Publications by authors named "A Verheyden"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to create an easy-to-use score, called the OF Pelvis Score, to help decide between non-operative and surgical treatments for patients with osteoporotic pelvic fractures.
- The score was developed through expert consensus based on extensive analysis of fractures and includes factors like fracture type, pain level, mobility, and overall health, categorizing scores below, above, or equal to 8 for treatment recommendations.
- In a retrospective evaluation of 107 patients, the score guided therapy decisions effectively, with a high compliance rate, and emphasized its adaptable nature as patient conditions evolve.
Effects of corticotropin-releasing hormone on gastric electrical activity and sensorimotor function in healthy volunteers: a double-blinded crossover study.
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol
May 2024
Biopsychosocial factors are associated with disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBI) and exacerbate gastrointestinal symptoms. The mechanisms underlying pathophysiological alterations of stress remain unclear. Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) is a central regulator of the hormonal stress response and has diverse impact on different organ systems.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Functional dyspepsia (FD) is one of the most frequent conditions in gastroenterological outpatient health care. Most recent research in FD has shifted its focus to duodenal pathophysiological mechanisms, although current treatments still focus mainly the stomach.
Aim: The aim of the study was to provide a comprehensive overview of the pathophysiology of FD focusing on a paradigm shift from gastric towards duodenal mechanisms.
Pacific Ocean tuna is among the most-consumed seafood products but contains relatively high levels of the neurotoxin methylmercury. Limited observations suggest tuna mercury levels vary in space and time, yet the drivers are not well understood. Here, we map mercury concentrations in skipjack tuna across the Pacific Ocean and build generalized additive models to quantify the anthropogenic, ecological, and biogeochemical drivers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOF-Pelvis classification of osteoporotic sacral and pelvic ring fractures.
BMC Musculoskelet Disord
November 2021
Article Synopsis
- Osteoporotic fractures of the pelvis (OFP) are becoming a significant concern in orthopedics, prompting the need for a new, simpler, and more reliable classification system (CS) that uses both CT and MRI, as existing systems have limited reliability.
- A consensus among trauma and orthopedic experts in German-speaking countries led to the creation of the new OF-Pelvis CS over five years, which was validated by having experienced surgeons categorize 25 anonymized cases using imaging scans.
- The new classification has five subgroups indicating increasing instability and three modifiers that can be used alone or in combination; the inter-rater reliability scores are notably high, showing strong agreement among both the developers and the