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JJM van Delden

Professor of Medical ethics
Verified email at umcutrecht.nl
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Definition and recommendations for advance care planning: an international consensus supported by the European Association for Palliative Care

JAC Rietjens, RL Sudore, M Connolly… - The Lancet …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Advance care planning (ACP) is increasingly implemented in oncology and beyond, but a
definition of ACP and recommendations concerning its use are lacking. We used a formal …

Diagnostic accuracy of conventional or age adjusted D-dimer cut-off values in older patients with suspected venous thromboembolism: systematic review and meta …

HJ Schouten, GJ Geersing, HL Koek, NPA Zuithoff… - Bmj, 2013 - bmj.com
Objective To review the diagnostic accuracy of D-dimer testing in older patients (> 50 years)
with suspected venous thromboembolism, using conventional or age adjusted D-dimer cut …

Advance care planning: a systematic review about experiences of patients with a life-threatening or life-limiting illness

M Zwakman, LJ Jabbarian… - Palliative …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Advance care planning is seen as an important strategy to improve end-of-life
communication and the quality of life of patients and their relatives. However, the frequency …

Euthanasia and other medical decisions concerning the end of life

PJ Van der Maas, JJM Van Delden, L Pijnenborg… - The Lancet, 1991 - Elsevier
This article presents the first results of the Dutch nationwide study on euthanasia and other
medical decisions concerning the end of life (MDEL). The study was done at the request of …

[HTML][HTML] End-of-life practices in the Netherlands under the Euthanasia Act

A Van der Heide… - … England Journal of …, 2007 - Mass Medical Soc
Background In 2002, an act regulating the ending of life by a physician at the request of a
patient with unbearable suffering came into effect in the Netherlands. In 2005, we performed …

Trends in end-of-life practices before and after the enactment of the euthanasia law in the Netherlands from 1990 to 2010: a repeated cross-sectional survey

BD Onwuteaka-Philipsen, A Brinkman-Stoppelenburg… - The lancet, 2012 - thelancet.com
Background In 2002, the euthanasia act came into effect in the Netherlands, which was
followed by a slight decrease in the euthanasia frequency. We assessed frequency and …

Comparative survival among older adults with advanced kidney disease managed conservatively versus with dialysis

WR Verberne, ABMT Geers, WT Jellema… - Clinical Journal of the …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Results In total, 107 patients chose CM, and 204 chose RRT. Patients choosing CM were
older (mean±SD: 83±4.5 versus 76±4.4 years; P< 0.001). The Davies comorbidity scores did …

[HTML][HTML] Two decades of research on euthanasia from the Netherlands. What have we learnt and what questions remain?

JAC Rietjens, PJ Van Der Maas… - Journal of bioethical …, 2009 - Springer
Two decades of research on euthanasia in the Netherlands have resulted into clear insights
in the frequency and characteristics of euthanasia and other medical end-of-life decisions in …

Disclosure of individual genetic data to research participants: the debate reconsidered

AL Bredenoord, HY Kroes, E Cuppen, M Parker… - Trends in Genetics, 2011 - cell.com
Despite extensive debate, there is no consensus on whether individual genetic data should
be disclosed to research participants. The emergence of whole-genome sequencing …

Narrative medicine as a medical education tool: a systematic review

MM Milota, GJMW van Thiel, JJM van Delden - Medical teacher, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: Narrative medicine has been promoted as an innovative and effective means of
stimulating medical students' professional development by teaching them to approach their …