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Per Olav Vandvik

Per Olav Vandvik

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85
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29726
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14507
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68

Overview

Per Olav Vandvik is affiliated with the University of Oslo in Norway and specializes primarily in the field of Medicine. Their work spans several subfields, including General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Economics and Econometrics, and Infectious Diseases.

Their research covers a variety of main topics, notably:

  • Clinical practice guidelines implementation
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Health Policy Implementation Science

Per Olav Vandvik has contributed to numerous recent papers, several of which were published in prominent journals. Examples include:

  • "A living WHO guideline on drugs for covid-19" (2020), published in BMJ
  • "Drug treatments for covid-19: living systematic review and network meta-analysis" (2020), published in BMJ
  • "Sodium-glucose cotransporter protein-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists for type 2 diabetes: systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials" (2021), published in BMJ
  • "GRADE Guidelines 28: Use of GRADE for the assessment of evidence about prognostic factors: rating certainty in identification of groups of patients with different absolute risks" (2020), published in Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
  • "Retracted: Pharmacotherapy for adults with overweight and obesity: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials" (2021), published in The Lancet

The frequent co-authors of Vandvik include:

  • Thomas Agoritsas
  • Gordon Guyatt
  • Reed Siemieniuk
  • Romina Brignardello-Petersen
  • Reem A. Mustafa

The scientist publishes most often in the following venues:

  • BMJ
  • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
  • BMJ Medicine
  • BMJ Open
  • Annals of Internal Medicine

The body of work emphasizes systematic reviews, network meta-analyses, and guidelines relevant to clinical practice and public health, with a particular focus on treatment strategies for COVID-19 and metabolic diseases such as diabetes. Economic evaluations and health policy implementation also constitute significant areas of investigation, reflecting a multi-dimensional approach in health sciences.

Best Publications

  • VTE, Thrombophilia, Antithrombotic Therapy, and Pregnancy: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines

    Shannon M. Bates;Ian A. Greer;Saskia Middeldorp;David L. Veenstra

  • Evidence-Based Management of Anticoagulant Therapy: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines

    Anne Holbrook;Sam Schulman;Daniel M. Witt;Per Olav Vandvik

  • Drug treatments for covid-19: living systematic review and network meta-analysis.

    Reed Ac Siemieniuk;Jessica J Bartoszko;Long Ge;Dena Zeraatkar

  • A living WHO guideline on drugs for covid-19

    Bram Rochwerg;Arnav Agarwal;Reed Ac Siemieniuk;Thomas Agoritsas

  • Use of GRADE for assessment of evidence about prognosis: rating confidence in estimates of event rates in broad categories of patients.

    Alfonso Iorio;Frederick A Spencer;Maicon Falavigna;Carolina Alba

  • GRADE Evidence to Decision (EtD) frameworks: a systematic and transparent approach to making well informed healthcare choices. 2: Clinical practice guidelines

    Pablo Alonso-Coello;Pablo Alonso-Coello;Andrew D Oxman;Jenny Moberg;Romina Brignardello-Petersen

  • Guideline for opioid therapy and chronic noncancer pain

    Jason W. Busse;Samantha Craigie;David N. Juurlink;D. Norman Buckley

  • Stopping randomized trials early for benefit and estimation of treatment effects: systematic review and meta-regression analysis.

    Dirk Bassler;Matthias Briel;Victor M. Montori;Melanie Lane

  • Primary and Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines

    Per Olav Vandvik;A. Michael Lincoff;Joel M. Gore;David D. Gutterman

  • Opioids for Chronic Noncancer Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

    Jason W. Busse;Li Wang;Li Wang;Mostafa Kamaleldin;Samantha Craigie

  • Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy for Ischemic Stroke: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines

    Maarten G. Lansberg;Martin J. O'Donnell;Pooja Khatri;Eddy S. Lang

  • Probiotics for the Prevention of Clostridium difficile–Associated Diarrhea: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Bradley C Johnston;Stephanie S Y Ma;Joshua Z Goldenberg;Kristian Thorlund

  • Perceived food intolerance in subjects with irritable bowel syndrome-- etiology, prevalence and consequences.

    K W Monsbakken;P O Vandvik;P G Farup

  • Sodium-glucose cotransporter protein-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists for type 2 diabetes: systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

    Suetonia C Palmer;Britta Tendal;Reem A Mustafa;Reem A Mustafa;Per Olav Vandvik

  • Corticosteroid Therapy for Patients Hospitalized With Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

    Reed A.C. Siemieniuk;Maureen O. Meade;Pablo Alonso-Coello;Matthias Briel

  • Credibility of claims of subgroup effects in randomised controlled trials: systematic review

    Xin Sun;Matthias Briel;Matthias Briel;Jason W Busse;John J You

  • Prevalence, characteristics, and publication of discontinued randomized trials.

    Benjamin Kasenda;Erik von Elm;John You;Anette Blümle

  • Methodology for the Development of Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis Guidelines: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines

    Gordon H. Guyatt;Susan L. Norris;Sam Schulman;Jack Hirsh

  • Patient Values and Preferences in Decision Making for Antithrombotic Therapy: A Systematic Review: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines

    Samantha MacLean;Sohail Mulla;Elie A. Akl;Milosz Jankowski

  • Marcos GRADE de la evidencia a la decisión (EtD): un enfoque sistemático y transparente para tomar decisiones sanitarias bien informadas. 2: Guías de práctica clínica

    Pablo Alonso-Coello;Andrew D. Oxman;Jenny Moberg;Romina Brignardello-Petersen;Romina Brignardello-Petersen

Frequent Co-Authors

Gordon H. Guyatt
Gordon H. Guyatt McMaster University
Elie A. Akl
Elie A. Akl American University of Beirut
Matthias Briel
Matthias Briel University Hospital of Basel
Reem A. Mustafa
Reem A. Mustafa University of Kansas
Bram Rochwerg
Bram Rochwerg McMaster University
Holger J. Schünemann
Holger J. Schünemann Humanitas University
Frederick A. Spencer
Frederick A. Spencer McMaster University
Heiner C. Bucher
Heiner C. Bucher University Hospital of Basel
Neill K. J. Adhikari
Neill K. J. Adhikari University of Toronto

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