Villiam V. Kildal | Karolinska Institutet

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About me

Within the aICU Programme, I conduct intensive care research using large local and international datasets to address clinical questions and develop clinically grounded, safety-focused machine learning models to assist clinical decision-making.

Articles

Article: EXPERIMENTAL LUNG RESEARCH. 2025;51(1):91-103
Limited utility of the PaCO₂-EtCO₂ gradient for assessing venous admixture in porcine lung trauma and sepsis
Kildal VV; Gustavsson J; Guenther M
Article: JPRAS OPEN. 2025;46:290-300
Age-related changes in platysma insertion height and the clinical role of high-resolution ultrasound in the elderly
Kildal VV; Reilly FOF; Pruidze P; Reissig L; Weninger WJ; Tzou C-HJ; Meng S; Rodriguez-Lorenzo A
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF TRAUMA AND EMERGENCY SURGERY. 2025;51(1):301
Prognostic value of admission ROTEM in trauma: enhancing 30-day all-cause mortality prediction using machine learning
Kildal VV; Dahlberg M; Ek CH; Oldner A; Wikman A; Wahlgren CM; Guenther M
Article: JPRAS OPEN. 2025;45:176-184
Can robotic assistance mitigate the negative impact of sleep deprivation on surgical performance in microsurgical tasks?
Frieberg H; Engstrom O; Nilsson A; Kildal VV; Mani M
Article: JPRAS OPEN. 2025;44:22-33
Exploring the relationship between the level of facial nerve injury and surgical outcome: Application of a new anatomical classification system in a limited cohort undergoing marginal mandibular nerve reconstruction
Kildal VV; Wamalwa AO; Walan LT; Rodriguez-Lorenzo A
Article: PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY. 2024;153(3):617e-625e
Ultrasound-Guided Injections for Treatment of Facial Paralysis Sequelae: A Randomized Study on Body Donors
Kildal VV; Rodriguez-Lorenzo A; Pruidze P; Reissig L; Weninger WJ; Tzou C-HJ; Jonsson L; Meng S
Article: JOURNAL OF PLASTIC RECONSTRUCTIVE AND AESTHETIC SURGERY. 2024;88:296-302
Preoperative assessment of depressor anguli oris to prevent myectomy failure: An anatomical study using high-resolution ultrasound
Kildal VV; Meng S; Pruidze P; Reissig L; Weninger WJ; Tzou C-HJ; Rodriguez-Lorenzo A
Article: PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY - GLOBAL OPEN. 2023;11(6):e5024
Early Second Free Flap is Required in Osteoradionecrosis-related Nonunion after Primary Mandible Reconstruction
Tee R; Schweizer R; Gomez-Martinez-de-Lecea C; Kildal VV; Thor A; Rodriguez-Lorenzo A
Article: JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY. 2021;32(6):2230-2232
Anatomical Features in Lower-Lip Depressor Muscles for Optimization of Myectomies in Marginal Mandibular Nerve Palsy
Kildal VV; Jensson D; Weninger WJ; Meng S; Tzou C-HJ; Rodriguez-Lorenzo A

All other publications

Published conference paper: JOURNAL OF PLASTIC RECONSTRUCTIVE AND AESTHETIC SURGERY. 2024;99:18-22
Feasibility of a cross-face reconstruction of the mental nerve-A cadaveric simulation study with histomorphometric analysis
Mayr-Riedler MS; Kildal VV; Holmquist A; Jonsson EL; Sandberg M; Rodriguez-Lorenzo A
Doctoral thesis: 2023
Advances in the Management of Facial Paralysis Sequelae
Vejbrink Kildal V
Published conference paper: MICROSURGERY. 2023;43(2):142-150
Selective ansa cervicalis nerve transfer to the marginal mandibular nerve for lower lip reanimation: An anatomical study in cadavers and a case report
Kildal VV; Tee R; Reissig L; Weninger WJJ; Tzou C-HJ; Rodriguez-Lorenzo A

Employments

Team Leader, aICU Research Programme (Anaesthesia and Intensive Care), Anaesthesia and Intensive Care research group, KI SÖS, Karolinska Institutet, 2026-
Research Specialist, Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, 2026-
Postdoctoral Studies, Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2026

Visiting research fellowships

Visiting Researcher, University of Cambridge, Developing a pipeline for building, testing, and safely deploying AI in intensive care within the Karolinska Institute aICU Research Programme., 2024
Postdoctoral researcher, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2026

News from KI

Events from KI

News from external media

UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE, ACCELERATE PROGRAMME FOR SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY. 2026
Blog Post, University of Cambridge: How can we… use AI to support clinical decision-making in intensive care?
SÖDERSJUKHUSET. 2025
Bättre beslutsunderlag för intensivvården med AI-stöd