernd; Ramírez-García Luna, Ana S.; Kaiser, Bernhard; Alfageme, Inmaculada; Casanova, Ciro; Esteban, Cristobal; Soler-Cataluña, Juan J.; de-Torres, Juan P.; Celli, Bartolome; Marin, Jose M.; Lopez-Campos, Jose L.; Riet, Gerben Ter; Sobradillo, Patricia; Lange, Peter; Garcia-Aymerich, Judith; Antó, Josep Maria; Turner, Alice M.; Han, MeiLan K.; Langhammer, Arnulf; Sternberg, Alice; Leivseth, Linda; Bakke, Per S.; Johannessen, Ane; Oga, Toru; Cosio, Borja; Echazarreta, Andrés; Roche, Nicolas; Burgel, Pierre-Régis; Sin, Don D.; Puhan, Milo A.; Soriano, Joan B.. Sex differences between women and men with COPD: A new analysis of the 3CIA study. Respiratory Medicine 2020; Volume 171:106105. pp. 1-7, HN NTNU UiB.
 
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Orthopedics in Health North 2014–2018 (SKDE 2020).pdf

Rehabilitation after stroke (SKDE 2020).pdf

Treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa (SKDE 2020).pdf

Rehabilitation for disorders of the musculoskeletal system (SKDE 2020).pdf

Rehabilitation hip and knee prostheses (SKDE 2020).pdf

Publications:

Status of national medical quality registers (SKDE 2019).pdf

Annual report SKDE 2018.pdf

Health atlas for gynecology 2015-2017 (SKDE 2019)

Health atlas for obstetrics 2015-2017 (SKDE 2019)

Articles:

Bhatta, Laxmi; Leivseth, Linda; Carslake, David; Langhammer, Arnulf; Mai, Xiao-Mei; Chen, Yue; Henriksen, Anne Hildur; Brumpton, Ben Michael. Comparison of pre‐ and post‐bronchodilator lung function as predictors of mortality: The HUNT Study. Respirology 2019

Haukland EC, Mevik K, von Plessen C, Vonen b et al. Contribution of adverse events to death of hospitalized patients, BMJ Open Quality 2019;8

Almagro Pere; Martínez-Camblor, Pablo; Miravitlles, Marc; Rodríguez-Carballeira, Mónica; Navarro, Annie; Lamprecht, Bernd; Ramirez-Garcia Luna, Ana S; Kaiser, Bernhard; Alfageme, Inmaculada; Casanova, Ciro; Esteban, Cristobal; Soler-Cataluña, Juan J; de-Torres, Juan P; Celli, Bartolome R; Marin, Jose M; ter Riet, Gerben; Sobradillo, Patricia; Lange, Peter; Garcia-Aymerich, Judith; Anto, Josep M; Turner, Alice M; Han, MeiLan K; Langhammer, Arnulf; Sternberg, Alice; Leivseth, Linda; Bakke, Per; Johannessen, Ane; Oga, Toru; , Cosío Borja; Ancochea, Julio; Echazarreta, Andres; Roche, Nicolas; Burgel, Pierre-Régis; Sin, Don D; Puhan, Milo A; Soriano, Joan B & for the 3CIA collaboration (2019) External Validation and Recalculation of the CODEX Index in COPD Patients. A 3CIAplus Cohort Study. COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 2019;16:1;8-17

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VTE after major gastro surgery (SKDE 2019).pdf

Control after admission - Outpatient control at UNN Tromsø and NLSH Bodø after a previous admission (SKDE 2019).pdf

Consumption and patient flows during acute admissions - UNN HF and Finnmark Hospital HF (SKDE 2019).pdf

Overview of colonoscopies with and without biopsy, 2016-2018 (SKDE 2019).pdf

Admissions children 0-16 years - update from the Child Health Atlas 2017 (SKDE 2019).pdf

Admissions children 0-16 years - update from the Child Health Atlas 2018 (SKDE 2019).pdf

Publications:

Status of national medical quality registers 2018 (SKDE 2018)

Health Atlas: Day Surgery in Norway 2013-2017 (SKDE 2018).pdf

Annual Report SKDE 2017.pdf

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Norum J, Balteskard L, Thomsen MW, Kvernmo HD. Wrist malpractice claims in Northern Norway 2005-2014. Lessons to be learned, Int J Circumpolar Health (2018).

Lassen, K., Nymo, L.S., Olsen, F. et al. Contemporary practice and short-term outcomes after liver resections in a complete national cohort, Langenbecks Arch Surg (2018).

Soreide K., Olsen F., Nymo L.S., Kleive D., Lassen K.; A nationwide cohort study of resection rates and short-term outcomes in open and laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy, HPB (2018).

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Activity in specialist health services 2012-2016 - For residents in the catchment area of Nordland Hospital HF (SKDE 2018).pdf

Orthopedics in Health North 2012-2016 (SKDE 2018).pdf

Bariatric surgery, volume and method 2012-2016 (SKDE 2018).pdf

Contract specialists in Health North 2014-2016 (SKDE 2018).pdf

Treatment with injection of medication in the eye in 2017 (SKDE 2018).pdf

Publications:

Status of National Medical Quality Registers 2017 (SKDE 2017)

Health Atlas COPD 2013-2015 (SKDE 2017)

Use of National Medical Quality Registers in Hospitals in Health North (SKDE 2017).pdf

Health Atlas: Elderly Health Atlas for Norway, 2013-2015 (SKDE 2017)

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Extent, regional variation and impact of gynecologist payment models in routine pelvic examinations: a nationwide cross-sectional study

Treatment of Wrist Fractures 2009-14

Practice Variation in Surgical Procedures and IUD Insertions Among General Practitioners in Norway – A Longitudinal Study

 

 

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Activity in Specialist Health Services 2011-2015 - For Residents in the Admission Area of Nordland Hospital HF (SKDE 2017)

Cancer Surgery in Health North (SKDE 2017)

Hospital Admissions for Children Aged 0-16, Update from the Child Health Atlas (SKDE 2017)

Overview of the Number of Coronary Angiographies and PCIs Performed on Residents in Health North from 2014-2016 (SKDE 2017)

Overview of the Number of Cystectomies Performed on Residents in Health North from 2013-2016 (SKDE 2017)

Selected Health Services for Children in Norway (SKDE 2017)

 
 

Publications:

Health Atlas: Norwegian Neonatal Medical Health Atlas (SKDE 2016)

Indicators for Measuring Unwarranted Variation (SKDE 2016).pdf

Results from National Medical Quality Registers for Hospitals in Health North (SKDE 2016).pdf

An Analysis of Selected Regional Functions at Oslo University Hospital (SKDE 2016).pdf

An Analysis of Activity Among Contract Specialists in Health North 2011-2014 (SKDE 2016).pdf

Articles:

Major postoperative complications are associated with impaired long-term survival after gastro-esophageal and pancreatic cancer surgery: a complete national cohort study

The use of surgery for cervical degenerative disease in Norway in the period 2008-2014

Norwegian patients with colorectal cancer start additional treatment too late

Sex differences in mortality among patients admitted with affective disorders in North Norway: a 33-year prospective register study

Is inter-rater reliability of Global Trigger Tool results altered when members of the review team are replaced?

Does increasing the size of bi-weekly samples of records influence results when using the Global Trigger Tool? An observational study of retrospective record reviews of two different sample sizes.

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Population-based needs for plastic surgical interventions (SKDE 2016)

Breast cancer surgery - Inpatient or outpatient treatment (SKDE 2016)

Patient flow analysis for Narvik Hospital (SKDE 2016)

Last updated 2/4/2026