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Ilari Kuitunen

MD, PhD, Associate Professor @ University of Eastern Finland
Verified email at uef.fi
Cited by 1651

[HTML][HTML] Testing the proportional hazards assumption in cox regression and dealing with possible non-proportionality in total joint arthroplasty research …

I Kuitunen, VT Ponkilainen, MM Uimonen… - BMC musculoskeletal …, 2021 - Springer
Background Survival analysis and effect of covariates on survival time is a central research
interest. Cox proportional hazards regression remains as a gold standard in the survival …

Antibiotic treatment duration for community-acquired pneumonia in outpatient children in high-income countries—a systematic review and meta-analysis

I Kuitunen, J Jääskeläinen, M Korppi… - Clinical Infectious …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background The optimal treatment duration of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in
children has been controversial in high-income countries. We conducted a meta-analysis to …

Incidence of neonatal developmental dysplasia of the hip and late detection rates based on screening strategy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

I Kuitunen, MM Uimonen, M Haapanen… - JAMA Network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Universal ultrasonographic screening for developmental dysplasia of the hip
(DDH) has gained increasing popularity despite the lack of benefit in terms of reducing the …

Effect of social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic on the incidence of viral respiratory tract infections in children in Finland during early 2020

I Kuitunen, M Artama, L Mäkelä… - The Pediatric …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background: Social distancing measures are used to reduce the spreading of infection. Our
aim was to assess the immediate effects of national lockdown orders due to coronavirus …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on waiting times for elective surgery patients: a multicenter study

M Uimonen, I Kuitunen, J Paloneva, AP Launonen… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background A concern has been that health care reorganizations during the first COVID-19
wave have led to delays in elective surgeries, resulting in increased complications and even …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of national lockdown due to COVID-19 on emergency department visits

I Kuitunen, VT Ponkilainen, AP Launonen… - Scandinavian journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background COVID-19 outbreak lead to nationwide lockdown in Finland on the March 16th,
2020. Previous data regarding to the patient load in the emergency departments during …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of the lockdown and the re-opening of schools and day cares on the epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory infections in children–a …

M Haapanen, M Renko, M Artama, I Kuitunen - EClinicalMedicine, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Nationwide restrictions started in Finland in March to prevent the spread of
COVID-19, leading to school and day care closures. The aim of this study is to describe the …

Rhinovirus spread in children during the COVID‐19 pandemic despite social restrictions—a nationwide register study in Finland

I Kuitunen, M Artama, M Haapanen… - Journal of Medical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Social restrictions during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic strongly affected the
epidemiology of influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). As rhinovirus seemed to …

Respiratory virus circulation in children after relaxation of COVID‐19 restrictions in fall 2021—A nationwide register study in Finland

I Kuitunen, M Artama, M Haapanen… - Journal of medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Social restrictions interrupted the normal respiratory virus circulation in Spring 2020. This
report describes virus circulation in the pediatric population before and after the restrictions …

[HTML][HTML] Incidence of football injuries sustained on artificial turf compared to grass and other playing surfaces: a systematic review and meta-analysis

I Kuitunen, V Immonen, O Pakarinen, VM Mattila… - …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Prior reviews have not conducted statistical synthesis of injury incidence on
artificial turf in football. To analyse and compare the incidence of injuries sustained playing …