Publications by authors named "A J Hendrikx"

Background: Academics aim to understand the experiences of people living with cognitive and/or language impairment in their search for epistemic justice. Methods that do not rely solely on verbal information (e.g.

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Introduction And Hypotheses: valuation of surgical skills, both technical and nontechnical, is possible through observations and video analysis. Besides technical failures, adverse outcomes in surgery can also be related to hampered communication, moderate teamwork, lack of leadership, and loss of situational awareness. Even though some surgeons are convinced about nontechnical skills being an important part of their professionalisation, there is paucity of data about a possible relationship between nontechnical skills and surgical outcome.

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Background: Combining observation principles and geriatric care concepts is considered a promising strategy for risk-stratification of older patients with emergency care needs. We aimed to map the structure and processes of emergency observation units (EOUs) with a geriatric focus and explore to what extent the comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) approach was implemented in EOUs.

Methods: The revised scoping methodology framework of Arksey and O'Malley was applied.

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Objective: To investigate the feasibility of urethral stump length and width measurements in recorded videos of robot assisted radical prostatectomy procedures using the Kinovea software and to assess if these measurements could be used as predictors of postoperative urinary continence.

Methods: Fifty-three patients were selected from an institutional database of 1400 cases and included in the study. All videos were analysed using the computer software 'Kinovea'.

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To gain insight into the availability of training for robot assisted surgery (RAS) and the possibility to perform RAS during Dutch residency curriculum and to analyze the effects on surgical skills by the introduction of an advanced course in RAS for residents. A combination of a validated snap shot survey and a prospective cohort study. Structured advanced RAS training including virtual reality (VR) simulation, dry and wet lab facility at ORSI academy (Belgium).

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