Andreas Älgå

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Docent, Specialistläkare Kirurgi.

Forskningsbeskrivning

Klinisk kirurgisk forskning med särskilt fokus på traumatiska skador samt infektioner.

Artiklar

Article: BMC EMERGENCY MEDICINE. 2023;23(1):113

Exploratory laparotomy during the battle of Mosul, 2016-2017: results from a tertiary civilian hospital in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan.

Muhrbeck M; Egelko A; Haweizy RM; von Schreeb J; Älgå A
Journal article: PREHOSPITAL AND DISASTER MEDICINE. 2023;38(S1):s199

Characteristics and Outcomes Among Patients with Acute Extremity Wounds Due to Gunshots Versus Bomb Blasts – A Prospective Cohort Analysis from Two Civilian Hospitals in Iraq and Jordan

Älgå A; Haque G; Haweizy R; Bashaireh K; Malmstedt J
Journal article: PREHOSPITAL AND DISASTER MEDICINE. 2023;38(S1):s158

Exploratory Laparotomy Following the Mosul Offensive, 2016-2017: Results from a Dedicated Trauma Center in Erbil, Iraqi, Kurdistan

Egelko A; Muhrbeck M; Haweizy R; von Schreeb J; Älgå A
Article: JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH. 2022;280:450-458

Treatment Strategies and Perforation Rate of Acute Appendicitis During the Early Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Swedish Cohort Study.

Ernudd I; Älgå A; Sandblom G; Dahlberg M; Mantel Ä
Article: LANCET. 2022;400(10363):1607-1617

Elective surgery system strengthening: development, measurement, and validation of the surgical preparedness index across 1632 hospitals in 119 countries.

NIHR Global Health Unit on Global Surgery; COVIDSurg Collaborative
Article: JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH. 2022;277:163-170

Experiences of Acute Surgical Care During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic Among Patients and Their Next of Kin.

Torbjörnsson E; Fagerdahl A-M; Älgå A
Article: LANCET GLOBAL HEALTH. 2022;10(7):e1003-e1011

Effects of hospital facilities on patient outcomes after cancer surgery: an international, prospective, observational study.

GlobalSurg Collaborative and NIHR Global Health Re
Article: JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH. 2022;273:110-118

Moral Distress Among Operating Room Personnel During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study.

Fagerdahl A-M; Torbjörnsson E; Gustavsson M; Älgå A
Article: COLORECTAL DISEASE. 2022;24(6):708-726

The impact of surgical delay on resectability of colorectal cancer: An international prospective cohort study.

COVIDSurg Collaborative
Article: WORLD JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY SURGERY. 2022;17(1):9

Cost analysis of negative-pressure wound therapy versus standard treatment of acute conflict-related extremity wounds within a randomized controlled trial.

Älgå A; Löfgren J; Haweizy R; Bashaireh K; Wong S; Forsberg BC; von Schreeb J; Malmstedt J
Article: ANAESTHESIA. 2022;77(1):28-39

SARS-CoV-2 infection and venous thromboembolism after surgery: an international prospective cohort study.

COVIDSurg Collaborative; GlobalSurg Collaborative
Article: PLOS ONE. 2022;17(10):e0277094

Wound specific quality of life after blast or gunshot injury: Validation of the wound QoL instrument.

Älgå A; Malmstedt J; Fagerdahl A-M
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY. 2021;108(12):1448-1464

Death following pulmonary complications of surgery before and during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

STARSurg Collaborative and COVIDSurg Collaborative
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2021;11(11):e050830

Outcomes after perioperative SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients with proximal femoral fractures: an international cohort study.

COVIDSurg Collaborative
Journal article: J. 2021;4(4):794-802

Observational Study of Hand Hygiene Compliance at a Trauma Hospital in Iraqi Kurdistan

Moued I; Haweizy RM; Miran LS; Mohammed MG; von Schreeb J; Älgå A
Article: ANAESTHESIA. 2021;76(11):1454-1464

Effects of pre-operative isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective surgery: an international prospective cohort study.

COVIDSurg Collaborative; GlobalSurg Collaborative
Article: LANCET ONCOLOGY. 2021;22(11):1507-1517

Effect of COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns on planned cancer surgery for 15 tumour types in 61 countries: an international, prospective, cohort study.

COVIDSurg Collaborative
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY. 2021;108(9):1056-1063

SARS-CoV-2 vaccination modelling for safe surgery to save lives: data from an international prospective cohort study.

COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative
Article: ANAESTHESIA. 2021;76(6):748-758

Timing of surgery following SARS-CoV-2 infection: an international prospective cohort study.

COVIDSurg Collaborative; GlobalSurg Collaborative
Article: LANCET. 2021;397(10272):387-397

Global variation in postoperative mortality and complications after cancer surgery: a multicentre, prospective cohort study in 82 countries.

GlobalSurg Collaborative and National Institute fo
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY. 2021;108(1):88-96

Preoperative nasopharyngeal swab testing and postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing elective surgery during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

COVIDSurg Collaborative
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY. 2021;39(1):66-78

Elective Cancer Surgery in COVID-19-Free Surgical Pathways During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: An International, Multicenter, Comparative Cohort Study.

Glasbey JC; Nepogodiev D; Simoes JFF; Omar O; Li E; Venn ML; Pgdme; Abou Chaar MK; Capizzi V; Chaudhry D; Desai A; Edwards JG; Evans JP; Fiore M; Videria JF; Ford SJ; Ganly I; Griffiths EA; Gujjuri RR; Kolias AG; Kaafarani HMA; Minaya-Bravo A; McKay SC; Mohan HM; Roberts KJ; San Miguel-Méndez C; Pockney P; Shaw R; Smart NJ; Stewart GD; Sundar Mrcog S; Vidya R; Bhangu AA; COVIDSurg Collaborative
Article: WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY. 2020;44(12):4052-4059

A Last Resort When There is No Blood: Experiences and Perceptions of Intraoperative Autotransfusion Among Medical Doctors Deployed to Resource-Limited Settings.

Sjöholm A; Älgå A; von Schreeb J
Article: COLORECTAL DISEASE. 2020;23(3):732-749

Outcomes from elective colorectal cancer surgery during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

COVIDSurg Collaborative
Article: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH. 2020;22(11):e21559

Analysis of Scientific Publications During the Early Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Topic Modeling Study.

Älgå A; Eriksson O; Nordberg M
Article: LANCET GLOBAL HEALTH. 2020;8(3):e423-e429

Negative pressure wound therapy versus standard treatment in patients with acute conflict-related extremity wounds: a pragmatic, multisite, randomised controlled trial.

Älgå A; Haweizy R; Bashaireh K; Wong S; Lundgren KC; von Schreeb J; Malmstedt J
Article: WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY. 2019;43(2):368-373

Epidemiology of Trauma Patients from the Mosul Offensive, 2016-2017: Results from a Dedicated Trauma Center in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan.

Nerlander MP; Haweizy RM; Wahab MA; Älgå A; von Schreeb J
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2018;15(12):E2709-2709

Perceptions of Healthcare-Associated Infection and Antibiotic Resistance among Physicians Treating Syrian Patients with War-Related Injuries.

Älgå A; Karlow Herzog K; Alrawashdeh M; Wong S; Khankeh H; Stålsby Lundborg C
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2018;15(12):E2689-2689

Hope for the Best, Prepare for the Worst-An Assessment of Flood Preparedness at Primary Health Care Facilities in Central Vietnam.

Älgå A; Dang TAT; Saulnier DD; Nguyen GT; von Schreeb J
Article: JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS. 2018;7(11):e12334

Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy Versus Standard Treatment of Adult Patients With Conflict-Related Extremity Wounds: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Älgå A; Wong S; Haweizy R; Conneryd Lundgren K; von Schreeb J; Malmstedt J
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF TRAUMA RESUSCITATION & EMERGENCY MEDICINE. 2018;26(1):52

"Reality rarely looks like the guidelines": a qualitative study of the challenges hospital-based physicians encounter in war wound management.

Älgå A; Karlow Herzog K; Alrawashdeh M; Wong S; Khankeh H; Stålsby Lundborg C
Article: BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2018;18(1):233

Infection with high proportion of multidrug-resistant bacteria in conflict-related injuries is associated with poor outcomes and excess resource consumption: a cohort study of Syrian patients treated in Jordan.

Älgå A; Wong S; Shoaib M; Lundgren K; Giske CG; von Schreeb J; Malmstedt J
Journal article: PREHOSPITAL AND DISASTER MEDICINE. 2017;32(S1):s11-s12

Outcome for Patients with Extremity Wound Infection Following War-Associated Injuries

Älgå A; Muhrbeck M; Veen H; Andersson P; Von Schreeb J; Malmstedt J
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Editorial comment: WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY. 2023;47(6):1475-1476

Prophylactic Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy After Laparotomy: Ongoing Discussion Following High-Quality Systematic Review.

Älgå A; Malmstedt J
Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2023

Exploratory Laparotomy During the Battle of Mosul, 2016–2017: Results from a Tertiary Civilian Hospital in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan

Muhrbeck M; Egelko A; Haweizy RM; von Schreeb J; Älgå A
Published conference paper: JOURNAL OF TRAUMA AND ACUTE CARE SURGERY. 2022;93(1):59-65

Mortality and pulmonary complications in emergency general surgery patients with COVID-19: A large international multicenter study.

COVIDSurg Collaborative
Review: BMJ OPEN. 2022;12(5):e056018

Autotransfusion in low-resource settings: a scoping review.

Palmqvist M; Von Schreeb J; Älgå A
Editorial comment: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY. 2021;108(11):1274-1292

Machine learning risk prediction of mortality for patients undergoing surgery with perioperative SARS-CoV-2: the COVIDSurg mortality score.

COVIDSurg Collaborative
Letter: BJS OPEN. 2021;5(6):zrab131

Impact of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination on postoperative mortality in patients with perioperative SARS-CoV-2 infection.

COVID Surg Collaborative
Editorial comment: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2021;290(2):480-483

The development of preprints during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Älgå A; Eriksson O; Nordberg M
Letter: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH. 2021;23(5):e29156

Authors' Reply to: COVID-19 as a "Force Majeure" for Non-COVID-19 Clinical and Translational Research. Comment on "Analysis of Scientific Publications During the Early Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Topic Modeling Study".

Älgå A; Eriksson O; Nordberg M
Preprint: JMIR PREPRINTS. 2021

Authors' Reply to: COVID-19 as a “Force Majeure” for Non–COVID-19 Clinical and Translational Research. Comment on “Analysis of Scientific Publications During the Early Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Topic Modeling Study” (Preprint)

Älgå A; Eriksson O; Nordberg M
Letter: WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY. 2021;45(2):651

Author's Reply: a Last Resort When There is No Blood: Experiences and Perceptions of Intraoperative Autotransfusion Among Medical Doctors Deployed to Resource-Limited Settings.

Sjöholm A; Älgå A; von Schreeb J
Letter: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY. 2020;107(12):e601-e602

Delaying surgery for patients with a previous SARS-CoV-2 infection.

COVIDSurg Collaborative
Preprint: JMIR PREPRINTS. 2020

Analysis of Scientific Publications During the Early Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Topic Modeling Study (Preprint)

Älgå A; Eriksson O; Nordberg M
Thesis / dissertation: 2019

Wounds of war : surgical care for conflict-related injuries among civilians in resource-limited settings

Älgå, Andreas
Preprint: JMIR PREPRINTS. 2018

Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy Versus Standard Treatment of Adult Patients With Conflict-Related Extremity Wounds: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)

Älgå A; Wong S; Haweizy R; Conneryd Lundgren K; von Schreeb J; Malmstedt J

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Anknuten till Forskning, Klinisk forskning och utbildning, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2025

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Medicine Doktorsexamen, Institutionen för klinisk forskning o utbildning, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, 2019
Läkarexamen, Karolinska Institutet, 2005

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