About
Arvid Steinar Haugen is Professor within the research field of patient safety, safety culture, complications and checklists. He has clinical background as a nurse anaesthetist.
Field of study
Anaesthesia Patient safety Patient safety culture Surgery
Research groups
Research projects
Completed research projects
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Patient safety culture and adverse events in surgical context
The qualitative and sequential PhD project explores patient safety culture and adverse events in the evidence and the surgical context.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Paller, Julia;
Haugen, Arvid Steinar
; Großschädl, Franziska
(2026).
eHealth literacy in emergency care: a scoping review.
BMC Health Services Research.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-026-14637-5
Skaar, Niko Aleksander Finbak; Leonardsen, Ann-Chatrin Linqvist; Berg, Kristin Sandal; Braaten, Tonje Bjørndal; Strandås, Maria; Hernes, Susanne M S; Olsen, Espen; Addo, Seth Ayisi Junior; Christiansen, Marit Halonen;
Haugen, Arvid Steinar
(2026).
Exploring demographic and organisational variations in patient safety culture: a cross-sectional, multicentre study in operating theatres of six Norwegian hospitals.
BMC Health Services Research.
Vol. 26.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-026-14460-y
Rüggeberg, Anne; El‐Boghdadly, Kariem; Bilotta, Federico; Vaz, Marta Dias; Podesta, Anne Marie Camilleri; Jammer, Ib; Schindler, Ehrenfried; Elmawieh, Jamie; Nagrebetsky, Alexander;
Haugen, Arvid Steinar
(2026).
Peri‐operative fasting in adults: an international, multidisciplinary consensus statement.
Anaesthesia.
https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.70130
Tepstad, Åshild Teigland; Wæhle, Hilde Valen;
Haugen, Arvid Steinar
; Harris, Kristin; Storesund, Anette; Austarheim, Ann Kristin Sandsbakk; Tangvik, Randi Julie
(2026).
Exploring patient experiences of nutrition in gastrointestinal surgery: A qualitative study.
Clinical Nutrition Open Science.
Vol. 67.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nutos.2026.100647
Arnal-Velasco, Daniel; Martinez-Nicolas, Ismael; Fabregas, Neus; Bartakke, Ashish; Calsbeek, Hiske; Emond, Yvette; Groene, Oliver; León, Irene; Žaludek, Adam; Nunes, Ana B.; Orrego, Carola; Põlluste, Kaja; Rodriguez, Anna; Sanduende, Yolanda; Schäfer, Willemijn; Silva-García, Javier; Soria, Victor; Sousa, Paulo; Valli, Claudia; Voshaar, Marieke; Wittmann, Maria; Garel, Pascal; Romero, Eva; Arnal-Velasco, Daniel; Baneres, Joaquim; Bartakke, Ashish; Calsbeek, Hiske; Carrasco, Genis; Casaca-Carvalho, Pedro; Robertis, Edoardo De; Emond, Yvette; Fabregas, Neus; Silva-Garcia, Javier; Garel, Pascal; Groene, Oliver; Heideveld-Chevalking, Anita; Kangasniemi, Mari; Kommusaar, Janne; Kristensen, Kaja; Leite, Andreia; Leon, Irene; Martínez-Nicolás, Ismael; Marx, David; Nabbe, Marie; Nunes, Ana Beatriz; Orrego, Carola; Põlluste, Kaja; Pühvel, Janne; Romero-Garcia, Eva; Sanduende-Otero, Yolanda; Schäfer, Willemijn; Schlinkert, Caroline; Seyfulayeva, Ayshe; Soria-Aledo, Victor; Sousa, Paulo; Starkopf, Joel; Sunol, Rosa; Vall, Helena; Valli, Claudia; Schoot, Nina van der; Tuyl, Lilian Van; Vlcek, Frantisek; Voshaar, Marieke; Wagner, Cordula; Wang, Sophie; Weynants, Cathy; Žaludek, Adam; Zamarian, Sandro; Diogo, Nuno; Fernández, María del Mar; Garel, Pascal; Groene, Oliver; Heideveld-Chevalking, Anita; Leon, Irene; Peep, Talving; Schäfer, Willemijn; Voshaar, Marieke; Wittmann, Maria; Zaludek, Adam; Ahmed, Aamer; Angelis, Fragkiskos; Astier-Peña, María Pilar; Baptista, Catarina; Bareka, Metaxia; Bielka, Kateryna; Bilbao, Mercedes; Bilotta, Federico; Vives, Elvira Bisbe; Boermeester, Marja; Brilhante, Dialina; Carrascal, Pedro; Boer, Hans D. de; Dekker, Edith; Delgado, Pedro; Samalavicius, Narimantas Evaldas; Farkas-Pall, Zsuzsanna; Fowler, Aidan; Gigli, Loredana; Haskell, Helen; Herda, Radoslav; Hofland, Jan; Hunt, Beverley J.; Jammer, Ib; Kapper, Janek; Kovac, Natasa; Kutryba, Barbara; Martínez, Susana Lorenzo; Manker, Thalia; Matta, Basil; Meço, Basak Ceyda; Meijome, Xose Manuel; Mellin-Olsen, Jannicke; Murphy, Margaret; Ntalouka, Maria; Ornelas, Marta Dora; Papadakaki, Maria; Picard, Julien; Pietruszka, Marek; Preckel, Benedikt; Pütz, Michele; Radtke, Finn; Rodríguez, José Manuel Ramírez; Rondinelli, Maria Beatrice; Pavlič, Danica Rotar; Schoemaker, Ed; Smid-Nanninga, Henriëtte; Spedener, Jules; Staender, Sven; Starkopf, Joel;
Haugen, Arvid Steinar
; Stern, Michael; Tansley, John; Tomášková, Zuzana; Kolk, Marion van der; Venneri, Francesco; Santos, Pedro Vieira dos; Weigl, Matthias; Zoumprouli, Argyro
(2025).
Multidisciplinary, evidence-based, patient-centred perioperative patient safety recommendations: a European consensus study☆.
British Journal of Anaesthesia.
Vol. 135.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2025.04.047
Harris, Kristin; Wæhle, Hilde Valen; Storesund, Anette; Harthug, Stig; Tangvik, Randi Julie; LUKACOVA, Denisa Monsen; Håvik, Wenche; Humberset, Åse; Stavang, Evelyn; Hagerup, Kjetil; Tepstad, Åshild Teigland; Austarheim, Ann Kristin Sandsbakk; Healey, Andy; Sevdalis, Nick;
Haugen, Arvid Steinar
(2025).
Surgical patients’ experiences with the Patients’ Safety Checklist (PASC): a qualitative interview study.
BMJ Open.
Vol. 15.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-105554
Vikan, Magnhild
;
Haugen, Arvid Steinar
;
Valeberg, Berit Taraldsen
; Bjørnnes, Ann Kristin; Husby, Vigdis Kvitland Schnell; Deilkås, Ellen Catharina Tveter;
Danielsen, Stein Ove
(2025).
Patient safety culture through the lenses of surgical patients: a qualitative study.
BMC Health Services Research.
Vol. 25.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-12366-9
Leonardsen, Ann-Chatrin Linqvist;
Haugen, Arvid Steinar
; Ræder, Johan; Finjarn, Therese Jenssen; Isern, Erik Ramon; Aakre, Elin Kismul; Bruun, Anne Marie Gran; Hennum, Kristoffer Bernhard; Ramstad, Jan Petter; Sand, Tina; Saltnes, Cathrine; Monsen, Svein Arne
(2025).
Anesthetic Personnel's Experiences and Perspectives With a National Standard for Safeguarding Anesthesia Practice: A Cross-Sectional Study in Norway.
Anesthesiology Research and Practice.
https://doi.org/10.1155/anrp/6302974
Olsen, Espen; Addo, Seth Ayisi Junior; Hernes, Susanne M S; Christiansen, Marit Halonen;
Haugen, Arvid Steinar
; Leonardsen, Ann-Chatrin Linqvist
(2024).
Psychometric properties and criterion
related validity of the Norwegian version
of hospital survey on patient safety culture 2.0.
BMC Health Services Research.
Vol. 24.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11097-7
Tangvik, Randi Julie; Skeie, Eli;
Haugen, Arvid Steinar
; Harthug, Stig; Harris, Kristin
(2024).
Is self-screening for 'at risk of malnutrition' feasible in a home setting?.
PLOS ONE.
Vol. 19.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0299305
