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Andreas Ohlin

Position: Senior Lecturer School/office: School of Medical Sciences

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Phone: +46 19 303587

Room: X4515

Research subject

Medicine

About Andreas Ohlin

Andreas Ohlin is a researcher at Örebro University and Senior Consultant at the Pediatric Department of Örebro University Hospital. Dr Ohlin defended his thesis on diagnostic procedures in newborns with suspected sepsisin 2010. His subsequent research has been focused on prevention of catheter associated infections, phototherapy of newborns with hyperbilirubinemia and pain in newborns where he is a part of the research collaboration called PEARL. Dr Ohlins work on prevention of neonatal sepsis was in 2013-2014 awarded with several prices such as The swedish Hygiene prize and Research Grand Prix.

Andreas is a lecturer at the Örebro University medical school and is a part of the theme reproduction and develeopment, he has supervised two Ph D students and numerous residents and medical student. Dr Ohlin is currently the acting secretary for Swedish Pediatric Associations workgroup for neonatal infections.

Dr Ohlin is very interested in healthcare in low-income settiings and during the 2020 winter he acted as a volunteer in Kigali, Rwanda, and he is on the board of Little Hills Sweden an organisation wich tries to improve the healthcare for children in Rwanda by knowledge sharing between Swedish and Rwandese pediatricians.

Research projects
Publications

Completed projects

Home-phototherapy for newborn infants with hyperbilirubinemia

Publications

Articles in journals | Conference papers | Doctoral theses, comprehensive summaries | Manuscripts |

Articles in journals

Erlandsson Speychal, F. , Pettersson, M. , Eriksson, M. , Odlind, A. & Ohlin, A. (2025). Transcutaneous bilirubin in newborns before, during, and after home phototherapy— Results from a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. PLOS ONE, 20 (3). [BibTeX]
Erlandsson Speychal, F. , Pettersson, M. , Eriksson, M. , Odlind, A. & Ohlin, A. (2025). Transcutaneous bilirubin in newborns before, during, and after home phototherapy-Results from a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. PLOS ONE, 20 (3). [BibTeX]
Tamez, K. G. , Ohlin, A. , Wikström, S. , Odlind, A. , Olson, L. , Hellström-Westas, L. & Ågren, J. (2024). Neonatal therapeutic hypothermia in a regional swedish cohort: Adherence to guidelines, transport and outcomes. Early Human Development, 195. [BibTeX]
Pettersson, M. , Ryen, L. , Eriksson, M. & Ohlin, A. (2023). The cost‑effectiveness of home phototherapy for hyperbilirubinemia in neonates: results from a randomized controlled trial. Scientific Reports, 13. [BibTeX]
Ohlin, A. (2023). The febrile infant: Is it COVID-19 or a serious bacterial infection?. Acta Paediatrica, 112 (7), 1366-1367. [BibTeX]
Pettersson, M. , Eriksson, M. , Odlind, A. & Ohlin, A. (2022). Home phototherapy of term neonates improves parental bonding and stress: findings from a randomised controlled trial. Acta Paediatrica, 111 (4), 760-766. [BibTeX]
Andersson, J. , Magnuson, A. & Ohlin, A. (2022). Neonatal pneumothorax: symptoms, signs and timing of onset in the post-surfactant era. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, 35 (25), 5438-5442. [BibTeX]
Pettersson, M. , Eriksson, M. , Odlind, A. & Ohlin, A. (2022). Response to letter by Brendan O'Shea concerning "Home phototherapy of term neonates improves parental bonding and stress: Findings from a randomised controlled trial". Acta Paediatrica, 111 (7), 1452-1453. [BibTeX]
Pettersson, M. , Eriksson, M. , Odlind, A. & Ohlin, A. (2022). Response to letter by Gowda Prashanth concerning 'Randomised controlled trial of home phototherapy in term neonates: Pertinent issues'. Acta Paediatrica, 111 (7), 1456-1457. [BibTeX]
Pettersson, M. , Eriksson, M. , Albinsson, E. & Ohlin, A. (2021). Home phototherapy for hyperbilirubinemia in term neonates: an unblinded multicentre randomized controlled trial. European Journal of Pediatrics, 180 (5), 1603-1610. [BibTeX]
Ohlin, A. & Björkman Hjalmarsson, L. (2021). In neonatal sepsis every catheter matters. Pediatric Research, 90 (3), 506-507. [BibTeX]
Hjalmarsson, L. B. , Hagberg, J. , Schollin, J. & Ohlin, A. (2020). Leakage of isopropanol from port protectors used in neonatal care-Results from an in vitro study. PLOS ONE, 15 (7). [BibTeX]
Malmqvist, O. , Ohlin, A. , Ågren, J. & Jonsson, M. (2020). Seizures in newborn infants without hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy - antenatal and labor-related risk factors: a case-control study. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, 33 (5), 799-805. [BibTeX]
Pettersson, M. , Olsson, E. , Ohlin, A. & Eriksson, M. (2019). Neurophysiological and behavioral measures of pain during neonatal hip examination. Paediatric and Neonatal Pain, 1 (1), 15-20. [BibTeX]
Olsson, E. , Pettersson, M. , Eriksson, M. & Ohlin, A. (2019). Oral sweet solution to prevent pain during neonatal hip examination: a randomized controlled trial. Acta Paediatrica, 108 (4), 626-629. [BibTeX]
Serenius, F. , Ewald, U. , Farooqi, A. , Fellman, V. , Hafström, M. , Hellgren, K. , Marsál, K. , Ohlin, A. & et al. (2016). Neurodevelopmental Outcomes Among Extremely Preterm Infants 6.5 Years After Active Perinatal Care in Sweden. JAMA pediatrics, 170 (10), 954-963. [BibTeX]
Björkman, L. & Ohlin, A. (2015). Scrubbing the hub of intravenous catheters with an alcohol wipe for 15 sec reduced neonatal sepsis. Acta Paediatrica, 104 (3), 232-236. [BibTeX]
Ohlin, A. , Björkman, L. , Serenius, F. , Schollin, J. & Källén, K. (2015). Sepsis as a risk factor for neonatal morbidity in extremely preterm infants. Acta Paediatrica, 104 (11), 1070-1076. [BibTeX]
Jonsson, M. , Ågren, J. , Nordén-Lindeberg, S. , Ohlin, A. & Hanson, U. (2014). Neonatal encephalopathy and the association to asphyxia in labor. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 211 (6), 667.e1-667.e8. [BibTeX]
Jonsson, M. , Ågren, J. , Norden-Lindeberg, S. , Ohlin, A. & Hanson, U. (2014). Suboptimal care and metabolic acidemia is associated with neonatal encephalopathy but not with neonatal seizures alone: a population-based clinical audit. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 93 (5), 477-482. [BibTeX]
Ohlin, A. , Bäckman, A. , Ewald, U. , Schollin, J. & Björkqvist, M. (2012). Diagnosis of neonatal sepsis by broad-range 16S real-time polymerase chain reaction. Neonatology, 101 (4), 241-246. [BibTeX]
Ohlin, A. , Björkqvist, M. , Montgomery, S. M. & Schollin, J. (2010). Clinical signs and CRP values associated with blood culture results in neonates evaluated for suspected sepsis. Acta Paediatrica, 99 (11), 1635-1640. [BibTeX]
Ohlin, A. , Bäckman, A. , Söderquist, B. , Wingren, S. & Björkqvist, M. (2010). Rapid typing of neonatal Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates using polymerase chain reaction for repeat regions in surface protein genes. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 29 (6), 699-704. [BibTeX]
Ohlin, A. (2010). What is neonatal sepsis?. Acta Paediatrica, 100 (1), 7-8. [BibTeX]

Conference papers

Pettersson, M. , Eriksson, M. & Ohlin, A. (2023). Home phototherapy for hyperbilirubinemia in neonates: an unblinded multicentre randomised controlled trial. Paper presented at jENS 2023. 5th Congress of joint European Neonatal Societies. Rome, Italy, 19-23 September 2023. [BibTeX]
Pettersson, M. , Eriksson, M. , Albinsson, E. & Ohlin, A. (2021). Home phototherapy for hyperbilirubinemia in term neonates: a multicentre randomised controlled trial. Paper presented at Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2021 Virtual, Phase I: April 30 - May 4, Phase II: May 10 - June 4, 2021 [Digital]. [BibTeX]
Eriksson, M. , Pettersson, M. , Olsson, E. & Ohlin, A. (2019). Neurophysiological and behavioural measures of pain during neonatal hip examination. Paper presented at Svenskt smärtforum, Malmö, Sweden, October 17-18, 2019. [BibTeX]
Pettersson, M. , Olsson, E. , Ohlin, A. & Eriksson, M. (2019). Neurophysiological and behavioural measures of pain during neonatal hip examination. Paper presented at 12th International Symposium on Pediatric Pain (ISPP), Basel Switzerland, June 16-20, 2019. [BibTeX]
Pettersson, M. , Olsson, E. , Ohlin, A. & Eriksson, M. (2019). Neurophysiological and behavioural measures of pain during neonatal hip examination. Paper presented at Barnveckan, Örebro, Sweden, April 1-4, 2019. [BibTeX]
Ohlin, A. (2019). Scrub the hub a simple technique to prevent neonatal sepsis. Paper presented at RPA & RSOG 1st Joint Scientific Conference, Kigali, Rwanda, 11-13 September, 2019. [BibTeX]
Olsson, E. , Pettersson, M. , Eriksson, M. & Ohlin, A. (2018). Glukos som smärtlindring vid neonatal höftledsundersökning: En randomiserad kontrollerad studie. Paper presented at Barnveckan 2018, Västerås, 23-26 April, 2018. [BibTeX]
Björkman, L. , Hagberg, J. , Schollin, J. & Ohlin, A. (2017). Can the use of isopropanol impregnated caps cause alcohol leakage into intravenous lines?. Paper presented at Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2017 Meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA, May 6-9, 2017. [BibTeX]

Doctoral theses, comprehensive summaries

Ohlin, A. (2010). Aspects on early diagnosis of neonatal sepsis. (Doctoral dissertation). (Comprehensive summary) Örebro: Örebro university. [BibTeX]

Manuscripts

Ohlin, A. , Bäckman, A. , Ewald, U. , Schollin, J. & Björkqvist, M. Diagnosis of neonatal sepsis by broad range 16S real-time PCR. [BibTeX]
Pettersson, M. , Eriksson, M. , Albinsson, E. & Ohlin, A. Home phototherapy for hyperbilirubinemia in term neonates : an unblinded multicentre randomised controlled trial. [BibTeX]
Björkman Hjalmarsson, L. , Schollin, J. , Bodin, L. & Ohlin, A. Hygiene routines in the EXPRESS study : a Swedish national survey of hygiene practices in neonatal intensive care. [BibTeX]
Björkman Hjalmarsson, L. , Ohlin, A. , Schollin, J. & Bodin, L. Hygiene routines in the EXPRESS study : impact of hygiene routines and antibiotic prophylaxis on neonatal sepsis incidence. [BibTeX]
Björkman Hjalmarsson, L. , Hagberg, J. , Schollin, J. & Ohlin, A. Leakage of isopropanol from port protectors used in neonatal intensive care. [BibTeX]