Vera Meeusen
Princess Alexandra Hospital
5 Papers
6 Citations
Vera Meeusen is an academic researcher from Princess Alexandra Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 4 publications.
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Papers
An Evidence-based Approach Towards Targeted Patient Education to Improve Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy.
Marguerite J. Kutyla,Sam O'Connor,Luke F. Hourigan,Bradley J. Kendall,Amanda Whaley,Vera Meeusen,Gerald Holtmann,Gerald Holtmann +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify risk factors for failed bowel preparations and develop and test the efficacy of a screening tool that allows to prospectively identify and target patients at increased risk of adenoma detection.
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Patient Positioning Guidelines for Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Procedures.
TL;DR: In this paper, patient positioning guidelines for surgical procedures in surgical suites are suitable for gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures without negatively impacting safety and procedure duration, and an observational feasibility study with volunteers of different body mass index categories.
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A Single-Blind Study Testing the Preparation Accuracy of Bedside Precleaning Solutions Used for Flexible Endoscopes
Vera Meeusen,Traci McLean +1 more
TL;DR: In this article , the authors observed and reported on the variation in practice regarding the use of detergent for bedside precleaning of flexible gastrointestinal endoscopes and found that more than 25% of the samples contained at least 10 times higher concentration than required (>40 ml/L.
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An in vitro and clinical dose-finding study of antifoaming effects of simethicone during colonoscopy.
Marguerite J. Kutyla,Marguerite J. Kutyla,Ayesha Shah,Ayesha Shah,Jerome Elson,Vera Meeusen,Sam O'Connor,Sam O'Connor,Luke F. Hourigan,Luke F. Hourigan,Gerald Holtmann,Gerald Holtmann +11 more
TL;DR: Simethicone at doses of 2 mg/100 mL had no appreciable antifoaming effect, whereas concentrations ≥ 20 mg or 100 mL were sufficient to suppress bubble formation, which is substantially lower compared with frequently used doses of up to 200 mg / 100 mL.