Sexual education and development after early childhood sexual abuse: A qualitative study of experiences of parents and children.

Background: In the Amsterdam Sexual Abuse Case (ASAC), infants and toddlers experienced childhood sexual abuse (CSA). The perpetrator was convicted, and psychosocial care was offered to children and families. A research project was established to investigate the impact of CSA at an early age, with this study specifically focusing on sexual education and development.

Influence of Back Length on Vibrotactile Acuity in Vertical Direction.

In this study, we were interested in the question whether vibrotactile thresholds on the back, in terms of the Just Noticeable Difference (JND), scale with back length. Although there exists only indirect physiological evidence, it could be assumed that the density of mechanoreceptors is lower if back size is larger. As a consequence, the JND would increase with back length.

Phenotype- and species-specific skin proteomic signatures for incision-induced pain in humans and mice.

Background: Acute pain after surgery is common and often leads to chronic post-surgical pain, but neither treatment nor prevention is currently sufficient. We hypothesised that specific protein networks (protein-protein interactions) are relevant for pain after surgery in humans and mice.

Methods: Standardised surgical incisions were performed in male human volunteers and male mice.

Impact of tumour invasion on seminal vesicles mobility in radiotherapy of prostate cancer.

Purpose: Mobility of the seminal vesicles relative to the prostate challenges adequate dose coverage. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of tumour invasion on SV mobility.

Methods And Materials: Three groups of 30 prostate cancer patients with (1) no invasion on MR, (2) minimal invasion (<5mm), and (3) extensive invasion (>5mm) were studied.

Trends in the outcomes of Dutch haematological patients receiving intensive care support.

Background: Because of the assumed dismal prognosis there is still reluctance to admit haematological patients to the intensive care unit (ICU). This study was conducted to determine trends in outcome of allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients transferred to the intensive care unit in a Dutch tertiary care hospital.

Methods: All patients who received allogeneic HSCT between 2004-2010 were included in the analyses.

Continuous positive airway pressure devices for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea-hypopnoea syndrome: a systematic review and economic analysis.

Objectives: To determine the clinical effectiveness, safety and cost-effectiveness of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) devices for the treatment of obstructive apnoea-hypopnoea syndrome (OSAHS), compared with the best supportive care, placebo and dental devices.

Data Sources: The main search was of fifteen electronic databases, including MEDLINE, EMBASE and the Cochrane Library, up to November 2006.

Review Methods: Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) comparing CPAP with best supportive/usual care, placebo, and dental devices in adults with a diagnosis of OSAHS were included.