Michael Bretthauer

Summary

Affiliation: Rikshospitalet University Hospital
Country: Norway

Publications

  1. ncbi The science and politics of colorectal cancer screening
    Geir Hoff
    Institute of Population-based Cancer Research, Oslo, Norway
    PLoS Med 3:e36; quiz e104. 2006
  2. ncbi [Can CT colonography replace coloscopy?]
    Michael Bretthauer
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 126:1464. 2006
  3. ncbi [Politics and science in colorectal cancer screening]
    Michael Bretthauer
    Kretfregisteret, Montebello, N-0310 Oslo, Norge
    Ugeskr Laeger 168:2563-5. 2006
  4. ncbi Gastronet survey on the use of one- or two-person technique for colonoscopy insertion
    Geir Hoff
    Dept of Medicine, Telemark Hospital, 3710 Skien, Norway
    BMC Gastroenterol 11:73. 2011
  5. ncbi Evidence for colorectal cancer screening
    Michael Bretthauer
    Centre for Colorectal Cancer Screening, The Cancer Registry of Norway, Oslo University Hospital, PO Box 5313 Majorstuen, N 0304 Oslo, Norway
    Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 24:417-25. 2010
  6. ncbi Evidence for colorectal cancer screening
    Michael Bretthauer
    Centre for Colorectal Cancer Screening, The Cancer Registry of Norway, Oslo University Hospital, P O Box 5313 Majorstuen, N 0304 Oslo, Norway
    Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol 24:417-25. 2010
  7. ncbi [Prevention and early diagnosis of colorectal cancer]
    Michael Bretthauer
    Medisinsk avdeling, Seksjon for fordøyelsessykdommer, Rikshospitalet Radiumhospitalet, 0027 Oslo
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 127:2688-91. 2007
  8. ncbi Colorectal cancer screening
    M Bretthauer
    Centre for Colorectal Cancer Screening, The Cancer Registry of Norway, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
    J Intern Med 270:87-98. 2011
  9. ncbi [Screening for colorectal cancer. Collaboration among politicians and scientists is necessary]
    Michael Bretthauer
    The Norwegian Cancer Registry, Oslo, Norway
    Laeknabladid 92:521-4. 2006
  10. ncbi [Politics and science in colorectal cancer screening]
    Michael Bretthauer
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 126:1766-7. 2006

Detail Information

Publications30

  1. ncbi The science and politics of colorectal cancer screening
    Geir Hoff
    Institute of Population-based Cancer Research, Oslo, Norway
    PLoS Med 3:e36; quiz e104. 2006
  2. ncbi [Can CT colonography replace coloscopy?]
    Michael Bretthauer
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 126:1464. 2006
  3. ncbi [Politics and science in colorectal cancer screening]
    Michael Bretthauer
    Kretfregisteret, Montebello, N-0310 Oslo, Norge
    Ugeskr Laeger 168:2563-5. 2006
  4. ncbi Gastronet survey on the use of one- or two-person technique for colonoscopy insertion
    Geir Hoff
    Dept of Medicine, Telemark Hospital, 3710 Skien, Norway
    BMC Gastroenterol 11:73. 2011
    ..Using the Norwegian national endoscopy quality assurance (QA) programme, Gastronet, we wanted to explore the extent of two-person technique practice and look into possible differences in performance and QA output measures...
  5. ncbi Evidence for colorectal cancer screening
    Michael Bretthauer
    Centre for Colorectal Cancer Screening, The Cancer Registry of Norway, Oslo University Hospital, PO Box 5313 Majorstuen, N 0304 Oslo, Norway
    Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 24:417-25. 2010
    ..FOBT and flexible sigmoidoscopy are the two CRC screening methods which have been tested in randomised trials and shown to reduce CRC mortality. These tests can be recommended for CRC screening...
  6. ncbi Evidence for colorectal cancer screening
    Michael Bretthauer
    Centre for Colorectal Cancer Screening, The Cancer Registry of Norway, Oslo University Hospital, P O Box 5313 Majorstuen, N 0304 Oslo, Norway
    Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol 24:417-25. 2010
    ..FOBT and flexible sigmoidoscopy are the two CRC screening methods which have been tested in randomised trials and shown to reduce CRC mortality. These tests can be recommended for CRC screening...
  7. ncbi [Prevention and early diagnosis of colorectal cancer]
    Michael Bretthauer
    Medisinsk avdeling, Seksjon for fordøyelsessykdommer, Rikshospitalet Radiumhospitalet, 0027 Oslo
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 127:2688-91. 2007
    ..An increasing incidence is observed. CRC develops from benign adenomas in the colon over a long time. This paper reviews the evidence for drug prevention and screening for CRC...
  8. ncbi Colorectal cancer screening
    M Bretthauer
    Centre for Colorectal Cancer Screening, The Cancer Registry of Norway, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
    J Intern Med 270:87-98. 2011
    ..Colonoscopy has the potential to be superior to FOBT and flexible sigmoidoscopy, but needs to be evaluated in randomized trials before any recommendation can be provided...
  9. ncbi [Screening for colorectal cancer. Collaboration among politicians and scientists is necessary]
    Michael Bretthauer
    The Norwegian Cancer Registry, Oslo, Norway
    Laeknabladid 92:521-4. 2006
    ..We fear that colonoscopy will be introduced as a screening method without proper scientific support. Therefore we want to argue for a common Nordic randomized study on population screening with colonoscopy...
  10. ncbi [Politics and science in colorectal cancer screening]
    Michael Bretthauer
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 126:1766-7. 2006
  11. ncbi Sensitivity of pain rating scales in an endoscopy trial
    Eva Skovlund
    Section of Medical Statistics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
    Clin J Pain 21:292-6. 2005
    ..Both are considered reliable and valid, but previous studies regarding sensitivity of rating scales have lead to different conclusions, and there is no firm agreement as to the best scale to choose...
  12. ncbi Appointments timed in proximity to annual milestones and compliance with screening: randomised controlled trial
    Geir Hoff
    Cancer Registry of Norway, Oslo, Norway
    BMJ 337:a2794. 2008
    ..To investigate whether appointments for screening timed in proximity to annual milestones (birthdays, Christmas and New Year) may be used as a strategy to improve attendance for screening for colorectal cancer...
  13. ncbi Risk of colorectal cancer seven years after flexible sigmoidoscopy screening: randomised controlled trial
    Geir Hoff
    Norwegian Colorectal Cancer Prevention NORCCAP Centre, Cancer Registry of Norway, Montebello, NO 0310 Oslo, Norway
    BMJ 338:b1846. 2009
    ..To determine the risk of colorectal cancer after screening with flexible sigmoidoscopy...
  14. ncbi Improved breast cancer survival following introduction of an organized mammography screening program among both screened and unscreened women: a population-based cohort study
    Mette Kalager
    The Cancer Registry of Norway, P, O, B 5313 Majorstuen, N 0304 Oslo, Norway
    Breast Cancer Res 11:R44. 2009
    ..In Norway, a national mammography screening program was introduced among women aged 50 to 69 years during 1995/6 to 2004. Also during this time, multidisciplinary breast cancer care units were implemented...
  15. ncbi [Systematic quality control programme for colonoscopy in an endoscopy centre in Norway]
    Michael Bretthauer
    Seksjon for mage og tarmsykdommer, Medisinsk klinikk, Sykehuset Telemark, 3710 Skien
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 124:1402-5. 2004
    ..The quality of the procedure varies between centres and endoscopists. The aim of the present study was to describe a quality control programme for colonoscopy performance in a secondary care centre...
  16. ncbi Overdiagnosis of invasive breast cancer due to mammography screening: results from the norwegian screening program
    Mette Kalager
    Harvard School of Public Health, Brigham and Women s Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden and Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
    Ann Intern Med 156:491-9. 2012
    ..Limitation: The study was registry-based. Conclusion: Mammography screening entails a substantial amount of overdiagnosis. Primary Funding Source: Norwegian Research Council and Frontier Science...
  17. ncbi Air and carbon dioxide volumes insufflated during colonoscopy
    Michael Bretthauer
    The Cancer Registry of Norway Institute for Population-Based Cancer Research, Oslo, Norway
    Gastrointest Endosc 58:203-6. 2003
    ..CONCLUSIONS: The volumes of carbon dioxide and air used during colonoscopy can be estimated. Differences in volumes of gas used by experienced endoscopists were detected...
  18. ncbi Quality control in colorectal cancer screening: systematic microbiological investigation of endoscopes used in the NORCCAP (Norwegian Colorectal Cancer Prevention) trial
    Michael Bretthauer
    The Cancer Registry of Norway, 0310 Oslo, Norway
    BMC Gastroenterol 3:15. 2003
    ..Continuously, throughout a two-year screening period, series of microbiological samples were taken from cleaned ready-to-use endoscopes and cultured for bacterial growth...
  19. ncbi Quality assurance as an integrated part of the electronic medical record - a prototype applied for colonoscopy
    Geir Hoff
    Cancer Registry of Norway, Oslo, Norway
    Scand J Gastroenterol 44:1259-65. 2009
    ..Electronic medical records (EMRs) have not developed much beyond the days of typewritten journals when it comes to facilitating extraction of data for quality assurance (QA) and improvement of health-care performance...
  20. ncbi Nitrous oxide for analgesia in colonoscopy without sedation
    Magnus Løberg
    The Cancer Registry of Norway, Oslo, Norway
    Gastrointest Endosc 74:1347-53. 2011
    ..In spite of promising results in previous studies, nitrous oxide is rarely used at endoscopy centers around the world...
  21. ncbi Identification of an epigenetic biomarker panel with high sensitivity and specificity for colorectal cancer and adenomas
    Guro E Lind
    Department of Cancer Prevention, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital Radiumhospitalet, Oslo, Norway
    Mol Cancer 10:85. 2011
    ..This study investigates a panel of epigenetic markers for the detection of colorectal cancer and adenomas...
  22. ncbi Re: Baseline findings of the Italian multicenter randomized controlled trial of "once-only sigmoidoscopy"--SCORE
    Geir Hoff
    J Natl Cancer Inst 95:1089-90; author reply 1090. 2003
  23. ncbi The Norwegian Gastronet project: Continuous quality improvement of colonoscopy in 14 Norwegian centres
    Geir Hoff
    Department of Medicine, Telemark Hospital Skien, Norway
    Scand J Gastroenterol 41:481-7. 2006
    ..In this situation, it is particularly important to evaluate the quality of the service given. In this article we present our first year of experience with a quality network of endoscopy centres in Norway (Gastronet)...
  24. ncbi [Statistical significance and clinical relevance]
    Michael Bretthauer
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 128:279. 2008
  25. ncbi Improvement in caecal intubation rate and pain reduction by using 3-dimensional magnetic imaging for unsedated colonoscopy: a randomized trial of patients referred for colonoscopy
    Geir Hoff
    Department of Medicine, Telemark Hospital, Skien, Norway
    Scand J Gastroenterol 42:885-9. 2007
    ..The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of MEI on caecal intubation and patient pain during unsedated colonoscopy performed by experienced and inexperienced colonoscopists...
  26. ncbi [Presentation of statistical analysis in the Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association]
    Geir Aamodt
    Institutt for klinisk epidemiologi og molekylaerbiologi, Akershus universitetssykehus, Postboks 75 1478 Nordbyhagen
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 125:2183-7. 2005
    ..The paper is a supplement to the guidelines for authors in the journal and should not be used as replacement for statistics manuals...
  27. ncbi [Quality improvement in Norwegian hospitals]
    Michael Bretthauer
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 125:1150. 2005
  28. ncbi [Information about mammography screening]
    Michael Bretthauer
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 124:2227. 2004
  29. ncbi The use of CO2 in colonoscopy
    Michael Bretthauer
    Gastrointest Endosc 57:436-7; author reply 437-8. 2003