Chest imaging plays a pivotal role in screening and monitoring patients, and various predictive artificial intelligence (AI) models have been developed in support of this. However, little is known about the effect of decreasing the radiation dose and, thus, image quality on AI performance. This study …

BACKGROUND: The mainstay of colorectal cancer care is surgical resection, which carries a significant risk of complications. Efforts to improve outcomes have recently focused on intensive multimodal prehabilitation programs to better prepare patients for surgery, which make the perioperative process …

In het veranderingsproces naar samen beslissen en passende zorg is het perspectief vanuit de patiënt, en de naasten, fundamenteel. Stichting FCIC (Family and patient Centered Intensive Care), waaronder patiëntenorganisatie IC-Connect, heeft in nauwe samenwerking met het Erasmus MC, HAN University of …

Family participation in essential care may be beneficial for both ICU patients and relatives [2]. It may also improve the patient’s comfort, safety and quality of care [5]. Furthermore, relatives may feel less powerless during the patient’s ICU stay when participating in care [2]. Most ICU healthcare …

De toepassing van advanced care planning in de palliatieve fase bij nierzorg.

Onder- en overvoeding op Intensive Care-afdelingen (IC's) wordt in verband gebracht met een langere ziekenhuisopname, een verhoogde morbiditeit en een verhoogde mortaliteit, en een verhoogde mortaliteit. Deze studie onderzoekt of IC-patiënten optimaal gevoed werden volgens de European Society voor Klinische …

De IC-HerstelWijzer en IC-NaastenCoach zijn nieuwe, digitale platforms die Intensive Care-patiënten en hun familie tijdens en na opname ondersteunen. Stichting FCIC (Family and Patient Centered Intensive Care) en patiëntenorganisatie IC-Connect zijn de platforms gestart in samenwerking met Erasmus MC. …

BACKGROUND: Physical activity is essential in burn care to counteract the effects of severe burns and inactivity during hospitalization. However, detailed knowledge of performed physical activities is lacking. This study evaluated the feasibility of a dual accelerometer-based method to assess type, frequency, …

Background: To prevent deterioration after admission to the intensive care unit (ICU), and to improve rehabilitation, the ICU team should use digital technologies to provide comprehensive and practical information alongside personalised support for survivors and their family members. However, a knowledge …

Background: Mechanically ventilated patients are at risk of developing inspiratory muscle weakness (IMW), which is associated with failure to wean and poor outcomes. Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) is a recommended intervention during and after extubation but has not been widely adopted in Dutch intensive …