Kasusrapport

Kasusrapport is a written document that describes a single case or incident in detail, commonly used in healthcare, law, and investigative settings. In Scandinavian contexts, the term refers to a formal report that communicates essential facts, clinical or factual analysis, and implications of a specific patient, event, or circumstance. The purpose is to convey information clearly enough to inform understanding, education, or further inquiry.

In medical practice, a kasusrapport typically presents patient background, presenting symptoms, diagnostic workup, differential diagnoses, treatment, and outcome, often followed by a discussion of lessons learned and implications for practice. Ethical considerations are central: reports should protect patient privacy through anonymization, and consent is often sought for publication. The structure can vary, but a coherent narrative that links history, findings, management, and outcomes is common.

Kasusrapporter serve multiple roles, including medical education, quality improvement, and the documentation of rare or unusual conditions, novel treatments, or diagnostic challenges. They may be submitted to journals as case reports or used within institutions for teaching and audit. Publication is usually guided by established standards, such as generic case reporting guidelines, or journal-specific formats.

Related terms include case report and case series, and in some contexts the term may appear in legal or forensic documentation. Kasusrapport remains a concise, structured means of sharing a single, instructive example to inform practice and stimulate discussion.