Torsten Eken
- Professor; MD, PhD
Publications 2024
The association between head injury and facial fracture treatment: an observational study of hospitalized bicyclists from a level 1 trauma centre
Acta Neurochir (Wien), 166 (1), 132
DOI 10.1007/s00701-024-06019-9, PubMed 38472419
Do Bicycle Helmets Protect Against Facial Fractures? An Observational Study From a Level 1 Trauma Centre
J Craniofac Surg, 35 (5), 1325-1328
DOI 10.1097/SCS.0000000000010181, PubMed 39042066
Bicycle helmets are associated with fewer and less severe head injuries and fewer neurosurgical procedures
Acta Neurochir (Wien), 166 (1), 398
DOI 10.1007/s00701-024-06294-6, PubMed 39379615
Publications 2023
Mortality after hospital admission for trauma in Norway: A retrospective observational national cohort study
Injury, 54 (9), 110852
DOI 10.1016/j.injury.2023.110852, PubMed 37302870
[Differences in trauma patient mortality]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 143 (12)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.23.0410, PubMed 37668135
Publications 2022
Facial Fractures and Their Relation to Head and Cervical Spine Injuries in Hospitalized Bicyclists
J Craniofac Surg, 34 (1), 34-39
DOI 10.1097/SCS.0000000000009032, PubMed 36608095
Effects of patient-level risk factors, departmental allocation and seasonality on intrahospital patient transfer patterns: network analysis applied on a Norwegian single-centre data set
BMJ Open, 12 (3), e054545
DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054545, PubMed 35351711
Publications 2021
Extracellular vesicle-associated procoagulant activity is highest the first 3 hours after trauma and thereafter declines substantially: A prospective observational pilot study
J Trauma Acute Care Surg, 91 (4), 681-691
DOI 10.1097/TA.0000000000003333, PubMed 34225342
Increased complement activation 3 to 6 h after trauma is a predictor of prolonged mechanical ventilation and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome: a prospective observational study
Mol Med, 27 (1), 35
DOI 10.1186/s10020-021-00286-3, PubMed 33832430
Injury Prevention and long-term Outcomes following Trauma-the IPOT project: a protocol for prospective nationwide registry-based studies in Norway
BMJ Open, 11 (5), e046954
DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046954, PubMed 34006552
Rapid systemic surge of IL-33 after severe human trauma: a prospective observational study
Mol Med, 27 (1), 29
DOI 10.1186/s10020-021-00288-1, PubMed 33771098
Publications 2020
Dentoalveolar injuries, bicycling accidents and helmet use in patients referred to a Norwegian Trauma Centre: A 12-year prospective study
Dent Traumatol, 37 (2), 240-246
DOI 10.1111/edt.12627, PubMed 33220164
Do we really need the arterial phase on CT in pelvic trauma patients?
Emerg Radiol, 28 (1), 37-46
DOI 10.1007/s10140-020-01820-2, PubMed 32686046
The number of patients hospitalized with bicycle injuries is increasing - A cry for better road safety
Accid Anal Prev, 148, 105836
DOI 10.1016/j.aap.2020.105836, PubMed 33171415
Publications 2019
Validation of the Norwegian survival prediction model in trauma (NORMIT) in Swedish trauma populations
Br J Surg, 107 (4), 381-390
DOI 10.1002/bjs.11306, PubMed 31461168
Single-motor-unit discharge characteristics in lumbar multifidus muscle of acute low back pain patients
J Neurophysiol, 122 (4), 1373-1385
DOI 10.1152/jn.00004.2019, PubMed 31365288
Body temperature control in rats by muscle tone during rest or sleep
Acta Physiol (Oxf), 228 (2), e13348
DOI 10.1111/apha.13348, PubMed 31342662
Biphasic Release of the Alarmin High Mobility Group Box 1 Protein Early After Trauma Predicts Poor Clinical Outcome
Crit Care Med, 47 (8), e614-e622
DOI 10.1097/CCM.0000000000003800, PubMed 31162203
HMGB1 concentration measurements in trauma patients: assessment of pre-analytical conditions and sample material
Mol Med, 26 (1), 5
DOI 10.1186/s10020-019-0131-0, PubMed 31892315
Acute kidney injury in trauma patients admitted to the ICU: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Intensive Care Med, 45 (4), 407-419
DOI 10.1007/s00134-019-05535-y, PubMed 30725141
Publications 2018
Decreased mortality, laparotomy, and embolization rates for liver injuries during a 13-year period in a major Scandinavian trauma center
Trauma Surg Acute Care Open, 3 (1), e000205
DOI 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000205, PubMed 30539153
Triple-split-bolus versus single-bolus CT in abdominal trauma patients: a comparative study
Acta Radiol, 59 (9), 1038-1044
DOI 10.1177/0284185117752522, PubMed 29350048
Precision implantation with positional confirmation of fine-wire EMG electrodes in the deep posterior neck muscles
J Electromyogr Kinesiol, 43, 162-167
DOI 10.1016/j.jelekin.2018.10.001, PubMed 30316112
Seasonality in trauma admissions - Are daylight and weather variables better predictors than general cyclic effects?
PLoS One, 13 (2), e0192568
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0192568, PubMed 29425210
Publications 2017
Validating performance of TRISS, TARN and NORMIT survival prediction models in a Norwegian trauma population
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand, 62 (2), 253-266
DOI 10.1111/aas.13029, PubMed 29119562
Publications 2016
Comparison of risk-adjusted survival in two Scandinavian Level-I trauma centres
Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med, 24, 66
DOI 10.1186/s13049-016-0257-9, PubMed 27164973
Surgical intervention for paediatric liver injuries is almost history - a 12-year cohort from a major Scandinavian trauma centre
Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med, 24 (1), 139
DOI 10.1186/s13049-016-0329-x, PubMed 27899118
Publications 2015
Thromboprophylaxis with low molecular weight heparin versus unfractionated heparin in intensive care patients: a systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis
Intensive Care Med, 41 (7), 1209-19
DOI 10.1007/s00134-015-3840-z, PubMed 25971389
Single-motor-unit discharge characteristics in human lumbar multifidus muscle
J Neurophysiol, 114 (2), 1286-97
DOI 10.1152/jn.00010.2014, PubMed 26084900
Publications 2014
Abdominal injuries in a major Scandinavian trauma center - performance assessment over an 8 year period
J Trauma Manag Outcomes, 8, 9
DOI 10.1186/1752-2897-8-9, PubMed 25097664
Prevalence, predictors and outcome of hypofibrinogenaemia in trauma: a multicentre observational study
Crit Care, 18 (2), R52
DOI 10.1186/cc13798, PubMed 24666991
Norwegian survival prediction model in trauma: modelling effects of anatomic injury, acute physiology, age, and co-morbidity
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand, 58 (3), 303-15
DOI 10.1111/aas.12256, PubMed 24438461
Sudden survival improvement in critical neurotrauma: An exploratory analysis using a stratified statistical process control technique
Injury, 45 (11), 1722-30
DOI 10.1016/j.injury.2014.05.038, PubMed 25059506
Publications 2013
Refining the role of splenic angiographic embolization in high-grade splenic injuries
J Trauma Acute Care Surg, 74 (1), 100-3; discussion 103-4
DOI 10.1097/TA.0b013e31827890b2, PubMed 23271083
Publications 2012
Calculating trauma triage precision: effects of different definitions of major trauma
J Trauma Manag Outcomes, 6 (1), 9
DOI 10.1186/1752-2897-6-9, PubMed 22902009
Physiologic, demographic and mechanistic factors predicting New Injury Severity Score (NISS) in motor vehicle accident victims
Injury, 45 (1), 9-15
DOI 10.1016/j.injury.2012.11.010, PubMed 23219241
Publications 2011
Electroencephalographic characterization of seizure activity in the synapsin I/II double knockout mouse
Brain Res, 1383, 270-88
DOI 10.1016/j.brainres.2011.01.070, PubMed 21281619
Long-lasting performance improvement after formalization of a dedicated trauma service
J Trauma, 70 (3), 569-74
DOI 10.1097/TA.0b013e31820d1a9b, PubMed 21610344
Efficacy of a two-tiered trauma team activation protocol in a Norwegian trauma centre
Br J Surg, 99 (2), 199-208
DOI 10.1002/bjs.7794, PubMed 22190166
A field evaluation of real-life motor vehicle accidents: presence of unrestrained objects and their association with distribution and severity of patient injuries
Accid Anal Prev, 45, 529-38
DOI 10.1016/j.aap.2011.09.007, PubMed 22269539
Publications 2009
RE: Field triage in trauma - do the data really justify the conclusions?
Scand. J. Trauma Resusc. Emerg. Med., 17, 25
DOI 10.1186/1757-7241-17-25
Precision of field triage in patients brought to a trauma centre after introducing trauma team activation guidelines
Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med, 17, 1
DOI 10.1186/1757-7241-17-1, PubMed 19134177
Publications 2008
Development of tonic firing behavior in rat soleus muscle
J Neurophysiol, 99 (4), 1899-905
DOI 10.1152/jn.00834.2007, PubMed 18256168
Different definitions of patient outcome: consequences for performance analysis in trauma
Injury, 39 (5), 612-22
DOI 10.1016/j.injury.2007.11.426, PubMed 18377909
Publications 2007
Liver injuries--improved results with a formal protocol including angiography
Injury, 38 (9), 1075-83
DOI 10.1016/j.injury.2007.02.001, PubMed 17706220
Pre-injury ASA physical status classification is an independent predictor of mortality after trauma
J Trauma, 63 (5), 972-8
DOI 10.1097/TA.0b013e31804a571c, PubMed 17993938
Publications 2006
Nonoperative management of splenic injuries: improved results with angioembolization
J Trauma, 61 (1), 192-8
DOI 10.1097/01.ta.0000223466.62589.d9, PubMed 16832270
Scoring of anatomic injury after trauma: AIS 98 versus AIS 90--do the changes affect overall severity assessment?
Injury, 38 (1), 84-90
DOI 10.1016/j.injury.2006.04.123, PubMed 16872609
Assessing quality of care in a trauma referral center: benchmarking performance by TRISS-based statistics or by analysis of stratified ISS data?
J Trauma, 60 (3), 538-47
DOI 10.1097/01.ta.0000205613.52586.d1, PubMed 16531851
Publications 2005
The impact of patient volume on surgical trauma training in a Scandinavian trauma centre
Injury, 36 (11), 1288-92
DOI 10.1016/j.injury.2005.06.034, PubMed 16122752
Publications 2000
Activity of hindlimb motor units during locomotion in the conscious rat
J Neurophysiol, 83 (4), 2002-11
DOI 10.1152/jn.2000.83.4.2002, PubMed 10758110
Publications 1999
Hypoplasia of the sphenoid sinuses as a diagnostic tool in cystic fibrosis
Acta Radiol, 40 (5), 479-85
DOI 10.3109/02841859909175571, PubMed 10485235
Tonic motor activity in a physiological extensor muscle
Department of Neurophysiology, Institute of Basic MedicalSciences, University of Oslo, [Oslo], 1 b. (flere pag.)
BIBSYS 990567389, ISBN 82-91061-91-2
Activation patterns of hindlimb motor units in the awake rat and their relation to motoneuron intrinsic properties
J Neurophysiol, 82 (2), 709-17
DOI 10.1152/jn.1999.82.2.709, PubMed 10444668
Publications 1998
Spontaneous electromyographic activity in adult rat soleus muscle
J Neurophysiol, 80 (1), 365-76
DOI 10.1152/jn.1998.80.1.365, PubMed 9658057
Functional role of plateau potentials in vertebrate motor neurons
Curr Opin Neurobiol, 8 (6), 746-52
DOI 10.1016/s0959-4388(98)80117-7, PubMed 9914232
Publications 1997
Prolonged firing in motor units: evidence of plateau potentials in human motoneurons?
J Neurophysiol, 78 (6), 3061-8
DOI 10.1152/jn.1997.78.6.3061, PubMed 9405525
Publications 1996
Selective depletion of spinal monoamines changes the rat soleus EMG from a tonic to a more phasic pattern
J Physiol, 492 ( Pt 1) (Pt 1), 173-84
DOI 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021299, PubMed 8730593
Activity of single motor units in attention-demanding tasks: firing pattern in the human trapezius muscle
Eur J Appl Physiol Occup Physiol, 72 (4), 323-9
DOI 10.1007/BF00599692, PubMed 8851901
Publications 1992
The importance of frequency and amount of electrical stimulation for contractile properties of denervated rat muscles
Acta Physiol Scand, 145 (1), 49-57
DOI 10.1111/j.1748-1716.1992.tb09335.x, PubMed 1502912
Publications 1989
Possible functions of transmitter-controlled plateau potentials in alpha motoneurones
Prog Brain Res, 80, 257-67; discussion 239-42
DOI 10.1016/s0079-6123(08)62219-0, PubMed 2699366
Bistable firing properties of soleus motor units in unrestrained rats
Acta Physiol Scand, 136 (3), 383-94
DOI 10.1111/j.1748-1716.1989.tb08679.x, PubMed 2750539
Publications 1988
Electrical stimulation resembling normal motor-unit activity: effects on denervated fast and slow rat muscles
J Physiol, 402, 651-69
DOI 10.1113/jphysiol.1988.sp017227, PubMed 3236252