Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research
During the coming years, I and my PhD students have the following main research directions.
- Improved diagnostics and risk stratification in suspected acute coronary syndrome.
The project is performed in collaboration with Cardiology, Clinical Physiology and Theoretical Physics at Lund University as well as the Unit for clinical trial support at Region Skåne
- Decision support in emergency medicine based on machine learning and artifical intelligence
This project is a part of the AIR Lund collaboration;
- Effects of medical checklists in emergency care
These studies are conducted in collaboration with the clinical skills center Practicum at Region Skåne.
- Throughput times in the emergency department, crowding and patient outcome.
This is a collaboration with researchers at Region Östergötland, Sweden
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Disease
- Other Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere specified
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Utilizing artificial intelligence and medical experts to identify predictors for common diagnoses in dyspneic adults: A cross-sectional study of consecutive emergency department patients from Southern Sweden
Tolestam Heyman, E., Ashfaq, A., Ekelund, U., Ohlsson, M., Björk, J., Schubert, A. M., Lingman, M. & Khoshnood, A. M., 2025 May 28, In: International Journal of Medical Informatics. 202, October 2025, 105969.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A novel interpretable deep learning model for diagnosis in emergency department dyspnoea patients based on complete data from an entire health care system
Heyman, E. T., Ashfaq, A., Ekelund, U., Ohlsson, M., Björk, J., Khoshnood, A. M. & Lingman, M., 2024 Dec 27, In: PLoS ONE. 19, 12, e0311081.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effectiveness and Safety of the ESC-TROP (European Society of Cardiology 0h/1h Troponin Rule-Out Protocol) Trial
Mokhtari, A., Forberg, J. L., Sandgren, J., Hård Af Segerstad, C., Ellehuus, C., Ekström, U., Björk, J., Lindahl, B., Khoshnood, A. & Ekelund, U., 2024 Oct 29, In: Journal of the American Heart Association. 13, 21, 11 p., e036307.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Direct Comparison of the European Society of Cardiology 0/1-Hour Vs. 0/2-Hour Algorithms in Patients with Acute Chest Pain
Engström, A., Mokhtari, A. & Ekelund, U., 2024 Jun, In: Journal of Emergency Medicine. 66, 6, p. e651-e659Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The prevalence of clinically relevant delayed intracranial hemorrhage in head trauma patients treated with oral anticoagulants is very low: a retrospective cohort register study
André, L., Björkelund, A., Ekelund, U., Vedin, T., Björk, J. & Lundager Forberg, J., 2024 May 10, In: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine. 32, p. 1-9 42.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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SEM2: Beslutsstöd baserade på maskininlärning och statistiska modeller för bättre akutsjukvård
Ekelund, U. (PI), Björk, J. (Researcher), Ohlsson, M. (Researcher), Lundager Forberg, J. (Researcher), Björkelund, A. (Researcher) & Melander, O. (Researcher)
2024/10/30 → …
Project: Research
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Improving diagnosis and resource utilisation for mild traumatic brain injury patients
André, L. (Research student), Lundager Forberg, J. (Supervisor), Vedin, T. (Assistant supervisor) & Ekelund, U. (Assistant supervisor)
2024/01/14 → …
Project: Dissertation
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Characteristics of patients with acute non-traumatic chest pain: a global, retrospective federated -analysis study
Ekelund, U. (Researcher), Roth, D. (PI), Tapinova, K. (Researcher) & Neymayer , M. (Researcher)
2023/12/11 → …
Project: Research
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Improving the detection of relevant adverse outcomes through AI-based triage in the emergency department
Johansson, A. (Researcher), Kristensson Ekwall, A. (Supervisor), Ekelund, U. (Assistant supervisor) & Lundager Forberg, J. (Assistant supervisor)
2021/11/01 → 2028/11/01
Project: Dissertation
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ViCS: Violent Crimes in Skåne
Khoshnood, A. (PI), Ekelund, U. (Assistant supervisor), Wingren, C. J. (Assistant supervisor) & Ringqvist, A. (Researcher)
2021/01/01 → …
Project: Research
Activities
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Underneath the obvious: The marker of disease not yet manifested
Ekelund, U. (Examiner), Khoshnood, A. (Commissioned member of Examining committee), Wanby, P. (Commissioned member of Examining committee), Bang, P. (Commissioned member of Examining committee), Nystrom, F. H. (First/primary/lead supervisor) & Östgren, C. J. (Second supervisor)
2024 Dec 19Activity: Examination and supervision › External Reviewer of PhD thesis/Opponent
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Southern Swedish Emergency Physicians' Forum 2024
Ekelund, U. (Member of programme committee), Khoshnood, A. (Member of programme committee) & Lundager Forberg, J. (Member of programme committee)
2024 Oct 17Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation of conference
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Regional Emergency Medicine R&D
Khoshnood, A. (Participant), Ekelund, U. (Organiser) & Ringqvist, A. (Presenter)
2023 Oct 19Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop/ seminar/ course
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Resource management in the emergency department by using machine learning
Tolestam Heyman, E. (Presenter), Khoshnood, A. (Contributor), Ekelund, U. (Contributor), Björk, J. (Contributor), Ohlsson, M. (Contributor), Lingman, M. (Contributor) & Dahlén Holmqvist, L. (Contributor)
2021 Nov 2Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Penetrating Violence in Skåne - The ViCS-project
Khoshnood, A. (First/primary/lead supervisor), Ekelund, U. (Second supervisor) & Wingren, C. J. (Second supervisor)
2021 Oct 1 → …Activity: Examination and supervision › Supervision of PhD students
Prizes and Distinction
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Grant
Tolestam Heyman, E. (Recipient), Khoshnood, A. (Recipient), Lingman, M. (Recipient), Ekelund, U. (Recipient), Björk, J. (Recipient), Ohlsson, M. (Recipient) & Dahlén Holmqvist, L. (Recipient), 2023 Oct 27
Prize: Other distinction
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Grant
Tolestam Heyman, E. (Recipient), Khoshnood, A. (Recipient), Ekelund, U. (Recipient), Björk, J. (Recipient), Ohlsson, M. (Recipient), Lingman, M. (Recipient) & Dahlén Holmqvist, L. (Recipient), 2022 Dec 1
Prize: Other distinction
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Grant
Tolestam Heyman, E. (Recipient), Khoshnood, A. (Recipient), Björk, J. (Recipient), Ekelund, U. (Recipient), Ohlsson, M. (Recipient), Lingman, M. (Recipient) & Dahlén Holmqvist, L. (Recipient), 2022 Oct 19
Prize: Other distinction
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Grant
Tolestam Heyman, E. (Recipient), Khoshnood, A. (Recipient), Lingman, M. (Recipient), Ekelund, U. (Recipient), Björk, J. (Recipient), Ohlsson, M. (Recipient) & Dahlén Holmqvist, L. (Recipient), 2022 Mar 31
Prize: Other distinction
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Grant
Tolestam Heyman, E. (Recipient), Khoshnood, A. (Recipient), Lingman, M. (Recipient), Ekelund, U. (Recipient), Björk, J. (Recipient), Ohlsson, M. (Recipient) & Dahlén Holmqvist, L. (Recipient), 2021 Dec 6
Prize: Other distinction