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Aim of the study is to determine how often muscle strength measurements should be repeated, using a hand-held dynamometer to obtain a maximal muscle strength measurement
The EuraHS-QoL questionnaire is a valid instrument to measure quality-of-life before and after ventral hernia repair.
Refinement of the CHIP prediction rule will lead to a more efficient use of head CT in patients with minor head injury
The objectives of this pilot are (1) to test and develop an experimental setup to determine contrast sensitivity, visual field and adaptation time at high light conditions. (2) To perform a pilot study with 10 healthy subject.
ESC ACS guideline can be applied for ruling out ACS on the ED/CCU for patients with cocaine associated chest pain
Objective: The overall aim of this project is to asses the prognostic value of the characteristics of an echocardiographic surrogate pressure-volume loop on mortality and morbidity due to PAH.
Primary aim: 1. To investigate whether differences exist in the mitochondrial energy generating capacity of skeletal muscle of statin users with SAMS compared to statin users without SAMS and controls (non-statin users). Secondary aims: 2A. To…
An observational study looking into the effect of elevated levels of inspired carbon dioxide on physiological, behavioral and cognitive functioning.
Assessment of coronary artery disease (plaque and stenosis) by low-dose coronary Computed Tomography (CCT), with both non-contrast CT for coronary artery calcium scoring (CACS) and contrast-enhanced CT coronary angiography (CCTA), in patients with a…
To use the GSV for bypass surgery it is of the utmost importance to subtract the vein with as limited damage as possible. To harvest the GSV three techniques are generally used, namely; Standard reversed technique using additional incisions in the…
Several investigators have suggested using dietary carbohydrate restriction as a therapeutic strategy to allow the host to successfully compete against a tumor [2, 7, 19]. The induced ketosis and increased lipolysis after low carbohydrate diets have…
What are the motivations of women in the Netherlands to choose UC and what are their beliefs on childbirth in general and in relation to current Dutch maternity care? This study primarily aims at understanding women’s motivations in declining (parts…
It is expected that the respiratory microbiome will be relatively stable over time in non-infectious patients.
Circulating tumour cells can help to diagnose Non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), making the painful and invasive procedure of a lungbiopsy and bronchoscopy unnecesary. However, for this, we need to harvest higher amounts of CTC's and in more…
The rationale for this study is to assess the visibility and positional accuracy of the laser marks. Combined with VLE imagery, the targeting enabled by the laser marking system could have the potential to increase the diagnostic accuracy of current…
Differences in the healthcare, workplace, legislative, and personal systems (see figure) as well as evaluator and patient characteristics may better explain differences in FCE results
Painreduction for 67% of patients with a locally advanced or local recurrent pancreatic carcinoma through a short radiotherapy scheme (single arm phase 2 study)
The increased rate of psychosis and crime in Antillean immigrants may be related to social defeat, but this has never been examined prospectively.
Informed consent procedures and information provision differs between different transplantation centers and transplantation professionals in The Netherlands. Donor knowledge and satisfaction may be influenced by the manner of information provision…