Academic article

• Christoffer Andre Børsheim; Silje Mæland; Eirik Softeland et al. (2026). Short-term outcomes of a micro-choice-based intervention for chronic low back pain: a quasi-experimental study. (external link)
• Eirik Søfteland; Kjersti Bergjord (2004). Pneumomediastinum in labour -- probably not caused by a lumbar epidural anaesthesia. (external link)
• Arvid Steinar Haugen; Eirik Søfteland; Nick Sevdalis et al. (2020). Impact of the Norwegian National Patient Safety Program on implementation of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist and on perioperative safety culture. (external link)
• Eirik Søfteland; T Framstad; Astrid Nordvik et al. (1994). Nitrogen microbubbles induce a disappearance of single platelets (aggregation) with porcine platelets: A comparative study of the effects of anticoagulants and blood collection methods. (external link)
• Håvard Erik Landsdalen; Marius Berge; Frode Kristensen et al. (2017). Continuous ventilation during intubation through a supraglottic airway device guided by fiberoptic bronchoscopy: a observational assessment. (external link)
• J Risberg; L Aanderud; Peder M Kvitting et al. (1995). Evaluation of medical equipment and emergency procedures for hyperbaric use. (external link)
• Eirik Søfteland (1995). Animals in hyperbaric research. (external link)
• Torkel Harboe; Michael D. Benson; Hanaku Oi et al. (2006). Cardiopulmonary distress during obstetrical anaesthesia: attempts to diagnose amniotic fluid embolism in a case series of suspected allergic anaphylaxis. (external link)
• Anette Storesund; Arvid Steinar Haugen; Hans Flaatten et al. (2020). Clinical Efficacy of Combined Surgical Patient Safety System and the World Health Organization's Checklists in Surgery: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial. (external link)
• Arvid Steinar Haugen; Hilde Valen Wæhle; Stian Kreken Almeland et al. (2017). Causal Analysis of World Health Organization's Surgical Safety Checklist Implementation Quality and Impact on Care Processes and Patient Outcomes: Secondary Analysis From a Large Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial in Norway. (external link)
• Hilde Valen Wæhle; Arvid Steinar Haugen; Siri Wiig et al. (2020). How does the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist fit with existing perioperative risk management strategies? An ethnographic study across surgical specialties. (external link)
• Arvid Steinar Haugen; Nick Sevdalis; Eirik Softeland (2019). Impact of the World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist on Patient Safety. (external link)
• Ellen C Tveter Deilkås; Judith Rosta; Fredrik Baathe et al. (2022). Physician participation in quality improvement work- interest and opportunity: a cross-sectional survey. (external link)
• Anette Storesund; Arvid Steinar Haugen; Hilde Valen Wæhle et al. (2019). Validation of a Norwegian version of SURgical PAtient Safety System (SURPASS) in combination with the World Health Organizations' Surgical Safety Checklist (WHO SSC). (external link)
• Eirik Softeland; Tore Framstad; Astrid Nordvik et al. (2006). Evaluation of a porcine model to study in vivo platelet activation. (external link)
• K Haram; Eirik Softeland; T Hertvig (2003). Thrombocytopenia in Pregnancy. (external link)
• Kristin Harris; Eirik Softeland; Asgjerd Litleré Moi et al. (2022). Development and validation of patients' surgical safety checklist. (external link)
• Eirik Søfteland; T. Lund (1992). Ventrikkel- og duodenalsonde. (external link)
• Øyvind Thomassen; Ansgar Espeland; Eirik Softeland et al. (2011). Implementation of checklists in health care; learning from high-reliability organisations. (external link)
• Arvid Steinar Haugen; Hilde Valen Wæhle; Stian Kreken Almeland et al. (2019). Causal analysis of World Health Organization's surgical safety checklist implementation quality and impact on care processes and patient outcomes: Secondary analysis from a large stepped wedge cluster randomized controlled trial in Norway. (external link)
• Arvid Steinar Haugen; Eirik Softeland; Geir Egil Eide et al. (2010). Patient safety in surgical environments: Cross-countries comparison of psychometric properties and results of the Norwegian version of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety. (external link)
• Ankush Gulati; Thomas Schwarzlmüller; Elsa du Plessis et al. (2019). Evaluation of a new e-learning framework for teaching nuclear medicine and radiology to undergraduate medical students. (external link)
• Gerd Kvale; Bente Frisk; Marte Jürgensen et al. (2021). Evaluation of novel concentrated interdisciplinary group rehabilitation for patients with chronic illnesses: Protocol for a nonrandomized clinical intervention study. (external link)
• Andy Healey; Eirik Softeland; Stig Harthug et al. (2020). A health economic evaluation of the World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist. (external link)
• Arvid Steinar Haugen; Shamini Murugesh; Rune Haaverstad et al. (2013). A survey of surgical team members’ perceptions of near misses and attitudes towards Time Out protocols. (external link)
• Øyvind Thomassen; Guttorm Brattebø; Eirik Søfteland et al. (2010). The effect of a simple checklist on frequent pre-induction deficiencies. (external link)
• Elisabeth Farbu; Eirik Softeland; Laurence Albert Bindoff (2003). Anaesthetic complications associated with myotonia congenita: case study and comparison with other myotonic disorders. (external link)
• Hilde Valen Wæhle; Stig Harthug; Eirik Søfteland et al. (2019). Investigation of perioperative work processes in provision of antibiotic prophylaxis: a prospective descriptive qualitative study across surgical specialties in Norway. (external link)
• Arvid Steinar Haugen; Eirik Søfteland; Stian Kreken Almeland et al. (2015). Effect of the World Health Organization Checklist on Patient Outcomes: A Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. (external link)
• Arvid Steinar Haugen; Eirik Søfteland; Geir Egil Eide et al. (2013). Impact of the World Health Organization's Surgical Safety Checklist on safety culture in the operating theatre: a controlled intervention study. (external link)
• Kiri Lovise Njøten; Birgitte Espehaug; Liv Heide Magnussen et al. (2023). Relationship between exercise capacity and fatigue, dyspnea, and lung function in non-hospitalized patients with long COVID. (external link)
• Eirik Søfteland; T. Framstad; Holm A Holmsen (1992). Porcine platelets in vitro and in vivo studies. Relevance to human thrombosis research. (external link)
• Kristin Harris; Eirik Softeland; Asgjerd Litleré Moi et al. (2020). Patients’ and healthcare workers’ recommendations for a surgical patient safety checklist – a qualitative study. (external link)
• Øyvind Thomassen; Guttorm Brattebø; Jon-Kenneth Heltne et al. (2010). Checklists in the operating room: Help or hurdle? A qualitative study on health workers' experiences. (external link)
• Hilde Valen Wæhle; Arvid Steinar Haugen; Eirik Softeland et al. (2012). Adjusting team involvement: a grounded theory study of challenges in utilizing a surgical safety checklist as experienced by nurses in the operating room. (external link)
• Arvid Steinar Haugen; August Bakke; Terje Løvøy et al. (2016). Preventing Complications - The Preflight Checklist. (external link)
• Nesjla Sofia Syrous; Terje Sundstrøm; Eirik Softeland et al. (2021). Effects of Intraoperative Dexmedetomidine Infusion on Postoperative Pain after Craniotomy: A Narrative Review. (external link)
• Eirik Softeland (2006). Veiledning i klinisk forskning under spesialistutdanning: Dilemma og muligheter. Oppgave KUrs i Universitetspedagogikk UiB, Modul Forskingsveiledning BORA 27/11-06. (external link)
• Anette Storesund; Arvid Steinar Haugen; Magnus Hjortås et al. (2018). Accuracy of surgical complication rate estimation using ICD-10 codes. (external link)
• Eirik Søfteland; T Hillestad; T Framstad et al. (1995). A Transport and monitoring unit for piglets under general anaesthesia. (external link)
• Eirik Søfteland; T Framstad; Holm A Holmsen (1995). Evaluation of Thiopentone-Midazolam-Fentanyl aneaesthesia in pigs. (external link)
• Eirik Søfteland; T Hervig; T Framstad et al. (1995). Simple method for labeling of porcine platelets with %1%1%1indium-oxine. (external link)

Popular science article

• Hilde Valen Wæhle; Arvid Steinar Haugen; Eirik Softeland et al. (2025). Trygg kirurgi-sjekklisten er oppdatert og nye nasjonale faglige råd er publisert. (external link)

Conference lecture

• Kristin Harris; Hilde Valen Wæhle; Randi Julie Tangvik et al. (2022). Implementation of a safety checklist for surgical patients - a Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. (external link)
• Hilde Valen Wæhle; Arvid Steinar Haugen; Stian Kreken Almeland et al. (2019). Explanations On Improved Patient Outcomes- And Perioperative Care Processes, Following Implementation Of The World Health Organization’s Surgical Safety Checklist. (external link)
• Hilde Valen Wæhle; Eirik Softeland; Nick Sevdalis et al. (2016). EFFICACY OF A SURGICAL SAFETY CHECKLIST IN IMPROVING ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS IN SURGERY. (external link)
• Jonas Torp Ohlsen; Miriam Hartveit; Hilde Valen Wæhle et al. (2022). Investigating implementation of patient safety interventions in primary and specialised health care: A multimethod study in progress.​. (external link)
• Dag André Sangnes; Trond Engjom; Kristian Løvaas et al. (2023). Epidemiologi og patofysiologi ved diabetisk diaré (DIAREPA). (external link)
• Eirik Softeland; Jonas Torp Ohlsen; Miriam Hartveit et al. (2022). Investigating implementation of patient safety interventions in primary and specialised health care: A multimethod study.. (external link)
• Kristin Harris; Eirik Softeland; Asgjerd Litleré Moi et al. (2021). Surgical patients' safety checklist (PASC) - a feasibility study of surgical checklists in a stepped wedge cluster randomized controlled trial. (external link)
• Bente Frisk; Marte Jürgensen; Eirik Softeland et al. (2024). Long- term improvements in fatigue, sick leave and functional levels, afterparticipating in a concentrated micro-choice based program for patients with long COVID. (external link)
• Hilde Kristin Refvik Riise; Anne Haugstvedt; Jannicke Igland et al. (2023). Diabetes distress og assosierte faktorer ved type 2 diabetes. En populasjonsbasert tverrsnittstudie fra Helseundersøkelsen i Trøndelag (2017-2019).. (external link)
• Hilde Valen Wæhle; Eirik Søfteland; Jonas Torp Ohlsen et al. (2023). Hvordan lykkes med implementering av pasientsikkerhetstiltak. (external link)
• Arvid Steinar Haugen; Eirik Softeland; Geir Egil Eide et al. (2011). Perceptions of safety climate in anaesthesia and surgery. (external link)
• Arvid Steinar Haugen; Hilde Valen Wæhle; Stian Kreken Almeland et al. (2018). Use of WHO Surgical Safety Checklist Improved Work Processes in Operating Theatre and Patient Outcome – a Stepped Wedge Cluster RCT. (external link)
• Arvid Steinar Haugen; Hilde Valen Wæhle; Stian Kreken Almeland et al. (2018). Experiences on utilization of a stepped wedge cluster randomized controlled trial designed implementation of surgical safety checklists in two Norwegian hospitals.. (external link)
• Anette Storesund; Arvid Steinar Haugen; Hans Kristian Flaatten et al. (2022). Reduksjon av komplikasjoner, reoperasjoner og reinnleggelser når pre- og postoperative sjekklister ble brukt i tillegg til Trygg kirurgi sjekkliste. (external link)
• Arvid S. Haugen; Arvid Steinar Haugen; Eirik Softeland et al. (2011). Sikkerhetskultur i operasjonsavdelingen. (external link)

Letter to the editor

• Håvard Erik Landsdalen; Marius Berge; Frode Kristensen et al. (2017). A strategy for securing a definitive airway after successful rescue by supraglottic airway device: TABASCO. (external link)
• Arvid Steinar Haugen; Stig Harthug; Nick Sevdalis et al. (2019). It’s not miraculous, it’s a no-brainer. (external link)
• Stig Harthug; Arvid Steinar Haugen; Eirik Softeland et al. (2016). Reply. (external link)
• Håvard Erik Landsdalen; Marius Berge; Frode Kristensen et al. (2017). Reply to Letters to the Editor Concerning the Article Continuous Ventilation During Intubation Through A Supraglottic Airway Device Guided By Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy: A feasibility study: A strategy for securing a definitive airway after successful rescue by supraglottic airway device: TABASCO. (external link)
• Arvid Steinar Haugen; Eirik Softeland; Stian Kreken Almeland et al. (2014). Reply to "Letter to Editor Concerning the Article-Effect of the World Health Organization Checklist on Patient Outcomes: A Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial". (external link)

Academic literature review

• Øyvind Thomassen; Anette Storesund; Eirik Softeland et al. (2014). The effects of safety checklists in medicine: a systematic review. (external link)
• Kjell Haram; Eirik Softeland; Radek Bukowski (2006). Intrauterine growth restriction. (external link)
• Jonas Torp Ohlsen; Eirik Softeland; Per Espen Akselsen et al. (2024). Rapid response systems, antibiotic stewardship and medication reconciliation: A scoping review on implementation factors, activities and outcomes. (external link)

Conference poster

• Arvid Steinar Haugen; Eirik Softeland; Geir Egil Eide et al. (2011). Patient safety in surgical environments: Cross-countries comparison of psychometric properties and results of the Norwegian version of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety. (external link)
• Hilde Kristin Refvik Riise; Jannicke Igland; Marit Graue et al. (2023). Decreasing lifetime prevalence of diabetes-related foot ulcers over 25 years. Longitudinal analyses of the Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT), Norway. (external link)

Doctoral thesis (PhD)

• Eirik Søfteland (2002). Porcine platelet activation: Aspects on diving and establishing an animal model. (external link)
• Kristin Harris; Asgjerd Litlere Moi; Stig Harthug et al. (2022). Development and validation of surgical Patients’ own Safety Checklist – PASC : A new tool to involve patients in safety. (external link)

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