Katarina Göransson

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Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES ADVANCES. 2026;10:100471
Nurse staffing skill mix and acuity-adjusted provision ratios in Swedish neonatal care: A cohort benchmark study
Dillner P; Goransson KE; Norman M; Unbeck M; Forberg U
Article: PLOS ONE. 2026;21(3):e0342088
Translation, cultural adaptation and psychometric testing of short form quality of trauma patient experience measure (SF-QTAC-PREM) to a Swedish context
Martenson E; Kullberg A; Enocson A; Goransson KE
Article: INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY NURSING. 2026;86:101795
Experienced nurses' perceptions of essential nursing care in the emergency department - A focus group study
Amritzer MA; Nymark C; Goransson KE; Berg LM
Article: BMC MEDICINE. 2024;22(1):403
A guided single session intervention to reduce intrusive memories of work-related trauma: a randomised controlled trial with healthcare workers in the COVID-19 pandemic
Kanstrup M; Singh L; Leehr EJ; Goransson KE; Pihlgren SA; Iyadurai L; Dahl O; Falk A-C; Lindstrom V; Hadziosmanovic N; Gabrysch K; Moulds ML; Holmes EA
Article: JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY NURSING. 2024;50(3):392-402
A N EW P ERSPECTIVE ON M ISSED N URSING C ARE IN THE E MERGENCY D EPARTMENT : A D ESCRIPTIVE C ROSS-S ECTIONAL S TUDY
Amritzer MA; Goransson KE; Berg LM; Nymark C
Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2024;24(1):235
Factors predictive of hospital admission for children via emergency departments in Australia and Sweden: an observational cross-sectional study
Crilly J; Sweeny A; Muntlin A; Green D; Malyon L; Christofis L; Higgins M; Kallberg A-S; Dellner S; Myrelid A; Djarv T; Goransson KE
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CARING SCIENCES. 2023;37(4):1028-1037
Differences between Registered Nurses and nurse assistants around missed nursing care-An observational, comparative study
Nymark C; Falk A-C; von Vogelsang A-C; Goransson KE
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF TRAUMA RESUSCITATION & EMERGENCY MEDICINE. 2022;30(1):69
Thoracic injuries in trauma patients: epidemiology and its influence on mortality
Lundin A; Akram SK; Berg L; Goransson KE; Enocson A
Article: INTENSIVE AND CRITICAL CARE NURSING. 2022;72:103276
Missed nursing care in the critical care unit, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A comparative cross-sectional study
Falk A-C; Nymark C; Goransson KE; Von Vogelsang A-C
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF TRAUMA RESUSCITATION & EMERGENCY MEDICINE. 2022;30(1):27
A longitudinal, retrospective registry-based validation study of RETTS©, the Swedish adult ED context version.
Wireklint SC; Elmqvist C; Fridlund B; Göransson KE
Article: CONTEMPORARY CLINICAL TRIALS COMMUNICATIONS. 2022;26:100884
A first remotely-delivered guided brief intervention to reduce intrusive memories of psychological trauma for healthcare staff working during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Singh L; Kanstrup M; Gamble B; Geranmayeh A; Goransson KE; Rudman A; Dahl O; Lindstrom V; Horberg A; Holmes EA; Moulds ML
Article: RESUSCITATION PLUS. 2022;9:100209
Do-Not-Attempt-Cardiopulmonary-Resuscitation (DNACPR) decisions in patients admitted through the emergency department in a Swedish University Hospital - An observational study of outcome, patient characteristics and changes in DNACPR decisions
Piscator E; Goransson K; Forsberg S; Herlitz J; Djarv T
Article: NURSING OPEN. 2022;9(1):385-393
Patient safety, quality of care and missed nursing care at a cardiology department during the COVID-19 outbreak
Nymark C; von Vogelsang A-C; Falk A-C; Goransson KE
Article: JOURNAL OF NURSING MANAGEMENT. 2021;29(8):2594-2602
Nursing staff ratio and skill mix in Swedish emergency departments: A national cross-sectional benchmark study
Amritzer MA; Muntlin A; Berg LM; Goransson KE
Article: JOURNAL OF NURSING MANAGEMENT. 2021;29(8):2343-2352
Missed nursing care during the COVID-19 pandemic: A comparative observational study
von Vogelsang A-C; Goransson KE; Falk A-C; Nymark C
Article: PILOT AND FEASIBILITY STUDIES. 2021;7(1):184
Reaching people soon after a traumatic event: an exploratory observational feasibility study of recruitment in the emergency department to deliver a brief behavioral intervention via smartphone to prevent intrusive memories of trauma
Kanstrup M; Rudman A; Goransson K; Andersson E; Lauri KO; Rapoport E; Sunnergard L; Bragesjo M; Andersson E; Iyadurai L; Holmes EA
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF TRAUMA RESUSCITATION & EMERGENCY MEDICINE. 2021;29(1):89
An updated national survey of triage and triage related work in Sweden: a cross-sectional descriptive and comparative study
Wireklint SC; Elmqvist C; Goransson KE
Article: RESUSCITATION PLUS. 2021;6:100128
Low adherence to legislation regarding Do-Not-Attempt-Cardiopulmonary-Resuscitation orders in a Swedish University Hospital
Piscator E; Djarv T; Rakovic K; Bostrom E; Forsberg S; Holzmann MJ; Herlitz J; Goransson K
Article: JMIR FORMATIVE RESEARCH. 2021;5(5):e27473
Digitalizing a Brief Intervention to Reduce Intrusive Memories of Psychological Trauma for Health Care Staff Working During COVID-19: Exploratory Pilot Study With Nurses
Singh L; Kanstrup M; Depa K; Falk A-C; Lindstrom V; Dahl O; Goransson KE; Rudman A; Holmes EA
Article: BMC RESEARCH NOTES. 2021;14(1):176
A simple cognitive task intervention to prevent intrusive memories after trauma in patients in the Emergency Department: A randomized controlled trial terminated due to COVID-19
Kanstrup M; Singh L; Goransson KE; Gamble B; Taylor RS; Iyadurai L; Moulds ML; Holmes EA
Article: TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY. 2021;11(1):30
Reducing intrusive memories after trauma via a brief cognitive task intervention in the hospital emergency department: an exploratory pilot randomised controlled trial
Kanstrup M; Singh L; Goransson KE; Widoff J; Taylor RS; Gamble B; Iyadurai L; Moulds ML; Holmes EA
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING. 2020;29(23-24):4645-4652
Translation, culture adaption and psychometric testing of the MISSCARE Survey-Swedish version
Nymark C; Goransson KE; Saboonchi F; Falk A-C; von Vogelsang A-C
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES. 2020;102:103473
Exploring the incidence and nature of nursing-sensitive orthopaedic adverse events: A multicenter cohort study using Global Trigger Tool
Hommel A; Magneli M; Samuelsson B; Schildmeijer K; Sjostrand D; Goransson KE; Unbeck M
Article: RESUSCITATION. 2019;143:92-99
Prearrest prediction of favourable neurological survival following in-hospital cardiac arrest: The Prediction of outcome for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (PIHCA) score
Piscator E; Goransson K; Forsberg S; Bottai M; Ebell M; Herlitz J; Djarv T
Article: ANNALS OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE. 2019;74(3):345-356
Associations Between Crowding and Ten-Day Mortality Among Patients Allocated Lower Triage Acuity Levels Without Need of Acute Hospital Care on Departure From the Emergency Department
Berg LM; Ehrenberg A; Florin J; Ostergren J; Discacciati A; Goransson KE
Article: INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY NURSING. 2019;43:50-55
Significant changes in emergency department length of stay and case mix over eight years at a large Swedish University Hospital
Berg LM; Ehrenberg A; Florin J; Ostergren J; Goransson KE
Article: RESUSCITATION. 2018;128:63-69
Predicting neurologically intact survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest-external validation of the Good Outcome Following Attempted Resuscitation score
Piscator E; Goransson K; Bruchfeld S; Hammar U; el Gharbi S; Ebell M; Herlitz J; Djarv T
Article: INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY NURSING. 2018;38:21-28
A descriptive study of registered nurses' application of the triage scale RETTS©; a Swedish reliability study
Wireklint SC; Elmqvist C; Parenti N; Goransson KE
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE. 2018;25(2):105-109
Nonspecific abdominal pain in the Emergency Department: malignancy incidence in a nationwide Swedish cohort study
Ferlander P; Elfstrom C; Goransson K; von Rosen A; Djarv T
Article: LANCET HAEMATOLOGY. 2017;4(9):e424-e430
Measurement of peripheral venous catheter-related phlebitis: a cross-sectional study
Goransson K; Forberg U; Johansson E; Unbeck M
Article: INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY NURSING. 2017;33:14-19
Physicians' and nurses' perceptions of patient safety risks in the emergency department
Kallberg A-S; Ehrenberg A; Florin J; Ostergren J; Goransson KE
Article: INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY NURSING. 2016;29:21-26
Reasons for interrupting colleagues during emergency department work - A qualitative study
Berg LM; Florin J; Ehrenberg A; Ostergren J; Djarv T; Goransson KE
Article: INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY NURSING. 2016;27:11-16
Factors influencing clinicians' perceptions of interruptions as disturbing or non-disturbing: A qualitative study
Berg LM; Kallberg A-S; Ehrenberg A; Florin J; Ostergren J; Djarv T; Brixey JJ; Goransson KE
Article: RESUSCITATION. 2016;99:79-83
Survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest is highly associated with the Age-combined Charlson Co-morbidity Index in a cohort study from a two-site Swedish University hospital
Piscator E; Hedberg P; Goransson K; Djarv T
Journal article: RESUSCITATION. 2015;96:109-110
Survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest highly associated to age-adjusted Charlson co-morbidity index a cohort study from a two-sited Swedish University hospital
Piscator E; Hedberg P; Göransson K; Djärv T
Journal article: ANNALS OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE. 2015;66(4):s151-s152
422 A Multicenter Study on the Comparison of Inter-Rater Reliability Between a Four- and a Five-Level In-Hospital Triage Scales
Parenti N; Bastiani L; Wireklint S; Cavazza M; Elmqvist C; Lanzarini C; Carangelo N; Potente R; Sarli L; Göransson K; Molinaro S
Article: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2015;36(14):863-871
Improved outcome in Sweden after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and possible association with improvements in every link in the chain of survival
Stromsoe A; Svensson L; Axelsson AB; Claesson A; Goransson KE; Nordberg P; Herlitz J
Article: INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY NURSING. 2015;23(2):156-161
Contributing factors to errors in Swedish emergency departments
Kallberg A-S; Goransson KE; Florin J; Ostergren J; Brixey JJ; Ehrenberg A
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE. 2015;33(3):419-422
Pain rating in the ED-a comparison between 2 scales in a Swedish hospital
Goransson KE; Heilborn U; Selberg J; von Scheele S; Djarv T
Article: BMJ QUALITY & SAFETY. 2013;22(8):656-663
Interruptions in emergency department work: an observational and interview study
Berg LM; Kallberg A-S; Goransson KE; Ostergren J; Florin J; Ehrenberg A
Article: RESUSCITATION. 2013;84(7):952-956
Validity of reported data in the Swedish Cardiac Arrest Register in selected parts in Sweden
Stromsoe A; Svensson L; Axelsson AB; Goransson K; Todorova L; Herlitz J
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE. 2013;20(1):33-38
Medical errors and complaints in emergency department care in Sweden as reported by care providers, healthcare staff, and patients - a national review
Kallberg A-S; Goransson KE; Ostergren J; Florin J; Ehrenberg A
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE. 2013;20(1):45-50
Patients' pathway to emergency care: is the emergency department their first choice of care?
Goransson KE; De Waern M; Lindmarker P
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE. 2012;19(4):246-251
An observational study of activities and multitasking performed by clinicians in two Swedish emergency departments
Berg LM; Ehrenberg A; Florin J; Ostergren J; Goransson KE
Article: JOURNAL OF VASCULAR ACCESS. 2012;13(1):16-21
Prehospital peripheral venous catheters: a prospective study of patient complications
Goransson KE; Johansson E
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF TRAUMA RESUSCITATION & EMERGENCY MEDICINE. 2011;19:72
Swedish emergency department triage and interventions for improved patient flows: a national update
Farrokhnia N; Goransson KE
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING. 2011;20(17-18):2425-2435
Registered nurses' thinking strategies on malnutrition and pressure ulcers in nursing homes: a scenario-based think-aloud study
Fossum M; Alexander GL; Goransson KE; Ehnfors M; Ehrenberg A
Article: JOURNAL OF VASCULAR ACCESS. 2011;12(3):193-199
Indication and usage of peripheral venous catheters inserted in adult patients during emergency care
Goransson KE; Johansson E
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE. 2011;18(2):68-72
Interrater agreement: a comparison between two emergency department triage scales
Goransson KE; von Rosen A
Journal article: AUSTRALASIAN EMERGENCY CARE. 2011;14:s18
Medical errors regarding emergency department care reported to national authorities in Sweden by care providers and patients
Källberg A-S; Ehrenberg A; Östergren J; Florin J; Göransson KE
Journal article: AUSTRALASIAN EMERGENCY CARE. 2011;14:s21
Multitasking and interruptions of emergency department clinicians’ activities
Berg LM; Ehrenberg A; Östergren J; Florin J; Göransson KE
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CARING SCIENCES. 2010;24(4):746-754
Patients' conceptions of the triage encounter at the Emergency Department
Moller M; Fridlund B; Goransson K
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2010;107(17):1164
[SBU about "lean": Process-oriented work in emergency departments yields shorter through-put].
Asplund K; Castrén M; Ehrenberg A; Farrokhnia N; Göransson K; Jonsson H; Lind L; Oredsson S; Rognes J
Article: RESUSCITATION. 2010;81(2):211-216
Education in cardiopulmonary resuscitation in Sweden and its clinical consequences
Stromsoe A; Andersson B; Ekstrom L; Herlitz J; Axelsson A; Goransson KE; Svensson L; Holmberg S
Article: INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY NURSING. 2010;18(1):36-40
Patient experience of the triage encounter in a Swedish emergency department.
Göransson KE; von Rosen A
Journal article: AUSTRALASIAN EMERGENCY CARE. 2009;12(4):169
Prehospital peripheral venous catheters: Incidence and usage
Göransson KE; Johansson E
Journal article: AUSTRALASIAN EMERGENCY CARE. 2009;12(4):158
The triage encounter from the patient perspective
Göransson KE; von Rosen A
Article: JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING. 2008;61(2):163-172
Thinking strategies used by Registered Nurses during emergency department triage
Goransson KE; Ehnfors M; Fonteyn ME; Ehrenberg A
Journal article: AUSTRALASIAN EMERGENCY CARE. 2007;10(4):202
Registered nurse-led emergency department triage
Göransson KE
Journal article: AUSTRALASIAN EMERGENCY CARE. 2007;10(4):202-203
Does gender matter at triage?
Ahlström F; Göransson KE; von Rosen A
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS. 2007;76 Suppl 2:S270-S273
An effort to use qualitative data analysis software for analysing think aloud data.
Göransson KE; Ehrenberg A; Ehnfors M; Fonteyn M
Article: INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY NURSING. 2006;14(2):83-88
Emergency department triage: is there a link between nurses' personal characteristics and accuracy in triage decisions?
Göransson KE; Ehrenberg A; Marklund B; Ehnfors M
Article: STUDIES IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATICS. 2006;122:143-146
The use of qualitative data analysis software (QDAS) to manage and support the analysis of think aloud (TA) data.
Göransson K; Ehrenberg A; Ehnfors M; Fonteyn M
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CARING SCIENCES. 2005;19(4):432-438
Accuracy and concordance of nurses in emergency department triage
Göransson K; Ehrenberg A; Marklund B; Ehnfors M
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2005;102(43):3155-3156
[MTS, ATS, CTAS or ESI--dies anything fit the Swedish emergency department triage?].
Göransson K; Ehrenberg A; Ehnfors M
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING. 2005;14(9):1067-1074
Triage in emergency departments: national survey
Göransson KE; Ehrenberg A; Ehnfors M
Journal article: JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY NURSING. 2004;30(5):408-409
12. A Nurse's Role in Triage in a Swedish Emergency Department
Göransson K; Ehrenberg A; Ehnfors M
Article: AMIA ... ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS / AMIA SYMPOSIUM. AMIA SYMPOSIUM. 2003;2003:851
A national survey of emergency department triage in Sweden.
Göransson K; Ehrenberg A; Ehnfors M
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Review: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES ADVANCES. 2025;8:100270
The scope of emergency nursing viewed through the lens of complex adaptive systems: A discussion paper
Goransson KE; Drennan J; Mainz H; Skov NF; Amritzer M; Berg LM; Andersen KV; Lisby M
Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION AND NEW LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES. 2025;1:3128-3131
SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING SKILLS TRAINING - A MULTISTEP FEASIBILITY STUDY
Hörberg A; Skoglund P; Södersved Källestedt M-L; Rudholm Feldreich T; Rudman A; Swall A; Förberg U; Göransson K
Review: PLOS ONE. 2025;20(1):e0317501
Mucosal injuries from indwelling catheters: A scoping review
Goeransson KE; von Vogelsang A-C; Engstroem G
Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2022
Thoracic injuries in trauma patients Epidemiology and its influence on mortality
Lundin A; Akram SK; Berg L; Göransson KE; Enocson A
Preprint: JMIR PREPRINTS. 2021
Digitalizing a Brief Intervention to Reduce Intrusive Memories of Psychological Trauma for Health Care Staff Working During COVID-19: Exploratory Pilot Study With Nurses (Preprint)
Singh L; Kanstrup M; Depa K; Falk A-C; Lindström V; Dahl O; Göransson KE; Rudman A; Holmes EA
Letter: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE. 2016;34(11):2246-2247
Patients' perspectives on the insufficiency of scales to rate their pain in the ED
Goransson KE; Heilborn U; Djarv T
Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY NURSING. 2014;22(4):243-244
Interruptions and disturbances in emergency department work assignments
Berg LM; Kallberg A-S; Goransson KE; Ostergren J; Florin J; Ehrenberg A
Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY NURSING. 2014;22(4):289
Comparison of a four and a five-point triage party reliability (Italy vs Sweden)
Goransson K; Parenti N; Elmqvist C; Wirekllint SC
Review: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF TRAUMA RESUSCITATION & EMERGENCY MEDICINE. 2011;19:43
A systematic review of triage-related interventions to improve patient flow in emergency departments
Oredsson S; Jonsson H; Rognes J; Lind L; Goransson KE; Ehrenberg A; Asplund K; Castren M; Farrohknia N
Review: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF TRAUMA RESUSCITATION & EMERGENCY MEDICINE. 2011;19:42
Emergency Department Triage Scales and Their Components: A Systematic Review of the Scientific Evidence
Farrohknia N; Castren M; Ehrenberg A; Lind L; Oredsson S; Jonsson H; Asplund K; Goransson KE
Conference publication: CARDIOLOGY. 2009;113:118
Education in cardiopulmonary resuscitation in Sweden and its clinical consequences
Stromsoe A; Herlitz J; Axelsson A; Svensson L; Goransson K; Andersson B; Holmberg S

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Why do older people seek emergency care? Causes, circumstances and explanations
Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
1 January 2016 - 31 December 2018

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Affiliated to Research, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2026

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