INTRODUCTION: While prone positioning (PP) has been shown to improve patient survival in moderate to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) patients, the rate of application of PP in clinical practice still appears low. AIM: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of use of PP in ARDS …

Zonder vrouwelijke vreugde is beschaving onmogelijk, zegt de Duitse filosoof Peter Sloterdijk, die een boek schreef over het mysterie van het vrouwelijk orgasme. Scheidend Denker des Vaderlands Marli Huijer zocht Sloterdijk op aan de vooravond van de Maand van de Filosofie, die vandaag begint.

Background: In patients with burns, an early accurate diagnosis of burn depth facilitates optimal treatment. Laser Doppler imaging combined with clinical assessment leads to an accurate estimate of burn depth. However, the actual effects of the introduction of laser Doppler imaging on therapeutic decisions, …

In de diëtistische praktijk kan de energiebehoefte makkelijk worden bepaald door het rustmetabolisme (RMR) te meten door middel van indirecte calorimetrie. Voor betrouwbare resultaten moet de cliënt nuchter zijn en geen gebruik gemaakt hebben van opwekkende middelen, zoals cafeïne vanuit koffie, wat …

BACKGROUND: It is generally unknown to what extent organ transplant recipients can be physically challenged. During an expedition to Mount Kilimanjaro, the tolerance for strenuous physical activity and high-altitude of organ transplant recipients after various types of transplantation was compared to …

OBJECTIVES: To demonstrate that novice dosimetry planners efficiently create clinically acceptable IMRT plans for head and neck cancer (HNC) patients using a commercially available multicriteria optimization (MCO) system. METHODS: Twenty HNC patients were enrolled in this in-silico comparative planning …

BACKGROUND: The face is a frequent site of burn, but prevalence rates vary and reports are often limited to one healthcare setting. We examined the incidence of facial burns in the Netherlands in Emergency Departments (ED), hospitals and burn centres. Additionally, we identified which patient, injury …

Kwantitatief en kwalitatief onderzoek op de opleiding Social Work op de Gereformeerde Hogeschool (GH) in Zwolle naar de mate waarin de opleiding aansluit bij de voltijd studenten Social Work. Social Work op de GH. Uit gegevens van de GH is gebleken dat vier op de vijf Social Work studenten vrouwelijk …

Although the attention for functional outcomes after burn injury has grown over the past decades, little is known about functional independence in performing activities of daily living in children after burn injury. Therefore, in this prospective cohort study functional independence was measured by burn …

OBJECTIVES: (1) To study the natural decline in functional capacity (FC) of healthy aging workers; (2) to compare FC to categories of workload; and (3) to study the differences in decline between men and women. DESIGN: Cross-sectional design. SETTING: A rehabilitation center at a university medical center. …