Publicaties
One Fourth of Unplanned Transfers to a Higher Level of Care Are Associated With a Highly Preventable Adverse Event: A Patient Record Review in Six Belgian Hospitals Universiteit Hasselt KU Leuven
A multicenter record review of in-hospital adverse drug events requiring a higher level of care Universiteit Hasselt KU Leuven
Economic effects of clinical pharmacy interventions: A literature review KU Leuven
Culture, Structure, and Education to Improve Patient Safety in Critical Care Universiteit Hasselt
Medication screening by the community pharmacist in Belgium Vrije Universiteit Brussel
About 20% of the European population is older than 65 years. Because of multimorbidity (i.e. multiple chronic condition within a patient), older patients are often prescribed multiple drugs [i.e. polypharmacy). Both older age and polypharmacy significantly increase the risk for adverse drug events. International research showed that more or less 5% of all unplanned hospital admissions is related to the use of medication. About 70% of these ...
Editor's Choice- What do small serum creatinine changes tell us about outcomes after acute myocardial infarction? Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Acute kidney injury (AKI), mostly defined as a rise in serum creatinine concentration of more than 0.5 mg/dl, is a common, serious, and potentially preventable complication of percutaneous coronary intervention and is associated with adverse outcomes including an increased risk of inhospital mortality. Recent data from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry/Cath-PCI registry including 985,737 consecutive patients undergoing percutaneous ...