Publications by authors named "G Vermeulen"
Article Synopsis
- A study was conducted to evaluate how patients' mindsets changed after consulting a hand surgeon, focusing on their perceptions of illness and treatment.
- 276 patients with hand and wrist conditions completed mindset questionnaires before and after their consultations, revealing significant improvements in illness perception and pain-related attitudes.
- Results indicated that while both surgical and nonsurgical patients benefitted, surgical patients showed greater improvement, suggesting a need for tailored strategies to enhance mindset in nonsurgical patients.
Purpose: Few studies have compared patient characteristics, clinical management, and outcome of patients with COVID-19 between the different epidemic waves. In this study, we describe patient characteristics, treatment, and outcome of patients admitted for COVID-19 in the Antwerp University Hospital over the first three epidemic waves of 2020-2021.
Methods: Retrospective observational study of COVID-19 patients in a Belgian tertiary referral hospital.
Background: The optimal ventilation modalities to manage out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) remain debated. A specific pressure mode called cardio-pulmonary ventilation (CPV) may be used instead of manual bag ventilation (MBV). We sought to analyse the association between mechanical CPV and return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) in non-traumatic OHCA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe treatment of carpal boss is primarily conservative. Surgical treatment by performing a wedge excision of the bony protrusion, is possible. However, a common belief exists that carpal boss should not be operated because of the high recurrence rate.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The authors hypothesized that the 3-ligament tenodesis (3-LT) procedure is still sufficient-even in scapholunate advanced collapse (SLAC) cases-to reduce pain and improve wrist function. The authors compared patient-reported outcomes of scapholunate interosseus ligament (SLIL) injury patients with SLAC, to SLIL injury patients treated with 3-LT, and then to patients who underwent proximal row carpectomy (PRC), as a control group.
Methods: The authors included all patients with a traumatic SLIL injury and associated SLAC components treated with 3-LT and completed patient-rated wrist evaluation (PRWE) questionnaires preoperatively and at 12-month follow-up.