Tidsskrift for den Norske lægeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny række
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Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen. · Mar 1992
[Diagnosis-related groups and injuries. Is multiple trauma underrated?].
A consecutive registration of all trauma patients admitted to the Department of Surgery, total 868, was made in 1989. Such patients constituted 20% of all surgical patients. The aim was to study the relation between the Norwegian Diagnosis-related group (DRG) cost weights and severity of injury and use of resources. The DRG system correlated reasonably well with the Injury Severity Score and use of resources, except in the case of serious multi-trauma, which seemed to be under-rated.
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Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen. · Mar 1992
Case Reports[Semiautomated defibrillator. Experiences with the use in ambulances in a rural district].
Early defibrillation has been shown to be the single most effective intervention in resuscitation from sudden cardiac death. The new semi-automated defibrillators are safe and easy to use and are effective and precise instruments for interpreting cardiac rhythm. ⋯ Four patients received defibrillation, two of whom were resuscitated successfully. Increased local interest in treatment of cardiac arrest, including increased awareness of the need to provide early resuscitation, has strengthened the chain of response, where the procurement of a semi-automated defibrillator represents a link that seems to have improved the prognosis for patients with cardiac arrest in our district.