- Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Frailty in Older Adults
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Health and Wellbeing Research
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments
- Dysphagia Assessment and Management
- Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
- Stoma care and complications
- Esophageal and GI Pathology
- Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy
Northwest Hospital
2022-2025
Medisch Centrum Alkmaar
2025
BackgroundA direct comparison of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 positive patients with a negative control group undergoing an operative intervention during the current pandemic is lacking, and reliable estimate assumed difference in morbidity mortality between both patient categories remains unknown.MethodsWe included all consecutive confirmed pre- or postoperative status (operated 27 hospitals) 4 emergency elective operations. A propensity score-matched clinical outcomes...
Background Prehabilitation optimizes colorectal cancer patients’ health during the preoperative waiting period, by increasing functional capacity, reducing postoperative complications, and speeding recovery. However, challenges in implementation include willingness to attend multiple hospital visits, hospitals needing trained personnel, facilities, financial resources. An app-based prehabilitation program could address these issues allowing patients participate from home with remote support...
Head and neck cancer (HNC) incidence is increasing, surgery frequently indicated as curative treatment. Unfortunately, complications long-term functional impairment are common. Recent promising results of multimodal prehabilitation in colorectal show improved recovery outcomes. The objective this study to assess the feasibility prehabilitation, which composed high-intensity training, a protein-enriched diet, cessation intoxications, mental support speech therapy, HNC surgery. A was conducted...