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Fostermedisinsk senter
Oslo universitetssykehus
Forfatterbidrag: idé, studiedesign, utforming av spørreskjema, søkt godkjenning fra Personvernombudet, samt revisjon og godkjenning av innsendte manusversjon.
Vasilis Sitras er ph.d., spesialist i fødselshjelp og kvinnesykdommer, overlege og avdelingsleder.
Articles by Vasilis Sitras
Attitudes to NIPT among pregnant women under 35 years of age
- Cecilie Bryn Nordklev,
- Guttorm Haugen,
- Ragnar Kvie Sande,
- Cathrine Ebbing,
- Solveig Skrede,
- Ragnhild Glad,
- Vasilis Sitras
27.11.2025:
Norway is one of the few Western countries in which prenatal screening is regulated by law. Chapter 4 of the Norwegian Biotechnology Act defines prenatal screening as the 'examination of fetal cells, a fetus or a pregnant woman with the aim of obtaining information about the genetic characteristics...
New treatment for alloimmunisation in pregnancy
- Cathrine Ebbing,
- Kjell Åsmund Blix Salvesen,
- Vasilis Sitras,
- Heidi Tiller
16.01.2025:
The introduction of blood type screening followed by anti-D prophylaxis is a success story in perinatology. New treatment principles are now being developed for alloimmunisation in pregnancy. Haemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn was once a major contributor to perinatal morbidity and...
A young woman with a transfusion-related pregnancy complication
- Alice Gustavsen,
- Ida Unhammer Njerve,
- Vasilis Sitras,
- Guttorm Haugen,
- Per Arne Tølløfsrud,
- Çiğdem Akalin Akkök
03.01.2020:
There will always be risks associated with transfusion, including the development of blood group antibodies. This case report emphasises the importance of considering whether transfusion is truly necessary. A young woman was diagnosed with iron deficiency anaemia with haemoglobin 7.0 g/dl (11.7–15.3...
Diagnosis of severe congenital heart defects in Norway 2016
- Jarle Jortveit,
- Gunnar Wik,
- Jostein Strand Ødegaard,
- Vasilis Sitras,
- Karl Viktor Perminow,
- Henrik Holmstrøm
21.01.2019:
Congenital heart defects are defined as congenital structural abnormalities of the heart and/or major intrathoracic vessels with functional or potential functional significance (1). Heart defects are the most common congenital malformation and affect approximately 1 in 100 live-born children (2)...