7 results match your criteria: "The Netherlands. [2] University Medical Center Utrecht[Affiliation]"

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of persistent symptoms after having coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in a cohort in Suriname, and assess the factors associated with long COVID.

Methods: A sample of adults 18 years and older who were registered 3-4 months previously in a national database because of a positive COVID-19 test were selected. They were interviewed about socioeconomic characteristics, pre-COVID-19 health status and lifestyle, and symptoms during and after COVID-19.

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Seventeen-year Outcome of a Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Laparoscopic and Conventional Nissen Fundoplication: A Plea for Patient Counseling and Clarification.

Ann Surg

July 2017

*St. Antonius Hospital, Department of Surgery, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands †Radboud University Medical Center, Department of Operation Rooms/Evidence Based Surgery, Nijmegen, The Netherlands ‡University Medical Center Utrecht, Department of Surgery, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Objective: To analyze long-term outcome of a randomized clinical trial comparing laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication (LNF) and conventional Nissen fundoplication (CNF) for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

Background: LNF has replaced CNF, based on positive short and mid-term outcome. Studies with a follow-up of over 15 years are scarce, but are desperately needed for patient counselling.

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Objectives: Prior research has shown that Dutch general practitioners (GPs) do not always offer HIV testing and the number of undiagnosed HIV patients remains high. We aimed to further investigate the frequency and reasons for (not) testing for HIV and the contribution of GPs to the diagnosis of HIV infections in the Netherlands.

Design: Observational study.

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Medication Discontinuation in Patients After Discharge From a Psychiatric Hospital.

Ann Pharmacother

October 2015

Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands Altrecht Institute for Mental Health Care, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Background: Patients discharged from psychiatric hospitals may be at risk for intentional or unintentional discontinuation of their medication.

Objective: To describe and assess the discontinuation of, and changes to, psychiatric and/or somatic medication in patients after discharge from psychiatric hospitals.

Methods: A retrospective follow-up study was conducted in patients discharged from 4 psychiatric hospitals in The Netherlands between 2006 and 2009.

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Aims: Elevation of a child's blood pressure may cause possible health risks in later life. There is evidence for adverse effects of exposure to air pollution and noise on blood pressure in adults. Little is known about these associations in children.

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Background: The health of the elderly of the future is partly determined by their exposure to metabolic risk factors during their life course. Our aim is to study generation shifts in metabolic risk factors.

Design: Cohort study.

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