Dijkgraaf MG

No ORCID on file · 4 papers in corpus · active 2007-2019
2019
Safety and cost analysis of selective histopathological examination following appendicectomy and cholecystectomy (FANCY study): protocol and statistical analysis plan of a prospective observational multicentre study.
BMJ open ·doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035912

IntroductionRoutine histopathological examination following appendicectomy and cholecystectomy has significant financial implications and comprises a substantial portion of the pathologists' workload, while the incidence of unexpected patho…

2013
The influence of medical testing on patients' health: an overview from the gynecologists' perspective.
BMC medical informatics and decision making ·doi:10.1186/1472-6947-13-117

BackgroundA medical tests may influence the health of patients by guiding clinical decisions, such as treatment in case of a positive test result. However, a medical test can influence the health of patients through other mechanisms as well…

2009
Imaging strategies for detection of urgent conditions in patients with acute abdominal pain: diagnostic accuracy study.
BMJ (Clinical research ed.) ·doi:10.1136/bmj.b2431

ObjectiveTo identify an optimal imaging strategy for the accurate detection of urgent conditions in patients with acute abdominal pain.DesignFully paired multicentre diagnostic accuracy study with prospective data collection.SettingEmergenc…

2007
Optimization of diagnostic imaging use in patients with acute abdominal pain (OPTIMA): Design and rationale.
BMC emergency medicine ·doi:10.1186/1471-227x-7-9

BackgroundThe acute abdomen is a frequent entity at the Emergency Department (ED), which usually needs rapid and accurate diagnostic work-up. Diagnostic work-up with imaging can consist of plain X-ray, ultrasonography (US), computed tomogra…