Publications by authors named "P W H E Vriens"

Purpose: The Q1.6 Inguinal Hernia application remotely and continuously collects patient-reported outcomes from inguinal hernia patients. Previous research has explored its technical, legal, and ethical aspects, along with face, content, and construct validity assessments.

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  • The study aims to explore and understand patients' perspectives on the outcomes of carotid surgery, focusing on what matters most to them beyond traditional metrics like mortality and stroke rates.
  • Using semi-structured focus group discussions, the research will engage groups of patients who have undergone carotid endarterectomy to gather insights on their experiences and recovery.
  • The findings are expected to enhance the understanding of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and inform improvements in patient-centered healthcare, ultimately helping physicians better meet patients' needs.
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Purpose: The Q1.6 Inguinal Hernia application continuously measures patient-reported outcomes (PROs) by sampling experiences through brief, digital and condition-specific questions, utilising micro-moments. This can overcome the limitations of current paper questionnaires and give real-time insight into patient recovery.

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Introduction: The use of an 'eversion' technique is not unequivocally proven to be superior to carotid endarterectomy with patch angioplasty. An up-to-date systematic review is needed for evaluation of benefits and harms of these two techniques.

Methods: RCTs comparing eversion technique versus endarterectomy with patch angioplasty in patients with a symptomatic and significant (≥50 %) stenosis of the internal carotid artery were enrolled.

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Objective: The Nellix endovascular aneurysm sealing (EVAS) system was developed as an alternative to conventional endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) to minimize endoleaks. A significantly higher failure rate of EVAS may be related to an interaction between the filled endobags and the AAA wall. In general, biological information on aortic remodeling after traditional EVAR is scarce.

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