Tidsskrift for den Norske lægeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny række
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Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen. · May 2015
Infections in traumatic wounds sutured at a Norwegian Accident and Emergency Department.
Different countries have different wound treatment traditions. We have studied the incidence and different factors related to infections in wound injuries sutured at a Norwegian A&E department. ⋯ Mild clinical infections were found in almost one of six wounds sutured at a Norwegian A&E department. More studies are necessary to provide basic data to enable targeted improvements in wound treatment in the primary healthcare service.
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Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen. · Apr 2015
Out-of-hours doctors' decisions on call-outs in emergency situations.
Several earlier studies have shown that doctors in local out-of-hours emergency primary health care participate in call-outs to varying degrees. It is the out-of-hours doctor who decides whether to respond with a call-out. We wished to study the assessments that form the basis of this decision. ⋯ In the incidents studied, the decision on whether or not to respond with a call-out was based on a balanced consideration of the patient's needs and what was practically possible for the doctor. The out-of-hours doctors experienced a need for medical expertise in many emergency medical situations.