Publications by authors named "Marieke Versteegen"
Article Synopsis
- A study was conducted to assess the prognostic value of the Shock Index (SI) and Modified Shock Index (MSI) in patients who experienced return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).
- The researchers found that 46% of the 403 patients included in the study survived until hospital discharge, but higher SI (≥ 1.00) and MSI (≥ 1.30) indicated significantly lower survival rates and higher chances of recurrent loss of circulation in the emergency department (ED).
- The findings suggest that elevated SI and MSI are associated with poorer outcomes, highlighting the need for further research to understand the underlying reasons for these associations.
Objective: As a result of an aging population, mobility scooter use is increasing in Western countries. Consequently, an increase in mobility scooter-related injuries (MSRIs) is observed. Yet there is a paucity of studies in the literature assessing MSRIs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Internal hospital crises and disasters (IHCDs) are events that disrupt the routine functioning of a hospital while threatening the well-being of patients and staff. IHCDs may cause hospital closure, evacuations of patients and loss of healthcare capacity. The consequences may be ruinous for local communities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To investigate the mechanisms and severity of injuries of e-bikers compared with conventional bicycle (CB) users at the emergency department (ED) of a level 2 trauma center in the Netherlands.
Methods: We performed a prospective observational study. All patients ≥ 16 years who presented at the ED with an e-bike or conventional bicycle accident were eligible for inclusion.
fever is a zoonosis caused by Coxiella burnetii, which occurs worldwide. After acute Q fever infection, 1% to 5% of patients develop chronic Q fever. Chronic Q fever usually presents as endocarditis or endovascular infection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFor quantitative assessment of polymorphonuclear granulocyte (PMN)-mediated pseudohyphal damage, an improved tetrazolium (2,3-bis-(2-methoxy-4-nitro-5-sulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium-5-carboxanilide; XTT) dye assay was developed. The modified assay proved to be a reliable indicator of viable pseudohyphal inoculum sizes. In addition, the influence of various endogenous pro-inflammatory cytokines on the capacity of PMN to damage Candida albicans pseudohyphae was investigated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The increased perinatal morbidity in diabetes may be partly related to vascular dysfunction. Because potassium channels play an important role in the regulation of vascular tone, this study explores the impact of diabetes on potassium channel function in the fetoplacental vascular bed.
Study Design: Vascular potassium channel function was investigated by ex vivo dual perfusion of isolated placental cotyledons (n = 47).