Publications by authors named "Hanneke Kalf"
Article Synopsis
- The study aims to detail the recovery patterns of COVID-19 patients treated by various allied health professionals in the Netherlands, assessing their progress over a year.
- It gathers data from 1,451 patients, focusing on their health-related quality of life, fatigue, physical functioning, and costs, with interviews planned for deeper insights.
- This research is significant as it will be the first to comprehensively analyze long-term recovery and treatment effectiveness for COVID-19 patients, helping to guide future healthcare strategies.
COVID-19 has had an impact globally with millions infected, high mortality, significant economic ramifications, travel restrictions, national lockdowns, overloaded healthcare systems, effects on healthcare workers' health and well-being, and large amounts of funding diverted into rapid vaccine development and implementation. Patients with COVID-19, especially those who become severely ill, have frequently developed dysphagia and dysphonia. Health professionals working in the field have needed to learn about this new disease while managing these patients with enhanced personal protective equipment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Endoscopic cricopharyngeal myotomy (ECPM) using CO2 laser surgery presents a less invasive treatment technique when compared to transcervical cricopharyngeal myotomy.
Methods: Forty-seven patients who underwent ECPM from 2002 until 2013 were included in this study. Patient characteristics, and preoperative and postoperative outcome and complications were scored by retrospective chart review and by using the Deglutition Handicap Index (DHI).