Publications by authors named "O DeWitte"
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- Landslides are natural events that happen on hills all over the world, but they can be dangerous for people living in those areas.
- In some rural mountain regions, like in the DR Congo, farmers are adapting to live and farm on these steep and landslide-prone lands.
- The study found that many farmers actually find the land on these landslides more valuable because it's often better for growing crops due to good soil and moisture, even though there are risks involved.
Brain tissue oxygenation (PbtO2)-guided therapy can improve the neurological outcome of traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients. With several Phase-III ongoing studies, most of the existing evidence is based on before-after cohort studies and a phase-II randomized trial. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of PbtO2-guided therapy in a single-center cohort.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Intracranial multimodality monitoring (iMMM) is increasingly used in acute brain-injured patients; however, safety and reliability remain major concerns to its routine implementation.
Methods: We performed a retrospective study including all patients undergoing iMMM at a single European center between July 2016 and January 2020. Brain tissue oxygenation probe (PbtO), alone or in combination with a microdialysis catheter and/or an 8-contact depth EEG electrode, was inserted using a triple-lumen bolt system and targeting normal-appearing at-risk brain area on the injured side, whenever possible.
Brain hypoxia can occur after non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), even when levels of intracranial pressure (ICP) remain normal. Brain tissue oxygenation (PbtO) can be measured as a part of a neurological multimodal neuromonitoring. Low PbtO has been associated with poor neurologic recovery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Neurological outcome and mortality of patients suffering from poor grade subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) may have changed over time. Several factors, including patients' characteristics, the presence of hydrocephalus and intraparenchymal hematoma, might also contribute to this effect. The aim of this study was to assess the temporal changes in mortality and neurologic outcome in SAH patients and identify their predictors.
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