Navigation

  • Skip to Content
NTNU Home

ntnu.edu

  • Studies
    • Master's programmes in English
    • For exchange students
    • PhD opportunities
    • All programmes of study
    • Courses
    • Financing
    • Language requirements
    • Application process
    • Academic calendar
    • FAQ
  • Research and innovation
    • NTNU research
    • Research excellence
    • Strategic research areas
    • Innovation resources
    • PhD opportunities
  • Life and housing
    • Student in Trondheim
    • Student in Gjøvik
    • Student in Ålesund
    • For researchers
    • Life and housing
  • About NTNU
    • Contact us
    • Faculties and departments
    • Libraries
    • International researcher support
    • Vacancies
    • About NTNU
    • Maps
  1. Home
  2. Employees

Språkvelger

Norsk

Nils Kristian Skjærvold

Nils Kristian Skjærvold

Associate Professor
Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

nils.k.skjervold@ntnu.no
+4799375774 AHL-senteret, 343.02.009, Øya, Prinsesse Kristinas gate 3
About Publications

About

CV

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

  • Chronological
  • By category
  • See all publications in Cristin

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
NTNU
Studies
  • Master's programmes in English
  • For exchange students
  • PhD opportunities
  • Courses
  • Career development
  • Continuing education
  • Application process
Contact
  • Contact NTNU
  • Employees
  • For alumni
  • Press contacts
  • Researcher support
Discover NTNU
  • Experts
  • Vacancies
  • Pictures from NTNU
  • Innovation resources
  • NTNU in Gjøvik
  • NTNU in Trondheim
  • NTNU in Ålesund
  • Maps
About NTNU
  • NTNU's strategy
  • Research excellence
  • Strategic research areas
  • Organizational chart
  • Libraries
  • About the university
Services
  • For employees
  • For students
  • Blackboard
  • Intranet

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Use of cookies
Accessibility statement (in Norwegian)
Privacy policy
Editoral responsibility
Sign In