Nils Kristian Skjærvold
+4799375774
AHL-senteret, 343.02.009, Øya, Prinsesse Kristinas gate 3
About
Anaesthesiologist, researcher, med-tech entrepreneur, and lecturer at St Olav University Hospital and NTNU with a special interest in in vivo biosensors and complex physiological regulation.
Current positions
- Senior consultant anaesthesiologist, Dep of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, St Olav University Hospital
- Associate Professor, Dep of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Background
- Professional study medicine at NTNU 1997 – 2003
- Residency Narvik and Meløy 2003 – 2005
- Anaesthesiologist since 2005, registered specialist 2010, cardiothoracic anaesthesiologist since 2012; St Olav University Hospital
- PhD at NTNU 2009 – 2012
- Postdoc researcher NTNU 2015 – 2020
- Supervisor (previous/ongoing) of 13 Master Thesis and 3 PhD Thesis
- Lecturer at the Medical Faculty NTNU since 2015
- Research experience within animal- and clinical studies, physiological studies (circulation), high-resolution sensor-data, medical-technological innovation and development, and research management
Previous research
- 2009 – 2012: PhD. Automated Glucose Control: Continuous glucose measurement, insulin pharmacology, and development of a regulation algorithm
- 2009 – 2019: Cooperation/unpaid medical consultant GlucoSet (previous InvivoSense)
- 2012 – 2015: Co-founder and early participant in the research group Artificial Pancreas Trondheim.
- 2015 – 2020: Complex physiological regulation and oscilliations. Postdoc project, PhD-supervisor, supervisor of several master thesis
- 2017 – 2020: Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer Moon Labs; prototyping of the Evo biosensor
Ongoing research
- Development of non-invasive sensors and systems for patient monitoring
- Postoperative delirium in cardiac surgery patients (prevention, sensortechnology)
Teaching and supervision
- Supervisor at the Master and PhD programs at NTNU
- Head of the anaesthesia teaching at the professional study in medicine at NTNU
- Miscellaneous internal teaching for doctors and nurses at St Olav University Hospital
- Link: my teaching material (Norwegian page)
Publications
2022
-
Langeland, Halvor;
Bergum, Daniel;
Løberg, Magnus;
Bjørnstad, Knut;
Skaug, Thomas Renhult;
Nordseth, Trond;
Klepstad, Pål;
Skjaervold, Nils Kristian.
(2022)
Characteristics of circulatory failure after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A prospective cohort study.
Open heart.
volum 9 (1).
Academic article
-
Neerland, Bjørn Erik;
Busund, Rolf;
Haaverstad, Rune;
Helbostad, Jorunn L.;
Landsverk, Svein A.;
Martinaityte, Ieva;
Norum, Hilde Margrethe;
Ræder, Johan;
Selbæk, Geir;
Simpson, Melanie Rae;
Skaar, Elisabeth;
Skjaervold, Nils Kristian;
Skovlund, Eva;
Slooter, Arjen J. C.;
Svendsen, Øyvind Sverre;
Tønnessen, Theis;
Wahba, Alexander;
Zetterberg, Henrik;
Wyller, Torgeir Bruun.
(2022)
Alpha-2-adrenergic receptor agonists for the prevention of delirium and cognitive decline after open heart surgery (ALPHA2PREVENT): protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial.
BMJ Open.
volum 12 (6).
Article
-
Stenwig, Eline;
Salvi, Giampiero;
Salvo Rossi, Pierluigi;
Skjaervold, Nils Kristian.
(2022)
Comparative analysis of explainable machine learning prediction models for hospital mortality.
BMC Medical Research Methodology.
volum 22 (1).
Academic article
2021
-
Langeland, Halvor Johannes Breivik;
Damås, Jan Kristian;
Mollnes, Tom Eirik;
Ludviksen, Judith K;
Ueland, Thor;
Michelsen, Annika Elisabet;
Løberg, Magnus;
Bergum, Daniel;
Nordseth, Trond;
Skjærvold, Nils Kristian;
Klepstad, Pål.
(2021)
The inflammatory response is related to circulatory failure after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A prospective cohort study.
Resuscitation.
volum 170.
Academic article
-
Langeland, Halvor;
Bergum, Daniel;
Nordseth, Trond;
Løberg, Magnus;
Skaug, Thomas Renhult;
Bjørnstad, Knut;
Gundersen, Ørjan;
Skjaervold, Nils Kristian;
Klepstad, Pål.
(2021)
Circulatory trajectories after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a prospective cohort study.
BMC Anesthesiology.
volum 21.
Academic article
2020
-
Harbo, Erlend Flinstad;
Fuglerud, Silje Skeide;
Skjaervold, Nils Kristian.
(2020)
Visualisation of Limb Movements by Accelerometers in Sedated Patients.
Critical Care.
volum 24 (1).
Academic article
-
Knai, Kathrine;
Aadahl, Petter;
Skjærvold, Nils Kristian.
(2020)
Cardiac surgery does not lead to loss of oscillatory components in circulatory signals.
Physiological Reports.
volum 8 (9).
Academic article
-
Schaanning, Sebastian G.;
Skjaervold, Nils Kristian.
(2020)
Rapid declines in systolic blood pressure are associated with an increase in pulse transit time.
PLOS ONE.
volum 15:e0240126 (10).
Academic article
2018
-
Langeland, Halvor;
Bergum, Daniel;
Løberg, Magnus;
Bjørnstad, Knut;
Damås, Jan Kristian;
Mollnes, Tom Eirik;
Skjaervold, Nils Kristian;
Klepstad, Pål.
(2018)
Transitions Between Circulatory States After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Protocol for an Observational, Prospective Cohort Study.
JMIR Research Protocols.
volum 7 (1).
Academic article
-
Skjaervold, Nils Kristian;
Knai, Kathrine;
Elvemo, Nicolas-Andreas L..
(2018)
Some oscillatory phenomena of blood glucose regulation: An exploratory pilot study in pigs.
PLOS ONE.
volum 13 (4).
Academic article
-
Tannvik, Tomas Dybos;
Rimehaug, Audun Eskeland;
Skjaervold, Nils Kristian;
Kirkeby-Garstad, Idar.
(2018)
Post cardiac surgery stunning reduces stroke work, but leaves cardiac power output unchanged in patients with normal ejection fraction.
Physiological Reports.
volum 6 (13).
Academic article
2017
-
Carlsen, Anders Wetting;
Skjaervold, Nils Kristian;
Berg, Nils Johan;
Karlsen, Øystein;
Gunnarson, Eli;
Wahba, Alexander.
(2017)
Swedish-Norwegian co-operation in the treatment of three hypothermia victims: a case report.
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine.
volum 25 (73).
Academic article
-
Knai, Kathrine;
Kulia, Geir;
Molinas Cabrera, Maria Marta;
Skjaervold, Nils Kristian.
(2017)
Instantaneous frequencies of continuous blood pressure A comparison of the power spectrum, the continuous wavelet transform and the Hilbert-Huang transform.
Advances in Adaptive Data Analysis.
volum 9 (4).
Academic article
-
Knai, Kathrine;
Skjaervold, Nils Kristian.
(2017)
A pig model of acute right ventricular afterload increase by hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction.
BMC Research Notes.
volum 10:2.
Academic article
-
Langeland, Halvor J.B.;
Lyng, Oddveig;
Aadahl, Petter;
Skjaervold, Nils Kristian.
(2017)
The coherence of macrocirculation, microcirculation, and tissue metabolic response during nontraumatic hemorrhagic shock in swine.
Physiological Reports.
volum 5 (7).
Academic article
-
Skjaervold, Nils Kristian;
Brovold, Helge;
Rahmati, Hodjatolah;
Martens, Harald;
Tøndel, Kristin;
Cedersund, Gunnar;
Munck, Lars M..
(2017)
Multivariate Analyses and the Bridging of Biology's ‘Math-Gap’.
Encyclopedia of analytical chemistry.
Academic chapter/article
2016
-
Fougner, Anders Lyngvi;
Kölle, Konstanze;
Skjaervold, Nils Kristian;
Elvemo, Nicolas-Andreas L.;
Hjelme, Dag Roar;
Ellingsen, Reinold;
Carlsen, Sven Magnus;
Stavdahl, Øyvind.
(2016)
Intraperitoneal Glucose Sensing is Sometimes Surprisingly Rapid.
Modeling, Identification and Control.
volum 37 (2).
Academic article
-
Kjetså, Erik;
Skjaervold, Nils Kristian;
Skogvoll, Eirik;
Kirkeby-Garstad, Idar.
(2016)
Synchronizing thermodilution cardiac output measurements with spontaneous breathing does not improve precision.
Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica.
volum 60 (3).
Academic article
2013
-
Skjaervold, Nils Kristian;
Østling, Dan;
Hjelme, Dag Roar;
Spigset, Olav;
Lyng, Oddveig;
Aadahl, Petter.
(2013)
Blood Glucose Control Using a Novel Continuous Blood Glucose Monitor and Repetitive Intravenous Insulin Boluses: Exploiting Natural Insulin Pulsatility as a Principle for a Future Artificial Pancreas.
International Journal of Endocrinology.
Academic article
2012
-
Skjaervold, Nils Kristian.
(2012)
Automated Blood Glucose Control - Development and Testing of an Artificial Endocrine Pancreas Using a Novel Intravascular Glucose Monitor and a New Approach to Insulin Pharmacology.
2012. ISBN 978-82-471-3863-2.
PhD thesis
-
Skjaervold, Nils Kristian;
Aadahl, Petter.
(2012)
Comparison of arterial and mixed venous blood glucose levels in hemodynamically unstable pigs: implications for location of a continuous glucose sensor.
Acta Diabetologica.
volum 49 (6).
Academic article
-
Skjaervold, Nils Kristian;
Lyng, Oddveig;
Spigset, Olav;
Aadahl, Petter.
(2012)
Pharmacology of Intravenous Insulin Administration: Implications for Future Closed-Loop Glycemic Control by the Intravenous/Intravenous Route.
Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics.
volum 14 (1).
Academic article
2011
-
Skjærvold, Nils Kristian;
Solligård, Erik;
Hjelme, Dag Roar;
Aadahl, Petter.
(2011)
Continuous Measurement of Blood Glucose Validation of a New Intravascular Sensor.
Anesthesiology.
volum 114 (1).
Academic article
2004
-
Skjaervold, Nils K;
Bergh, Kåre;
Bevanger, Lars Solbu.
(2004)
Distribution of PFGE types of invasive Norwegian group B streptococci in relation to serotypes.
Indian Journal of Medical Research (IJMR).
volum 119.
Academic article
Scientific articles
-
Langeland, Halvor;
Bergum, Daniel;
Løberg, Magnus;
Bjørnstad, Knut;
Skaug, Thomas Renhult;
Nordseth, Trond;
Klepstad, Pål;
Skjaervold, Nils Kristian.
(2022)
Characteristics of circulatory failure after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A prospective cohort study.
Open heart.
volum 9 (1).
Academic article
-
Stenwig, Eline;
Salvi, Giampiero;
Salvo Rossi, Pierluigi;
Skjaervold, Nils Kristian.
(2022)
Comparative analysis of explainable machine learning prediction models for hospital mortality.
BMC Medical Research Methodology.
volum 22 (1).
Academic article
-
Langeland, Halvor Johannes Breivik;
Damås, Jan Kristian;
Mollnes, Tom Eirik;
Ludviksen, Judith K;
Ueland, Thor;
Michelsen, Annika Elisabet;
Løberg, Magnus;
Bergum, Daniel;
Nordseth, Trond;
Skjærvold, Nils Kristian;
Klepstad, Pål.
(2021)
The inflammatory response is related to circulatory failure after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A prospective cohort study.
Resuscitation.
volum 170.
Academic article
-
Langeland, Halvor;
Bergum, Daniel;
Nordseth, Trond;
Løberg, Magnus;
Skaug, Thomas Renhult;
Bjørnstad, Knut;
Gundersen, Ørjan;
Skjaervold, Nils Kristian;
Klepstad, Pål.
(2021)
Circulatory trajectories after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a prospective cohort study.
BMC Anesthesiology.
volum 21.
Academic article
-
Harbo, Erlend Flinstad;
Fuglerud, Silje Skeide;
Skjaervold, Nils Kristian.
(2020)
Visualisation of Limb Movements by Accelerometers in Sedated Patients.
Critical Care.
volum 24 (1).
Academic article
-
Knai, Kathrine;
Aadahl, Petter;
Skjærvold, Nils Kristian.
(2020)
Cardiac surgery does not lead to loss of oscillatory components in circulatory signals.
Physiological Reports.
volum 8 (9).
Academic article
-
Schaanning, Sebastian G.;
Skjaervold, Nils Kristian.
(2020)
Rapid declines in systolic blood pressure are associated with an increase in pulse transit time.
PLOS ONE.
volum 15:e0240126 (10).
Academic article
-
Langeland, Halvor;
Bergum, Daniel;
Løberg, Magnus;
Bjørnstad, Knut;
Damås, Jan Kristian;
Mollnes, Tom Eirik;
Skjaervold, Nils Kristian;
Klepstad, Pål.
(2018)
Transitions Between Circulatory States After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Protocol for an Observational, Prospective Cohort Study.
JMIR Research Protocols.
volum 7 (1).
Academic article
-
Skjaervold, Nils Kristian;
Knai, Kathrine;
Elvemo, Nicolas-Andreas L..
(2018)
Some oscillatory phenomena of blood glucose regulation: An exploratory pilot study in pigs.
PLOS ONE.
volum 13 (4).
Academic article
-
Tannvik, Tomas Dybos;
Rimehaug, Audun Eskeland;
Skjaervold, Nils Kristian;
Kirkeby-Garstad, Idar.
(2018)
Post cardiac surgery stunning reduces stroke work, but leaves cardiac power output unchanged in patients with normal ejection fraction.
Physiological Reports.
volum 6 (13).
Academic article
-
Carlsen, Anders Wetting;
Skjaervold, Nils Kristian;
Berg, Nils Johan;
Karlsen, Øystein;
Gunnarson, Eli;
Wahba, Alexander.
(2017)
Swedish-Norwegian co-operation in the treatment of three hypothermia victims: a case report.
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine.
volum 25 (73).
Academic article
-
Knai, Kathrine;
Kulia, Geir;
Molinas Cabrera, Maria Marta;
Skjaervold, Nils Kristian.
(2017)
Instantaneous frequencies of continuous blood pressure A comparison of the power spectrum, the continuous wavelet transform and the Hilbert-Huang transform.
Advances in Adaptive Data Analysis.
volum 9 (4).
Academic article
-
Knai, Kathrine;
Skjaervold, Nils Kristian.
(2017)
A pig model of acute right ventricular afterload increase by hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction.
BMC Research Notes.
volum 10:2.
Academic article
-
Langeland, Halvor J.B.;
Lyng, Oddveig;
Aadahl, Petter;
Skjaervold, Nils Kristian.
(2017)
The coherence of macrocirculation, microcirculation, and tissue metabolic response during nontraumatic hemorrhagic shock in swine.
Physiological Reports.
volum 5 (7).
Academic article
-
Fougner, Anders Lyngvi;
Kölle, Konstanze;
Skjaervold, Nils Kristian;
Elvemo, Nicolas-Andreas L.;
Hjelme, Dag Roar;
Ellingsen, Reinold;
Carlsen, Sven Magnus;
Stavdahl, Øyvind.
(2016)
Intraperitoneal Glucose Sensing is Sometimes Surprisingly Rapid.
Modeling, Identification and Control.
volum 37 (2).
Academic article
-
Kjetså, Erik;
Skjaervold, Nils Kristian;
Skogvoll, Eirik;
Kirkeby-Garstad, Idar.
(2016)
Synchronizing thermodilution cardiac output measurements with spontaneous breathing does not improve precision.
Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica.
volum 60 (3).
Academic article
-
Skjaervold, Nils Kristian;
Østling, Dan;
Hjelme, Dag Roar;
Spigset, Olav;
Lyng, Oddveig;
Aadahl, Petter.
(2013)
Blood Glucose Control Using a Novel Continuous Blood Glucose Monitor and Repetitive Intravenous Insulin Boluses: Exploiting Natural Insulin Pulsatility as a Principle for a Future Artificial Pancreas.
International Journal of Endocrinology.
Academic article
-
Skjaervold, Nils Kristian;
Aadahl, Petter.
(2012)
Comparison of arterial and mixed venous blood glucose levels in hemodynamically unstable pigs: implications for location of a continuous glucose sensor.
Acta Diabetologica.
volum 49 (6).
Academic article
-
Skjaervold, Nils Kristian;
Lyng, Oddveig;
Spigset, Olav;
Aadahl, Petter.
(2012)
Pharmacology of Intravenous Insulin Administration: Implications for Future Closed-Loop Glycemic Control by the Intravenous/Intravenous Route.
Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics.
volum 14 (1).
Academic article
-
Skjærvold, Nils Kristian;
Solligård, Erik;
Hjelme, Dag Roar;
Aadahl, Petter.
(2011)
Continuous Measurement of Blood Glucose Validation of a New Intravascular Sensor.
Anesthesiology.
volum 114 (1).
Academic article
-
Skjaervold, Nils K;
Bergh, Kåre;
Bevanger, Lars Solbu.
(2004)
Distribution of PFGE types of invasive Norwegian group B streptococci in relation to serotypes.
Indian Journal of Medical Research (IJMR).
volum 119.
Academic article
Journal publications
-
Neerland, Bjørn Erik;
Busund, Rolf;
Haaverstad, Rune;
Helbostad, Jorunn L.;
Landsverk, Svein A.;
Martinaityte, Ieva;
Norum, Hilde Margrethe;
Ræder, Johan;
Selbæk, Geir;
Simpson, Melanie Rae;
Skaar, Elisabeth;
Skjaervold, Nils Kristian;
Skovlund, Eva;
Slooter, Arjen J. C.;
Svendsen, Øyvind Sverre;
Tønnessen, Theis;
Wahba, Alexander;
Zetterberg, Henrik;
Wyller, Torgeir Bruun.
(2022)
Alpha-2-adrenergic receptor agonists for the prevention of delirium and cognitive decline after open heart surgery (ALPHA2PREVENT): protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial.
BMJ Open.
volum 12 (6).
Article
Part of book/report
-
Skjaervold, Nils Kristian;
Brovold, Helge;
Rahmati, Hodjatolah;
Martens, Harald;
Tøndel, Kristin;
Cedersund, Gunnar;
Munck, Lars M..
(2017)
Multivariate Analyses and the Bridging of Biology's ‘Math-Gap’.
Encyclopedia of analytical chemistry.
Academic chapter/article
Report
-
Skjaervold, Nils Kristian.
(2012)
Automated Blood Glucose Control - Development and Testing of an Artificial Endocrine Pancreas Using a Novel Intravascular Glucose Monitor and a New Approach to Insulin Pharmacology.
2012. ISBN 978-82-471-3863-2.
PhD thesis