Publications by authors named "M Brusse-Keizer"
Background And Purpose: There has been a concerted move in recent times to shift from an exclusionary to a positive diagnosis of functional movement disorders (FMDs). To date, most of the focus has been on defining positive physical signs. Here the focus was on the diagnostic specificity of specific symptoms and patient characteristics.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Anastomotic leakage (AL) after colorectal surgery leads to substantial morbidity and mortality. Theoretically, compromised blood flow caused by mesenteric artery (MA) stenosis may create suboptimal healing conditions at the anastomotic site, increasing susceptibility to AL. The association between MA stenosis on pre-operative computed tomography (CT) scans and AL in patients undergoing colorectal surgery was investigated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Patients' adherence is essential for COPD self-management, as beneficial effects can only be expected in adherent patients. We explored associations between patients' adherence to COPD exacerbation action plans and health outcomes.
Materials And Methods: Pooled COPD self-treatment intervention group data from two RCTs were analysed, only including patients who had ≥1 COPD exacerbation or started ≥1 course of oral corticosteroids over one-year follow-up.
Background: Due to shared symptoms, acute heart failure (AHF) is difficult to differentiate from an acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD). This systematic review aimed to identify markers that can diagnose AHF underlying acute dyspnea in patients with COPD presenting at the hospital.
Methods: All types of observational studies and clinical trials that investigated any marker's ability to diagnose AHF in acutely dyspneic COPD patients were considered eligible for inclusion.