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Frequently people experience nausea and vomiting following surgery. There are several pharmacologic interventions possible; there is no rational evidence-based approach available. In this study the current therapy regaring PONV and its efficacy in…
Standard localized ligations are as feasible as doppler-guided ligations of hemorrhoid arteries.
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The nurse practitioner will actively approach all fracture patients above the age of 50 for screening and intensive treatment of osteoporosis. This will improve the number of fracture patients screened and treated for osteoporosis.
Is the participatory ergonomics program for workers without back or neck pain in the previous year, effective in the prevention of back and/or neck pain.
To prospectively assess the efficacy of combined pan-chromoendoscopy and confocal colonoscopy for the detection of neoplastic lesions in patients at high-risk for CRC. Two issues will be addressed: 1. Does pan-colonic chromoendoscopy improve the…
Urokinase rinsed will lead to less CONS infections in patients with hematological malignancies and central vein catheters.
Neonatal jaundice due to unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia occurs in almost all preterm infants and is potentially neurotoxic. The current treatment modalities (phototherapy and exchange transfusion) are based on total serum bilirubin (TSB) levels,…
Gemcitabine-carboplatin is better tolerable than paclitaxel-carboplatin in elderly patients having advanced NSCLC as assessed with quality of life questionnairs.
1. Mindfulness training can be used to modify the ability to experience positive emotions from everyday life situations assessed with ESM (reward experience); 2. Experimentally induced increases in reward experience in daily life will reduce…
rhDNase targeted to the peripheral airways improves lung function in children with CF and a stable clinical condition.
The aim of the study is to determine the dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) and maximum-tolerated dose (MTD) of irinotecan and cisplatin with concurrent thoracic radiotherapy in patients with LD-SCLC as a once every three weeks schedule.
We tested, in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, the effects of duloxetine on pain relief, tolerability, health status, and quality of life in patients with central neuropathic pain.
1. The generation of behavioral and controllable CFTs will lead to increased retrospective control perceptions in both groups,; 2. The PTSD group will generate more characterological and uncontrollable counterfactuals relative to the comparison…
Patients will receive more continuous, more consistent and better (medical) care during their stay in the hospital when they are treated by nurse practitioners instead of medical interns or PhD students.
Early assisted discharge for exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is an effective and cost-effective treatmentmodel in the Dutch health care system.
This study examines the effect of The Phase Out treatment on chronic, incurable tinnitus in adult subjects in comparison with placebo sound. The expectation of this study is that Phase Out treatment is effective for a longer duration and results in…
Pretreatment with imiquimod 5% cream will decrease the defect after Mohs micrographic surgery by decreasing the size of the basal cell carcinoma. And will thereby improve cosmetic outcome.
We hypothesize that treatment of sickle cell patients with NAC results in reduced red cell PS exposure, reduced endothelial activation, increased NO availability, reduced coagulation activation and reduced inflammation detectable with specific…
An active revascularization strategy, i.e. recanalization of a CTO, might improve function in non-infarcted hibernating myocardium and promote infarct healing at the border zones. These effects may attenuate the remodeling process, which may lead to…