Publications by authors named "J Eshuis"

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  • - This study explored using a dual accelerometer method to track physical activity in critically ill burn patients, aiming to gather detailed data on the type and duration of their activities during hospitalization.
  • - Conducted in a burn center in the Netherlands, five patients with significant burn injuries participated and wore accelerometers on their chest and thigh to monitor activity, resulting in analysis of 14-49 days of data per patient.
  • - The findings showed that while the method effectively identified and quantified activities during wear time, the data processing was labor-intensive and needed improvement for practical clinical use.
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Companion animals have been identified as a unique source of social support and as contributors to mental wellbeing. This study uses the Experience Sampling Method to test whether this effect is due to stress-buffering. A total of 159 dog and cat owners responded to a series of randomly scheduled questionnaires on their smartphones.

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Aim: The aim of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes of different treatment strategies for children with partial-thickness scalds at two burn centers. At the first burn center, these burns were treated with a hydrofiber dressing (Aquacel, Convatec, Inc., Princeton, NJ, USA) or silver sulfadiazine (SSD, Flammazine, Sinclair IS Pharma, London, UK Pharmaceuticals), while at the second burn center, cerium nitrate-silver sulfadiazine (CN-SSD, Flammacerium, Sinclair IS Pharma, London, UK Pharmaceuticals) was used.

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Introduction: In patients with severe burns, resuscitation with large volumes of fluid is needed, partly because of an increase in capillary leakage. Corticosteroids might be beneficial by diminishing capillary leakage. This study aimed to assess in severely burned nonseptic patients whether hydrocortisone (HC) improved outcome and diminished capillary leakage.

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Background: Perioperative hyperglycemia is associated with postoperative complications after major surgery. However, more than 50% of surgical procedures are performed in an ambulatory setting, where glucose is not routinely measured. The objectives of this study were to investigate the change in capillary glucose during ambulatory surgery, to identify patients at risk for perioperative increasing glucose and to evaluate whether hyperglycemia predisposes for complications after ambulatory surgery.

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