AZ Sint-Jan

Premedication practices prior to neonatal laryngoscopy: a nationwide observational study in Belgian NICUs

Intubation or less invasive surfactant administration (LISA) in neonates both require laryngoscopy, a stressful and painful procedure. This study aimed to document premedication practices before laryngoscopy in Belgium and explore reasons for absence of premedication. Sub-analysi...

Bacterial orbital infection leading to orbital exenteration: a case series

Orbital exenteration (OE) secondary to infection is rare. This case series reports 3 cases and aims to elucidate the possible underlying etiopathogenesis. A retrospective data analysis was performed of patients who underwent an OE and subsequently received an orbital prosthesis f...

Low awareness of and adherence to preventive guidelines for hepatitis B reactivation among Belgian specialist physicians: the CHOICe study

Despite preventive screening guidelines and antiviral prophylaxis, hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation continues to be a problem in clinical practice, resulting in patient mortality. The CHOICe study has two main research objectives: firstly, to identify knowledge gaps relating...

Delivering the EU Safe Hearts Plan: the essential role of laboratory medicine in cardiovascular health

Abstract The European Union Safe Hearts Plan provides an opportunity to strengthen cardiovascular prevention, early detection, treatment, and monitoring across Europe. This EFLM position paper argues that laboratory medicine must be recognized as a central component of its implem...

Large language models for patient-centred evidence generation and use

Author preprint. Not peer reviewed. For patients with several health conditions, evidence for one disease may leave important questions about care unanswered. Large language models (LLMs) offer ways to help formulate these questions, examine the literature, and prepare requests f...

StereoBed - salvage stereotactic body radiotherapy of the prostate bed for biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy: study protocol for a randomized phase II/III trial

In cases of biochemical recurrence (BCR) after radical prostatectomy, salvage radiotherapy (RT) is a well-established standard-of-care treatment. Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) may offer a shorter treatment duration and favorable radiobiological characteristics, but eviden...

Rationale and Design of ACO-REAL: A Real-World Non-Interventional Study of Acoramidis in Routine Clinical Practice

Acoramidis, an oral transthyretin stabilizer that achieves near-complete stabilization, is approved for the treatment of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) based on the phase 3 study, ATTRibute-CM (NCT03860935). To complement trial data, ACO-REAL (NCT07235462) was des...