Search Results - "Aelvoet, W"

Improving the quality of the intensive care follow-up of ventilated patients during a national registration program by Reper, P, Dicker, D, Damas, P, Aelvoet, W, Huyghens, L, Haelterman, M

“…Abstract Objectives The Belgian Public Health Organization is concerned with rates of hospital-acquired infections like ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)…”
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Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) hospitalizations and deaths: is there a role for quality improvement through inter-hospital comparisons? by AELVOET, W., TERRYN, N., BLOMMAERT, A., MOLENBERGHS, G., HENS, N., DE SMET, F., CALLENS, M., BEUTELS, P.

“…To assess between-hospital variations in standardized in-hospital mortality ratios of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), and identify possible leads for…”
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Miscoding: a threat to the hospital care system. How to detect it? by Aelvoet, W H, Terryn, N, Windey, F, Redivo, M, van Sprundel, M, Faes, C

“…Artificially influencing the case mix of hospitals may have several deleterious consequences for the hospital care system. One distinguishes over-evaluation…”
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The Belgian Association of Public Health (BAPH) A closer acquaintance by Van Hal, G, Tellier, V, Aelvoet, W, Buziarsist, J, Macq, J, Van der Heyden, J

“…[...]Belgian scientific research on public health does not seem to be in the right proportion to the importance of the subject. Since many years, the Belgian…”
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Prevalence of Hepatitis A, B and C in the Flemish Population by Beutels, M., Van Damme, P., Aelvoet, W., Desmyter, J., Dondeyne, F., Goilav, C., Mak, R., Muylle, L., Pierard, D., Stroobant, A., Van Loock, F., Waumans, P., Vranckx, R.

“…Viral hepatitis is a serious health problem throughout the world. No recent prevalence data on hepatitis A, B and C were available for the population in…”
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Misclassification of coronary heart disease in mortality statistics. Evidence from the WHO-MONICA Ghent-Charleroi Study in Belgium by De Henauw, S, de Smet, P, Aelvoet, W, Kornitzer, M, De Backer, G

“…STUDY OBJECTIVE: To validate the Belgian vital statistics for coronary heart disease (CHD) on the basis of an independent acute myocardial infarction (AMI)…”
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Five Years of Sentinel Surveillance of Acute Respiratory Infections (1985-1990): The Benefits of an Influenza Early Warning System by Snacken, R., Lion, J., Van Casteren, V., Cornelis, R., Yane, F., Mombaerts, M., Aelvoet, W., Stroobant, A.

“…For the last five years, the Brussels Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology has been involved in the surveillance of acute respiratory infections (ARI). The…”
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On the use of administrative databases to support planning activities: a comment by Aelvoet, Willem

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Procedural and educational interventions to reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia rate: two years of a national registration programme by Reper, P, Dicker, D, Aelvoet, W, Damas, P, Huyghens, L, Haelterman, P

“…Issue Title: ESICM LIVES 2015…”
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Effect of car driving on the electrocardiogram of patients with myocardial infarction and an E.C.G. at rest devoid of dysrhythmia and repolarisation abnormalities: comparison with the E.C.G. changes obtained during exercise by Lauwers, P, Aelvoet, W, Sneppe, R, Remion, M

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Death certificate coding practices related to diabetes in European countries--the 'EURODIAB Subarea C' Study by Jougla, E, Papoz, L, Balkau, B, Maguin, P, Hatton, F

“…The objective of this study was to compare and analyse coding practices for diabetes mortality data in nine European countries (Belgium, Republic of Ireland,…”
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