Håkon Bakke
bakkehk.bsky.social
Håkon Bakke
@bakkehk.bsky.social
Anesthesiologist (ICU), dabble in (trauma)research now and then. University Hospital of North Norway.
Interests: Outdoors, litterature, philosophy, research, intensive care medicine
Gen. world-view: Man’s greatest advantage is their ability for cooperation
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August 20, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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The common longitudinal intensive care unit data format (CLIF) for critical illness research is among the most interesting new collaborative projects in critical care

This is a team to watch #ICU #RealWorldData

link.springer.com/article/10.1...
A common longitudinal intensive care unit data format (CLIF) for critical illness research - Intensive Care Medicine
Rationale Critical illness threatens millions of lives annually. Electronic health record (EHR) data are a source of granular information that could generate crucial insights into the nature and optim...
link.springer.com
March 14, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Funksjonshemmedes rettigheter svekkes i USA under Trumps regime. Her er en kjempegod ressurs for å følge med på hva som skjer ⬇️
March 3, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Any meeting shorter than 15 min should be an email. Most meetings can be fitted within 15 min
February 21, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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I’ve seen a number of trial applications in development over recent weeks with lots of discussion about appropriate sample size calculations. A good time to remind everyone about the perils of the “sample size samba” 1/8
#MethodologyMonday #111
February 17, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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Greia er at jeg stadig snakker med folk som tenker og tror at dette bare er en hvilken som helst politiker som gjør ting som er gjort mange ganger før, men fører en politikk mange nordmenn er uenige i. Dette er en krise i de vestlige demokratiene som stikker dypere enn det.
Hvordan skal man egentlig sikre at folk får et godt bilde av det som skjer i USA? Problemet er at statsapparatet demonteres uten hverken mandat eller juridisk grunnlag. Det er ulovlig og i praksis et kupp, men det dekkes som at Trumps politikk er kontroversiell og opposisjonen er uenig.
February 9, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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ICU Hemodynamics:

We are all familiar w the concept of "protective ventilation": aiming for normal blood gases entails significant risks

What if we apply the same idea in hemodynamics & try to limit the damage associated w excessive vasoconstriction?

Let's welcome the CLEAR strategy:
February 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
www.forskersonen.no/arbeid-samfu...

It’s time to make time worthless and useless again. Thoughts on time by an anthropologist
(In Norwegian, but do take the time to translate and read it)
Det er på tide å gjøre tiden verdiløs og ubrukelig igjen
Så lenge vi tror at tid er penger, kommer vi aldri til å stanse opp og frigjøre oss fra tidspresset.
www.forskersonen.no
February 9, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The kids are bicycling on the pavement. In February, in the subarctic..
February 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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This is a big deal, y'all. Federal health websites are being stripped of content or removed in their entirety. Stick with this thread for a look at what's disappeared so far! 1/x
January 31, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Since everyone is talking about research funding, this perspective by the vice-president of the European Research Council might be of interest.

Blue states: Consider joining a multinational research council.
Alternative models of funding curiosity-driven research | PNAS
Funding of curiosity-driven science is the lifeblood of scientific and technological innovation. Various models of funding allocation became instit...
www.pnas.org
February 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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vasopressin challenge: this group evaluated 1U bolus of vasopressin to evaluate patient responsiveness

I love this for a few reasons:

[1] allows vaso to have rapid onset (rather than taking 30-60 min to build up)

[2] we can get a sense of whether the vaso is helping

🧵 1/5 #EMIMCC
January 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The smell of fresh snow
January 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 17

(The Day Nils Vik Died, by Frode Grytten)

#Books #BookSky #BookChallenge
January 13, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Severe frostbite treatment options
#medsky #emedsky #emsky
em.umaryland.edu/educational_...
January 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Weather forecast this week, in January, in the sub-arctic is 7 degrees C. I know weather isn’t climate and all that, but…
January 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 16

#Books #BookSky #BookChallenge
January 12, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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So many disasters in so many places. Some evidently human caused (Ukraine, Gaza), some less evidently but still directly (Wildfires, extreme weather events). How I wish we had leaders who took effective action to stop human made disasters like Climate Change or War - but we don’t 👇🏼
Fuck me. I evacuated to my sister’s in Sherman Oaks 2 nights ago and now it’s heading to her and she’s coming to me. From her drive:
January 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 15

(The Last Viking by Johan Bøker. It’s about fishermen right before the fisheries were mechanised)

#Books #BookSky #BookChallenge
January 11, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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This will be obvious to anyone in the NHS since 2010. The NHS was *deliberately* run as ever more "optimised", despite clinicians screaming that empty beds were a necessary safety buffer

Then the pandemic hit, and the perils of running a health system at 95-99% occupancy came home to roost
This, this, this, thisssss 👏👏

An over-optimised system is almost always going to be low in resilience - and also completely exposed to *off-model* risk, particularly.
January 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Suggested New Year's Resolution: more mindful prescribing of IV fluids 🫧

Far too often I see IV fluids thrown around with minimal consideration; meanwhile, we'll deliberate for hours about a dose of lasix 🤦‍♀️

Here are the 10 most common fluid prescription mistakes I see 🧵

#emimcc
January 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Backcountry skiing in the back yard. Polar nights ≠ no light. Blue light season 😄
January 9, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Researcher: "We let the data speak for itself."

Earlier that day:
January 2, 2025 at 3:31 PM