Search Results - "Grootendorst, D."
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Airway mucosal inflammation in COPD is similar in smokers and ex-smokers: a pooled analysis
Published in The European respiratory journal (01-09-2007)“…Bronchial biopsy specimens from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients demonstrate increased numbers of CD8+ T-lymphocytes, macrophages and, in…”
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Excess mortality due to interaction between protein-energy wasting, inflammation and cardiovascular disease in chronic dialysis patients
Published in Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation (01-09-2008)“…Background. Protein-energy wasting (PEW), inflammation and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) clearly contribute to the high mortality in chronic dialysis. Our aim…”
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First experiences of photoacoustic imaging for detection of melanoma metastases in resected human lymph nodes
Published in Lasers in surgery and medicine (01-09-2012)“…Background and Objective Excision and histological assessment of the first draining node (sentinel lymph node) is a frequently used method to assess metastatic…”
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Panoramic imaging is not suitable for quantitative evaluation, classification, and follow up in unilateral condylar hyperplasia
Published in British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery (01-05-2015)“…Abstract Patients with suspected unilateral condylar hyperplasia are often screened radiologically with a panoramic radiograph, but this is not sufficient for…”
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Improving recognition of potential tissue donors: a quality improvement project by a hospitalist in training in The Hague, The Netherlands
Published in Cell and tissue banking (01-12-2018)“…The number of tissue donations decreased in The Netherlands over recent years. The aim of this project was to determine the number of missed tissue donors in…”
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The analysis of competing events like cause-specific mortality—beware of the Kaplan-Meier method
Published in Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation (01-01-2011)“…Kaplan-Meier analysis is a popular method used for analysing time-to-event data. In case of competing event analyses such as that of cardiovascular and…”
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High plasma phosphate as a risk factor for decline in renal function and mortality in pre-dialysis patients
Published in Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation (01-10-2007)“…Background. Hyperphosphataemia is associated with increased mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage IV or on dialysis. Furthermore, in…”
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Benefits of high altitude allergen avoidance in atopic adolescents with moderate to severe asthma, over and above treatment with high dose inhaled steroids
Published in Clinical and experimental allergy (01-03-2001)“…Some patients with severe asthma cannot be controlled with high doses of inhaled steroids (ICS), which may be related to ongoing environmental allergen…”
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The effect of montelukast (MK-0476), a cysteinyl leukotriene receptor antagonist, on allergen-induced airway responses and sputum cell counts in asthma
Published in Clinical and experimental allergy (01-01-1999)“…Background Cysteinyl leukotrienes are capable of inducing chemotaxis of eosinophils in vitro and within the airways of animals and humans in vivo. Objective We…”
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Prevalence of anemia and its impact on mortality and hospitalization rate in predialysis patients
Published in Nephron. Clinical practice (01-01-2010)“…Anemia is associated with increased mortality and morbidity in both early and very late stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD). The aim of this study was to…”
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Comparison of inflammatory cell counts in asthma: induced sputum vs bronchoalveolar lavage and bronchial biopsies
Published in Clinical and experimental allergy (01-07-1997)“…Summary Background Induced sputum potentially allows monitoring of airway inflammation in patients with asthma in a non‐invasive way. However, the relationship…”
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Association between time of referral and survival in the first year of dialysis in diabetics and the elderly
Published in Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation (01-02-2011)“…The objective of the study was to estimate the association between time of referral and survival during dialysis in diabetics and patients aged≥70 years. This…”
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Validated safety predictions of airway responses to house dust mite in asthma
Published in Clinical and experimental allergy (01-01-2007)“…Summary Background House dust mite (HDM) is the most common aeroallergen causing sensitization in many Western countries and is often used in allergen…”
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Evaluation of malnutrition and assessment scales for the detection of malnutrition in geriatric in- and outpatients
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Chronic sinusitis in severe asthma is related to sputum eosinophilia
Published in Journal of allergy and clinical immunology (01-04-2002)“…Background: Chronic rhinosinusitis and asthma are conditions that frequently coexist, particularly in severe asthma. The precise mechanism of the relationship…”
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Clinical applications of assessment of airway inflammation using induced sputum
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Induced sputum in adolescents with severe stable asthma. Safety and the relationship of cell counts and eosinophil cationic protein to clinical severity
Published in The European respiratory journal (01-03-1999)“…This study examined the safety of sputum induction and the relation between sputum cell counts and clinical parameters in adolescents with severe persistent…”
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Glomerular filtration rate measurements by 125I-iothalamate should be corrected for inaccurate urine collections with 131I-hippuran
Published in Clinical nephrology (01-11-2009)“…Measuring GFR using exogenous markers without a bladder catheter, errors can be easily made due to incomplete urine collection. The aim was to quantify…”
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