Kristoffer Lassen
- Consultant; MD, PhD
Publications 2024
Blood flow restriction Exercise in the perioperative setting to Prevent loss of muscle mass in patients with pancreatic, biliary tract, and liver cancer: study protocol for the PREV-Ex randomized controlled trial
Trials, 25 (1), 356
DOI 10.1186/s13063-024-08207-5, PubMed 38835083
Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in the surgically altered patient
Dig Endosc, 36 (10), 1077-1093
DOI 10.1111/den.14823, PubMed 38952202
Transfemoral hepatic vein access in double vein embolization - initial experience and feasibility
CVIR Endovasc, 7 (1), 64
DOI 10.1186/s42155-024-00478-y, PubMed 39225967
Neoadjuvant FOLFIRINOX versus upfront surgery for resectable pancreatic head cancer (NORPACT-1): a multicentre, randomised, phase 2 trial
Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol, 9 (3), 205-217
DOI 10.1016/S2468-1253(23)00405-3, PubMed 38237621
NORPACT-1: implications for future trials - Authors' reply
Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol, 9 (5), 408-409
DOI 10.1016/S2468-1253(24)00079-7, PubMed 38604194
Gaza War: Too many citizens being killed
Br J Surg, 111 (4)
DOI 10.1093/bjs/znae094, PubMed 38606902
Publications 2023
Translation and validation of the Norwegian version of the postoperative quality of recovery score QoR-15
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand, 68 (1), 43-50
DOI 10.1111/aas.14322, PubMed 37682626
Preoperative Inflammatory Markers in Liver Resection for Colorectal Liver Metastases: A National Registry-Based Study
World J Surg, 47 (9), 2213-2220
DOI 10.1007/s00268-023-07035-z, PubMed 37140610
The Role of Preoperative Inflammatory Markers in Pancreatectomy: a Norwegian Nationwide Cohort Study
J Gastrointest Surg, 27 (8), 1650-1659
DOI 10.1007/s11605-023-05726-5, PubMed 37322265
Practice patterns in diagnostics, staging, and management strategies of gallbladder cancer among Nordic tertiary centers
Scand J Surg, 112 (3), 147-156
DOI 10.1177/14574969231181228, PubMed 37377127
Transatlantic registries for minimally invasive liver surgery: towards harmonization
Surg Endosc, 37 (5), 3580-3592
DOI 10.1007/s00464-022-09765-y, PubMed 36624213
Correction: Transatlantic registries for minimally invasive liver surgery: towards harmonization
Surg Endosc, 37 (5), 4112
DOI 10.1007/s00464-023-09887-x, PubMed 36717429
Israel and Gaza: the killing of civilians must stop
Lancet, 402 (10417), 2069-2070
DOI 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02517-5, PubMed 37956691
Publications 2022
Biliary Adenofibroma: A Rare Liver Tumor with Transition to Invasive Carcinoma
Case Rep Surg, 2022, 5280884
DOI 10.1155/2022/5280884, PubMed 35178267
Treatment and survival of patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: 15-year national cohort
BJS Open, 6 (2)
DOI 10.1093/bjsopen/zrac004, PubMed 35257140
Laparoscopic versus open liver resection for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: a multicenter propensity score-matched study
Scand J Gastroenterol, 58 (5), 489-496
DOI 10.1080/00365521.2022.2143724, PubMed 36373379
Publications 2021
Evolution of laparoscopic liver surgery: 20-year experience of a Norwegian high-volume referral center
Surg Endosc, 36 (5), 2818-2826
DOI 10.1007/s00464-021-08570-3, PubMed 34036419
[Better overview of pancreatic cancer in Norway]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 141 (1)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.20.0869, PubMed 33433104
Secondary effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on surgical management of hepatopancreatobiliary malignancies in the Nordic capitals
Br J Surg, 109 (1), e8-e9
DOI 10.1093/bjs/znab405, PubMed 34850850
Increased sensitivity to SMAC mimetic LCL161 identified by longitudinal ex vivo pharmacogenomics of recurrent, KRAS mutated rectal cancer liver metastases
J Transl Med, 19 (1), 384
DOI 10.1186/s12967-021-03062-3, PubMed 34496878
Gastro- or Duodenojejunostomy Leaks After Pancreatoduodenectomy: Single Center Experience and Narrative Literature Review
J Gastrointest Surg, 25 (12), 3130-3136
DOI 10.1007/s11605-021-05058-2, PubMed 34131862
The tube, the pancreatoduodenectomy-and the dogma
BJS Open, 5 (6)
DOI 10.1093/bjsopen/zrab113, PubMed 34922332
ASO Visual Abstract: Prognostic Impact of Resection Margin Status in Distal Pancreatectomy for Ductal Adenocarcinoma
Ann. Surg. Oncol., 28 (SUPPL 3 3), 570
DOI 10.1245/s10434-021-10531-y
Prognostic Impact of Resection Margin Status in Distal Pancreatectomy for Ductal Adenocarcinoma
Ann Surg Oncol, 29 (1), 366-375
DOI 10.1245/s10434-021-10464-6, PubMed 34296358
Publications 2020
A man in his 50s with abdominal pain, itching and weight loss
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 140 (3), 268-272
A man in his fifties with abdominal pain, itching and weight loss
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 140 (3)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.19.0390, PubMed 32105028
[Correction: A man in his fifties with abdominal pain, itching and weight loss]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 140 (4)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.20.0137, PubMed 32192268
[A man in his thirties with right ventricular heart failure, jaundice and abdominal pain]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 140 (17)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.20.0191, PubMed 33231388
Guidelines for Perioperative Care for Pancreatoduodenectomy: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Recommendations 2019
World J Surg, 44 (7), 2056-2084
DOI 10.1007/s00268-020-05462-w, PubMed 32161987
Centralizing a national pancreatoduodenectomy service: striking the right balance
BJS Open, 4 (5), 904-913
DOI 10.1002/bjs5.50342, PubMed 32893988
Publications 2019
Survey of the attitudes of hepatopancreatobiliary surgeons in northern Europe to resection of choledochal cysts in asymptomatic Western adults
BJS Open, 3 (6), 785-792
DOI 10.1002/bjs5.50208, PubMed 31832585
Nasogastric Tube on Demand is Rarely Necessary After Pancreatoduodenectomy Within an Enhanced Recovery Pathway
World J Surg, 43 (10), 2616-2622
DOI 10.1007/s00268-019-05045-4, PubMed 31161355
Weight loss and BMI criteria in GLIM's definition of malnutrition is associated with postoperative complications following abdominal resections - Results from a National Quality Registry
Clin Nutr, 39 (5), 1593-1599
DOI 10.1016/j.clnu.2019.07.003, PubMed 31375303
Variation in use of open and laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy and associated outcome metrics in a universal health care system
Pancreatology, 19 (6), 880-887
DOI 10.1016/j.pan.2019.07.047, PubMed 31395453
Centralization of Pancreatic Surgery in Europe: an Update
J Gastrointest Surg, 23 (11), 2322-2323
DOI 10.1007/s11605-019-04383-x, PubMed 31485907
Publications 2018
Drain After Pancreatoduodenectomy: Methodological Issues
Ann Surg, 267 (3), e58
DOI 10.1097/SLA.0000000000002103, PubMed 29408838
The New National Registry for Gastrointestinal Surgery in Norway: NoRGast
Scand J Surg, 107 (3), 201-207
DOI 10.1177/1457496918766697, PubMed 29628007
Contemporary practice and short-term outcomes after liver resections in a complete national cohort
Langenbecks Arch Surg, 404 (1), 11-19
DOI 10.1007/s00423-018-1737-3, PubMed 30519886
Benchmarking of aggregated length of stay after open and laparoscopic surgery for cancers of the digestive system
BJS Open, 2 (4), 246-253
DOI 10.1002/bjs5.67, PubMed 30079394
Short-term outcomes after elective colon cancer surgery: an observational study from the Norwegian registry for gastrointestinal and HPB surgery, NoRGast
Surg Endosc, 33 (9), 2821-2833
DOI 10.1007/s00464-018-6575-4, PubMed 30413929
The effect of centralization on short term outcomes of pancreatoduodenectomy in a universal health care system
HPB (Oxford), 21 (3), 319-327
DOI 10.1016/j.hpb.2018.08.011, PubMed 30297306
A nationwide cohort study of resection rates and short-term outcomes in open and laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy
HPB (Oxford), 21 (6), 669-678
DOI 10.1016/j.hpb.2018.10.006, PubMed 30391219
Publications 2017
Systemic antibiotic prophylaxis prior to gastrointestinal surgery - is oral administration of doxycycline and metronidazole adequate?
Infect Dis (Lond), 49 (11-12), 785-791
DOI 10.1080/23744235.2017.1342044, PubMed 28657405
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy versus surgery first for resectable pancreatic cancer (Norwegian Pancreatic Cancer Trial - 1 (NorPACT-1)) - study protocol for a national multicentre randomized controlled trial
BMC Surg, 17 (1), 94
DOI 10.1186/s12893-017-0291-1, PubMed 28841916
Trump's ban on colleagues from Islamic countries
Lancet, 389 (10071), 804
DOI 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)30323-9, PubMed 28187914
Priority and prejudice: does low socioeconomic status bias waiting time for endoscopy? A blinded, randomized survey
Scand J Gastroenterol, 53 (5), 621-625
DOI 10.1080/00365521.2017.1402207, PubMed 29141477
Publications 2016
Major postoperative complications are associated with impaired long-term survival after gastro-esophageal and pancreatic cancer surgery: a complete national cohort study
BMC Surg, 16 (1), 32
DOI 10.1186/s12893-016-0149-y, PubMed 27193578
Health-Related Quality of Life, Cachexia and Overall Survival After Major Upper Abdominal Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study
Scand J Surg, 106 (1), 40-46
DOI 10.1177/1457496916645962, PubMed 27114108
Publications 2015
Food at will after pancreaticoduodenectomies. Re. "Perioperative nutritional support of patients undergoing pancreatic surgery in the age of ERAS"
Nutrition, 31 (7-8), 1057-8
DOI 10.1016/j.nut.2015.02.013, PubMed 26059385
Risk factors, complications and survival after upper abdominal surgery: a prospective cohort study
BMC Surg, 15, 83
DOI 10.1186/s12893-015-0069-2, PubMed 26148685
Publications 2014
Attitudes of patients and care providers to enhanced recovery after surgery programs after major abdominal surgery
J Surg Res, 193 (1), 102-10
DOI 10.1016/j.jss.2014.06.032, PubMed 25066187
Huge effect of arginine on survival in gastric cancer?
J Cancer Res Clin Oncol, 140 (4), 685
DOI 10.1007/s00432-014-1608-4, PubMed 24522403
Consensus guidelines for enhanced recovery after gastrectomy: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society recommendations
Br J Surg, 101 (10), 1209-29
DOI 10.1002/bjs.9582, PubMed 25047143
Functional recovery is considered the most important target: a survey of dedicated professionals
Perioper Med (Lond), 3, 5
DOI 10.1186/2047-0525-3-5, PubMed 25089195
Publications 2013
Guidelines for perioperative care after radical cystectomy for bladder cancer: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS(®)) society recommendations
Clin Nutr, 32 (6), 879-87
DOI 10.1016/j.clnu.2013.09.014, PubMed 24189391
Systematic review and meta-analysis of enhanced recovery after pancreatic surgery with particular emphasis on pancreaticoduodenectomies
World J Surg, 37 (8), 1909-18
DOI 10.1007/s00268-013-2044-3, PubMed 23568250
Systematic review of five feeding routes after pancreatoduodenectomy (Br J Surg 2013; 100: 589-598)
Br J Surg, 100 (5), 599
DOI 10.1002/bjs.9048, PubMed 24822249
Guidelines for perioperative care for pancreaticoduodenectomy: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society recommendations
World J Surg, 37 (2), 240-58
DOI 10.1007/s00268-012-1771-1, PubMed 22956014
Pancreaticoduodenectomy: ERAS recommendations
Clin Nutr, 32 (5), 870-1
DOI 10.1016/j.clnu.2013.04.019, PubMed 23731515
Enhanced recovery after surgery: are we ready, and can we afford not to implement these pathways for patients undergoing radical cystectomy?
Eur Urol, 65 (2), 263-6
DOI 10.1016/j.eururo.2013.10.011, PubMed 24183418
Publications 2012
A systematic review of outcomes in patients undergoing liver surgery in an enhanced recovery after surgery pathways
HPB (Oxford), 15 (4), 245-51
DOI 10.1111/j.1477-2574.2012.00572.x, PubMed 23458424
Patient optimization for gastrointestinal cancer surgery
Br J Surg, 100 (1), 15-27
DOI 10.1002/bjs.8988, PubMed 23165327
Guidelines for perioperative care for pancreaticoduodenectomy: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society recommendations
Clin Nutr, 31 (6), 817-30
DOI 10.1016/j.clnu.2012.08.011, PubMed 23079762
Randomised trials in surgery: the burden of evidence
Rev Recent Clin Trials, 7 (3), 244-8
DOI 10.2174/157488712802281402, PubMed 22621283
Mortality and survival rates after elective hepatic surgery in a low-volume centre are comparable to those of high-volume centres
ISRN Surg, 2012, 783932
DOI 10.5402/2012/783932, PubMed 22900204
Implementation of an enhanced recovery programme following pancreaticoduodenectomy
HPB (Oxford), 14 (10), 700-8
DOI 10.1111/j.1477-2574.2012.00521.x, PubMed 22954007
Open versus laparoscopic left lateral hepatic sectionectomy within an enhanced recovery ERAS® programme (ORANGE II-trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Trials, 13, 54
DOI 10.1186/1745-6215-13-54, PubMed 22559239
Publications 2011
Standards for reporting randomized controlled trials in medical informatics: a systematic review of CONSORT adherence in RCTs on clinical decision support
J Am Med Inform Assoc, 19 (1), 13-21
DOI 10.1136/amiajnl-2011-000411, PubMed 21803926
Publications 2010
[What happened with anesthesiologists?]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 130 (7), 720
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.10.0252, PubMed 20379325
[Perioperative treatment]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 130 (11), 1122
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.10.0493, PubMed 20531493
[Perioperative treatment: in the track of the anesthesiologists]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 130 (15), 1449
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.10.0715, PubMed 20706298
Randomized controlled trial of preoperative oral carbohydrate treatment in major abdominal surgery (Br J Surg 2010; 97: 485-494)
Br J Surg, 97 (4), 494-5
DOI 10.1002/bjs.7049, PubMed 20205225
Publications 2009
Determinants of outcome after colorectal resection within an enhanced recovery programme
Br J Surg, 96 (2), 197-205
DOI 10.1002/bjs.6445, PubMed 19160347
Intravenous fluid therapy
Br J Surg, 96 (2), 123-4
DOI 10.1002/bjs.6466, PubMed 19160362
Consensus review of optimal perioperative care in colorectal surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Group recommendations
Arch Surg, 144 (10), 961-9
DOI 10.1001/archsurg.2009.170, PubMed 19841366
Publications 2008
Allowing normal food at will after major upper gastrointestinal surgery does not increase morbidity: a randomized multicenter trial
Ann Surg, 247 (5), 721-9
DOI 10.1097/SLA.0b013e31815cca68, PubMed 18438106
Early Oral Feeding After Major Digestive Surgery Reply
Ann. Surg., 248 (6), 1109-1110
DOI 10.1097/SLA.0b013e31818f1715
Initial experience with a multimodal enhanced recovery programme in patients undergoing liver resection
Br J Surg, 95 (8), 969-75
DOI 10.1002/bjs.6227, PubMed 18618897
Publications 2007
[Suprapubic bladder drainage after abdominal surgery in Norway]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 127 (10), 1402
PubMed 17520006
A protocol is not enough to implement an enhanced recovery programme for colorectal resection
Br J Surg, 94 (2), 224-31
DOI 10.1002/bjs.5468, PubMed 17205493
Publications 2006
Patterns in current anaesthesiological peri-operative practice for colonic resections: a survey in five northern-European countries
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand, 50 (9), 1152-60
DOI 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2006.01121.x, PubMed 16939479
A completely nurse-driven PICC-line service in a surgical ward: a prospective audit of the implementation-phase in unselected patients
Clin Nutr, 25 (3), 541-2
DOI 10.1016/j.clnu.2005.12.004, PubMed 16697501
Early oral nutrition after major upper gastrointestinal surgery: why not?
Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care, 9 (5), 613-7
DOI 10.1097/01.mco.0000241673.17300.87, PubMed 16912559
Publications 2005
Enhanced recovery after surgery: a consensus review of clinical care for patients undergoing colonic resection
Clin Nutr, 24 (3), 466-77
DOI 10.1016/j.clnu.2005.02.002, PubMed 15896435
Nutritional support and oral intake after gastric resection in five northern European countries
Dig Surg, 22 (5), 346-52; discussion 352
DOI 10.1159/000089770, PubMed 16293965
Patterns in current perioperative practice: survey of colorectal surgeons in five northern European countries
BMJ, 330 (7505), 1420-1
DOI 10.1136/bmj.38478.568067.AE, PubMed 15911535
A comparison in five European Centres of case mix, clinical management and outcomes following either conventional or fast-track perioperative care in colorectal surgery
Clin Nutr, 24 (3), 455-61
DOI 10.1016/j.clnu.2005.02.003, PubMed 15896433
Publications 2003
[Sharp condemnation, not a cold professional assessment!]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 123 (3), 365; author reply 365
PubMed 12640910
Publications 2002
Pedunculated lipoma of the oesophagus in a patient with achalasia
Eur J Surg, 168 (12), 741-3
DOI 10.1080/11024150201680034, PubMed 15362587
Publications 2001
[Air in the portal vein and necrosis of the ventricle]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 121 (2), 181-3
PubMed 11475195