Objective To compare cost effectiveness of endovascular revascularisation (ER) and supervised exercise therapy (SET) as primary treatment for patients with intermittent claudication (IC) due to iliac artery obstruction. Methods Cost utility analysis from a restricted societal perspective and time horizon …

Objective:  International guidelines recommend supervised exercise therapy (SET) as primary treatment for all patients with intermittent claudication (IC), yet primary endovascular revascularisation (ER) might be more effective in patients with iliac artery obstruction.  Methods:  This was a multicentre …

Background: Patient education, home-based exercise therapy, and advice on returning to normal activities are established physiotherapeutic treatment options for patients with nonspecific low back pain (LBP). However, the effectiveness of physiotherapy interventions on health-related outcomes largely …

Floating urbanization is a promising solution to reduce the vulnerability of cities against climate change, population growth or land scarcity. Although this type of construction introduces changes to aquatic systems, there is a lack of research studies addressing potential impacts. Water quality data …

Alle auteurs: Astrid Versluis, Thuy-My Le, Francine C van Erp Mark A Blankestijn, Geert F Houben, André C Knulst, Harmieke van Os-Medendorp Clin Transl Allergy. 2022;e12119. https://doi-org.saxion.idm.oclc.org/10.1002/clt2.12119 Abstract Background: After a positive food challenge (FC), patients receive …

Alle auteurs: Astrid Versluis, Thuy-My Le, Francine C van Erp Mark A Blankestijn, Geert F Houben, André C Knulst, Harmieke van Os-Medendorp Clin Transl Allergy. 2022;e12119. https://doi-org.saxion.idm.oclc.org/10.1002/clt2.12119 Abstract Background: After a positive food challenge (FC), patients receive …

Background: Only a few papers are published on the safety and effectiveness of acute burn care in low-income countries. A cohort study was therefore carried out to determine such outcomes. Methods: The study was conducted in a rural Tanzanian hospital in 2017-2018. All patients admitted with burns were …

A very specific form of tourism takes more and more place each year in France, it is wine tourism. Wine is the second largest French export sector and is the first surplus agro-food sector and the second surplus sector in France, after aeronautics and ahead of chemicals / perfumes. France has been recognized …

Renewable energy sources have an intermittent character that does not necessarily match energy demand. Such imbalances tend to increase system cost as they require mitigation measures and this is undesirable when available resources should be focused on increasing renewable energy supply. Matching supply …

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of possible late effects of cancer treatment (physical complaints, fatigue, and cognitive complaints) and of two job resources (autonomy and supportive leadership style) on future burnout complaints, among employees living 2–10 years beyond …