Publications by authors named "A L A Bloemendaal"

Background: Frontline staff in psychiatry need to perform at a very high professional level in order to ensure patient and community safety. At the same time they are exposed to high levels of stress and workplace trauma. This may have severe consequences for their professional quality of life.

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Surgeons performing robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery experience physical stress and overuse of shoulder muscles due to sub-optimal arm support during surgery. The objective is to present a novel design and prototype of a dynamic arm support for robotic laparoscopic surgery to evaluate its ergonomics and performance on the AdLap-VR simulation training device. The prototype was designed using the mechanical engineering design process: Technical requirements, concept creation, concept selection, 3D-design and built of the prototype.

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Parastomal hernia repair remains a challenge. We describe a robotic retromuscular non-keyhole mesh repair using a synthetically reinforced biological mesh (Ovitex) for the repair of complex and/or recurrent parastomal hernia and technical modifications we made along the way to improve our technique. All patients underwent the described retromuscular parastomal hernia repair.

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A robust association has been reported between childhood adverse life events (ALEs) and risky substance use in adolescence. It remains unclear, however, what the impact of type and timing of these ALEs is. We investigated the association between ALEs and substance use in adolescents.

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Article Synopsis
  • Robotic surgery is becoming more popular for pelvic floor reconstruction, but it's unclear if it's better than traditional methods, so this study aimed to clarify its role using expert opinions.* -
  • An international group of 26 experienced surgeons from various specialties conducted a two-round Delphi process to evaluate the use of robotics in pelvic floor surgeries, discussing numerous aspects from surgeon characteristics to future implications.* -
  • The consensus among experts was that robotic surgery offers significant technical advantages and is safe and effective for pelvic floor reconstruction, with the increased costs justified by improved surgical effectiveness.*
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