Christer Svensen

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Christer Svensén studies the effects of cardiovascular monitoring and fluid treatment for patients prior to, during and after surgery. Hydration based on blood pressure and urine production has often led to the patient storing unnecessary fluids, which affects both morbidity and mortality. Studies are conducted of infusion solutions' distribution in the body during different pathological conditions, and of non-invasive methods to assess a patient's fluid status and hydration in connection with sepsis and septic shock.

Articles

Article: INTENSIVE AND CRITICAL CARE NURSING. 2023;79:103522
The distorted memories of patients treated in the intensive care unit during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study
Vogel G; Forinder U; Sandgren A; Svensen C; Joelsson-Alm E
Article: INTENSIVE AND CRITICAL CARE NURSING. 2023;78:103478
Shifting focus: A grounded theory of how family members to critically ill patients manage their situation
Vogel G; Joelsson-Alm E; Forinder U; Svensen C; Sandgren A
Article: DIABETES, OBESITY AND METABOLISM. 2023;25(7):1942-1949
Glycaemic control and sepsis risk in adults with type 1 diabetes
Balintescu A; Lind M; Franko MA; Oldner A; Cronhjort M; Eliasson B; Svensen C; Martensson J
Article: HEART. 2023;109(11):839-845
Risk of myocardial infarction after invasive outpatient procedures
Sen A; Gemes K; Svensen C; Varmdal T; Jonsson M; Janszky I; Moller J
Article: ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2022;175(5):628-633
Risk for Acute Myocardial Infarction After Ophthalmologic Procedures
Sen A; Gemes K; Stalhammar G; Svensen C; Tornvall P; Jonsson M; Varmdal T; Endreseth BH; Janszky I; Moller J
Article: INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE EXPERIMENTAL. 2022;10(1):14
Evaluation of an extracorporeal ozone-based bactericide system for the treatment of Escherichia coli sepsis
Skorup P; Fransson A; Gustavsson J; Sjoholm J; Rundgren H; ozenci V; Wong AYW; Karlsson T; Svensen C; Gunther M
Article: INTENSIVE AND CRITICAL CARE NURSING. 2021;67:103096
Stabilizing life: A grounded theory of surviving critical illness
Vogel G; Joelsson-Alm E; Forinder U; Svensen C; Sandgren A
Article: CRITICAL CARE AND RESUSCITATION. 2018;20(4):277-284
Haemodynamic effects of cold versus warm fluid bolus in healthy volunteers: a randomised crossover trial
Wall O; Ehrenberg L; Joelsson-Alm E; Martensson J; Bellomo R; Svensen C; Cronhjort M
Article: PREHOSPITAL AND DISASTER MEDICINE. 2018;33(5):490-494
Prehospital Invasive Arterial Pressure: Use of a Minimized Flush System
Karlsson J; Linde J; Svensen C; Gellerfors M
Article: SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE. 2018;17:97-102
Living with painful endometriosis - A struggle for coherence. A qualitative study
Hallstam A; Stalnacke BM; Svensen C; Lofgren M
Article: ACTA ANAESTHESIOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2018;62(8):1112-1119
Health-related quality of life after general surgical intensive care
Vogel G; Forinder U; Sandgren A; Svensen C; Joelsson-Alm E
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2018;115:E7UD
Balanserad infusionslösning eller isoton koksaltlösning? - Knappast evidens för att det ena är bättre än det andra – valet är en utmaning i den kliniska vardagen.
Svensén C
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA. 2018;120(5):1103-1109
Pre-hospital advanced airway management by anaesthetist and nurse anaesthetist critical care teams: a prospective observational study of 2028 pre-hospital tracheal intubations
Gellerfors M; Fevang E; Backman A; Kruger A; Mikkelsen S; Nurmi J; Rognas L; Sandstrom E; Skallsjo G; Svensen C; Gryth D; Lossius HM
Article: PAEDIATRIC ANAESTHESIA. 2017;27(11):1131-1135
Can noninvasive hemoglobin measurement reduce the need for preoperative venipuncture in pediatric outpatient surgery?
Zeng R; Svensen CH; Li H; Xu X; Svanberg AS; Liu H; Li Y; Shangguan W; Lian Q
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2017;17:233-242
Assessment and treatment at a pain clinic: A one-year follow-up of patients with chronic pain.
Hållstam A; Löfgren M; Benson L; Svensén C; Stålnacke B-M
Article: JOURNAL OF ANESTHESIA. 2016;30(5):803-810
Analgesic effect of a single dose of betamethasone after ambulatory knee arthroscopy: a randomized controlled trial
Segelman J; Pettersson HJ; Svensen C; Divander M-B; Barenius B; Segelman J
Article: ACTA ANAESTHESIOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2016;60(7):925-933
Association between fluid balance and mortality in patients with septic shock: a post hoc analysis of the TRISS trial
Cronhjort M; Hjortrup PB; Holst LB; Joelsson-Alm E; Martensson J; Svensen C; Perner A
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2016;10:36-42
Patients with chronic pain: One-year follow-up of a multimodal rehabilitation programme at a pain clinic.
Hållstam A; Löfgren M; Svensén C; Stålnacke B-M
Article: MEDICINA. 2016;52(6):354-365
A mini volume loading test (mVLT) using 2.5-mL kg^-1 boluses of crystalloid for indication of perioperative changes in hydration status
Andrijauskas A; Svensen CH; Porvaneckas N; Sipylaite J; Stankevicius E; Cincikas D; Uvarovas V; Svediene S; Satkauskas I; Vosylius S; Kvederas G
Article: MILITARY MEDICINE. 2015;180(9):1006-1010
Endotracheal Intubation With and Without Night Vision Goggles in a Helicopter and Emergency Room Setting: A Manikin Study
Gellerfors M; Svensen C; Linde J; Lossius HM; Gryth D
Article: JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE. 2015;47(3):242-248
"CHANGE IS POSSIBLE": PATIENTS' EXPERIENCE OF A MULTIMODAL CHRONIC PAIN REHABILITATION PROGRAMME
Hallstam A; Stalnacke BM; Svensen C; Lofgren M
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MONITORING AND COMPUTING. 2015;29(1):41-46
The use of a noninvasive hemoglobin monitor for determining fluid distribution and elimination in pediatric patients undergoing minor surgery
Lian Q; Li H; Zeng R; Lang J; Shangguan W; Liu H; Wang B; Rodhe PM; Svensen CH
Article: MEDICINA. 2015;51(2):81-91
A mini volume loading test for indication of preoperative dehydration in surgical patients
Andrijauskas A; Ivaskevicius J; Porvaneckas N; Stankevicius E; Svensen CH; Uvarovas V; Svediene S; Kvederas G
Article: SHOCK. 2014;42(5):407-414
ISOPROTERNENOL INCREASES VASCULAR VOLUME EXPANSION AND URINARY OUTPUT AFTER A LARGE CRYSTALLOID BOLUS IN HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS
Asmussen S; Salter M; Prough DS; Kramer GC; Svensen C; Sheffield-Moore M; Kinsky MP
Article: NURSING RESEARCH. 2014;63(6):418-425
Micturition Problems After Bladder Distension During Hospitalization in Sweden "I'm Not Ill, Just Damaged for the Rest of My Life"
Joelsson-Alm E; Nyman CR; Svensen C; Ulfvarson J
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF TRAUMA, RESUSCITATION AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE. 2014;22:10
Use of the Airtraq® device for airway management in the prehospital setting - a retrospective study
Gellerfors M; Larsson A; Svensen CH; Gryth D
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2014;111(1-2):20
[EMA-decision on HES-restrictions].
Svensén C; Hjelmqvist H
Article: MEDICINA. 2014;50(5):255-262
Evaluation of hydration status calculated from differences in venous and capillary plasma dilution during stepwise crystalloid infusions: A randomized crossover study in healthy volunteers
Svensen CH; Stankevicius E; Broms J; Markevicius V; Andrijauskas A
Article: KNEE SURGERY, SPORTS TRAUMATOLOGY, ARTHROSCOPY. 2013;21(12):2790-2799
A randomized double-blind clinical trial of tourniquet application strategies for total knee arthroplasty
Kvederas G; Porvaneckas N; Andrijauskas A; Svensen CH; Ivaskevicius J; Mazunaitis J; Marmaite U; Andrijauskas P
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2013;110(32-33):1399
[Doubts about HES. The European Medicines Agency withdraws the marketing permit until further notice].
Svensén C
Article: PERIOPERATIVE MEDICINE. 2013;2(1):9
The maintenance and monitoring of perioperative blood volume.
Iijima T; Brandstrup B; Rodhe P; Andrijauskas A; Svensen CH
Article: ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA. 2013;116(2):337-342
The Use of a Noninvasive Hemoglobin Monitor for Volume Kinetic Analysis in an Emergency Room Setting
Sjostrand F; Rodhe P; Berglund E; Lundstrom N; Svensen C
Article: ELEKTRONIKA IR ELEKTROTECHNIKA. 2013;19(7):65-71
Statistically Biased Calibration Method for the Real-time Adjustment of Noninvasive Haemoglobin Measurements in a Semi-automated Infusion System
Markevicius V; Andrijauskas A; Navikas D; Svensen C; Porvaneckas N; Andriukaitis D; Kvederas G; Cincikas D; Andrijauskas P
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY. 2012;46(2):84-90
Preoperative ultrasound monitoring can reduce postoperative bladder distension: A randomized study
Joelsson-Alm E; Ulfvarson J; Nyman CR; Divander M-B; Svensen C
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2011;108(40):1963-1967
[Swedish patients can receive better anesthesiologic care. Fluid therapy and oxygen administration in major bowel surgery are not optimal according to a questionnaire].
Cleaver B; Wogensen F; Svensén C
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2011;108(16-17):905
[Leading anesthesiologist accused of scientific misconduct. We are not changing our protocols--yet].
Svensén C
Article: COMPUTATIONAL AND MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN MEDICINE. 2010;11(4):341-351
Modelling of peripheral fluid accumulation after a crystalloid bolus in female volunteers - a mathematical study
Rodhe P; Drobin D; Hahn RG; Wennberg B; Lindahl C; Sjostrand F; Svensen CH
Article: CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE. 2010;38(10):2011-2015
Hypoproteinemia does not alter plasma volume expansion in response to a 0.9% saline bolus in awake sheep
Brauer KI; Brauer LP; Prough DS; Rodhe P; Hahn RG; Traber DL; Traber LD; Svensen CH
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF TRAUMA, RESUSCITATION AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE. 2010;18:49
End-tidal carbon dioxide monitoring during bag valve ventilation: the use of a new portable device
Lindstrom V; Svensen CH; Meissl P; Tureson B; Castren M
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2010;107(13-14):914-915
[Naval trauma surgery. Swedish challenge in an international operation].
Larsson H; Nilsson N-E; Ninn J; Svensén C
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2010;107(3):113-115
[A successful educational program for medical and nursing students. Interprofessional learning gives insights and strengthens team work].
Olivecrona C; Kärrlander S; Hylin U; Törnkvist H; Jonsson C; Svensén C
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2009;106(17):1182-1185
[Helicopters in health care can solve the logistics and strengthen the competence].
Sundstrom K; Svensén C
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY. 2009;43(1):58-62
Perioperative bladder distension: A prospective study
Joelsson-Alm E; Nyman CR; Lindholm C; Ulfvarson J; Svensen C
Article: ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA. 2009;108(1):128-133
Arteriovenous Differences in Plasma Dilution and the Distribution Kinetics of Lactated Ringer's Solution
Svensen CH; Rodhe PM; Olsson J; Borsheim E; Aarsland A; Hahn RG
Article: MEDICINA. 2008;44(12):953-959
A volume loading test for the detection of hypovolemia and dehydration
Hahn RG; Andrijauskas A; Drobin D; Svensen C; Ivaskevicius J
Article: ANESTHESIOLOGY. 2007;107(1):24-32
Population volume kinetics predicts retention of 0.9% saline infused in awake and isoflurane-anesthetized volunteers
Norberg A; Hahn RG; Li H; Olsson J; Prough DS; Borsheim E; Wolf S; Minton RK; Svensen CH
Article: ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA. 2006;103(3):671-676
Intravascular fluid administration and hemodynamic performance during open abdominal surgery
Svensen CH; Olsson J; Hahn RG
Article: ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA. 2006;103(2):350-358
Isoflurane inhibits compensatory intravascular volume expansion after hemorrhage in sheep
Hahn RG; Brauer L; Rodhe P; Svensen CH; Prough DS
Article: ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA. 2005;101(3):835-842
Sepsis produced by Pseudomonas bacteremia does not alter plasma volume expansion after 0.9% saline infusion in sheep.
Svensén CH; Clifton B; Brauer KI; Olsson J; Uchida T; Traber LD; Traber DL; Prough DS
Article: OPTICS LETTERS. 2005;30(13):1677-1679
Optoacoustic monitoring of blood hemoglobin concentration: a pilot clinical study.
Petrova IY; Esenaliev RO; Petrov YY; Brecht H-PF; Svensen CH; Olsson J; Deyo DJ; Prough DS
Article: ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA. 2004;99(6):1854-1860
The volume kinetics of acetated Ringer's solution during laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Olsson J; Svensén CH; Hahn RG
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ANESTHESIA. 2004;16(6):435-439
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in plasma increases after hip surgery.
Svensén CH
Article: ANESTHESIOLOGY. 2004;101(3):666-674
Elimination rate constant describing clearance of infused fluid from plasma is independent of large infusion volumes of 0.9% saline in sheep
Svensén CH; Brauer KP; Hahn RG; Uchida T; Traber LD; Traber DL; Prough DS
Article: ANESTHESIOLOGY. 2004;100(2):281-286
Epidural anesthesia, hypotension, and changes in intravascular volume.
Holte K; Foss NB; Svensén C; Lund C; Madsen JL; Kehlet H
Article: ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY - PROCEEDINGS. 2004;2004:2059-2061
Optoacoustic technique for continuous, noninvasive measurement of total hemoglobin concentration: an in vivo study.
Petrova I; Prough D; Petrov Y; Brecht H-P; Svensen C; Olsson J; Deyo D; Esenaliev R
Article: JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH. 2003;113(1):6-12
Natriuresis and the extracellular volume expansion by hypertonic saline
Svensén CH; Waldrop KS; Edsberg L; Hahn RG
Article: ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA. 2002;95(6):1547-1556
Influence of rate and volume of infusion on the kinetics of 0.9% saline and 7.5% saline/6.0% dextran 70 in sheep
Brauer LP; Svensén CH; Hahn RG; Kilicturgay S; Kramer GC; Prough DS
Article: SHOCK. 2002;17(5):377-382
Lower dose of hypertonic saline dextran reduces the risk of lethal rebleeding in uncontrolled hemorrhage
Riddez L; Drobin D; Sjöstrand F; Svensén C; Hahn RG
Article: PREHOSPITAL AND DISASTER MEDICINE. 2001;16(1):9-13
Volume kinetics of intravenous fluid therapy in the prehospital setting.
Svensén C; Sjöstrand F; Hahn RG
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA. 1999;82(4):496-502
Stability of the interstitial matrix after crystalloid fluid loading studied by volume kinetic analysis
Svensén C; Drobin D; Olsson J; Hahn RG
Article: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA. 1999;46(2):133-141
Volume kinetics of Ringer solution after surgery for hip fracture
Svensén C; Ponzer S; Hahn RG
Article: ACTA ANAESTHESIOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 1999;43(9):969
The use of volume kinetics as a method to optimise fluid therapy
Svensén C
Article: JOURNAL OF ENDOTOXIN RESEARCH. 1997;4(6):425-430
Volume kinetics of Ringer solution during endotoxinemia in conscious rabbits
Svensen C; Hjelmqvist H; Hahn RG
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA. 1997;79(1):64-67
Plasma dilution and the rate of infusion of Ringer's solution
Hahn RG; Svensen C
Article: CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE. 1997;25(4):635-640
Central and regional hemodynamics during acute hypovolemia and volume substitution in volunteers
Riddez L; Hahn RG; Brismar B; Strandberg A; Svensen C; Hedenstierna G
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Editorial comment: ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA. 2018;127(5):1104-1106
Multimodal General Anesthesia: A Principled Approach to Producing the Drug-Induced, Reversible Coma of Anesthesia
Egan TD; Svensen CH
Review: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MONITORING AND COMPUTING. 2018;32(3):403-414
Impact of hemodynamic goal-directed resuscitation on mortality in adult critically ill patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Cronhjort M; Wall O; Nyberg E; Zeng R; Svensen C; Martensson J; Joelsson-Alm E
Editorial comment: ANAESTHESIA. 2016;71(7):747-750
Monitoring micro-vascular reactivity: a tool for guiding fluid therapy?
Svensen C
Other: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2016;113:DR7E
[Thiamine deficiency caused lactic acidosis in patient with malnutrition].
Nordholme K; Othman H; Cronhjort M
Corrigendum: CRITICAL CARE. 2016;20:347
36th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (vol 20, 94, 2016)
Iqbal R; Alhamdi Y; Venugopal N; Abrams S; Downey C; Toh CH; Welters ID
Letter: INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE. 2015;41(6):1171-1172
The effect of hemodynamic monitoring depends entirely on the action to which it leads
Cronhjort M; Martensson J; Joelsson-Alm E; Svensen C
Letter: ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA. 2014;118(2):482
Anesthesiology Resident Burnout-An Irish Perspective
Sjostrand F; Svensen C
Review: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2013;110(7):340-341
[Prehospital fluid therapy and stabilization in hemorrhagic shock].
Svensén C
Letter: BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA. 2012;109(3):467-468
Rotational vertigo and nystagmus rapidly after an intrathecal block with bupivacaine and fentanyl.
Gellerfors M; Lundin H; Svensen CH
Review: BEST PRACTICE AND RESEARCH IN CLINICAL ANAESTHESIOLOGY. 2009;23(2):213-224
Pharmacokinetic aspects of fluid therapy.
Svensen CH; Rodhe PM; Prough DS
Review: SURGERY. 2006;139(3):419-432
Hemorrhage and operation cause a contraction of the extracellular space needing replacement--evidence and implications? A systematic review.
Brandstrup B; Svensen C; Engquist A
Published conference paper: ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA. 2006;:84-91
Perioperative fluid management
Prough DS; Svensén CH
Published conference paper: ANESTHESIOLOGY. 2005;102(5):985-994
Volume turnover kinetics of fluid shifts after hemorrhage, fluid infusion, and the combination of hemorrhage and fluid infusion in sheep
Norberg Å; Brauer KI; Prough DS; Gabrielsson J; Hahn RG; Uchida T; Traber DL; Svensén CH
Published conference paper: ANESTHESIOLOGY. 2003;98(3):670-681
Isoflurane but not mechanical ventilation promotes extravascular fluid accumulation during crystafloid volume loading
Connolly CM; Kramer GC; Hahn RG; Chaisson NF; Svensén CH; Kirschner RA; Hastings DA; Chinkes DL; Prough DS
Published conference paper: ANESTHESIOLOGY. 2002;96(2):442-449
Volume kinetic analysis of the distribution of 0.9% saline in conscious versus isoflurane-anesthetized sheep
Brauer KI; Svensén C; Hahn RG; Traber LD; Prough DS
Published conference paper: ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA. 2002;94(3):84-91
Perioperative fluid management
Prough DS; Svensen C
Editorial comment: CLINICAL SCIENCE. 2001;101(2):181-183
To bolus or not to bolus--is that the question?
Kramer GC; Svensen CH; Prough DS; Editorial Board
Review: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 1999;96(16):1969-1974
[Volume kinetics--a new method to control intravenous fluid infusion].
Svensén C; Drobin D; Edsberg L; Ståhle L; Hahn R
Thesis / dissertation: 1998
The use of volume kinetics as a method to optimise fluid therapy
Svensén, Christer
Published conference paper: ANESTHESIOLOGY. 1997;87(2):204-212
Volume kinetics of ringer solution, dextran 70, and hypertonic saline in male volunteers
Svensen C; Hahn RG

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Professor Emeritus/Emerita, Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2026

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Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2006
Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, 1998

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