Predictive models, such as acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II (APACHE-II), are widely used in intensive care units (ICUs) to estimate mortality. Although the presence of delirium is associated with a higher mortality in ICU patients, delirium is not part of the APACHE-II model. The aim …

A psycho-organic disorder such as delirium is a frequently occurring and serious disorder especially on Intensive Care units. Nowadays, more attention is paid to this problem by physicians, nurses and by researchers, but assessment of delirium in all ICU patients is still not common practice. If patients …

During the last decade, the Internet has become increasingly popular and is now an important part of our daily life. When new "Web 2.0" technologies are used in health care, the terms "Health 2.0" or "Medicine 2.0" may be used. The objective was to identify unique definitions of Health 2.0/Medicine 2.0 …

Delirium occurs frequently in critically ill patients, and especially in severely ill and in infectious patients. Although several causal pathways for delirium have been described, the role of biomarkers in ICU patients is unknown. We investigated potential differences in various serum biomarkers between …

While delirium is a serious and frequent disorder in intensive care patients, a prediction model is currently not available. We developed and validated a delirium prediction model for adult intensive care patients and determined its additional value compared to the prediction of the caregivers. …

Intensive care-geneeskunde maakt de laatste jaren een stormachtige ontwikkeling door. Steeds meer mensen komen er in hun dagelijkse werk mee in aanraking en daardoor ontstaat er een groeiende behoefte aan literatuur over dit onderwerp. Technische, maar met name ook praktijkgerichte literatuur. Venticare …

In critically ill patients, delirium is a serious and frequent disorder that is associated with a prolonged intensive care and hospital stay and an increased morbidity and mortality. Without the use of a delirium screening instrument, delirium is often missed by ICU nurses and physicians. The effects …

Patients in hospitals and nursing homes are at risk of the development of, often preventable, adverse events (AEs), which threaten patient safety. Guidelines for prevention of many types of AEs are available, however, compliance with these guidelines appears to be lacking. Besides general barriers that …

De dood hoort bij het leven, we kunnen er eigenlijk niet omheen. Maar hoe ga je hier goed mee om en hoe kun je na het overlijden van een dierbare je leven weer oppakken. Rouwen hoort bij de dood, evenals verdriet, maar tot hoever gaat die rouw en wie helpt je bij het verwerken van alles. De dood en rouw …

Dit boek is bedoeld voor analisten van objectgeoriënteerde systemen en degenen die hiervoor in opleiding zijn. Maar het boek kan ook interessant zijn voor wie zich bezig houdt met informatiemodellering in het algemeen. Dit boek beschrijft de EXPO-methode (expression based object modeling) waarmee op …