- E-mailhavard.forsmo@uib.no
- Visitor AddressHaukeland Universitetssykehus Laboratoriebygget, 7. etg. Heis øst5009 Bergen
- Postal AddressPostboks 78045020 Bergen
Academic article
- (2024). Multidisiplinærtteamstyrker samarbeidet omkolorektale polypper. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.
- (2023). Complications after open and laparoscopic right-sided colectomy with central lymphadenectomy for colon cancer: randomized controlled trial. BJS Open.
- (2020). Laparoscopic lavage vs primary resection for acute perforated diverticulitis: Long-term outcomes from the Scandinavian Diverticulitis (SCANDIV) randomized clinical trial. JAMA Surgery. 1-7.
- (2019). Transanal total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer has been suspended in Norway. British Journal of Surgery. 121-130.
- (2019). Endorectal ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging for staging of early rectal cancers: how well does it work in practice? Acta Oncologica. S49-S54.
- (2018). Risk factors for complications following introduction of radical surgery for colon cancer; a consecutive patient series. Scandinavian Journal of Surgery.
- (2018). Randomized controlled trial of extended perioperative counseling in enhanced recovery after colorectal surgery. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 724-732.
- (2018). Preoperative anatomical road mapping reduces variability of operating time, estimated blood loss, and lymph node yield in right colectomy with extended D3 mesenterectomy for cancer. International Journal of Colorectal Disease. 151-160.
- (2017). One-year results of the SCANDIV randomized clinical trial of laparoscopic lavage versus primary resection for acute perforated diverticulitis. British Journal of Surgery. 1382-1392.
- (2017). Enhanced Recovery After Colorectal Surgery (ERAS) in Elderly Patients Is Feasible and Achieves Similar Results as in Younger Patients. Gerontology and geriatric medicine. 8 pages.
- (2016). Pre- and postoperative stoma education and guidance within an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programme reduces length of hospital stay in colorectal surgery. International Journal of Surgery (IJS). 121-126.
- (2016). Compliance with ERAS criteria and pre- and postoperative counselling affect length of hospital stay in colorectal surgery: results of a randomized controlled trial. Colorectal Disease. 603-611.
- (2015). Laparoscopic lavage vs primary resection for acute perforated diverticulitis: The SCANDIV randomized clinical trial. Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). 1364-1375.
Letter to the editor
- (2024). Aggregated 1-year complication rates and health-related quality of life after reconstructive surgery for rectal cancer with or without diverting stoma (Norwegian Stoma Trial): a protocol for national multicentre, open-label, prospective cohort study. BJS Open.
Doctoral dissertation
- (2017). Enhanced recovery after colorectal surgery – a randomized study of optimized perioperative treatment with an emphasis on patient counselling.
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