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Lars Erik Laugsand er spesialist i akutt- og mottaksmedisin, overlege ved Akutten, St. Olavs hospital og førsteamanuensis ved Institutt for sirkulasjon og bildediagnostikk, NTNU.
Articles by Lars Erik Laugsand
Drug and alcohol poisonings: new trends challenge emergency departments
- Lars Erik Laugsand
03.11.2025:
Alcohol remains the leading cause of substance-related poisonings; however, the rising incidence of cocaine and ketamine poisonings among young adults and women is impacting on emergency preparedness and public health. A recent study of Oslo Accident and Emergency Outpatient Clinic provides an...
Patient influx to emergency departments at two Norwegian university hospitals from 2012–21
- Målfrid Asheim Nummedal,
- Dagfinn Lunde Markussen,
- Lars Eide Næss,
- Lars Erik Laugsand,
- Lars Petter Bjørnsen
24.06.2024:
Increased patient influx to emergency departments (EDs) is a global challenge to patient management (1). Capacity overload can create challenges for patient flow and have adverse consequences for patients and staff (1, 2). Demographics and trends in patient influx have been examined (3–6), but there...
Intoxication cases in the Emergency Department at a Norwegian University Hospital 2019–20
- Gustav Graabak,
- Lars Eide Næss,
- Lars Erik Laugsand,
- Lars Petter Bjørnsen
24.06.2024:
Ingestion of or exposure to toxic quantities of intoxicants, medications or other substances can cause acute intoxication. Ethanol has previously been the most common cause of acute intoxication referrals to hospitals in Norway, followed by benzodiazepines and paracetamol (1–3). The use of poisoning...
Medication error with methotrexate
- Maren Wennberg Husby,
- Lars Petter Bache-Wiig Bjørnsen,
- Arve Jørgensen,
- Tone Merete Lassen,
- Dag Jacobsen,
- Lars Erik Laugsand
21.03.2024:
An older woman was referred to the accident and emergency department due to increasing shortness of breath over the preceding three weeks. Her problems were caused by incorrect administration of methotrexate. A woman in her seventies with diagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)...
Patient visits to an emergency department in anticipation of the COVID-19 pandemic
- Lars Petter Bjørnsen,
- Lars Eide Næss-Pleym,
- Jostein Dale,
- Lars Erik Laugsand
24.04.2020:
The current pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus was predicted to reach Norway shortly after the outbreak in China (1). Following the government decision to virtually shut Norway down on 12 March (week 11), acute admissions departments have prepared for a large influx of infected patients. The...