Publications by authors named "Suzan F M Nijman"
Background And Objective: To develop targeted and efficient follow-up programmes for patients hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), structured and detailed insights in recovery trajectory are required. We aimed to gain detailed insights in long-term recovery after COVID-19 infection, using an online home monitoring programme including home spirometry. Moreover, we evaluated patient experiences with the home monitoring programme.
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- The study investigated how often patients with COVID-19 also had bacterial lung infections, focusing on those with positive SARS-CoV-2 tests or high CO-RADS scores.
- Conducted from March to June 2020, the research involved a retrospective analysis of COVID-19 patients, categorizing them as unlikely, possible, or probable for bacterial co-infection based on clinical and laboratory data.
- Findings revealed that 82.9% of patients were unlikely to have bacterial co-infections, suggesting that antibiotics should be used sparingly in COVID-19 cases, as 81% of all patients received them within 72 hours despite low co-infection rates.
Objective: Evaluation of an early discharge program for COVID-19-patients who still required additional oxygen support, supervised by their own general practitioner (GP) in a home setting. We evaluated safety and gathered experiences from patients, caregivers and GPs.
Design: Cohort study (prospective and retrospective inclusion) METHOD: Adult COVID-19-patients admitted to one of the three Amsterdam hospitals, the Netherlands, were eligible when clinically stable for at least 48 hours, with a minimum oxygen saturation of 94% and a maximum of 3 l/min oxygen support.
Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a term used to describe a heterogeneous group of lung disorders with characteristic clinical and imaging features. Patients with ILD are at an increased risk of developing NSCLC, which is frequently medically comorbid, often precluding operative management. In this scenario, radiotherapy (RT) is generally recommended; however, ILD is known to increase the risk of RT-related toxicity.
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