Thea P.M. Vliet Vlieland
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Multiple Joint Arthroplasty in Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis Patients
A National Longitudinal Cohort Study
Background: Many patients suffer from osteoarthritis (OA) in multiple joints, possibly resulting in multiple joint arthroplasties (MJAs). Primarily, we determined the cumulative incidence (Cin) of MJA in hip and knee joints up to 10 years. Secondly, we calculated th ...
The effectiveness of a de-implementation strategy to reduce low-value blood management techniques in primary hip and knee arthroplasty
A pragmatic cluster-randomized controlled trial
Indication criteria for total hip or knee arthroplasty in osteoarthritis
A state-of-the-science overview
De-implementation of expensive blood saving measures in hip and knee arthroplasties
Study protocol for the LISBOA-II cluster randomized trial
Background: Despite evidence that erythropoietin and intra- and postoperative blood salvage are expensive techniques considered to be non-cost-effective in primary elective total hip and knee arthroplasties in the Netherlands, Dutch medical professionals use them frequently to ...
Most important factors for the implementation of shared decision making in sciatica care
Ranking among professionals and patients
Introduction: Due to the increasing specialization of medical professionals, patients are treated by multiple disciplines. To ensure that delivered care is patient-centered, it is crucial that professionals and the patient together decide on treatment (shared decision making ( ...
Designing a strategy to implement optimal conservative treatments in patients with knee or hip osteoarthritis in orthopedic practice
A study protocol of the BART-OP study
Frequent use of blood-saving measures in elective orthopaedic surgery
A 2012 Dutch blood management survey
Background: Blood loss in hip and knee arthroplasties may necessitate allogeneic blood transfusions. Different blood-saving measures (BSMs) were introduced to reduce these transfusions. Purpose of the present study was to assess the frequency of BSM use, stratified by type and ...
Background: The Dutch multidisciplinary sciatica guideline recommends that the team of professionals involved in sciatica care and the patient together decide on surgical or prolonged conservative treatment (shared decision making [SDM]). Despite this recommendation, SDM is no ...