Staffan Lundström

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Article: JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT. 2024;:S0885-3924(24)00062-9

Parenteral Hydration in Dying Patients With Cancer: A National Registry Study.

Martinsson L; Strang P; Lundström S; Hedman C
Article: JOURNAL OF THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS. 2023;21(11):3166-3174

Neutrophil extracellular trap formation is an independent risk factor for occult cancer in patients presenting with venous thromboembolism.

Rosell A; Gautam G; Wannberg F; Ng H; Gry H; Vingbäck E; Lundström S; Mackman N; Wallén H; Westerlund E; Thålin C
Article: JOURNAL OF PALLIATIVE CARE. 2023;38(3):261-267

Symptom Management and Support in Dying Patients with Cancer and Coronavirus Disease-19-A Register-Based Study.

Hedman C; Strang P; Lundström S; Martinsson L
Article: BMC PALLIATIVE CARE. 2021;20(1):102

Symptoms, symptom relief and support in COVID-19 patients dying in hospitals during the first pandemic wave.

Martinsson L; Bergström J; Hedman C; Strang P; Lundström S
Article: JOURNAL OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE. 2021;24(7):1067-1071

COVID-19: Symptoms in Dying Residents of Nursing Homes and in Those Admitted to Hospitals.

Strang P; Martinsson L; Bergström J; Lundström S
Article: BMC GERIATRICS. 2021;21(1):294

Dying from COVID-19 in nursing homes-sex differences in symptom occurrence.

Martinsson L; Strang P; Bergström J; Lundström S
Article: JOURNAL OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE. 2021;24(4):514-519

Symptom Relief Is Possible in Elderly Dying COVID-19 Patients: A National Register Study.

Strang P; Bergström J; Lundström S
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2021;11(1):5074

Prognostic value of circulating markers of neutrophil activation, neutrophil extracellular traps, coagulation and fibrinolysis in patients with terminal cancer.

Rosell A; Aguilera K; Hisada Y; Schmedes C; Mackman N; Wallén H; Lundström S; Thålin C
Article: JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT. 2021;61(1):e11-e19

Were Clinical Routines for Good End-of-Life Care Maintained in Hospitals and Nursing Homes During the First Three Months of the Outbreak of COVID-19? A National Register Study.

Martinsson L; Strang P; Bergström J; Lundström S
Article: SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER. 2021;29(1):491-497

Patient interactive digital support for women with adjuvant endocrine therapy in order to increase compliance and quality of life.

Bergqvist J; Lundström S; Wengström Y
Article: BMC PALLIATIVE CARE. 2020;19(1):172

Continuous subcutaneous infusion for pain control in dying patients: experiences from a tertiary palliative care center.

Fürst P; Lundström S; Klepstad P; Strang P
Article: JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT. 2020;60(4):e2-e13

Dying From COVID-19: Loneliness, End-of-Life Discussions, and Support for Patients and Their Families in Nursing Homes and Hospitals. A National Register Study.

Strang P; Bergström J; Martinsson L; Lundström S
Article: JOURNAL OF THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS. 2020;18(10):2732-2743

Quantification of citrullinated histones: Development of an improved assay to reliably quantify nucleosomal H3Cit in human plasma.

Thålin C; Aguilera K; Hall NW; Marunde MR; Burg JM; Rosell A; Daleskog M; Månsson M; Hisada Y; Meiners MJ; Sun Z-W; Whelihan MF; Cheek MA; Howard SA; Saxena-Beem S; Noubouossie DF; Key NS; Sheikh SZ; Keogh M-C; Cowles MW; Lundström S; Mackman N; Wallén H; Johnstone AL
Article: BMC PALLIATIVE CARE. 2020;19(1):135

Better quality of end-of-life care for persons with advanced dementia in nursing homes compared to hospitals: a Swedish national register study.

Martinsson L; Lundström S; Sundelöf J
Article: JOURNAL OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE. 2020;23(2):226-232

The Use of Low-Dose Methadone as Add-On to Regular Opioid Therapy in Cancer-Related Pain at End of Life: A National Swedish Survey in Specialized Palliative Care.

Fürst P; Lundström S; Klepstad P; Strang P
Article: PLOS ONE. 2020;15(4):e0230845

Methadone in Swedish specialized palliative care-Is it the magic bullet in complex cancer-related pain?

Fürst P; Lundström S; Strang P
Article: JOURNAL OF THROMBOSIS AND THROMBOLYSIS. 2019;48(1):111-118

A clinical practice-based evaluation of the RIETE score in predicting occult cancer in patients with venous thromboembolism.

Rosell A; Lundström S; Mackman N; Wallén H; Thålin C
Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2019;58(4):432-438

Cancer patients hospitalised in the last week of life risk insufficient care quality - a population-based study from the Swedish Register of Palliative Care.

Elmstedt S; Mogensen H; Hallmans D-E; Tavelin B; Lundström S; Lindskog M
Article: THROMBOSIS RESEARCH. 2018;165:1-5

Comparison of microvesicle tissue factor activity in non-cancer severely ill patients and cancer patients.

Hisada Y; Thålin C; Lundström S; Wallén H; Mackman N
Article: EUROPEAN STROKE JOURNAL. 2018;3(1):74-81

End of life after stroke: A nationwide study of 42,502 deaths occurring within a year after stroke.

Asplund K; Lundström S; Stegmayr B
Article: JOURNAL OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE. 2018;21(2):177-181

Improved Pain Control in Terminally Ill Cancer Patients by Introducing Low-Dose Oral Methadone in Addition to Ongoing Opioid Treatment.

Fürst P; Lundström S; Klepstad P; Runesdotter S; Strang P
Article: PLOS ONE. 2018;13(7):e0201051

Quality of end-of-life care in patients with dementia compared to patients with cancer: A population-based register study.

Martinsson L; Lundström S; Sundelöf J
Article: PLOS ONE. 2018;13(1):e0191231

Citrullinated histone H3 as a novel prognostic blood marker in patients with advanced cancer.

Thålin C; Lundström S; Seignez C; Daleskog M; Lundström A; Henriksson P; Helleday T; Phillipson M; Wallén H; Demers M
Article: BMC PALLIATIVE CARE. 2017;16(1):77

Changes in professionals' beliefs following a palliative care implementation programme at a surgical department: a qualitative evaluation.

Hahne P; Lundström S; Leveälahti H; Winnhed J; Öhlén J
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2017;114:D6P6

[Pharmacologic symptom relief at the end of life].

Omran M; Lundström S
Article: PLOS ONE. 2017;12(10):e0186804

Improved data validity in the Swedish Register of Palliative Care.

Martinsson L; Heedman P-A; Lundström S; Axelsson B
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2016;113:DZ3P

[Mechanism-based pain treatment in palliative care].

Lundström S
Article: THORAX. 2016;71(6):510-516

End-of-life care in oxygen-dependent ILD compared with lung cancer: a national population-based study.

Ahmadi Z; Wysham NG; Lundström S; Janson C; Currow DC; Ekström M
Article: ACTA ANAESTHESIOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2015;59(8):1049-1059

Renal function and symptoms/adverse effects in opioid-treated patients with cancer.

Kurita GP; Lundström S; Sjøgren P; Ekholm O; Christrup L; Davies A; Kaasa S; Klepstad P; Dale O
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2015;51(10):1331-1339

Old age as risk indicator for poor end-of-life care quality - a population-based study of cancer deaths from the Swedish Register of Palliative Care.

Lindskog M; Tavelin B; Lundström S
Article: NUTRIENTS. 2013;5(1):267-282

A national observational study of the prevalence and use of enteral tube feeding, parenteral nutrition and intravenous glucose in cancer patients enrolled in specialized palliative care.

Orrevall Y; Tishelman C; Permert J; Lundström S
Article: PALLIATIVE MEDICINE. 2012;26(4):313-321

Developing a national quality register in end-of-life care: the Swedish experience.

Lundström S; Axelsson B; Heedman P-A; Fransson G; Fürst CJ
Article: JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT. 2012;43(4):694-705

Is oxycodone efficacy reflected in serum concentrations? A multicenter, cross-sectional study in 456 adult cancer patients.

Andreassen TN; Klepstad P; Davies A; Bjordal K; Lundström S; Kaasa S; Dale O
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY. 2012;68(1):55-64

Do CYP2D6 genotypes reflect oxycodone requirements for cancer patients treated for cancer pain? A cross-sectional multicentre study.

Andreassen TN; Eftedal I; Klepstad P; Davies A; Bjordal K; Lundström S; Kaasa S; Dale O
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2012;2(4):e001328

Registration in a quality register: a method to improve end-of-life care--a cross-sectional study.

Martinsson L; Fürst CJ; Lundström S; Nathanaelsson L; Axelsson B
Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2011;50(5):642-647

Validation study of an end-of-life questionnaire from the Swedish Register of Palliative Care.

Martinsson L; Heedman P-A; Lundström S; Fransson G; Axelsson B
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY. 2011;67(5):493-506

Influences on the pharmacokinetics of oxycodone: a multicentre cross-sectional study in 439 adult cancer patients.

Andreassen TN; Klepstad P; Davies A; Bjordal K; Lundström S; Kaasa S; Dale O
Article: PAIN. 2011;152(5):1139-1145

Influence from genetic variability on opioid use for cancer pain: a European genetic association study of 2294 cancer pain patients.

Klepstad P; Fladvad T; Skorpen F; Bjordal K; Caraceni A; Dale O; Davies A; Kloke M; Lundström S; Maltoni M; Radbruch L; Sabatowski R; Sigurdardottir V; Strasser F; Fayers PM; Kaasa S; European Palliative Care Research Collaborative (E
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2011;108(16-17):918-921

[Big gaps in documentation of end-of-life care. Incomplete medical records reported to the Swedish Registry of Palliative Care].

Gholiha A; Fransson G; Fürst CJ; Heedman P-A; Lundström S; Axelsson B
Article: PALLIATIVE MEDICINE. 2010;24(3):261-266

Together we can: experiences from 7 years of cross-sectional studies in a Swedish palliative care clinical research network.

Lundström S; Gyllenhammar E; Martinsson U; Strang P
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2009;106(15-16):1086-1088

[Palliative sedation uncommon in specialized palliative care in Sweden].

Eckerdal G; Birr A; Lundström S
Article: PALLIATIVE MEDICINE. 2009;23(2):165-170

The existential impact of starting corticosteroid treatment as symptom control in advanced metastatic cancer.

Lundström S; Fürst CJ; Friedrichsen M; Strang P
Article: SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER. 2009;17(2):199-203

The use of blood transfusions and erythropoietin-stimulating agents in Swedish palliative care.

Martinsson U; Lundström S
Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2006;45(4):430-437

The use of corticosteroids in Swedish palliative care.

Lundström SH; Fürst CJ
Article: JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT. 2005;30(6):570-577

When nothing helps: propofol as sedative and antiemetic in palliative cancer care.

Lundström S; Zachrisson U; Fürst CJ
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2005;102(16):1235-1238

[Palliative medicine network promotes research and development].

Lundström S; Byström E; Gyllenhammar E; Martinsson U; Norrström B; Strang P
Article: PALLIATIVE MEDICINE. 2003;17(6):503-508

Symptoms in advanced cancer: relationship to endogenous cortisol levels.

Lundström S; Fürst CJ
Article: SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER. 2000;8(5):431-434

Aspects of delayed chemotherapy-induced nausea. Dexamethasone and adrenal response patterns in patients and healthy volunteers.

Lundström S; Fürst CJ; Börjeson S; Steineck G; Avall-Lundqvist E; Hursti TJ; Peterson C; Fredrikson M
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Review: ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY. 2019;39(9):1724-1738

Neutrophil Extracellular Traps: Villains and Targets in Arterial, Venous, and Cancer-Associated Thrombosis.

Thålin C; Hisada Y; Lundström S; Mackman N; Wallén H
Review: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2019;116:FI3S

[The neutrophil's multifaceted traps - the Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde of the immune system].

Thålin C; Rosell A; Lundström S; Wallén H
Editorial comment: JOURNAL OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE. 2015;18(12):996

Do Not Assume!

Lundström S
Letter: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2015;46(4):1190-1193

End-of-life care in oxygen-dependent COPD and cancer: a national population-based study.

Ahmadi Z; Lundström S; Janson C; Strang P; Emtner M; Currow DC; Ekström M
Editorial comment: JOURNAL OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE. 2014;17(7):746

Still so difficult.

Lundström S
Review: JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT. 2010;40(3):466-470

Propofol.

Lundström S; Twycross R; Mihalyo M; Wilcock A
Letter: JOURNAL OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE. 2009;12(12):1087

Is it reliable to use cellular phones for symptom assessment in palliative care? Report on a study in patients with advanced cancer.

Lundström S
Letter: PALLIATIVE MEDICINE. 2004;18(2):139

Establishing and testing a palliative care research network in Sweden.

Lundström S; Strang P; Palliative Care Research Network

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Affiliated to Teaching/Tutoring, Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2027
Affiliated to Research, Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, 2021-2024

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Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2017
Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, 2007

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