Evaluation of a Low-Cost Videolaryngoscope: By Conducting a Manikin Study

Background: Existing videolaryngoscopes do not meet the needs, budgets, and cleaning protocols of low- and middle-income countries. To solve these problems, a new videolaryngoscope, the Goodscope, has been developed which is less expensive, reusable and easy to clean. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the Goodscope compared...

Healthcare Sustainability Mode and Effect Analysis: Design, validation, and clinical application of the HSMEA tool to improve the environmental sustainability of healthcare

Sustainability is becoming more important in numerous industries, including healthcare. Action to achieve sustainability is undertaken by various means, such as the Green Deal Healthcare. Several tools exist that can assess the environmental impact of a certain industry or company, but no tools exist that aid in actively lowering this...

Replacing the fibre optic cable between Vlieland and Terschelling

The cable between Vlieland and Terschelling needs to be replaced. The thesis focusses on the replacement of this cable. Because of the sensitive environmental situation some additional hurdles will need to be taken in order to come up with a decent placement plan.