Kristin Sandal Berg
Associate Professor
Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences
Cand. med with medical research programme, Norwegian University of Science and Technology 2012
PhD in Clinical medicine from Norwegian University of Science and Technology 2015, title: Inflammation and risk prediction of major complications following cardiac surgery
Specialist in anaesthesiology 2023
Has worked as associate professor at Nord University 2019-2021 and since 2023
Is now working as a consultant in anaesthesiology an Nordland hospital trust and associate professor at Faculty of nursing and health sciences, Nord University
Lecturer on the Bachelor's degree in Paramedicine and the Master's degree in Specialist Nursing, primarily within the continuing education programme in anaesthetic and intensive care nursing.
Supervisor for one PhD candidate and one Master's student.
In recent years, she has mainly been involved in projects on the effects of local anaesthesia following tonsil removal, the prevalence and progression of frailty in elderly intensive care patients, and the patient safety culture among personnel working with surgical patients.
2024
Absorption and pharmacokinetics of bupivacaine after bilateral topical administration in tonsillar fossae for posttonsillectomy pain relief 2024 Pharmacology Research & Perspectives - Kristin Sandal Berg, Ellisiv Seines, Petter Gâl, Lise Løberg-Emanuelsen, Audun Stubhaug, Erik Waage Nielsen, Olav Spigset
2016
Systemic inflammation in acute intermittent porphyria:a case–control study 2016 Clinical and Experimental Immunology - Elin Storjord, Jim André Dahl, Anne Landsem, Hilde Fure, Judith K Ludviksen, Sandy Goldbeck-Wood, Bård Ove Karlsen, Kristin Sandal Berg, Tom Eirik Mollnes, Erik Waage Nielsen, Ole Lars Brekke
2015
Prediction of Bleeding after Cardiac Surgery: Comparison of Model Performances: A Prospective Observational Study 2015 Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - Guri Greiff, Hilde Pleym, Roar Stenseth, Kristin Sandal Berg, Alexander Wahba, Vibeke Videm
Neopterin predicts cardiac dysfunction following cardiac surgery 2015 Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery - Kristin Sandal Berg, Roar Stenseth, Hilde Pleym, Alexander Wahba, Vibeke Videm
2013
How can we best predict acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery? A prospective observational study 2013 European Journal of Anaesthesiology - Kristin Sandal Berg, Roar Stenseth, Alexander Wahba, Hilde Pleym, Vibeke Videm
2012
Preoperative and intraoperative prediction of risk of cardiac dysfunction following open heart surgery 2012 European Journal of Anaesthesiology - Yunita Widyastuti, Roar Stenseth, Kristin Sandal Berg, Hilde Pleym, Alexander Wahba, Vibeke Videm
2011
Mortality risk prediction in cardiac surgery: comparing a novel model with the EuroSCORE 2011 Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica - Kristin Sandal Berg, Roar Stenseth, Hilde Pleym, Alexander Wahba, Vibeke Videm
2024
Frailty and health-related life quality in long-term follow up of intensive care patients above 65 years old: Protocol for a Norwegian prospective, observational multicenter study 2024 Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica - Bjørn Anders Kroken, Daniel Bergum, Kristin Sandal Berg, Marina Espinasse, Ole Kristian Fossum, Andrew Garratt, Pål Klepstad, Reidar Kvåle, Bjørn Heine Strand, Hans Kristian Flaatten, Shirin K Frisvold
2022
Low systemic concentrations of bupivacaine from topical anesthesia of the tonsillar beds after tonsillectomy 2022 Monitoring Life - The Scandinavian Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine Conference 2022 - Ellisiv Seines, Bjørn Fretland, Peter Gál, Kristin Sandal Berg, Audun Stubhaug, L Løberg-Emanuelsen, Olav Spigset, Erik Waage Nielsen
2019
SELVPÅFØRT FORGIFTNING MED KOFFEINTABLETTER. HØSTMØTET I NORSK ANESTESIOLOGISK FORENING 2019 Høstmøte i Norsk Antesiologisk Forening - Kristin Sandal Berg, Erik Waage Nielsen
Selvpåført forgiftning med koffeintabletter 2019 Høstmøtet i Norsk anestesiologisk forening - Kristin Sandal Berg, Eirik Hugaas Ofstad, Erik Waage Nielsen
2012
Prediksjon av akutt nyreskade etter hjertekirurgi: Betydningen av endepunkt-definisjon 2012 Anestesiologisk høstmøte 2012 - Kristin Sandal Berg, Roar Stenseth, Alexander Wahba, Hilde Pleym, Vibeke Videm
Prediksjon av akutt nyreskade etter hjertekirurgi: Betydningen av endepunkt-definisjon 2012 Thoraxkirurisk høstmøte - Kristin Sandal Berg, Alexander Wahba, Roar Stenseth, Hilde Pleym, Vibeke Videm
2011
Prediksjon av hjertesvikt i åpen hjertekirurgi 2011 Vitenskapelige forhandlinger - De norske kirurgiske foreninger - Alexander Wahba, Yunita Widyastuti, Roar Stenseth, Kristin Sandal Berg, Hilde Pleym, Vibeke Videm
Risikofaktorer for komplikasjoner etter åpen hjertekirurgi 2011 Regionmøte i kardiologi Midt-Norge - Kristin Sandal Berg, Roar Stenseth, Hilde Pleym, Alexander Wahba, Vibeke Videm
Content versus process in PBL groups 2011 AMEE 2011 - Kristin Sandal Berg, Are Holen
2010
Mortality risk prediction in open-heart surgery: Comparing a novel model with the EuroSCORE 2010 Frampeik - Kristin Sandal Berg, Roar Stenseth, Hilde Pleym, Alexander Wahba, Vibeke Videm
Prediksjon av mortalitetsrisiko i åpen hjertekirurgi: Sammenlikning av en ny modell med EuroSCORE 2010 Anestesiologisk høstmøte 2010 - Kristin Sandal Berg, Roar Stenseth, Hilde Pleym, Alexander Wahba, Vibeke Videm
Prediksjon av mortalitetsrisiko i åpen hjertekirurgi: Sammenlikning av en ny modell med EuroSCORE 2010 Thoraxkirurgisk høstmøte - Kristin Sandal Berg, Alexander Wahba, Hilde Pleym, Roar Stenseth, Vibeke Videm, Asbjørn Karevold
2009
- NTNU kan komme i eliteklassen 2009 - Kristin Sandal Berg, Ane-Kristine Finbråten, Asbjørn Junker, Svein Inge Meland