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The objective is to assess which Transfusion Triggers are used in Blood-conserving Trials in Lower Limb Arthroplasty and to assess the prevalence of usage of Transfusion Triggers in time.
The aim of the CO-PRINCE study is to establish the efficacy and safety of long-term antibiotic prophylaxis with co-trimoxazole in children with recurrent upper and/or lower respiratory tract infections (including ear-nose-throat).
Participation in the COACH program has positive effects on the health of patients with coronary heart disease.
It is clear that increased exposure to estrogens is an important part of abnormal endometrial development. Chronic stimulation of the endometrium by estrogens results in increased proliferation of endometrial glands, which will cause the development…
Participation in a health check-up results in a statistically significant positive change in health-related behaviour after 6 months.
1. Oxytocin will mimic MDMA-induced prosocial effects; 2. Blockade of the 5-HT1A receptor will prevent occurrence prosocial effects after MDMA intake (acute, not on subsequent occasions); 3. MDMA users carrying the fast working SERT genotype variant…
To study's primary objective is to establish the effectiveness of a low-threshold guided self-help intervention targeted at improving one's self image in people with anxiety and/or depressive symptoms and low self esteem. We expect to find…
Otosclerosis is an isolated ear disorder which can cause hearing and balance impairment. The cause of these symptoms is a disturbed bone metabolism confined to the area of the otic pit, the embryologic predecessor of the inner ear. Most patients…
1. Cooling to 34, 34.5 or 35°C by means of a surface cooling device, started within 4.5 hours after the onset of acute ischaemic stroke and maintained for 24 hours in awake patients on a stroke unit is safe; 2. In awake patients with ischaemic…
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the added value of using 'LMA-S in the ambulance with CPR in the Netherlands indigent patients. The hypothesis is that the value of using the LMA-S is located in the safety and speed of placing the…
The effectiveness of the experimental conditions depends on the motivational characteristics of the person. 1. The sequential condition will lead to 10% behavior change in one behavior after two years, if a person is only motivated to change one…
radiological factors for DRUJ instability may account for DRUJ instability in patients after a consolidated distal radius fracture with negative influence on outcome
In patients with WAD the strength of the relationship between self reported disability and work capacity is weak to moderate (correlation coefficient between r=0.25 and r=0.75). Work capacity and performance can be predicted with the help of…
Pulse oximetry is a non-invasive method allowing monitoring of the oxygen saturation of a patient. For many years now, it has been used in secondary care with great success. Recently, it is noticed that pulse oximetry is used more often in the…
The accumulation of, in both serum and tissue AGEs, will be increased in diabetic pregnancies.
One of the challenges in paediatric anaesthesia is to minimize distress for children in the operating room environment and to facilitate a smooth induction of anaesthesia. Pre-anaesthetic medication reduces the risk of adverse psychological and…
A model based on the combination of clinical prognostic factors and features extracted from tumor contours from CTPET has a high accuracy to predict pathologic complete response after chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer.
Modern dressings containing silver are more effective than topical antibiotic treatment for healing of PEG-site infections.
The objective of the study is to identify all subjective and objective outcome measurements which have been used in TMC-OA trials and classify them according to the OMERACT core set and the ICF categories.
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is projected to rank second on a list of 15 major diseases in terms of burden and is highly recurrent in nature. Accordingly, efforts to reduce the disabling effects of this chronic condition should shift to…