Should we reconsider epilepsy surgery? The motivation of patients once rejected (2008)
Zijlmans, M., Buskens, E., Hersevoort, M., Huiskamp, G., Van Huffelen, A.C., Leijten, F.S.S.
Abstract: The pre-surgical work-up of patients with medically refractory epilepsy changes with the availability of new diagnostic procedures. New diagnostic investigations may also open up prospects...
Stadhouder, A., Buskens, E., De Klerk, L.W., Verhaar, J.A., Dhert, W.A., Verbout, A.J., ...
Abstract: Study Design. A center parallel cohort study with blinded inclusion based on clinical equipoise. Objective. To compare outcomes of nonoperative and operative treatment strategies in terms...
Oosterheert, J.J., Bonten, M.J.M., Schneider, M.M.E., Buskens, E., Lammers, J.W.J., Hustinx, W.N.M., ...
OBJECTIVE: To compare an early switch from intravenous to oral antibiotics with the standard intravenous therapy in patients admitted to hospital with severe community acquired pneumonia. DESIGN:...
Growth rates of intracranial aneurysms: exploring constancy (2008)
Koffijberg, H., Buskens, E., Algra, A., Wermer, M.J., Rinkel, G.J.
Object The annual rate of rupture of intracranial aneurysms is often assumed to be constant, but it is unknown whether this assumption is true. Recent case reports have suggested that aneurysms grow...
Subarachnoid haemorrhage in Sweden 1987-2002: regional incidence and case fatality rates (2008)
Koffijberg, H., Buskens, E., Granath, F., Adami, J., Ekbom, A., Rinkel, G.J.E., ...
Abstract: Background: Incidence estimates of subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) in Sweden vary, which may be caused by regional variations. Reliable estimates of age-specific case fatality rates are...
Heeg, B.M.S., Antunes, J., Figueira, M.L., Jara, J.M., Teixeira, J.M., Palha, A.P., ...
Abstract: Background: Previous analyses have shown that long-acting risperidone (LAR) is cost-effective in several Western countries. In Portugal, however, the costs of key services are lower....
Greving, J.P., Buskens, E., Koffijberg, H., Algra, A.
Abstract: Background-Aspirin is effective for the primary prevention of cardiovascular events, but it remains unclear for which subgroups of individuals aspirin is beneficial. We assessed the...
Probiotic prophylaxis in predicted severe acute pancreatitis - Reply (2008)
Besselink, M.G., Van Santvoort, H.C., Buskens, E., Akkermans, L.M., Gooszen, H.G.
Besselink, M.G.H., Van Santvoort, H.C., Buskens, E., Boermeester, M.A., Van Goor, H., Timmerman, H.M., ...
Abstract: Background Infectious complications and associated mortality are a major concern in acute pancreatitis. Enteral administration of probiotics could prevent infectious complications, but...
Besselink, M.G.H., Santvoort, H.C., Buskens, E., Boermeester, M.A., Goor, H.van, Timmerman, H.M., ...
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether enteral prophylaxis with probiotics in patients with predicted severe acute pancreatitis prevents infectious complications. DESIGN: Multicentre, randomised,...
Baas, A.F., Janssen, K.J.M., Prinssen, M., Buskens, E., Blankensteijn, J.D.
Abstract: Objective: Randomized trials have shown that endovascular repair (EVAR) of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) has a lower perioperative mortality than conventional open repair (OR)....
Klazen, CAH, Verhaar, HJJ, Lampmann, LEH, Juttmann, JR, Blonk, MC, Jansen, FH, ...
Abstract Background The standard care in patients with a painful osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture (VCF) is conservative therapy. Percutaneous vertebroplasty (PV), a minimally invasive...
Cost-effectiveness analysis in severe mental illness: Outcome measures selection (2007)
Stant, A.D., Buskens, E., Jenner, J.A., Wiersma, D., TenVergert, E.M.
Background: Most economic evaluations conducted in mental healthcare did not include widely recommended preference-based health outcomes like the QALY (Quality-Adjusted Life Years). Instead, studies...
Cost-effectiveness analysis in severe mental illness: Outcome measures selection (2007)
Stant, A.D., Buskens, E., Jenner, J.A., Wiersma, D., TenVergert, E.M.
Background: Most economic evaluations conducted in mental healthcare did not include widely recommended preference-based health outcomes like the QALY (Quality-Adjusted Life Years). Instead, studies...
Trends in economic consequences of rheumatoid arthritis over two subsequent years (2007)
Verstappen, S.M., Jacobs, J.W., Kruize, A.A., Ehrlich, J.C., Verkleij, H., ...
OBJECTIVE: To examine changes in direct costs and in working status over 2 yrs in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). PATIENTS AND METHODS: In both 1999 and 2000, RA patients (n = 461) filled...
Schoonhoven, L., Bousema, M.T., Buskens, E.
BACKGROUND: Pressure ulcers frequently occur in hospitalised patients. The prevalence of pressure ulcers grade 2 or worse varies from 3% to 12% in hospitalised patients. Incidence figures are not...
A Bayesian decision-support system for diagnosing ventilator-associated pneumonia (2007)
Schurink, C.A., Visscher, S., Lucas, P.J., Van Leeuwen, H.J., Buskens, E., Hoff, R.G., ...
OBJECTIVE: To determine the diagnostic performance of a Bayesian Decision-Support System (BDSS) for ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). DESIGN: A previously developed BDSS, automatically obtaining...
Van Santvoort, H.C., Besselink, M.G., Bollen, T.L., Buskens, E., Van Ramshorst, B., Gooszen, H.G.
BACKGROUND: Minimally invasive necrosectomy through a retroperitoneal approach is gaining popularity for the treatment of necrotizing pancreatitis. There is, however, no substantial evidence from...
Prinssen, M., Buskens, E., De Jong, S.E., Buth, J., Mackaay, A.J., Sambeek, M.R., ...
Background: Two randomized trials have shown similar mid-term outcomes for survival and quality of life after endovascular and conventional open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). With...
Klazen, C., Verhaar, H., Lampmann, L., Juttmann, J., Blonk, M., Jansen, F., ...
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The standard care in patients with a painful osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture (VCF) is conservative therapy. Percutaneous vertebroplasty (PV), a minimally invasive...
Jacobs, J.W., De Nijs, R.N., Lems, W.F., Geusens, P.P., Laan, R.F., Huisman, A.M., ...
OBJECTIVE: To explore the relation of changes in measures of bone turnover and changes in bone mineral density (BMD) of the lumbar spine and total hip over 18 months in a double-blinded, randomized...
Haeck, I.M., Lentjes, E.G., Buskens, E., Hijnen, D.J., Guikers, C., ...
BACKGROUND: Topical corticosteroids are used extensively to treat inflammatory skin disorders including atopic dermatitis (AD). Several studies have described temporary reversible suppression of...
De Vries, A.C., Besselink, M.G., Buskens, E., Ridwan, B.U., Schipper, M., Van Erpecum, K.J., ...
AIM: To evaluate the methodological quality of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of systemic antibiotic prophylaxis in severe acute pancreatitis in relation to outcome. METHODS: The MEDLINE, EMBASE...
De Nijs, R.N., Jacobs, J.W., Lems, W.F., Laan, R.F., Algra, A., Huisman, A.M., ...
OBJECTIVE: To compare the effects of alendronate and alfacalcidol in the prevention ofglucocorticoid-related osteoporosis in patients with a rheumatic disease. DESIGN: Randomised, double-blind,...
Timing of surgical intervention in necrotizing pancreatitis (2007)
Besselink, M.G., Verwer, T.J., Schoenmaeckers, E.J., Buskens, E., Ridwan, B.U., Visser, M.R., ...
OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of timing of surgical intervention for necrotizing pancreatitis. DESIGN: Retrospective study of 53 patients and a systematic review. SETTING: A tertiary referral...
Buskens, E., Van Staaij, B., Hoes, A.W., Schilder, A.G.M.
Objective: To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of adenotonsillectomy compared with watchful waiting in Dutch children. Design: Economic evaluation along with an open, randomized, controlled trial....
Kalmijn, S., Buskens, E., Franssen, H., Vermeulen, M., Wokke, J.H.J., ...
Background: Extensive investigations are often performed to reveal the cause of chronic polyneuropathy. It is not known whether a restrictive diagnostic guideline improves cost efficiency without...
Comparison of the SF-6D and the EQ-5D in patients with coronary heart disease (2006)
Background: The SF-6D was derived from the SF-36. A single summary score is obtained allegedly preserving the descriptive richness and sensitivity to change of the SF-36 into utility measurement. We...
Van Hemel, N.M., Grobbee, D.E., Buskens, E., Moons, K.G.M.
Aims This communication describes the design of the FOLLOWPACE study. The overall aim of FOLLOWPACE is to quantify the cost-effectiveness of routine follow-up visits in patients with a pacemaker...
Van Der Schaaf, I.C., Wermer, M.J.H., Velthuis, B.K., Buskens, E., Bossuyt, P.M.M., Rinkel, G.J.E.
Objectives: In patients with previous subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) undergoing follow up screening, the authors assessed the impact of finding but not treating very small aneurysms by comparing...
Prediction of pressure ulcer development in hospitalized patients: a tool for risk assessment (2006)
Schoonhoven, L., Grobbee, D.E., Donders, A.R.T., Algra, A., Grypdonck, M.H., Bousema, M.T., ...
Objectives: To identify independent predictors for development of pressure ulcers in hospitalized patients and to develop a simple prediction rule for pressure ulcer development. Design: The...
Peppelenbosch, N., Geelkerken, R.H., Soong, C., Cao, P., Steinmetz, O.K., Teijink, J.A.W., ...
Objective: To understand the potential of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) in patients presenting with a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA), the proportion in whom this procedure was...
Nathoe, H.M., Koerselman, J., Buskens, E., Van Dijk, D., Stella, P.R., Plokker, T.H.W., ...
There is evidence that coronary collaterals improve the prognosis in patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI). However, there is limited clinical information on the protective role of...
Verheij, T.J.M., Buskens, E., Nichol, K.L., Hak, E.
OBJECTIVE - influenza vaccine uptake remains low among the high-risk group of patients with diabetes, partly because of conflicting evidence regarding its potential benefits. We assessed the clinical...
Koek, M.B.G., Buskens, E., Sigurdsson, V.
Background Home ultraviolet B (UVB) phototherapy is a debated treatment. It is currently being prescribed for patients with psoriasis, although literature on the subject is scarce. Despite the...
Klein, W.M., Seegers, J., Spithoven, J.H., Buskens, E., Van Baal, J.G., ...
Purpose: To determine long-term results of the prospective Dutch Iliac Stent Trial. Materials and Methods: The study protocol was approved by local institutional review boards. All patients gave...
Costs and benefits of bacterial culturing and pathogen reduction in the Netherlands (2006)
Janssen, M.P., Van Der Poel, C.L., Buskens, E., Bonneux, L., Bonsel, G.J., Van Hout, B.A.
BACKGROUND: Bacterial contamination is a life-threatening risk of blood transfusion, especially with platelet (PLT) transfusions. Bacterial culturing (BCU) of PLTs as well as pathogen reduction (PRT)...
Heijenbrok-Kal, M.H., Buskens, E., Nederkoorn, P.J., Hunink, M.G.M.
Purpose: To determine the optimal peak systolic velocity (PSV) threshold at duplex ultrasonography (US) required to establish the need for carotid endarterectomy in symptomatic patients on the basis...
Do recommended high-risk adults benefit from a first influenza vaccination? (2006)
Hak, E., Buskens, E., Nichol, K.L., Verheij, T.J.M.
It is unknown whether a first influenza vaccination protects high-risk adults from severe morbidity and mortality during influenza epidemics. As part of the PRISMA nested case-control study, we aimed...
Modelling the health-economic impact of the next influenza pandemic in The Netherlands (2006)
Hak, E., Meijboom, M.J., Buskens, E.
To optimally develop or adjust national contingency plans to respond to the next influenza pandemic, we developed a decision type model and estimated the total health burden and direct medical costs...
Draaisma, W.A., Buskens, E., Bais, J.E., Simmermacher, R.K.J., ...
Background: Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication (LNF) has essentially replaced its conventional open counterpart (CNF). An economic evaluation of LNF compared with CNF based on prospective data with...
Draaisma, W.A., Ruurda, J.P., Scheffer, R.C.H., Simmermacher, R.K.J., Gooszen, H.G., ...
Background: Robotic systems for minimally invasive surgery may be of added value during extensive dissection and suturing in confined spaces, such as laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication (LNF). The...
Alendronate or alfacalcidol in glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (2006)
Jacobs, J.W.G., Lems, W.F., Laan, R.F.J., Algra, A., Huisman, A., ...
BACKGROUND: Treatment with glucocorticoids is associated with bone loss starting soon after therapy is initiated and an increased risk of fracture. METHODS: We performed a randomized, double-placebo,...
Kalmijn, S., Buskens, E., Franssen, H., Vermeulen, M., Wokke, J.H.J., ...
Background: Extensive investigations are often performed to reveal the cause of chronic polyneuropathy. It is not known whether a restrictive diagnostic guideline improves cost efficiency without...
Comparison of the SF-6D and the EQ-5D in patients with coronary heart disease (2006)
Background: The SF-6D was derived from the SF-36. A single summary score is obtained allegedly preserving the descriptive richness and sensitivity to change of the SF-36 into utility measurement. We...
Van Hemel, N.M., Grobbee, D.E., Buskens, E., Moons, K.G.M.
Aims This communication describes the design of the FOLLOWPACE study. The overall aim of FOLLOWPACE is to quantify the cost-effectiveness of routine follow-up visits in patients with a pacemaker...
Van Der Schaaf, I.C., Wermer, M.J.H., Velthuis, B.K., Buskens, E., Bossuyt, P.M.M., Rinkel, G.J.E.
Objectives: In patients with previous subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) undergoing follow up screening, the authors assessed the impact of finding but not treating very small aneurysms by comparing...
Prediction of pressure ulcer development in hospitalized patients: a tool for risk assessment (2006)
Schoonhoven, L., Grobbee, D.E., Donders, A.R.T., Algra, A., Grypdonck, M.H., Bousema, M.T., ...
Objectives: To identify independent predictors for development of pressure ulcers in hospitalized patients and to develop a simple prediction rule for pressure ulcer development. Design: The...
Peppelenbosch, N., Geelkerken, R.H., Soong, C., Cao, P., Steinmetz, O.K., Teijink, J.A.W., ...
Objective: To understand the potential of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) in patients presenting with a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA), the proportion in whom this procedure was...
Nathoe, H.M., Koerselman, J., Buskens, E., Van Dijk, D., Stella, P.R., Plokker, T.H.W., ...
There is evidence that coronary collaterals improve the prognosis in patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI). However, there is limited clinical information on the protective role of...
Verheij, T.J.M., Buskens, E., Nichol, K.L., Hak, E.
OBJECTIVE - influenza vaccine uptake remains low among the high-risk group of patients with diabetes, partly because of conflicting evidence regarding its potential benefits. We assessed the clinical...
Koek, M.B.G., Buskens, E., Sigurdsson, V.
Background Home ultraviolet B (UVB) phototherapy is a debated treatment. It is currently being prescribed for patients with psoriasis, although literature on the subject is scarce. Despite the...
Klein, W.M., Seegers, J., Spithoven, J.H., Buskens, E., Van Baal, J.G., ...
Purpose: To determine long-term results of the prospective Dutch Iliac Stent Trial. Materials and Methods: The study protocol was approved by local institutional review boards. All patients gave...
Costs and benefits of bacterial culturing and pathogen reduction in the Netherlands (2006)
Janssen, M.P., Van Der Poel, C.L., Buskens, E., Bonneux, L., Bonsel, G.J., Van Hout, B.A.
BACKGROUND: Bacterial contamination is a life-threatening risk of blood transfusion, especially with platelet (PLT) transfusions. Bacterial culturing (BCU) of PLTs as well as pathogen reduction (PRT)...
Heijenbrok-Kal, M.H., Buskens, E., Nederkoorn, P.J., Hunink, M.G.M.
Purpose: To determine the optimal peak systolic velocity (PSV) threshold at duplex ultrasonography (US) required to establish the need for carotid endarterectomy in symptomatic patients on the basis...
Modelling the health-economic impact of the next influenza pandemic in The Netherlands (2006)
Hak, E., Meijboom, M.J., Buskens, E.
To optimally develop or adjust national contingency plans to respond to the next influenza pandemic, we developed a decision type model and estimated the total health burden and direct medical costs...
Do recommended high-risk adults benefit from a first influenza vaccination? (2006)
Hak, E., Buskens, E., Nichol, K.L., Verheij, T.J.M.
It is unknown whether a first influenza vaccination protects high-risk adults from severe morbidity and mortality during influenza epidemics. As part of the PRISMA nested case-control study, we aimed...
Draaisma, W.A., Buskens, E., Bais, J.E., Simmermacher, R.K.J., ...
Background: Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication (LNF) has essentially replaced its conventional open counterpart (CNF). An economic evaluation of LNF compared with CNF based on prospective data with...
Draaisma, W.A., Ruurda, J.P., Scheffer, R.C.H., Simmermacher, R.K.J., Gooszen, H.G., ...
Background: Robotic systems for minimally invasive surgery may be of added value during extensive dissection and suturing in confined spaces, such as laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication (LNF). The...
Alendronate or alfacalcidol in glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (2006)
Jacobs, J.W.G., Lems, W.F., Laan, R.F.J., Algra, A., Huisman, A., ...
BACKGROUND: Treatment with glucocorticoids is associated with bone loss starting soon after therapy is initiated and an increased risk of fracture. METHODS: We performed a randomized, double-placebo,...