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Contralateral exploration during unilateral inguinal hernia repair in children younger than six months reduces the incidence of contralateral inguinal hernia and decreases the number and total duration of operations, anesthesia time and hospital…
Hypothetically, the elimination half-life of midazolam in elderly intensive care patients is double prolonged.
More than in any other field, the nature of healthcare, makes that the consequences of human error can take an immense size. Increasingly, people state that complaints and claims in healthcare increase and accrue. Nevertheless, recent research into…
We hypothesize that 18F-FDG is a valide marker for metabolic activity in adipose tissue and even more pronounced in type 2 diabetes.
We hypothesize (based on literature) that the incidence of chronic pain in The Netherlands is around 15-20% in patients presenting to the emergency department with (acute) pain related complaints. We have no further hypothesis, because of the…
The administered protein mix is related to a faster postprandial amino acid bioavailability compared to a single protein as measured by the t½ of the iAUC.
The one-dimensional personalized pressure model is able to predict the pressure drop over stenotic lessions in the common and external iliac arteries.
Kidney transplantation is the only treatment offering long-term benefit to patients with chronic kidney failure. Urological complications after kidney transplantation, such as urinary leakage and ureteral strictures, are associated with significant…
Health outcomes for people at risk of or suffering from non-communicable lung diseases in low-resource settings will be improved by developing capacity for implementation of evidence-based interventions for prevention, diagnosis and treatment in…
Patient education on extended anticoagulation pros and cons: a journey app in venous thromboembolism
Our hypothesis is that patients whom receive targeted information about VTE and (extended) anticoagulation treatment with the 'patient journey app' on a daily basis in the week preceding their hospital visit will be more satisfied with the…
We hypothesize that probiotics with vitamin K2 producing properties can improve vitamin K status.
THypothesis: The integration of measurement outcomes in response to the PhenFlex challenge test will enlarge small, single differences by combining multiple but small effects on metabolism leading eventually to a measurable health difference before…
Failure of discontinuation of off-label antipsychotics in people with intellectual disabilities is the result of (1) subjective interpretation of behavior by caregivers, influenced by fear of worsening of behavior after drug reduction, (2) a…
We hypothesize that TRH effectively antagonize opioid-induced respiratory depression
Patient decision aids (PDA) for prostate cancer have been developed to help patients make a deliberative choice for a treatment option for their disease. Despite proven benefits of PDAs, structural implementation falls short of expectations. To…
Anti-nociception is an existing or attainable state of pain modulation that can be reached by specific pharmacological agents coupled to individual patterns of pain modulation. Being in, or shifted into anti-nociception state of pain modulation,…
The contact delay in COPD patients with COPD-exacerbations will be reduced by 50%, through adequate education of the COPD patients.
We hypothesize that the Armed4stroke program will: 1) Increase patients self-reported level of mobility, measured with the Stroke Impact Scale. 2) Smoothen the transition to patients own home situation, which will shorten the length of stay for…
One-stop-shop concept, using real-time in vivo reflectance confocal microscopy as diagnostic tool is non-inferior to standard of care in the surgical management of new primary basal cell carcinoma