Search Results - "GESKUS, R. B"

Tutorial in biostatistics: competing risks and multi-state models by Putter, H., Fiocco, M., Geskus, R. B.

“…Standard survival data measure the time span from some time origin until the occurrence of one type of event. If several types of events occur, a model…”
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Survival analysis and prognostic nomogram for patients undergoing resection of extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma by van der Gaag, N.A., Kloek, J.J., de Bakker, J.K., Musters, B., Geskus, R.B., Busch, O.R.C., Bosma, A., Gouma, D.J., van Gulik, T.M.

“…Tumor location of extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) might influence survival after resection. A consecutive series of 175 patients who had undergone a…”
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Correcting for the dependent competing risk of treatment using inverse probability of censoring weighting and copulas in the estimation of natural conception chances by van Geloven, N., Geskus, R. B., Mol, B. W., Zwinderman, A. H.

“…When estimating the probability of natural conception from observational data on couples with an unfulfilled child wish, the start of assisted reproductive…”
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Appropriate antibiotic use for patients with complicated urinary tract infections in 38 Dutch Hospital Departments: a retrospective study of variation and determinants by Spoorenberg, V, Geerlings, S E, Geskus, R B, de Reijke, T M, Prins, J M, Hulscher, M E J L

“…Appropriate antibiotic use in patients with complicated urinary tract infections can be measured by a valid set of nine quality indicators (QIs). We evaluated…”
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Dynamic prediction of recurrent events data by landmarking with application to a follow-up study of patients after kidney transplant by Musoro, JZ, Struijk, GH, Geskus, RB, ten Berge, IJM, Zwinderman, AH

“…This paper extends dynamic prediction by landmarking to recurrent event data. The motivating data comprised post-kidney transplantation records of repeated…”
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Antibiotic treatment is associated with reduced risk of a subsequent exacerbation in obstructive lung disease: an historical population based cohort study by Roede, B M, Bresser, P, Bindels, P J E, Kok, A, Prins, M, ter Riet, G, Geskus, R B, Herings, R M C, Prins, J M

“…The risk of a subsequent exacerbation after treatment of an exacerbation with oral corticosteroids without (OS) or with (OSA) antibiotics was evaluated in a…”
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Migrants travelling to their country of origin: a bridge population for HIV transmission? by Kramer, M A, van Veen, M G, de Coul, E L M Op, Geskus, R B, Coutinho, R A, van de Laar, M J W, Prins, M

“…By having unprotected heterosexual contact in both The Netherlands and their homeland, migrants who travel to their homeland might form a bridge population for…”
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Low yield of routine screening for thyroid dysfunction in asymptomatic patients with vitiligo by Kroon, M.W., Joore, I.C.K.W., Wind, B.S., Leloup, M.A.C., Wolkerstorfer, A., Luiten, R.M., Bos, J.D., Geskus, R.B., van der Veen, J.P.W.

“…Summary Background  Nonsegmental vitiligo is considered to be an autoimmune disease and is known to be associated with other autoimmune diseases, particularly…”
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Primary Souter-Strathclyde Total Elbow Prosthesis in Rheumatoid Arthritis by van der Lugt, J.C.T, Geskus, R.B, Rozing, P.M

“…BackgroundTotal elbow arthroplasty is a well-established treatment for the painful elbow joint in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. We present the results of…”
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Growth hormone (GH) secretion and response to GH therapy after total body irradiation and haematopoietic stem cell transplantation during childhood by Bakker, B., Oostdijk, W., Geskus, R. B., Stokvis-Brantsma, W. H., Vossen, J. M., Wit, J. M.

“…Summary Objective  In January 1997 we introduced a protocol for the treatment with GH of children with impaired growth after unfractionated total body…”
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Distribution and clustering of Oesophagostomum bifurcum and hookworm infections in northern Ghana by Ziem, J B, Olsen, A, Magnussen, P, Horton, J, Agongo, E, Geskus, R B, Polderman, A M

“…Human Oesophagostomum infections are locally common in northern Ghana. The present study describes the results of a cross-sectional survey involving 1011…”
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HLA-identical haematopoietic stem cell transplantation for acute leukaemia in children: less relapse with higher biologically effective dose of TBI by WILLEMZE, A. J, GESKUS, R. B, NOORDIJK, E. M, KAL, H. B, EGELER, R. M, VOSSEN, J. M

“…To examine relapse, survival and transplant-related complications in relationship to disease- and pre-treatment-related characteristics, we evaluated 132…”
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Establishment of reference values for endocrine tests. Part VII: Growth hormone deficiency by ESKES, S. A, TOMASOA, N. B, ENDERT, E, GESKUS, R. B, FLIERS, E, WIERSINGA, W. M

“…Plasma insulin-like growth factor (IGF-I) concentration can be used as a rough indicator of the growth-hormone status. However, for the diagnosis of growth…”
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Stability and predictiveness of multiple trigger and episodic viral wheeze in preschoolers by van Wonderen, K. E., Geskus, R. B., van Aalderen, W. M. C., Mohrs, J., Bindels, P. J. E., van der Mark, L. B., ter Riet, G.

“…Summary Background In 2008, the European Respiratory Society Task Force proposed the terms multiple‐trigger wheeze (MTW) and episodic (viral) wheeze (EVW) for…”
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On the inclusion of prevalent cases in HIV/AIDS natural history studies through a marker-based estimate of time since seroconversion by Geskus, Ronald B.

“…In most cohort studies of HIV infection and AIDS, seroprevalent cases provide a substantial amount of information. Inclusion of these people in natural history…”
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Intensive peri‐operative use of factor VIII and the Arg593→Cys mutation are risk factors for inhibitor development in mild/moderate hemophilia A by ECKHARDT, C.L., MENKE, L.A., VAN OMMEN, C.H., VAN DER LEE, J.H., GESKUS, R.B., KAMPHUISEN, P.W., PETERS, M., FIJNVANDRAAT, K.

“…Background: A severe and challenging complication in the treatment of hemophilia A is the development of inhibiting antibodies (inhibitors) directed towards…”
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Influence of previous open synovectomy on the outcome of Souter-Strathclyde total elbow prosthesis by van der Lugt, J. C. T., Geskus, R. B., Rozing, P. M.

“…Objectives. Open synovectomy of the elbow joint is often performed in early stages of rheumatoid arthritis. Because of poor long-term results after…”
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BMI, male sex and IL28B genotype associated with persistently high hepatitis C virus RNA levels among chronically infected drug users up to 23 years following seroconversion by Grady, B. P. X., Prins, M., Rebers, S., Molenkamp, R., Geskus, R. B., Schinkel, J.

“…SUMMARY The natural course of serum HCV RNA levels during chronic infection remains unclear. We investigated HCV RNA levels and factors associated with HCV RNA…”
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Primary radiotherapy in progressive optic nerve sheath meningiomas: a long-term follow-up study by Saeed, Peerooz, Blank, Leo, Selva, Dinesh, Wolbers, John G, Nowak, Peter J C M, Geskus, Ronald B, Weis, Ezekiel, Mourits, Maarten P, Rootman, Jack

“…BACKGROUND/AIMS To report the outcome of primary radiotherapy in patients with progressive optic nerve sheath meningioma (ONSM). METHODS The clinical records…”
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Simulated maximum likelihood estimation in joint models for multiple longitudinal markers and recurrent events of multiple types, in the presence of a terminal event by Hof, M. H., Musoro, J. Z., Geskus, R. B., Struijk, G. H., ten Berge, I. J. M., Zwinderman, A. H.

“…In medical studies we are often confronted with complex longitudinal data. During the follow-up period, which can be ended prematurely by a terminal event…”
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