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Center for Akutforskning er en forskningsenhed ved Aarhus Universitetshospital og Aarhus Universitet

Center for Akutforskning er en forskningsenhed på Aarhus Universitetshospital og Aarhus Universitet.

10/04/2026

🎉 New publication from the Research Center for Emergency Medicine!

We are proud to share that our colleague Nanna Fauerholdt Skov has just published an important study in International Emergency Nursing 👏

📚The study explores what emergency nursing actually entails in a Danish context, an area that has previously been underexplored. Through focus group interviews with nurses from four Danish emergency departments, the study provides unique insights into everyday practice, complexity, and the many roles of emergency nurses.

🔍 Three key themes emerge:
• Clinical assessment and response
• Communication and relational care
• Coordination and system navigation

The findings highlight that emergency nursing extends far beyond clinical procedures. It is an integrated practice where clinical expertise, relational care, and system level coordination are all essential to ensuring patient safety and high quality care

This study contributes important knowledge at a time when emergency nursing has recently been established as a specialty in Denmark, emphasizing the need for clearer role definitions, education development, and a stronger professional identity.

Congratulations to Nanna and the entire research team on this great achievement 🙌

Read the study here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755599X26000662

07/04/2026

🩺 New research in the field of ultrasound in emergency medicine

We are pleased to share that Stig Holm Ovesen and Jesper Weile from RECEM have published two articles, both based on the same large randomized controlled trial investigating point of care ultrasound (POCUS) in emergency department patients with dyspnea.

🔍 In the main trial, including 674 patients across 10 Danish emergency departments, a POCUS driven diagnostic pathway did not change the proportion of patients discharged within 24 hours or the overall hospital length of stay compared with standard care.

💡 In a preplanned substudy, the use of POCUS was associated with higher early diagnostic certainty, reflected in higher estimated probability of the leading diagnosis and greater agreement between initial diagnostic assessments. This difference was not present at the time of final diagnosis.

Together, these findings highlight an important perspective:

POCUS may influence early diagnostic reasoning and confidence, while not necessarily translating into differences in patient-centered outcomes such as length of stay.

📄 Read the articles:
https://publications.ersnet.org/content/erj/67/3/2500070

https://journals.lww.com/euro-emergencymed/abstract/9900/effect_of_a_point_of_care_ultrasound_driven.230.aspx

This study was funded by the Central Denmark Region, Frimodt-Heineke Foundation, Johan Schrøders Foundation and Riisfort Foundation. The funding agencies had no role in designing or executing the study or in interpreting, writing, or submitting the manuscript.

20/03/2026

🚑 Nearly 1 in 5 strokes are initially missed – why does it happen?

A new study from Aarhus University Hospital highlights important gaps in prehospital stroke recognition and who is most at risk.

🔍 Key findings:

Nearly 20% of confirmed stroke patients were not identified as stroke in the prehospital phase

Missed strokes were more often seen in older patients, women, and individuals living alone

These patients frequently presented with non-classic symptoms, including impaired consciousness, visual disturbances, and aphasia

💡 Missed stroke status was associated with a more than threefold lower rate of reperfusion therapy, indicating a substantial disparity in treatment

⚠️ The findings highlight that stroke triage cannot rely on motor symptoms alone. Greater awareness of atypical presentations, and patient context, is essential.

📝 The work was led by Martin Faurholdt Gude and Rolf A. Blauenfeldt, with contributions from fellow RECEM researchers Line Bilgrav Nisgaard and Marianne Lisby, alongside collaborators from Aarhus University Hospital.

📖 Read the full article: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41654812/

09/03/2026

🚨 Publication alert: Barriers during resuscitation are linked to lower chest compression quality

Our former master’s students Freia Agervig, Amalie Rosale Gedde, and Anna Vang Østergård have just published an exciting new study in the journal Resuscitation.

🫀 About the study
In a study conducted in the Central Denmark Region, researchers linked 873 post-arrest surveys from in-hospital cardiac arrest teams with defibrillator data to explore how barriers during resuscitation may affect CPR quality.

🔎 Key findings
• Barriers were common and reported in 42.5% of cases
• The presence of barriers was associated with significantly lower odds of achieving a chest compression fraction (CCF) ≥80%
• Communication barriers appeared to be the main driver of associations with chest compression quality metrics

🗣️ Why it matters
This study identifies specific and modifiable barriers that may impact performance during real-world cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

The findings highlight the importance of contextualized, in-situ training, which could help teams recognize and overcome barriers during cardiac arrest management.

👏 The study was conducted with an international team of researchers and supervised by Johannes Wittig, Bo Løfgren, and Kasper G. Lauridsen. Congratulations to the team!

📖 Read the full open-access article:
https://www.resuscitationjournal.com/article/S0300-9572(26)00076-6/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email

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04/03/2026

🚑 Midterm Symposium: In-Hospital Resuscitation Training

Join us on 15 April 2026 at Aarhus University Hospital for a full-day symposium on in-hospital resuscitation training, held in collaboration with CfA and Danish Cardiovascular Academy.

We bring together leading researchers and clinicians to discuss the latest evidence, ERC Guidelines 2025, skill transfer from simulation to clinical practice, and future CPR training strategies.

📍 Aarhus University Hospital
🗓 15 April 2026
🕘 09:30–16:30
⏳ Registration deadline: 5 April 2026

Register here: https://dcacademy.dk/display/artikel/midterm-symposium-in-hospital-resuscitation-training

04/02/2026

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18/12/2025

🎉A great way to end the year!✨

We are proud to share that five researchers from our centre have recently been awarded external funding 🔬

💰 600.000 DKK from the Health Research Foundation of Central Denmark Region and 387.000 DKK from Helsefonden to the research programme Right Child Care, led by Claus Sixtus Jensen. The funding supports the PhD project “Promoting the RIGHT CHILD Care: Adapting the ISupport Standards and Tools in Danish Paediatric Care”👶📚, carried out by Maria Schiønning Olsen

💰 719.000 DKK from AUFF to Marianne Lisby and the project group consisting of civil society actors (Social Health), healthcare professionals (Emergency Department, AUH), and researchers (Center for Emergency Research, AUH/AU, Department of Political Science, AU) for a feasibility study on whether voluntary social work increase the benefits of the healthcare system for vulnerable citizens 🏥. PI of the project is Morten Jakobsen from the Department of Political Science, AU

💰 477.800 DKK from the Health Research Foundation of Central Denmark Region to Sara Viskum Leth for her PhD project on patients with mental disorders in the somatic healthcare system 🧠, carried out in collaboration with TVÆRSPOR and as part of the CAAIR (Center of Applied AI Research and Innovation) program

💰 31.000 DKK from Oda og Hans Svenningsens Fond to Heidi Brinkmann Larsen and her project group for a pilot study on Early Detection of Inherited Cardiomyopathy in the Emergency Department 🩺

💰 25.000 DKK from Fabrikant Karl G. Andersens (Anderssons) Fond to Anna Sommer Harrits for her Research Year Project on the association between chest compression pause duration for ventilations and ventilation success during in-hospital cardiac arrest ❤️💨

These grants will support exciting new research and strengthen our efforts to generate knowledge and impact across multiple fields 🔍

We are very grateful to the funding bodies for their trust and support 🙏💙

With this, we wish everyone a Merry Christmas🎄and a Happy New Year 🎆

We look forward to sharing more about our projects and research in the year to come ✨

14/11/2025

🌍 Presentation at the European Resuscitation Congress 2025 – Rotterdam

👨‍⚕️Magnus Brøgger presented his study at the European Resuscitation Council Congress 2025 in Rotterdam, exploring how chest compression skills learned on a simulation skill station transfer to real in-hospital cardiac arrest scenarios.

🔍 The findings revealed that this transfer is limited, shedding light on why clinical CPR quality still lags behind in hospitals and emphasizing the need to rethink how we train healthcare professionals in resuscitation.

💬Presenting these results at Resuscitation 2025 was a great experience and an inspiring opportunity to share ideas and learn from dedicated researchers and clinicians from across the world.🌎

🤝 This work was carried out in collaboration with Johannes Wittig, Bo Løfgren, Christian Autenrieth, Dung Nguyen, Kristian Krogh, and Kasper G. Lauridsen

12/11/2025

🌟 Sandbjerg 2025 🌟

🏥We had the pleasure of hosting this year’s Sandbjerg Research Symposium on Acute and Emergency Care, with broad participation from leaders, clinicians, researchers, and students across all regional hospitals, Aarhus University Hospital, the Prehospital Unit, and the Research Unit for General Practice.

💡The main theme was Patient and Public Involvement, featuring inspiring presentations and interactive workshops that encouraged discussions, reflections, and new perspectives on involving patients and the public in emergency care research.

📊We also had a series of exciting project presentations and a lively fireside discussion on future research directions, and of course, social activities and a shared dinner to strengthen collaboration and networking across the region.

🙏 A big thank you to those who presented their interesting work and projects:
Ronja Leth Larsen, Tobias Rygaard Kristiansen, Thea Kjærsgaard Mortensen, Kasper Hoberg von Benzon, Charlotte Hald, Sandra Thun Langsted, Stig Holm Ovesen, Josephine Eleonora Hou Søhoel, Dung Nguyen Riis, Heidi Brinkmann Larsen, Malik Kalmriz, Gitte Boier Tygesen

☀️And to top it all off, Sandbjerg Gods showed itself from its very best side in the autumn sunshine.

07/11/2025

🌍 Resuscitation 2025 – Rotterdam, 23–25 October 2025 🫀

This October, Amalie Gedde, Freia Agervig, and Anna Vang Østergård had the opportunity to attend Resuscitation 2025 in Rotterdam, where they presented their master’s thesis work on barriers during in-hospital cardiac arrest and whether these barriers influence chest compression quality.

📊 Anna and Amalie presented two posters – one sharing the overall results of their study, and another focusing on the thematic analysis exploring the barriers healthcare professionals experience during resuscitation.

🎤 Freia took part in the Young Investigator Competition, where she presented a study examining specific barriers to resuscitation and their impact on chest compression quality. We’re very proud to share that she was awarded the Ian Jacobs Award for Best Young Investigator for her presentation 🌟

It was a fantastic experience to meet other researchers, attend interesting presentations, and learn from so many dedicated people working to improve resuscitation care. 🙏

This work was carried out in close collaboration with supervisors, Kasper G, Lauridsen, Bo Løfgren, and Johannes Wittig🤝🏻

09/10/2025

⚡️ EUSEM 2025 Vienna, Austria ⚡️

Last week researchers from the Research Centre for Emergency Medicine attended the EUSEM (European Society for Emergency Medicine) 2025 conference in Vienna.

Once again, they joined an international gathering of researchers, clinicians, and students. An inspiring setting to share ideas and reflections, connect with colleagues, grow as a community and explore the latest advances in emergency medicine✨

03/10/2025

🚨 Oral presentation at the 24th Nordic Stroke Society Congress 2025, Tartu

At the congress, Line Bilgrav Nisgaard presented her master’s thesis:
“Symptoms and Referral Patterns of Patients with a Missed Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Danish Multicentre Cohort Study”

👉 Key findings:

Patients with non-specific symptoms (dizziness, headache, nausea, vomiting) were more often admitted to Emergency Departments than Stroke Centres.

These patients experienced significantly longer delays and received reperfusion therapy less frequently.

This work was carried out in close collaboration with supervisors:

Marianne Lisby, PhD, MHSc, RN, Associate Professor in Emergency Medicine
Rolf Blauenfeldt, MD, PhD, Associate Professor in Neurology
Niels Hjort, MD, PhD, Associate Professor in Neurology

Affiliations:
1️⃣ Research Center for Emergency Medicine, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Denmark
2️⃣ Department of Neurology, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark

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P***e Juul Jensens Boulevard 161
Aarhus
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Internet side

https://recem.au.dk/

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