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Lars S. Rasmussen

Lars S. Rasmussen

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Medicine

D-Index
86
Citations
30946
World Ranking
14005
National Ranking
153

Overview

Lars S. Rasmussen is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Neurology.

The scientist's work covers multiple main topics related to clinical and surgical outcomes as well as critical care, including:

  • Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
  • Airway Management and Intubation Techniques
  • Anesthesia and Sedative Agents
  • Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
  • Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
  • Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances

Lars S. Rasmussen has contributed numerous publications to several frequent venues, demonstrating a sustained engagement with clinical and emergency medicine journals. These venues include:

  • Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
  • Injury
  • Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
  • British Journal of Anaesthesia
  • BMJ Open

Notable recent papers associated with the scientist's research interests are:

  • Elective surgery cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic: global predictive modelling to inform surgical recovery plans (2020), British journal of surgery
  • Systematic review and consensus definitions for the Standardized Endpoints in Perioperative Medicine (StEP) initiative: cardiovascular outcomes (2020), British Journal of Anaesthesia
  • Neuroinflammatory markers associate with cognitive decline after major surgery: Findings of an explorative study (2020), Annals of Neurology
  • Shock index as a predictor for mortality in trauma patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2022), European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
  • Biomarkers of Cerebral Injury for Prediction of Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery (2021), Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

The scientist collaborates frequently with a group of co-authors, reflecting ongoing research partnerships. These frequent co-authors include:

  • Jacob Steinmetz
  • Josefine S. Bækgaard
  • Andreas Creutzburg
  • Oscar Rosenkrantz
  • Tobias Arleth

Best Publications

  • Long-term postoperative cognitive dysfunction in the elderly: ISPOCD1 study

    JT Moller;Pjm Pierre Cluitmans;LS Rasmussen;PJ Houx

  • Long-term consequences of postoperative cognitive dysfunction.

    Jacob Steinmetz;Karl Bang Christensen;Thomas Lund;Nicolai Lohse

  • Does anaesthesia cause postoperative cognitive dysfunction? A randomised study of regional versus general anaesthesia in 438 elderly patients

    LS Rasmussen;T Johnson;HM Harrie Kuipers;D Kristensen

  • Recommendations for the nomenclature of cognitive change associated with anaesthesia and surgery-2018.

    L. Evered;L. Evered;B. Silbert;B. Silbert;D. S. Knopman;D. A. Scott;D. A. Scott

  • Recommendations for the nomenclature of cognitive change associated with anaesthesia and surgery—2018

    L. Evered;L. Evered;B. Silbert;B. Silbert;D.S. Knopman;D.A. Scott;D.A. Scott

  • The assessment of postoperative cognitive function.

    L. S. Rasmussen;K. Larsen;P. Houx;L. T. Skovgaard

  • Global patient outcomes after elective surgery: Prospective cohort study in 27 low-, middle- and high-income countries

    T Ahmad;RA Bouwman;I Grigoras;C Aldecoa

  • Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction in Middle-aged Patients

    Tim Johnson;Terri Monk;Lars S. Rasmussen;Hanne Abildstrom

  • A high admission syndecan-1 level, a marker of endothelial glycocalyx degradation, is associated with inflammation, protein C depletion, fibrinolysis, and increased mortality in trauma patients.

    Pär I. Johansson;Jakob Stensballe;Lars S. Rasmussen;Sisse R. Ostrowski

  • Cognitive dysfunction 1-2 years after non-cardiac surgery in the elderly. ISPOCD group. International Study of Post-Operative Cognitive Dysfunction.

    H Abildstrom;L S Rasmussen;P Rentowl;C D Hanning

  • Cognitive dysfunction after minor surgery in the elderly

    J Canet;J Raeder;LS Rasmussen;M Enlund

  • Randomized evaluation of pulse oximetry in 20,802 patients: II. Perioperative events and postoperative complications.

    Jakob T. Moller;Nils W. Johannessen;Kurt Espersen;Odd Ravlo

  • Effect of High Perioperative Oxygen Fraction on Surgical Site Infection and Pulmonary Complications After Abdominal Surgery: The PROXI Randomized Clinical Trial

    Christian S Meyhoff;Jørn Wetterslev;Lars N Jorgensen;Steen W Henneberg

  • New insights into the pathophysiology of postoperative cognitive dysfunction

    Lene Krenk;Lars Simon Rasmussen;H Kehlet

  • Postoperative cognitive dysfunction: incidence and prevention.

    Lars S. Rasmussen

  • Randomized Evaluation of Pulse Oximetry in 20,802 Patients; I: Design, Demography, Pulse Oximetry Failure Rate, and Overall Complication Rate

    Jakob T. Moller;Tom Pedersen;Lars S. Rasmussen;Per F. Jensen

  • A systematic review and consensus definitions for standardised end-points in perioperative medicine: pulmonary complications

    T.E.F. Abbott;T.E.F. Abbott;A.J. Fowler;P. Pelosi;M. Gama de Abreu

  • The postmastectomy pain syndrome: an epidemiological study on the prevalence of chronic pain after surgery for breast cancer

    Ole Jakob Vilholm;Søren Cold;Lars Rasmussen;Søren Hein Sindrup

  • Independent Vascular and Cognitive Risk Factors for Postoperative Delirium

    James Rudolph;James Rudolph;James Rudolph;Richard Norman Jones;Richard Norman Jones;Lars S. Rasmussen;Jeffrey H. Silverstein

  • Delirium is associated with early postoperative cognitive dysfunction.

    James Rudolph;Edward Ralph Marcantonio;Deborah Jean Culley;J. H. Silverstein

Frequent Co-Authors

Pär I. Johansson
Pär I. Johansson Copenhagen University Hospital
Jørn Wetterslev
Jørn Wetterslev Copenhagen University Hospital
Henrik Kehlet
Henrik Kehlet Copenhagen University Hospital
Michael Christiansen
Michael Christiansen Statens Serum Institut
Jesper Eugen-Olsen
Jesper Eugen-Olsen Copenhagen University Hospital
Jacob Rosenberg
Jacob Rosenberg University of Copenhagen
George C. Velmahos
George C. Velmahos Harvard University
Lars Køber
Lars Køber Copenhagen University Hospital
David Scott
David Scott Ascension Health
Lars Eriksson
Lars Eriksson Linköping University

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