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  • Type III aortic arch angulation increases aortic stiffness: Analysis from an ex vivo porcine model 
    Mandigers, Tim J.; Pascaner, Ariel F.; Conti, Michele; Schembri, Martina; Jelic, Sonja; Favilli, Alessandra; Bissacco, Daniele; Domanin, Maurizio; van Herwaarden, Joost A.; Auricchio, Ferdinando; Trimarchi, Santi (Elsevier, 2024-02)
    Objective: The relationship among increased aortic arch angulation, aortic flow dynamics, and vessel wall stiffness remains unclear. This experimental ex vivo study investigated how increased aortic arch angulation affects ...
  • Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of the Procedure-specific Risks of Thrombosis and Bleeding in General Abdominal, Colorectal, Upper Gastrointestinal, and Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery 
    Lavikainen, Lauri I.; Guyatt, Gordon H.; Sallinen, Ville J.; Karanicolas, Paul J.; Couban, Rachel J.; Singh, Tino; Lee, Yung; Elberkennou, Jaana; Aaltonen, Riikka; Ahopelto, Kaisa; Beilmann-Lehtonen, Ines; Blanker, Marco H.; Cárdenas, Jovita L.; Cartwright, Rufus; Craigie, Samantha; Devereaux, P. J.; Garcia-Perdomo, Herney A.; Ge, Fang Zhou; Gomaa, Huda A.; Halme, Alex L.E.; Haukka, Jari; Karjalainen, Päivi K.; Kilpeläinen, Tuomas P.; Kivelä, Antti J.; Lampela, Hanna; Mattila, Anne K.; Najafabadi, Borna Tadayon; Nykänen, Taina P.; Pandanaboyana, Sanjay; Pourjamal, Negar; Ratnayake, Chathura B.B.; Raudasoja, Aleksi; Vernooij, Robin W.M.; Violette, Philippe D.; Wang, Yuting; Xiao, Yingqi; Yao, Liang; Tikkinen, Kari A.O. (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2024-02-01)
    Objective: To provide procedure-specific estimates of symptomatic venous thromboembolism (VTE) and major bleeding after abdominal surgery. Background: The use of pharmacological thromboprophylaxis represents a trade-off ...
  • Editorial: Monitoring methotrexate polyglutamates in Crohn's disease—Authors' reply 
    van de Meeberg, Maartje M.; Fidder, Herma H.; de Jonge, Robert; Bouma, Gerd; Bulatović Ćalasan, Maja (Wiley-Blackwell, 2024-01)
  • Natural Experiments as a Study Method in Spinal Trauma Surgery: A Systematic Review 
    Stadhouder, Agnita; van Rossenberg, Luke Xander; Kik, Charlotte; Muijs, S. P.J.; Öner, F. C.; Houwert, R. Marijn (SAGE Publications Inc., 2024-06)
    Study Design: Systematic review. Objectives: To determine if the natural experiment design is a useful research methodology concept in spinal trauma care, and to determine if this methodology can be a viable alternative ...
  • Patient preferences for disposable and reusable vaginal specula and their willingness to compromise in the era of climate change: A cross-sectional study 
    Ten Buuren, Amber A.A.; Poolman, Tessa B.; Bongers, Marlies Y.; Bullens, Lauren M.; Van Hanegem, Nehalennia; Klerkx, Wenche M.; Timmermans, Anne; Zuithoff, Nicolaas P.A.; Kwee, Anneke (Wiley-Blackwell, 2024-03-05)
    Objective: To evaluate patient satisfaction on gynaecological examination with metal, plastic and biobased plastic vaginal specula, and to investigate whether patients are willing to compromise on comfort for a more ...
  • Age at cardiovascular disease onset, dementia risk, and the role of lifestyle factors 
    van Gennip, April C.E.; van Sloten, Thomas T.; Fayosse, Aurore; Sabia, Séverine; Singh-Manoux, Archana (John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2024-03)
    INTRODUCTION: We first examined the role of age at cardiovascular disease (CVD) onset for incident dementia, and then examined whether lifestyle factors at guideline-recommended levels in individuals with CVD mitigates ...
  • The legal and ethical framework governing body donation in Europe – 2nd update on current practice 
    Brenner, Erich; Bleys, Ronald L.A.W.; de Caro, Raffaele; Catereniuc, Ilia; Chirculescu, Andy R.M.; Destrieux, Christophe; Eppler, Elisabeth; Filgueira, Luis; Kachlik, David; Kiss, Péter; Lee, Clive; Matveeva, Niki; Natsis, Konstantinos; Pais, Diogo; Paulsen, Friedrich; Piagkou, Maria; Quondamatteo, Fabio; Reglődi, Dóra; Şendemir, Erdoğan; Tranum-Jensen, Jørgen; Tutkuviene, Janina; Vázquez Osorio, María Teresa (Elsevier, 2024-02)
    Background: In 2008, members of the TEPARG provided first insights into the legal and ethical framework governing body donation in Europe. In 2012, a first update followed. This paper is now the second update on this topic ...
  • Vessel Preparation in Infrapopliteal Arterial Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 
    Nugteren, Michael J.; Welling, Rutger H.A.; Bakker, Olaf J.; Ünlü, Çağdaş; Hazenberg, Constantijn E.V.B. (SAGE Publications Inc., 2024-04)
    Purpose: Infrapopliteal lesions are generally complex to treat due to small vessel diameter, long lesion length, multilevel disease, and severe calcification. Therefore, different vessel preparation devices have been ...
  • Functional network dynamics revealed by EEG microstates reflect cognitive decline in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 
    Metzger, Marjorie; Dukic, Stefan; McMackin, Roisin; Giglia, Eileen; Mitchell, Matthew; Bista, Saroj; Costello, Emmet; Peelo, Colm; Tadjine, Yasmine; Sirenko, Vladyslav; Plaitano, Serena; Coffey, Amina; McManus, Lara; Farnell Sharp, Adelais; Mehra, Prabhav; Heverin, Mark; Bede, Peter; Muthuraman, Muthuraman; Pender, Niall; Hardiman, Orla; Nasseroleslami, Bahman (Wiley-Liss Inc., 2024-01)
    Recent electroencephalography (EEG) studies have shown that patterns of brain activity can be used to differentiate amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and control groups. These differences can be interrogated by examining ...
  • Global Validation of the AO Spine Upper Cervical Injury Classification: Geographic Region Affects Reliability and Reproducibility 
    Lambrechts, Mark J.; Schroeder, Gregory D.; Karamian, Brian A.; Canseco, Jose A.; Bransford, Richard; Oner, Cumhur; Benneker, Lorin M.; Kandziora, Frank; Shanmuganathan, Rajasekaran; Kanna, Rishi; Joaquim, Andrei F.; Chapman, Jens R.; Vialle, Emiliano; El-Sharkawi, Mohammad; Dvorak, Marcel; Schnake, Klaus; Kepler, Christopher K.; Vaccaro, Alexander R. (SAGE Publications Inc., 2024-04)
    Study Design: Global Survey Objective: To determine the accuracy, interobserver reliability, and intraobserver reproducibility of the AO Spine Upper Cervical Injury Classification System based on surgeons’ AO Spine region ...
  • Long-term exposure to particulate matter and all-cause and cause-specific mortality in an analysis of multiple Asian cohorts 
    Downward, G. S.; Hystad, P.; Tasmin, S.; Abe, S. K.; Saito, E.; Rahman, M. S.; Islam, M. R.; Gupta, P. C.; Sawada, N.; Malekzadeh, R.; You, S. L.; Ahsan, H.; Park, S. K.; Pednekar, M. S.; Tsugane, S.; Etemadi, A.; Chen, C. J.; Shin, A.; Chen, Y.; Boffetta, P.; Chia, K. S.; Matsuo, K.; Qiao, Y. L.; Rothman, N.; Zheng, W.; Inoue, M.; Kang, D.; Lan, Q.; Vermeulen, R. C.H. (Elsevier Limited, 2024-07)
    Background: Exposure to ambient air pollution is associated with a significant number of deaths. Much of the evidence associating air pollution with adverse effects is from North American and Europe, partially due to ...
  • Starting from the needs: what are the appropriate sources to co-create innovative solutions for persons with disabilities? 
    Mensah-Gourmel, Johanne; Bourgain, Maxime; Kandalaft, Christèle; Chatelin, Alain; Tissier, Odile; Letellier, Guy; Gorter, Jan Willem; Brochard, Sylvain; Pons, Christelle; Innovation for Participation Group (Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2024-04)
    Purpose: Technical solutions could facilitate activities and participation in individuals with disabilities. For the development of solutions, hackathons are a method of interdisciplinary collaboration. For hackathon, the ...
  • The use of virtual nominal groups in healthcare research: An extended scoping review 
    Lee, Seung Ho; ten Cate, Olle; Gottlieb, Michael; Horsley, Tanya; Shea, Beverley; Fournier, Karine; Tran, Christopher; Chan, Teresa; Wood, Timothy J.; Humphrey-Murto, Susan (Public Library of Science, 2024-06)
    Introduction The Nominal Group Technique (NGT) is a consensus group method used to synthesize expert opinions. Given the global shift to virtual meetings, the extent to which researchers leveraged virtual platforms is ...
  • Patient and family caregiver perspectives of Advance Care Planning: qualitative findings from the ACTION cluster randomised controlled trial of an adapted respecting choices intervention 
    Pollock, K.; Bulli, F.; Caswell, G.; Kodba-Čeh, H.; Lunder, U.; Miccinesi, G.; Seymour, J.; Toccafondi, A.; van Delden, J. J.M.; Zwakman, M.; Rietjens, J.; van der Heide, A.; Kars, M. (Routledge, 2024)
    Advance Care Planning (ACP) is widely regarded as a component of good end-of-life care. However, findings from a qualitative international study of patient and family caregiver attitudes and preferences regarding ACP ...
  • Development of Online Technique for International Validation of the AO Spine Subaxial Injury Classification System 
    Lambrechts, Mark J.; Schroeder, Gregory D.; Karamian, Brian A.; Canseco, Jose A.; Oner, Cumhur; Vialle, Emiliano; Rajasekaran, Shanmuganathan; Hazenbiller, Olesja; Dvorak, Marcel R.; Benneker, Lorin M.; Kandziora, Frank; Schnake, Klaus; Kepler, Christopher K.; Vaccaro, Alexander R. (SAGE Publications Inc., 2024-01)
    Study Design: Global cross-sectional survey Objective: To develop and refine the techniques for web-based international validation of fracture classification systems. Methods: A live webinar was organized in 2018 for ...
  • 2024 update: European consensus statement on gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy 
    Kirschner, Janbernd; Bernert, Günther; Butoianu, Nina; De Waele, Liesbeth; Fattal-Valevski, Aviva; Haberlova, Jana; Moreno, Teresa; Klein, Andrea; Kostera-Pruszczyk, Anna; Mercuri, Eugenio; Quijano-Roy, Susana; Sejersen, Thomas; Tizzano, Eduardo F.; van der Pol, W. Ludo; Wallace, Sean; Zafeiriou, Dimitrios; Ziegler, Andreas; Muntoni, Francesco; Servais, Laurent (W.B. Saunders Ltd, 2024-07)
    Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is one of the most common genetic diseases and was, until recently, a leading genetic cause of infant mortality. Three disease-modifying treatments have dramatically changed the disease ...
  • Treatment and Management of Upper Extremity Dysfunction Following Transradial Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Prospective Cohort Study 
    Cheung, Elena S.; Zwaan, Eva M.; Schreuders, Ton A.R.; Kofflard, Marcel J.M.; Coert, J. Henk; Alings, Marco; IJsselmuiden, Alexander J.J.; Holtzer, Carlo A.J. (Springer New York, 2024-01)
    Background: The transradial artery access is the benchmark approach in transradial percutaneous coronary intervention (TR-PCI). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the different complications, treatments, and outcome ...
  • Cost-effectiveness of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation vs. conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A pre-planned, trial-based economic evaluation 
    Delnoij, Thijs S.R.; Suverein, Martje M.; Essers, Brigitte A.B.; Hermanides, Renicus C.; Otterspoor, Luuk; Elzo Kraemer, Carlos V.; Vlaar, Alexander P.J.; Van Der Heijden, Joris J.; Scholten, Erik; Den Uil, Corstiaan; Akin, Sakir; De Metz, Jesse; Van Der Horst, Iwan C.C.; Maessen, Jos G.; Lorusso, Roberto; Van De Poll, Marcel C.G. (24150509, 2024-06-01)
    Aims: When out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) becomes refractory, extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) is a potential option to restore circulation and improve the patient's outcome. However, ECPR requires ...
  • Minimally invasive robot-assisted and laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy in a pan-European registry a retrospective cohort study 
    van Bodegraven, Eduard A.; van Ramshorst, Tess M.E.; Bratlie, Svein O.; Kokkola, Arto; Sparrelid, Ernesto; Björnsson, Bergthor; Kleive, Dyre; Burgdorf, Stefan K.; Dokmak, Safi; Groot Koerkamp, Bas; Cabús, Santiago Sánchez; Molenaar, I. Quintus; Boggi, Ugo; Busch, Olivier R.; Petrič, Miha; Roeyen, Geert; Hackert, Thilo; Lips, Daan J.; D'Hondt, Mathieu; Coolsen, Mariëlle M.E.; Ferrari, Giovanni; Tingstedt, Bobby; Serrablo, Alejandro; Gaujoux, Sebastien; Ramera, Marco; Khatkov, Igor; Ausania, Fabio; Souche, Regis; Festen, Sebastiaan; Berrevoet, Frederik; Keck, Tobias; Sutcliffe, Robert P.; Pando, Elizabeth; de Wilde, Roeland F.; Aussilhou, Beatrice; Krohn, Paul S.; Edwin, Bjørn; Sandström, Per; Gilg, Stefan; Seppänen, Hanna; Vilhav, Caroline; Abu Hilal, Mohammad; Besselink, Marc G.; European Consortium on Minimally Invasive Pancreatic Surgery (E-MIPS) (Elsevier, 2024-06-01)
    BACKGROUND: International guidelines recommend monitoring the use and outcome of minimally invasive pancreatic surgery (MIPS). However, data from prospective international audits on minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy ...
  • Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty versus Non-Operative Treatment of Three-Part and Four-Part Proximal Humerus Fractures in the Elderly Patient: A Pooled Analysis and Systematic Review 
    Bosch, Thomas P.; Beeres, Frank J.P.; Ferree, Steven; Schipper, Inger B.; Camenzind, Roland S.; Hoepelman, Ruben J.; Link, Björn Christian; Rompen, Ingmar F.; Babst, Reto; van de Wall, Bryan J.M. (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2024-06)
    Background: The treatment of complex proximal humerus fractures in elderly patients is not yet fully elucidated. Of all treatment options, reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) and non-operative treatment (NOT) appear to ...