Christine Gaarder
- Consultant; PhD
- +47 413 18 992
Publications 2024
European society for trauma and emergency surgery member-identified research priorities in emergency surgery: a roadmap for future clinical research opportunities
Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg, 50 (2), 367-382
DOI 10.1007/s00068-023-02441-3, PubMed 38411700
Publisher Correction: European society for trauma and emergency surgery member-identified research priorities in emergency surgery: a roadmap for future clinical research opportunities
Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg (in press)
DOI 10.1007/s00068-024-02600-0, PubMed 39172152
What defines an incisional hernia as 'complex': results from a Delphi consensus endorsed by the European Hernia Society (EHS)
Br J Surg, 111 (1)
DOI 10.1093/bjs/znad346, PubMed 37897716
Trauma care and its financing around the world
J Trauma Acute Care Surg, 97 (5), e60-e64
DOI 10.1097/TA.0000000000004448, PubMed 39330943
Identifying and addressing mentorship gaps in European trauma and emergency surgical training. Results from the Young European Society of Trauma and Emergency Surgery (yESTES) mentorship survey
Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg (in press)
DOI 10.1007/s00068-024-02610-y, PubMed 39120653
Invited commentary to strengths and opportunities for improvement in surgical education in Ukraine: A qualitative study
World J Surg, 48 (8), 1820-1821
DOI 10.1002/wjs.12295, PubMed 39010272
European guidelines on peri-operative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis: first update.: Chapter 11: Trauma
Eur J Anaesthesiol, 41 (8), 612-617
DOI 10.1097/EJA.0000000000002017, PubMed 38957029
Trauma induced coagulopathy is limited to only one out of four shock induced endotheliopathy (SHINE) phenotypes among moderate-severely injured trauma patients: an exploratory analysis
Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med, 32 (1), 71
DOI 10.1186/s13049-024-01236-8, PubMed 39160625
Correction of Trauma-induced Coagulopathy by Goal-directed Therapy: A Secondary Analysis of the ITACTIC Trial
Anesthesiology, 141 (5), 904-912
DOI 10.1097/ALN.0000000000005183, PubMed 39115454
Letter to the editor
Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med, 32 (1), 28
DOI 10.1186/s13049-024-01199-w, PubMed 38622658
Self-management support program delivered in the sub-acute phase after traumatic injury-study protocol for a pragmatic randomized controlled trial
Trials, 25 (1), 639
DOI 10.1186/s13063-024-08492-0, PubMed 39350137
Time from injury to acute surgery for patients with traumatic cervical spinal cord injury in South-East Norway
Front Neurol, 15, 1420530
DOI 10.3389/fneur.2024.1420530, PubMed 38978812
Publications 2023
Older females have increased mortality after trauma as compared with younger females and males, associated with increased fibrinolysis
J Trauma Acute Care Surg, 96 (5), 831-837
DOI 10.1097/TA.0000000000004235, PubMed 38079234
Achieving balanced transfusion early in critically bleeding trauma patients: an observational study exploring the effect of attending trauma surgical presence during resuscitation
Trauma Surg Acute Care Open, 8 (1), e001160
DOI 10.1136/tsaco-2023-001160, PubMed 38020849
Prostacyclin in trauma patients with hemorrhagic shock: A randomized clinical trial
J Trauma Acute Care Surg, 96 (3), 476-481
DOI 10.1097/TA.0000000000004150, PubMed 37962189
Functional Outcomes at 6 and 12 Months Post-Injury in a Trauma Centre Population with Moderate-to-Severe Traumatic Injuries
J Clin Med, 12 (16)
DOI 10.3390/jcm12165300, PubMed 37629342
Factors associated with discharge destination from acute care after moderate-to-severe traumatic injuries in Norway: a prospective population-based study
Inj Epidemiol, 10 (1), 20
DOI 10.1186/s40621-023-00431-y, PubMed 37055808
Pediatric renal trauma: 17 years of experience at a major Scandinavian trauma center
Trauma Surg Acute Care Open, 8 (1), e001207
DOI 10.1136/tsaco-2023-001207, PubMed 38020860
Adherence to Guidelines for Acute Rehabilitation in the Norwegian Trauma Plan
J Rehabil Med, 55, jrm6552
DOI 10.2340/jrm.v55.6552, PubMed 37366570
Publications 2022
Young adults in motor vehicle collisions in Norway: user safety errors observed in majority of cases with severe or fatal injuries
Forensic Sci Med Pathol, 18 (4), 456-469
DOI 10.1007/s12024-022-00541-x, PubMed 36251237
Traumatic coagulopathy in the older patient: analysis of coagulation profiles from the Activation of Coagulation and Inflammation in Trauma-2 (ACIT-2) observational, multicenter study
J Thromb Haemost, 21 (2), 215-226
DOI 10.1016/j.jtha.2022.11.005, PubMed 36700506
Shock-Driven Endotheliopathy in Trauma Patients Is Associated with Leucocyte Derived Extracellular Vesicles
Int J Mol Sci, 23 (24)
DOI 10.3390/ijms232415990, PubMed 36555630
Coagulopathy Underlying Rotational Thromboelastometry Derangements in Trauma Patients: A Prospective Observational Multicenter Study
Anesthesiology, 137 (2), 232-242
DOI 10.1097/ALN.0000000000004268, PubMed 35544678
[Haemodynamically stable?]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 142 (16)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.22.0660, PubMed 36345633
Close to zero preventable in-hospital deaths in pediatric trauma patients - An observational study from a major Scandinavian trauma center
Injury, 54 (1), 183-188
DOI 10.1016/j.injury.2022.07.043, PubMed 35961867
Standards of fracture care in polytrauma: results of a Europe-wide survey by the ESTES polytrauma section
Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg, 50 (3), 671-678
DOI 10.1007/s00068-022-02126-3, PubMed 36227354
Correction: Rehabilitation Needs, Service Provision, and Costs in the First Year Following Traumatic Injuries: Protocol for a Prospective Cohort Study
JMIR Res Protoc, 11 (3), e37723
DOI 10.2196/37723, PubMed 35320112
Thrombelastography (TEG® 6s) early amplitudes predict maximum amplitude in severely injured trauma patients
Scand J Clin Lab Invest, 82 (6), 508-512
DOI 10.1080/00365513.2022.2119599, PubMed 36073613
Publications 2021
Autopsy findings in drivers and passengers from fatal motor vehicle collisions: limited differences in injury patterns and toxicological test results
Forensic Sci Med Pathol, 17 (2), 235-246
DOI 10.1007/s12024-021-00359-z, PubMed 33609266
Efficacy and safety of iloprost in trauma patients with haemorrhagic shock-induced endotheliopathy-Protocol for the multicentre randomized, placebo-controlled, blinded, investigator-initiated shine-trauma trial
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand, 65 (4), 551-557
DOI 10.1111/aas.13776, PubMed 33393084
Disaster preparedness should represent an augmentation of the everyday trauma system, but are we prepared?
Trauma Surg Acute Care Open, 6 (1), e000760
DOI 10.1136/tsaco-2021-000760, PubMed 34307894
Exercising for mass casualty preparedness
Br J Anaesth, 128 (2), e67-e70
DOI 10.1016/j.bja.2021.10.016, PubMed 34799102
Rehabilitation Needs, Service Provision, and Costs in the First Year Following Traumatic Injuries: Protocol for a Prospective Cohort Study
JMIR Res Protoc, 10 (4), e25980
DOI 10.2196/25980, PubMed 33688841
Selective non-operative management of penetrating abdominal injuries at Northern European trauma centers: the NordiPen Study
Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg, 48 (3), 2023-2027
DOI 10.1007/s00068-021-01749-2, PubMed 34309723
Learning from terrorist mass casualty incidents: a global survey
Br J Anaesth, 128 (2), e168-e179
DOI 10.1016/j.bja.2021.10.003, PubMed 34749991
Publications 2020
Viscoelastic haemostatic assay augmented protocols for major trauma haemorrhage (ITACTIC): a randomized, controlled trial
Intensive Care Med, 47 (1), 49-59
DOI 10.1007/s00134-020-06266-1, PubMed 33048195
Serious motor vehicle collisions involving young drivers on Norwegian roads 2013-2016: Speeding and driver-related errors are the main challenge
Traffic Inj Prev, 21 (6), 382-388
DOI 10.1080/15389588.2020.1770237, PubMed 32496905
Evolution of non-operative management of liver trauma
Trauma Surg Acute Care Open, 5 (1), e000551
DOI 10.1136/tsaco-2020-000551, PubMed 33178894
European Society of Trauma and Emergency Surgery (ESTES) recommendations for trauma and emergency surgery preparation during times of COVID-19 infection
Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg, 46 (3), 505-510
DOI 10.1007/s00068-020-01364-7, PubMed 32303798
Editorial ECTES Abstracts 2020
Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg, 46 (Suppl 1), 1
DOI 10.1007/s00068-020-01384-3, PubMed 32430538
Publications 2019
Data-driven Development of ROTEM and TEG Algorithms for the Management of Trauma Hemorrhage: A Prospective Observational Multicenter Study
Ann Surg, 270 (6), 1178-1185
DOI 10.1097/SLA.0000000000002825, PubMed 29794847
The S100A10 Pathway Mediates an Occult Hyperfibrinolytic Subtype in Trauma Patients
Ann Surg, 269 (6), 1184-1191
DOI 10.1097/SLA.0000000000002733, PubMed 31082919
National trauma plan updates
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 139 (17), 1637
[Updating the national trauma plan]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 139 (17)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.19.0642, PubMed 31746161
Towards patient-specific management of trauma hemorrhage: the effect of resuscitation therapy on parameters of thromboelastometry
J Thromb Haemost, 17 (3), 441-448
DOI 10.1111/jth.14378, PubMed 30609290
Incidence of chronic pain 6 y after major trauma
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand, 63 (8), 1074-1078
DOI 10.1111/aas.13380, PubMed 31012096
Improvement in geriatric trauma outcomes in an evolving trauma system
Trauma Surg Acute Care Open, 4 (1), e000282
DOI 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000282, PubMed 31245616
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
Impact of Trauma System Structure on Injury Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
World J Surg, 42 (5), 1327-1339
DOI 10.1007/s00268-017-4292-0, PubMed 29071424
Publications 2017
The research agenda for trauma critical care
Intensive Care Med, 43 (9), 1340-1351
DOI 10.1007/s00134-017-4895-9, PubMed 28756471
iTACTIC - implementing Treatment Algorithms for the Correction of Trauma-Induced Coagulopathy: study protocol for a multicentre, randomised controlled trial
Trials, 18 (1), 486
DOI 10.1186/s13063-017-2224-9, PubMed 29047413
Combined effect of therapeutic strategies for bleeding injury on early survival, transfusion needs and correction of coagulopathy
Br J Surg, 104 (3), 222-229
DOI 10.1002/bjs.10330, PubMed 28079258
The significance of preexisting medical conditions, alcohol/drug use and suicidal behavior for drivers in fatal motor vehicle crashes: a retrospective autopsy study
Forensic Sci Med Pathol, 14 (1), 4-17
DOI 10.1007/s12024-017-9934-x, PubMed 29185214
Treatment of splenic trauma in Norway: a retrospective cohort study
Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med, 25 (1), 112
DOI 10.1186/s13049-017-0457-y, PubMed 29169401
Prehospital thoracotomy for traumatic cardiac arrest
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 137 (3), 168
[Not Available]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 137 (3), 168
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.17.0053, PubMed 28181744
Spleen and liver injuries: when to operate?
Curr Opin Crit Care, 23 (6), 520-526
DOI 10.1097/MCC.0000000000000458, PubMed 29016365
Impact of trauma system structure on injury outcomes: a systematic review protocol
Syst Rev, 6 (1), 12
DOI 10.1186/s13643-017-0408-8, PubMed 28109306
New national trauma action plan
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 137 (20), 1587
[New national trauma care plan]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 137 (20)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.17.0792, PubMed 29094561
Publications 2016
Reduced need for extraperitoneal pelvic packing for severe pelvic fractures is associated with improved resuscitation strategies
J Trauma Acute Care Surg, 81 (4), 644-51
DOI 10.1097/TA.0000000000001139, PubMed 27257711
Injuries caused by fragmenting rifle ammunition
Injury, 47 (9), 1951-4
DOI 10.1016/j.injury.2016.03.023, PubMed 27037026
Defining the optimal cut-off values for liver enzymes in diagnosing blunt liver injury
BMC Res Notes, 9, 41
DOI 10.1186/s13104-016-1863-3, PubMed 26809874
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
Minimal invasive treatment of life-threatening bleeding caused by cardiopulmonary resuscitation-associated liver injury: a case report
J Med Case Rep, 10 (1), 132
DOI 10.1186/s13256-016-0926-3, PubMed 27236329
Radiology response in the emergency department during a mass casualty incident: a retrospective study of the two terrorist attacks on 22 July 2011 in Norway
Eur Radiol, 27 (7), 2828-2834
DOI 10.1007/s00330-016-4677-8, PubMed 27957642
Publications 2015
Prehospital point-of-care monitoring and goal-directed therapy: Does it make a difference?
J Trauma Acute Care Surg, 78 (6 Suppl 1), S60-4
DOI 10.1097/TA.0000000000000635, PubMed 26002265
Detection of acute traumatic coagulopathy and massive transfusion requirements by means of rotational thromboelastometry: an international prospective validation study
Crit Care, 19 (1), 97
DOI 10.1186/s13054-015-0823-y, PubMed 25888032
Tension gastrothorax: acute life-threatening manifestation of late onset congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) in children
Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med, 23, 49
DOI 10.1186/s13049-015-0129-8, PubMed 26104782
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
Hemostatic resuscitation is neither hemostatic nor resuscitative in trauma hemorrhage
J Trauma Acute Care Surg, 76 (3), 561-7; discussion 567-8
DOI 10.1097/TA.0000000000000146, PubMed 24553520
Damage control resuscitation using blood component therapy in standard doses has a limited effect on coagulopathy during trauma hemorrhage
Intensive Care Med, 41 (2), 239-47
DOI 10.1007/s00134-014-3584-1, PubMed 25447807
Course in basic surgical skills
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 134 (9), 935-7
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.13.0737, PubMed 24828719
Thromboelastometry and organ failure in trauma patients: a prospective cohort study
Crit Care, 18 (6), 687
DOI 10.1186/s13054-014-0687-6, PubMed 25539910
A prospective study of children aged <16 years in motor vehicle collisions in Norway: severe injuries are observed predominantly in older children and are associated with restraint misuse
Accid Anal Prev, 73, 151-62
DOI 10.1016/j.aap.2014.09.004, PubMed 25238294
Publications 2013
Comparison of the predictive performance of the BIG, TRISS, and PS09 score in an adult trauma population derived from multiple international trauma registries
Crit Care, 17 (4), R134
DOI 10.1186/cc12813, PubMed 23844754
Effects of moving emergency trauma laparotomies from the ED to a dedicated OR
Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med, 21, 72
DOI 10.1186/1757-7241-21-72, PubMed 24053459
Changes in fibrinogen availability and utilization in an animal model of traumatic coagulopathy
Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med, 21, 56
DOI 10.1186/1757-7241-21-56, PubMed 23867061
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
The twin terrorist attacks in Norway on July 22, 2011: the trauma center response
J Trauma Acute Care Surg, 73 (1), 269-75
DOI 10.1097/TA.0b013e31825a787f, PubMed 22743394
Evaluation of TEG(®) and RoTEM(®) inter-changeability in trauma patients
Injury, 44 (5), 600-5
DOI 10.1016/j.injury.2012.11.016, PubMed 23260867
Implementation of recommended trauma system criteria in south-eastern Norway: a cross-sectional hospital survey
Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med, 20, 5
DOI 10.1186/1757-7241-20-5, PubMed 22281020
Splenic artery embolisation in children and adolescents--an 8 year experience
Injury, 45 (1), 160-3
DOI 10.1016/j.injury.2012.10.015, PubMed 23137799
Preserved function after angioembolisation of splenic injury in children and adolescents: a case control study
Injury, 45 (1), 156-9
DOI 10.1016/j.injury.2012.10.036, PubMed 23246563
Non-operative management and immune function after splenic injury
Br J Surg, 99 Suppl 1, 59-65
DOI 10.1002/bjs.7764, PubMed 22441857
Publications 2011
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound of the injured spleen after embolization--comparison with computed tomography
Ultraschall Med, 32 (5), 485-91
DOI 10.1055/s-0029-1246003, PubMed 21294071
Long-lasting performance improvement after formalization of a dedicated trauma service
J Trauma, 70 (3), 569-74
DOI 10.1097/TA.0b013e31820d1a9b, PubMed 21610344
A national survey on temporary and delayed abdominal closure in Norwegian hospitals
Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med, 19, 51
DOI 10.1186/1757-7241-19-51, PubMed 21914225
Traumemanualen: initialbehandling av den multitraumatiserte pasient ved Oslo universitetssykehus Ullevål
Fresenius Kabi, [Oslo] (6. utg.), 212 s.
BIBSYS 114131910, ISBN 978-82-995474-4-4
Patients Referred to a Norwegian Trauma Centre: effect of transfer distance on injury patterns, use of resources and outcomes
J Trauma Manag Outcomes, 5 (1), 9
DOI 10.1186/1752-2897-5-9, PubMed 21679393
Publications 2010
Definition and drivers of acute traumatic coagulopathy: clinical and experimental investigations
J Thromb Haemost, 8 (9), 1919-25
DOI 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2010.03945.x, PubMed 20553376
Preserved splenic function after angioembolisation of high grade injury
Injury, 43 (1), 62-6
DOI 10.1016/j.injury.2010.06.028, PubMed 20673894
Reappraising the concept of massive transfusion in trauma
Crit Care, 14 (6), R239
DOI 10.1186/cc9394, PubMed 21192812
Publications 2009
Ultrasound performed by radiologists-confirming the truth about FAST in trauma
J Trauma, 67 (2), 323-7; discussion 328-9
DOI 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181a4ed27, PubMed 19667885
Publications 2008
Intraparenchymal Doppler ultrasound after proximal embolization of the splenic artery in trauma patients
Eur Radiol, 18 (6), 1224-31
DOI 10.1007/s00330-008-0860-x, PubMed 18274758
Scandinavian Guidelines--"The massively bleeding patient"
Scand J Surg, 97 (1), 15-36
DOI 10.1177/145749690809700104, PubMed 18450203
Publications 2007
Trauma care and surgical trauma training with special focus on abdominal trauma
In Series of dissertations submitted to the Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Unipub, Oslo, no. 538, 1 b. (flere pag.)
BIBSYS 071637028, ISBN 978-82-8072-884-5
Trauma care and surgical trauma training with special focus on abdominal trauma
[Christine Gaarder], [Oslo?], 1 b. (flere pag.)
BIBSYS 071839771
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
Publications 2006
[It was not possible to save the life--or?]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 126 (2), 144
PubMed 16415932
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
Publications 2005
Advanced surgical trauma care training with a live porcine model
Injury, 36 (6), 718-24
DOI 10.1016/j.injury.2004.12.024, PubMed 15910823
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
[Pseudoaneurysm in splenic injury]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 125 (10), 1336-7
PubMed 15909006
[Treatment of splenic injuries in children]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 125 (17), 2360-1
PubMed 16151495
Nonoperative management of pediatric splenic injury with angiographic embolization
J Pediatr Surg, 40 (11), e63-4
DOI 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.07.034, PubMed 16291146
Publications 2004
[Vacuum pack technique--a good method for temporal abdominal closure]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 124 (21), 2760-2
PubMed 15534669
Publications 2003
[Traumatic abdominal wall hernia in children]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 123 (6), 804-5
PubMed 12693121