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van Winden, Brian (author)Introduction<br/>Approximately 9 in 1000 children are born with congenital heart disease (CHD), of whom a quarter are classified as critical CHD (CCHD) and require an intervention within their first year. Monitoring these patients in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) is crucial, yet with increasing amounts of data, detecting subtle...master thesis 2024
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Keulen, Bart (author)Introduction: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a rare developmental defect of the diaphragm characterised by herniation of abdominal organs into the thoracic cavity during prenatal development. This herniation is usually accompanied by pulmonary hypertension (PH) and cardiac dysfunction (CD). Although several parameters are known to...master thesis 2023
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Lange, Sanne (author)Epilepsy has been reported in 10-40% of children in the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Amplitude-integrated electroencephalography (aEEG), often used as neuromonitoring in the PICU, has some limitations and as a result, caretakers in the PICU may find it challenging to interpret aEEG. This may lead to uncertainty during diagnosis and...master thesis 2023
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Formsma, Bart (author)<b>Introduction</b> Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of childhood morbidity, disability and mortality worldwide. In the treatment of TBI, neuromonitoring is essential to prevent secondary neurological damage. However, the use of neuromonitoring and specifically therapeutic targets is currently limited evidence-based.<br/><b...master thesis 2022
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Spijker, Jip (author)This project aims to develop tailored non-invasive ventilation (NIV) masks for children in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), to offer suitable masks and to improve the NIV intervention. In the PICU, there is a preference for NIV compared to invasive ventilation, because of complications, such as airway injuries. Their biggest challenge...master thesis 2020