Sten Rubertsson
Professor at Department of Surgical Sciences; Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care
- Telephone:
- +46 18 611 39 81
- Mobile phone:
- +46 70 869 39 96
- Fax:
- +46 18 55 93 57
- E-mail:
- sten.rubertsson@uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Akademiska sjukhuset, ingång 70, 1tr
751 85 Uppsala - Postal address:
- Akademiska sjukhuset, ingång 70, 1tr
751 85 UPPSALA

Publications
Recent publications
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Part of Resuscitation Plus, 2026
- DOI for A novel algorithm to determine ventilation parameters during cardiopulmonary resuscitation using pneumotachography waveform data
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Part of Forensic Science International, 2025
- DOI for Comparison of pre-mortem and post-mortem blood concentrations of analgesic and sedative drugs in intensive care patients
- Download full text (pdf) of Comparison of pre-mortem and post-mortem blood concentrations of analgesic and sedative drugs in intensive care patients
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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Part of Miller's Anesthesia 2 Volume Set, p. 4-2616, Elsevier, 2024
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Part of Läkartidningen, 2024
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Part of Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, 2024
- DOI for Recommended dosages of analgesic and sedative drugs in intensive care result in a low incidence of potentially toxic blood concentrations
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All publications
Articles in journal
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Part of Resuscitation Plus, 2026
- DOI for A novel algorithm to determine ventilation parameters during cardiopulmonary resuscitation using pneumotachography waveform data
- Download full text (pdf) of A novel algorithm to determine ventilation parameters during cardiopulmonary resuscitation using pneumotachography waveform data
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Part of Forensic Science International, 2025
- DOI for Comparison of pre-mortem and post-mortem blood concentrations of analgesic and sedative drugs in intensive care patients
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Part of Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, 2024
- DOI for Recommended dosages of analgesic and sedative drugs in intensive care result in a low incidence of potentially toxic blood concentrations
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Part of Circulation. Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, 2024
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Part of Intensive Care Medicine Experimental, 2023
- DOI for Continuous chest compressions are associated with higher peak inspiratory pressures when compared to 30:2 in an experimental cardiac arrest model
- Download full text (pdf) of Continuous chest compressions are associated with higher peak inspiratory pressures when compared to 30:2 in an experimental cardiac arrest model
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Poor long-term recovery after critical COVID-19 during 12 months longitudinal follow-up
Part of Intensive & Critical Care Nursing, 2023
- DOI for Poor long-term recovery after critical COVID-19 during 12 months longitudinal follow-up
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Part of Resuscitation Plus, 2022
- DOI for Suction cup on a piston-based chest compression device improves coronary perfusion pressure and cerebral oxygenation during experimental cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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Loss of Y in leukocytes as a risk factor for critical COVID-19 in men
Part of Genome Medicine, 2022
- DOI for Loss of Y in leukocytes as a risk factor for critical COVID-19 in men
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Intensive care-treated COVID-19 patients' perception of their illness and remaining symptoms.
Part of Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, p. 240-247, 2022
- DOI for Intensive care-treated COVID-19 patients' perception of their illness and remaining symptoms.
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Part of Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), p. 1604-1615, 2022
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Part of TOXICOLOGIE ANALYTIQUE ET CLINIQUE, p. 327-337, 2021
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COVID-19 patients in intensive care develop predominantly oliguric acute kidney injury
Part of Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, p. 364-372, 2021
- DOI for COVID-19 patients in intensive care develop predominantly oliguric acute kidney injury
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Part of Resuscitation, p. 188-197, 2021
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Risk Stratification Among Survivors of Cardiac Arrest Considered for Coronary Angiography
Part of Journal of the American College of Cardiology, p. 360-371, 2021
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Part of Cytokine, 2021
- DOI for Increased levels of plasma cytokines and correlations to organ failure and 30-day mortality in critically ill Covid-19 patients
- Download full text (pdf) of Increased levels of plasma cytokines and correlations to organ failure and 30-day mortality in critically ill Covid-19 patients
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Part of Respiratory Medicine, 2021
- DOI for Impaired diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide is common in critically ill Covid-19 patients at four months post-discharge
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Urinary cytokines correlate with acute kidney injury in critically ill COVID-19 patients
Part of Cytokine, 2021
- DOI for Urinary cytokines correlate with acute kidney injury in critically ill COVID-19 patients
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Coronary angiographic findings after cardiac arrest in relation to ECG and comorbidity
Part of Resuscitation, p. 213-219, 2020
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Inadequate prophylactic effect of low-molecular weight heparin in critically ill COVID-19 patients
Part of Journal of critical care, p. 249-252, 2020
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Part of IJC Heart & Vasculature, 2020
- DOI for Post-resuscitation myocardial dysfunction in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients randomized to immediate coronary angiography versus standard of care
- Download full text (pdf) of Post-resuscitation myocardial dysfunction in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients randomized to immediate coronary angiography versus standard of care
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Survival after dispatcher-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Part of Resuscitation, p. 195-201, 2020
- DOI for Survival after dispatcher-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
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Part of Shock, p. 224-231, 2020
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Part of Resuscitation, p. 35-41, 2020
- DOI for Income is associated with the probability to receive early coronary angiography after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
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Reply to letter: What is the meaning of "early CAG"?
Part of Resuscitation, p. 287-287, 2020
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Part of Resuscitation, p. 253-261, 2019
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Part of Intensive Care Medicine, p. 637-646, 2019
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Part of Resuscitation, p. 189-195, 2019
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Part of Circulation, p. 2600-2609, 2019
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Part of American Heart Journal, p. 90-95, 2018
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Design of DISCO-Direct or Subacute Coronary Angiography in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest study
Part of American Heart Journal, p. 53-61, 2018
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Part of Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, p. 1237-1245, 2018
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Part of Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, p. 635-647, 2018
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Part of Resuscitation, p. 155-162, 2017
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A non-fatal intoxication and seven deaths involving the dissociative drug 3-MeO-PCP
Part of Forensic Science International, p. 76-82, 2017
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Part of Läkartidningen, 2017
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Part of Trials, 2016
- DOI for Abdominal Septic Shock - Endotoxin Adsorption Treatment (ASSET) - endotoxin removal in abdominal and urogenital septic shock with the Alteco (R) LPS Adsorber: study protocol for a double-blinded, randomized placebo-controlled trial
- Download full text (pdf) of Abdominal Septic Shock - Endotoxin Adsorption Treatment (ASSET) - endotoxin removal in abdominal and urogenital septic shock with the Alteco (R) LPS Adsorber: study protocol for a double-blinded, randomized placebo-controlled trial
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Identification of tissue-specific cell death using methylation patterns of circulating DNA
Part of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2016
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Part of Annals of Burns and Fire Disasters, 2015
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Per-Protocol and Pre-Defined population analysis of the LINC study
Part of Resuscitation, p. 92-99, 2015
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Part of Resuscitation, p. 147, 2015
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Mechanical chest compressions improved aspects of CPR in the LINC trial
Part of Resuscitation, p. 116-121, 2015
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Neurologic Outcomes and Postresuscitation Care of Patients With Myoclonus Following Cardiac Arrest
Part of Critical Care Medicine, p. 965-972, 2015
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Part of Critical Care, 2015
- DOI for Association of gender to outcome after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest - a report from the International Cardiac Arrest Registry
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Part of Resuscitation, p. 154-159, 2015
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Part of Resuscitation, 2015
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Part of Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), p. 53-61, 2014
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Part of Open heart, 2014
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Part of Resuscitation, p. 215-220, 2014
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Part of Resuscitation, p. 1708-1712, 2014
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Part of British Journal of Anaesthesia, p. 484-490, 2014
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Part of Resuscitation, p. 1654-1661, 2014
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Part of Critical Care Medicine, p. 2537-2545, 2014
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Part of Resuscitation, p. 538-543, 2014
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Part of Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), p. 2234-2235, 2014
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, p. 5, 2013
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Part of European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, p. 353-359, 2013
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Part of Resuscitation, p. 357-360, 2013
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Part of Resuscitation, p. 351-356, 2013
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Part of Resuscitation, p. 867-872, 2013
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Part of Circulation, p. 2719-2719, 2013
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Part of Journal of Clinical Nursing, p. 1639-1646, 2013
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Part of Läkartidningen, p. 2146-2150, 2012
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Part of World Journal of Surgical Oncology, p. 258, 2012
- DOI for Pulmonary influences on early post-operative recovery in patients after cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy treatment: a retrospective study
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Part of British Journal of Anaesthesia, p. 272-278, 2012
- DOI for Elevated PEEP without effect upon gas embolism frequency or severity in experimental laparoscopic liver resection
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Part of Journal of Infection, p. 285-291, 2012
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Phase-difference and spectroscopic imaging for monitoring of human brain temperature during cooling
Part of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, p. 1505-1511, 2012
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Nytt stöd för bedömning av neurologisk prognos efter hjärtstopp
Part of Läkartidningen, p. 2146-2150, 2012
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Part of Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, p. 39-46, 2011
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Brain temperature in volunteers subjected to intranasal cooling
Part of Intensive Care Medicine, p. 1277-1284, 2011
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Hypoxia Due to Cardiac Arrest Induces a Time-Dependent Increase in Serum Amyloid β Levels in Humans
Part of PLOS ONE, 2011
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Brain temperature in healthy volunteers subjected to intranasal cooling
Part of Intensive Care Medicine, p. 1277-1284, 2011
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Part of Resuscitation, p. 26-31, 2011
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Part of Resuscitation, p. 1344-1349, 2011
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Part of British Journal of Surgery, p. 845-852, 2011
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Part of Critical Care Medicine, p. 1113-1125, 2011
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Part of Resuscitation, p. 702-706, 2011
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Plasma tau protein in comatose patients after cardiac arrest treated with therapeutic hypothermia
Part of Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, p. 1132-1138, 2011
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International standards for programmes of training in intensive care medicine in Europe
Part of Intensive Care Medicine, p. 385-393, 2011
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Part of Critical Care Medicine, p. 57-64, 2011
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Sex differences in cerebral injury after severe haemorrhage and ventricular fibrillation in pigs
Part of Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, p. 343-353, 2010
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Intranasal cooling with or without intravenous cold fluids during and after cardiac arrest in pigs
Part of Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, p. 494-501, 2010
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Part of Resuscitation, p. 15-19, 2010
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Human brain MR spectroscopy thermometry using metabolite aqueous-solution calibrations
Part of Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, p. 807-814, 2010
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Gas embolism during laparoscopic liver resection in a pig model: frequency and severity
Part of British Journal of Anaesthesia, p. 282-288, 2010
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Part of Resuscitation, p. 775-776, 2010
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Part of Läkartidningen, p. 510-515, 2010
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Part of Resuscitation, p. 573-579, 2009
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Part of Resuscitation, p. 1234-1239, 2009
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Part of Surgical Endoscopy, p. 1038-1042, 2009
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Intracerebral monitoring in comatose patients treated withhypothermia after cardiac arrest
Part of Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, p. 289-298, 2009
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Part of Resuscitation, p. 701-706, 2009
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Part of Intensive Care Medicine, p. 1575-1583, 2009
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Part of Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, p. 280-8, 2009
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Noninvasive monitoring of brain temperature during mild hypothermia
Part of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, p. 923-932, 2009
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Outcome, timing and adverse events in therapeutic hypothermia after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Part of Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, p. 926-34, 2009
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Hypothermia after drowning in paediatric patients
Part of Resuscitation, p. 1325-1326, 2009
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Part of Resuscitation, p. 1104-1107, 2009
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Part of Critical Care Medicine, p. 1031-e4, 2009
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Intranasal selective brain cooling in pigs
Part of Resuscitation, p. 83-88, 2008
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Part of Surgical Endoscopy, p. 315-320, 2007
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A PET study of regional cerebral blood flow after experimental cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Part of Resuscitation, p. 98-104, 2007
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Part of Läkartidningen, p. 570-571, 2007
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Part of Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, p. 156-162, 2006
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Malpositioning of fine bore feeding tube: a serious complication
Part of Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, p. 58-61, 2005
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Induction of mild hypothermia with infusion of cold (4°C)fluid during ongoing CPR
Part of Resuscitation, p. 357-365, 2005
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Part of Resuscitation, p. 357-63, 2005
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Vasopressin versus continuous adrenaline during experimental cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Part of Resuscitation, p. 61-69, 2004
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Antithrombin administration during experimental cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Part of Resuscitation, p. 71-78, 2004
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Part of Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, p. 909-913, 2004
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Terapeutisk hypotermi efter hjärtstopp: ny länk i kedjan som kan rädda liv
Part of Läkartidningen, p. 2412-6, 2004
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Nya data vid hypotermi vid hjärtstopp: tillgänglig behandling skall erbjudas
Part of Läkartidningen, p. 1540-2, 2004
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Part of Resuscitation, p. 299-307, 2003
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Antithrombin reduction after experimental cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Part of Resuscitation, p. 229-236, 2003
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[Septic shock--a condition with great potential for improvement. Management and therapy].
Part of Läkartidningen, p. 2288-91, 2003
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Differences in cerebral reperfusion and oxidative injury after cardiac arrest in pigs
Part of Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, p. 958-967, 2003
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Part of Resuscitation, p. 45-55, 2002
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Part of Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, p. 537-546, 2002
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Part of Surgical Endoscopy, p. 1478-83, 2001
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Part of Resuscitation, p. 319-29, 2001
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Part of Resuscitation, p. 59-72, 2001
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Part of Resuscitation, p. 187-8, 2001
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Part of Resuscitation, p. 319, 2001
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Part of Resuscitation, p. 59, 2001
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Part of Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, p. 1209-19, 2000
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Static versus dynamic respiratory mechanics for setting the ventilator.
Part of British Journal of Anaesthesia, p. 577-86, 2000
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Part of Critical Care Medicine, p. 1423-1430, 2000
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Development of a novel biomarker of free radical damage in reperfusion injury after cardiac arrest
Part of FEBS Letters, p. 1-6, 2000
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Part of Acta Anaesthesiol. Scand., p. 1209, 2000
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Part of Crit Care Med, p. 1423, 2000
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Part of Resuscitation, p. 171-180, 1999
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Cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation--present and future perspectives.
Part of Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, p. 526-35, 1999
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Part of Resuscitation, p. 27-35, 1999
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Part of Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, p. 32-8, 1998
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Part of Critical Care Medicine, p. 1003-9, 1997
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Part of European Journal of Clinical Investigation, p. 417-26, 1997
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Future directions for resuscitation research. V. Ultra-advanced life support.
Part of Resuscitation, p. 281-93, 1997
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Part of Crit Care Med, p. 32, 1997
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Part of Resuscitation, p. 139-58, 1996
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Part of Critical Care Medicine, p. 715-25, 1995
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Part of Critical Care Medicine, p. 1984-1996, 1995
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Articles, review/survey
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Part of Läkartidningen, 2024
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Update on mechanical cardiopulmonary resuscitation devices
Part of Current Opinion in Critical Care, p. 225-229, 2016
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Part of Burns, 2016
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Osäkert om läkemedel gör någon nytta vid hjärtstopp
Part of Läkartidningen, 2015
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Frågetecken om inblåsningar och bröstkompressioner
Part of Läkartidningen, 2015
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Part of Läkartidningen, p. 1-5, 2012
Books
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Liber, 2005
Chapters in book
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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Part of Miller's Anesthesia 2 Volume Set, p. 4-2616, Elsevier, 2024
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Part of New Perspectives of Central Nervous System Injury and Neuroprotection, p. 173-187, Elsevier, 2012
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Introduction and evaluation of the ICU patient
Part of Intensive Care Medicine, p. 122-124, 2005
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p. 467-479, Liber, 2005
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Cardiopulmonary-cerebral resuscitation
Part of Textbook of Critical Care 4th ed, p. 9-20, WB Saunders, Philadelphia, 1999
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Part of Companion book to the textbook of Critical Care 3rd ed., p. 1-29, WB Saunders, Philadelphia, 1995
Conference papers
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Part of Insights into Imaging 7:Suppl 1, 2016, 2016
Manuscripts (preprints)
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2022
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Other
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Letter to the Editor:On the existence of dragons
2000
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Part of Intensive Care Medicine, p. 86, 1998
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Part of Nordic Burn 98, 1998