Laparoscopic peritoneal lavage for perforated colonic diverticulitis: a systematic review

BR Toorenvliet, H Swank, JW Schoones… - Colorectal …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Aim This systematic review aimed to evaluate the efficacy, morbidity and mortality of
laparoscopic peritoneal lavage for patients with perforated diverticulitis. Method We …

Systematic review of the prevalence and characteristics of battle casualties from NATO coalition forces in Iraq and Afghanistan

R Hoencamp, E Vermetten, ECTH Tan, H Putter… - Injury, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) coalition forces remain
heavily committed on combat operations overseas. Understanding the prevalence and …

Optimal training design for procedural motor skills: a review and application to laparoscopic surgery

EN Spruit, GPH Band, JF Hamming… - Psychological …, 2014 - Springer
This literature review covers the choices to consider in training complex procedural,
perceptual and motor skills. In particular, we focus on laparoscopic surgery. An overview is …

Doxycycline for stabilization of abdominal aortic aneurysms: a randomized trial

CA Meijer, T Stijnen, MNJM Wasser… - Annals of internal …, 2013 - acpjournals.org
Background: Doxycycline inhibits formation and progression of abdominal aortic aneurysms
(AAAs) in preclinical models of the disease, but it is unclear whether and how this …

Improving diagnosis of acute appendicitis: results of a diagnostic pathway with standard use of ultrasonography followed by selective use of CT

P Poortman, HJM Oostvogel, E Bosma… - Journal of the …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Preoperative imaging has been demonstrated to improve diagnostic
accuracy in appendicitis. This prospective study assessed the accuracy of a diagnostic …

[HTML][HTML] Routine ultrasound and limited computed tomography for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis

BR Toorenvliet, F Wiersma, RFR Bakker… - World journal of …, 2010 - Springer
Background Acute appendicitis continues to be a challenging diagnosis. Preoperative
radiological imaging using ultrasound (US) or computed tomography (CT) has gained …

[PDF][PDF] Autologous iPSC-based vaccines elicit anti-tumor responses in vivo

NG Kooreman, Y Kim, PE de Almeida, V Termglinchan… - Cell stem cell, 2018 - cell.com
Cancer cells and embryonic tissues share a number of cellular and molecular properties,
suggesting that induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) may be harnessed to elicit anti-tumor …

Comparison of CT and sonography in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis: a blinded prospective study

P Poortman, PNM Lohle… - American Journal of …, 2003 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. Our objective was to compare the accuracy of CT and sonography in a general
community teaching hospital for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in patients with …

[HTML][HTML] Variations in surgical procedures for hind limb ischaemia mouse models result in differences in collateral formation

AA Hellingman, AJNM Bastiaansen… - European Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To identify the optimal mouse model for hind limb ischaemia, which offers a
therapeutic window that is large enough to detect improvements of blood flow recovery, for …

The problem with making Safety-II work in healthcare

MJ Verhagen, MS de Vos, M Sujan… - BMJ quality & …, 2022 - qualitysafety.bmj.com
Patient safety is typically assessed by the frequency of adverse events or incidents, which
means we seek to determine safety by its absence rather than its presence. 1 The Safety-II …