Publications by authors named "Dirk H J M van Kuppevelt"
Objective: A randomized clinical trial was conducted to determine the effectiveness and safety of topical negative pressure therapy in patients with difficult-to-heal wounds.
Methods: A total of 24 patients were randomly assigned to either treatment with topical negative pressure therapy or treatment with conventional dressing therapy with sodium hypochlorite. The study end point was 50% reduction in wound volume.
Introduction: Intrathecal baclofen, administered via a Baclofen pump, is used for patients with spasticity. We report here a case of intrathecal catheter retraction following surgery.
Case Report: A male patient with adrenoleukodystrophy and a baclofen pump implant was admitted to the urology department with bladder stones.
Background And Purpose: Subjects with a spinal cord injury (SCI) are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease-related secondary complications, such as pressure ulcers and attenuated wound healing. It has been suggested that passive exercise enhances blood flow via mechanical pump effects or reflex activation. The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of passive leg movements and passive cycling on the arterial circulation in subjects with SCI.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The aim of the present study was to assess the time course of vascular adaptations to inactivity and paralyses in humans. The spinal cord-injured (SCI) population offers a unique "human model of nature" to assess peripheral vascular adaptations and its time course to extreme inactivity and paralyses.
Methods: Arterial diameters and red blood cell velocity of the carotid artery (CA), common femoral artery (FA), and brachial artery (BA) were measured using echo Doppler ultrasound.