Publications by authors named "F Verbeke"
Article Synopsis
- The article discusses the role of uremic toxins in chronic kidney disease (CKD) and highlights the lack of progress in reducing their effects, despite growing knowledge.
- It reviews research on alternative strategies to combat uremic toxicity applicable to early CKD stages, covering dietary modifications, pharmacologic interventions, and potential extracorporeal removal methods.
- The future direction aims to develop sustainable and effective treatments for CKD beyond traditional dialysis methods.
Baseline Survey on Referrals and Healthcare Provider Needs in View for an Electronic Referral System.
Stud Health Technol Inform
September 2024
The study aimed to evaluate the formats and completeness of the current paper-based referral system and assess user needs for designing an electronic referral system. Conducted in eight public health facilities in Kigali city, the mixed methods approach identified seven different referral letter formats, with the external transfer form averaging 58.8% completeness.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The aim of this study was to assess whether coaching doctors to enhance ethical decision-making in teams improves (1) goal-oriented care operationalized via written do-not-intubate and do-not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DNI-DNACPR) orders in adult patients potentially receiving excessive treatment (PET) during their first hospital stay and (2) the quality of the ethical climate.
Methods: We carried out a stepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trial in the medical intensive care unit (ICU) and 9 referring internal medicine departments of Ghent University Hospital between February 2022 and February 2023. Doctors and nurses in charge of hospitalized patients filled out the ethical decision-making climate questionnaire (ethical decision-making climate questionnaire, EDMCQ) before and after the study, and anonymously identified PET via an electronic alert during the entire study period.
Background: Kidney transplantation offers meaningful health improvements compared to dialysis, yet the quality of life and life expectancy of kidney transplant recipients still lag behind those of their healthy peers. Physical inactivity and poor physical fitness are prevalent among kidney transplant recipients, affecting overall life participation.
Objectives: To explore challenges hindering life participation for kidney transplant recipients and reveal facilitators and barriers to integrating rehabilitation into their daily lives.