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Nordlandssykehuset Bodø
Erik Waage Nielsen er spesialist i anestesiologi, overlege og professor og har europeisk intensiveksamen (EDIC).
Articles by Erik Waage Nielsen
Pneumothorax during shoulder surgery
- Ellisiv Seines,
- Mariann Harneshaug,
- Trine Skjeflo,
- Fredrik Isachsen,
- Erik Waage Nielsen
08.04.2024:
A healthy man in his seventies developed left-sided tension pneumothorax with a decrease in oxygen saturation and blood pressure during shoulder arthroscopy on the same side. Perioperative ultrasound to examine lung sliding is a simple method for quickly identifying this rare but potentially...
A young trauma patient with five fractures and multi-organ failure
- Steinar Kristiansen,
- Marie Rønning Madsen,
- Rolf Steen,
- Erik Waage Nielsen
04.05.2018:
A man in his late teens collided head-on with a semi-trailer. He was conscious and oriented before, during and after reaching trauma triage. A fractured femur and bilateral tibia and fibula fractures were found (lower leg fractures). In the course of a few hours the patient developed respiratory...
Alpine cross-country skier with energy depletion and reduced consciousness
- Trond Jensen,
- Marte Alsos Sørensen,
- Erik Waage Nielsen
16.02.2017:
Impaired consciousness may be caused by a variety of reasons, and sometimes the simple explanations are overlooked. We describe here the case of a young cross-country skier who developed a serious medical condition with dramatic symptoms. Considerable pre-hospital resources were expended and...
Infrared temporal artery temperature measurement
- Knut Dybwik,
- Erik Waage Nielsen
06.11.2003:
Digital temperature measurement in the rectum is still considered suitable to detect fever in intensive-care patients. Rectal measurement can spread infections (1), may damage the rectal mucous membrane, is contraindicated after rectal surgery, can be perceived as uncomfortable and is resource...