Villiam V. Kildal | Karolinska Institutet

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About me

Within the aICU Programme, I conduct intensive care research using large local and international datasets to address clinical questions and develop clinically grounded, safety-focused machine learning models to assist clinical decision-making.

Articles

Article: EXPERIMENTAL LUNG RESEARCH. 2025;51(1):91-103
Limited utility of the PaCO₂-EtCO₂ gradient for assessing venous admixture in porcine lung trauma and sepsis
Kildal VV; Gustavsson J; Guenther M
Article: JPRAS OPEN. 2025;46:290-300
Age-related changes in platysma insertion height and the clinical role of high-resolution ultrasound in the elderly.
Kildal VV; Reilly FOF; Pruidze P; Reissig L; Weninger WJ; Tzou C-HJ; Meng S; Rodriguez-Lorenzo A
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF TRAUMA AND EMERGENCY SURGERY. 2025;51(1):301
Prognostic value of admission ROTEM in trauma: enhancing 30-day all-cause mortality prediction using machine learning.
Kildal VV; Dahlberg M; Ek CH; Oldner A; Wikman A; Wahlgren CM; Günther M
Article: JPRAS OPEN. 2025;45:176-184
Can robotic assistance mitigate the negative impact of sleep deprivation on surgical performance in microsurgical tasks?
Frieberg H; Engström O; Nilsson A; Vejbrink Kildal V; Mani M
Article: JPRAS OPEN. 2025;44:22-33
Exploring the relationship between the level of facial nerve injury and surgical outcome: Application of a new anatomical classification system in a limited cohort undergoing marginal mandibular nerve reconstruction.
Vejbrink Kildal V; Okello Wamalwa A; Tidehag Walan L; Rodriguez-Lorenzo A
Article: JOURNAL OF PLASTIC RECONSTRUCTIVE AND AESTHETIC SURGERY. 2024;99:18-22
Feasibility of a cross-face reconstruction of the mental nerve-A cadaveric simulation study with histomorphometric analysis.
Mayr-Riedler MS; Kildal VV; Holmquist A; Jonsson EL; Sandberg M; Rodriguez-Lorenzo A
Article: PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY. 2024;153(3):617e-625e
Ultrasound-Guided Injections for Treatment of Facial Paralysis Sequelae: A Randomized Study on Body Donors.
Vejbrink Kildal V; Rodriguez-Lorenzo A; Pruidze P; Reissig L; Weninger WJ; Tzou C-HJ; Jonsson L; Meng S
Article: JOURNAL OF PLASTIC RECONSTRUCTIVE AND AESTHETIC SURGERY. 2024;88:296-302
Preoperative assessment of depressor anguli oris to prevent myectomy failure: An anatomical study using high-resolution ultrasound.
Vejbrink Kildal V; Meng S; Pruidze P; Reissig L; Weninger WJ; Tzou C-HJ; Rodriguez-Lorenzo A
Article: PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY - GLOBAL OPEN. 2023;11(6):e5024
Early Second Free Flap is Required in Osteoradionecrosis-related Nonunion after Primary Mandible Reconstruction.
Tee R; Schweizer R; Gomez-Martinez-de-Lecea C; Vejbrink Kildal V; Thor A; Rodriguez-Lorenzo A
Article: MICROSURGERY. 2023;43(2):142-150
Selective ansa cervicalis nerve transfer to the marginal mandibular nerve for lower lip reanimation: An anatomical study in cadavers and a case report.
Vejbrink Kildal V; Tee R; Reissig L; Weninger WJ; Tzou C-HJ; Rodriguez-Lorenzo A
Article: JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY. 2021;32(6):2230-2232
Anatomical Features in Lower-Lip Depressor Muscles for Optimization of Myectomies in Marginal Mandibular Nerve Palsy.
Vejbrink Kildal V; Jensson D; Weninger WJ; Meng S; Tzou C-HJ; Rodriguez-Lorenzo A

All other publications

Doctoral thesis: 2023
Advances in the Management of Facial Paralysis Sequelae
Vejbrink Kildal V

Employments

Team Leader, aICU Research Programme (Anaesthesia and Intensive Care), Anaesthesia and Intensive Care research group, KI SÖS, Karolinska Institutet, 2026-
Research Specialist, Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, 2026-
Postdoctoral Studies, Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2026

Visiting research fellowships

Visiting Researcher, Department of Computer Science and Technology, University of Cambridge, 2024

News from KI

Events from KI

News from external media

UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE, ACCELERATE PROGRAMME FOR SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY. 2026
Blog Post, University of Cambridge: How can we… use AI to support clinical decision-making in intensive care?
SÖDERSJUKHUSET. 2025
Bättre beslutsunderlag för intensivvården med AI-stöd