Maasstad Ziekenhuis

Low-Dose Naltrexone in Crohn’s Disease: A Prematurely Terminated Randomized Trial Showing Reduced Fatigue Without Clinical or Endoscopic Benefit

Crohn’s disease (CD) is often refractory to standard therapies, and patients are sometimes reluctant to initiate immunosuppressive therapy, prompting interest in novel treatments such as low-dose naltrexone (LDN). To evaluate the efficacy of LDN for induction of remission in pati...

One vs twelve month aspirin after percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction: individual patient-data analysis of TARGET-FIRST and ULTIMATE-DAPT trials

Giuseppe Tarantini, Xiaojuan Zhang, Luca Nai Fovino, Jing Kan, Zhen Ge, Guillaume Cayla, Pieter C Smits, Benjamin Honton, Valeria Paradies, Yann Poezevara,

Self-Management Exercise Regimen Versus Supervised Hand Therapy in Patients With Dorsal Dislocation or Hyperextension Injury With a Volar Plate Avulsion of the Proximal Interphalangeal Joint: The Randomized Controlled PINOT Study

Background: Supervised hand therapy (SHT) with early mobilization is recommended for patients with a stable, congruent proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint after dorsal dislocation or hyperextension injury with a volar plate avulsion. Early mobilization uses a dorsal block splint...

Facilitating advance care planning in oncology: study protocol for the evaluation of a tailored implementation of an advance care planning tool (the INDEED study)

Abstract Background Advance care planning (ACP) improves patient outcomes, but integration of ACP in daily practice for patients with cancer in hospitals remains suboptimal. Systematic implementation of tools to facilitate ACP could overcome the barriers for ACP. In this study we...

Clinical practice on treatment of primary traumatic anterior shoulder dislocation: a multidisciplinary guideline

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Primary traumatic anterior shoulder dislocations are common and can have long-term personal implications for quality of life and the use of the arm for occupational activities and sport participation. A patient care pathway has been reported to contribute...