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Interventions for reducing medication errors in children in hospital

Maaskant, Jolanda M; Vermeulen, Hester; Apampa, Bugewa; Fernando, Bernard; Ghaleb, Maisoon A; Neubert, Antje; Thayyil, Sudhin; Soe, Aung

BACKGROUND: Many hospitalised patients are affected by medication errors (MEs) that may cause discomfort, harm and even death. Children are at especially high risk of harm as the result of MEs because such errors are potentially more hazardous to them than to adults. Until now, interventions to reduce …

2015-03-10AlgemeenArtikel

Determinants of participation of youth with acquired brain injury : A systematic review

Lucia W. Braga; Jan W. Schoones; A.J. (Arend) de Kloet (Lector); Rianne Gijzen; J.L. (Jorit) Meesters; Thea Vliet Vlieland

Objectives: Participation is considerably restricted in children and adolescents with acquired brain injury (ABI) as compared to their healthy peers. This systematic review aims to identify which factors are associated with participation in children and adolescents with ABI. Methods: A systematic search …

2015GezondheidArtikel

Review article – The impact of Sinogram-Affirmed Iterative Reconstruction on patient dose and image quality compared to filtered back projection: a narrative review

Plasman, Paul; Bakker, Astrid; de Lange, René; Ahmed, Abdulfatah; Garcia, André; Tomkinson, David; Salamin, Julie; Buyvidovich, Sergey A.; Dominguez, Alexandre; Campeanu, Cosmin; Sohrabi, Tina

Objective: Summarize all relevant findings in published literature regarding the potential dose reduction related to image quality using Sinogram-Affirmed Iterative Reconstruction (SAFIRE) compared to Filtered Back Projection (FBP). Background: Computed Tomography (CT) is one of the most used radiographic …

2015AlgemeenConferentiebijdrage

Review article - An evaluation of SAFIRE's potential to reduce the dose received by paediatric patients undergoing CT: a narrative review

Buissink, Carst; Vallinga, Anique; Rook, Jan Willem; Sanderud, Audun; Vouillamoze, Audrey

Introduction: The purpose of this review is to gather and analyse current research publications to evaluate Sinogram-Affirmed Iterative Reconstruction (SAFIRE). The aim of this review is to investigate whether this algorithm is capable of reducing the dose delivered during CT imaging while maintaining …

2015AlgemeenConferentiebijdrage

Review article – A narrative review on the reduction of effective dose to a paediatric patient by using different combinations of kVp, mAs and additional filtration whilst maintaining image quality

Schaake, Wouter (Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care And Nursing); Visser, Ruurd; Huizinga, Elsbeth; Bloomfield, Charlotte; Boavida, Filipa; Chabloz, Diane; Crausaz, Emilie; Hustveit, Hanne; Knight, Heidi; Pereira, Anna; Harsaker, Vanja

This paper reviews the literature for lowering of dose to paediatric patients through use of exposure factors and additional filtration. Dose reference levels set by The International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) will be considered. Guidance was put in place in 1996 requires updating …

2015AlgemeenConferentiebijdrage

Experimental article – Maintaining image quality for paediatric chest CTs while lowering dose

Borgea, Synnøve; Campbell, Nina; Gomes, Ana; Raszkowskia, Aysha M.; Rook, Jan Willem; Sanderud, Audun; Vallinga, Anique; Buissink, Carst; Vouillamoze, Audrey

Objectives: Children have a greater risk from radiation, per unit dose, due to increased radiosensitivity and longer life expectancies. It is of paramount importance to reduce the radiation dose received by children. This research concerns chest CT examinations on paediatric patients. The purpose of …

2015AlgemeenConferentiebijdrage

The six-minute walk test in paediatric populations

Janke de Groot (Lid Lectoraat)

The six-minute walk test (6MWT) is a self-paced, submaximal exercise test used to assess functional exercise capacity in patients with chronic diseases (Chang 2006, Solway et al 2001). It has been used widely in adults, and is being utilised increasingly in paediatric populations; it has been used as …

2011GezondheidArtikel

The incidence of traumatic brain injury in young people in the catchment area of the University Hospital Rotterdam,The Netherlands

Marije E. Roebroeck; Els Peeters; Sander R. Hilberink; Coriene E. Catsman-Berrevoets; A.J. (Arend) de Kloet (Lector); E. Daniëlle van Pelt; Susanne A.M. Lambregts

Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is in the developed countries the most common cause of death and disability in childhood. Aim: The purpose of this study is to estimate the incidence of TBI for children and young people in an urbanised region of the Netherlands and to describe relevant characteristics …

2011GezondheidArtikel

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