In de onregelmatig verschijnende serie over ombudsmannen met een specifiek taakgebied stellen we hier de ombudsman Zorgverzekeringen aan je voor. Sinds vorig jaar is dat Frederique van Zomeren. Zij legt uit waarom zij een en ander van de werkwijze aanpaste en hoe goed dat uitpakt.

De Hogeschool van Amsterdam en het Amsterdam UMC werken samen om zorgverleners handvatten te bieden die hen helpen bewustere en duurzamere keuzen te maken bij luchtwegzorghandelingen op de intensive care.

Patients who are critically ill and receiving invasivemechanical ventilation are at increased risk for accumula-tion of secretions in the lower airways. Such accumula-tion of airway mucus can induce atelectasis and contributeto ventilator-associated pneumonia. Preventive airwaycare interventions, including …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a risk factor for death in patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) for respiratory support. Previous reports suggested higher mortality in COPD patients with COVID-19. It is yet unknown whether patients with COPD were treated differently compared …

Background: Ventilation with lower positive end–expiratory pressure (PEEP) may cause loss of lung aeration in critically ill invasively ventilated patients. This study investigated whether a systematic lung ultrasound (LUS) scoring system can detect such changes in lung aeration in a study comparing …

The COVID–19 pandemic led to local oxygen shortages worldwide. To gain a better understanding of oxygen consumption with different respiratory supportive therapies, we conducted an international multicenter observational study to determine the precise amount of oxygen consumption with high-flow nasal …

Subcutaneous emphysema, pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum are well-known complications of invasive ventilation in patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure. We determined the incidences of air leaks that were visible on available chest images in a cohort of critically ill patients with acute …