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Determinants of the use of Nursing Homes KU Leuven
SUMMARY Nursing homes (NH) were designed as a measure to appropriately reduce hospital care use, following an exponential growth of the hospital sector in the golden sixties. Correspondingly, a reform of the existing homes for the valid elderly proved necessary following a steady increase in the population of very elderly residents. For these patients, often requiring skilled care, the NH was established as an intermediary solution between ...
Primary tumour standardised uptake value is prognostic in nonsmall cell lung cancer: a multivariate pooled analysis of individual data KU Leuven
(18)F-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose positron emission tomography (PET) complements conventional imaging for diagnosing and staging lung cancer. Two literature-based meta-analyses suggest that maximum standardised uptake value (SUVmax) on PET has univariate prognostic value in nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We analysed individual data pooled from 12 studies to assess the independent prognostic value of binary SUVmax for overall survival.After ...
Genomic sequencing capacity, data retention, and personal access to raw data in Europe Ghent University
Whole genome/exome sequencing (WGS/WES) has become widely adopted in research and, more recently, in clinical settings. Many hope that the information obtained from the interpretation of these data will have medical benefits for patients and—in some cases—also their biological relatives. Because of the manifold possibilities to reuse genomic data, enabling sequenced individuals to access their own raw (uninterpreted) genomic data is a highly ...
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on autoimmune diagnostics in Europe: A lesson to be learned KU Leuven
INTRODUCTION: The first wave of COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted almost all areas of the health care services to some extent throughout the world. Although the negative impact of COVID-19 on patients with autoimmune diseases has also been recognized, available data in this regard are limited. In the current study of the European Autoimmunity Standardisation Initiative (EASI) we aimed to provide reliable data on the extent of the impact of ...
Preventive malaria treatment among school-aged children in sub-Saharan Africa University of Antwerp
Background The burden of malaria infection in sub-Saharan Africa among school-aged children aged 5-15 years is underappreciated and represents an important source of human-to-mosquito transmission of Plasmodium falciparum. Additional interventions are needed to control and eliminate malaria. We aimed to assess whether preventive treatment of malaria might be an effective means of reducing P falciparum infection and anaemia in school-aged ...
How is post-mortem microbiology appraised by pathologists? Results from a practice survey conducted by ESGFOR KU Leuven
Post-mortem microbiology (PMM) is an important tool in forensic pathology, assisting to determine the cause and manner of death. However, there is a lack of standardisation of PMM sampling. In order to get a better insight into the methods used, the available technical options and developmental needs, ESCMID Study Group for Forensic and Postmortem Microbiology (ESGFOR) members designed a survey aimed at pathologists regarding common practices of ...
Autonomy in unlikely places: preconditions in low skilled jobs KU Leuven
The chapter offers analyses of preconditions for autonomy in low-skilled jobs. Focusing on three sectors: waste, cleaning and elderly care, the authors draw attention to the respective roles of trust, standardisation, contracts and agreements, and management strategies for workers’ autonomy. The analyses show that although low skills, low levels of customer contact and high levels of standardisation often predict low levels of autonomy, trust, ...
Sub-report B – Welfare aspects of piglet castration Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
The EFSA Animal Health and Welfare panel is requested to develop several scientific opinions concerning animal based measures to assess the welfare of livestock. The main background documents for these mandates are the EFSA Scientific Opinions on the welfare of livestock and the Welfare Quality® assessment protocols. EFSA has issued 5 scientific opinions on different aspects related to the welfare of pig. Two of these are: i) Animal health and ...
Quality and best practice in medical laboratories: specific requests for autoimmunity testing KU Leuven
Special conditions associated with laboratory autoimmune testing are not well compatible with recent developments in regulatory frameworks such as EN/ISO 15189 accreditation or in vitro diagnostic medical device regulation (IVD-R). In addition, international recommendations, guidelines and disease criteria are poorly defined with respect to requirements on autoantibody testing. Laboratory specialists from Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Estonia, ...