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To determine long-term scar quality in patients admitted to a Dutch burn centre with burn wound of indeterminate depth.
To obtain a comprehensive overview of long-term (*5 years after burn injury) consequences after burn injuries, both in all patients admitted to burn centre admissions and in a subgroup of patients who suffered from more extensive burns.
The goal of this study is to develope and validate a non-invasive method for the age determination of bruises. This method is tested on adult volunteers. We expect differences between the healing proces of bruises in adults and children.To be more…
The primary objectives are to assess the degree of OA that patients develop 10 to15 year after a DRF, find out whether there is there is a difference in degree of osteoarthritis between conservative treated patients with and without an indication…
to investigate whether applying a conservative treatment for an unstable ligamentous skiers thumb is equal to surgical repair.
Objective: determine whether a Likert-type scale scoring system, specified for skin irritation reactions (erythema, itching, burning sensation of skin and general irritation of skin) can function as a tool to score the radiation-induced dermatitis…
Primary Objective: Our primary objective is to determine what proportion of women presenting to trauma clinics for treatment of traumatic injuries have experienced intimate partner violence (physical, sexual, or emotional abuse) within the past 12-…
To gain insight in the effects and cost-effectiveness of the introduction of laser Doppler imaging in burn care.
Main objectiveTo describe the experienced pain sensations of temperature and to describe the different temperature sensitivity thresholds using Quantitative Sensory Test (QST) in the different patient groups.secondairy objectiveAs a measure of the…
Primary outcomeThe primary objective of the study is to evaluate if patients undergoing resurfacing of the patella during TKA show at least 10 % improvement in the Baldini score (after 24 months) compared to patients undergoing TKA without…
1. to provide data in children presenting with physical injury at EDs on the predictive value of Sputovamo2. to address the added predictive value of early phase inquiry with other health care providers in establishing a diagnosis of child abuse
Primary objective: to investigate the possible role of FABP/Claudin levels as a diagnostic marker for significant intra-abdominal injury (necessitating therapeutical intervention).Secondary objective: to establish the use of plasma levels of I-FABP/…
This study aims to design a nomogram for the course of serum pro-calcitonin in burn patients. For this purpose, a new, sensitive assay will be used. It is expected that the nomogram will help to differentiate between patients with a systemic…
Measuring the forces exerted on upper en lower teeth during classic (direct) and (indirect) (video)laryngoscopy.
We want to determine if epiglottic downfolding leads to a better view of the glottis and more successful intubations. We also want to investigate if this comes at the cost of more postoperative sore throat, dysphonia, dysphagia and coughing…
Primary: to investigate whether applying a conservative treatment for an unstable ligamentous skiers thumb is equal to surgical repair. Secundary: to calculate the sensitivity and specificity of standardised accurate physical examination when…
Primary objective:To find a relation between several laboratory test, clinical parameters and riskfactors to the occurrence of anastomotic leakage after a colectomy, esophagectomy or gastrectomy.Secondary objective:To find a combination of factors…
Measuring the space on the right side of the videolaryngoscope blade and the palatopharyngeal wall in a cohort of ASA I-III patients with a normal mouth opening (Mallampati I, II and III). We also want to investigate how this space differs from the…
This quantitative research project was preceded by a qualitative study (Sexuality in people with a limb amputation and their partner: a qualitative study; METc 2010/179). The aims of the current study are to explore:- which sexual problems occur in…
The primary outcome of this pilot study is the degree of OA that patients develop after a DRF. The secondary objective is to measure the functional outcome after treatment.