• Access to paediatric palliative care in children and adolescents with complex chronic conditions: a retrospective hospital-based study in Brussels, BelgiumPeer reviewedClosed access 

      2019, Friedel, Marie; Gilson, Aurélie; Bouckenaere, Dominique; Brichard, Bénédicte; Fonteyne, Christine; Wojcik, Thomas; De Clercq, Etienne; Guillet, Alain; Mahboub, Alaa; Lahaye, Magali; Aujoulat, Isabelle, HE Léonard de Vinci
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      Paediatric complex chronic conditions (CCCs) are life-limiting conditions requiring paediatric palliative care, which, in Belgium, is provided through paediatric liaison teams (PLTs). Like the number of children and adolescents with these conditions in Belgium, their referral to PLTs is unknown. Objectives: The aim of the study was to identify, over a 5-year period (2010–2014), the number of children ...
    • Association between fluid balance, muscle strength, and muscle quality in critically ill patients: a retrospective observational studyPeer reviewedOpen access 

      28 août 2026, Arancibia-Ramirez, Nicolas; Contreras, Yorschua Jalil; Silva, Alexis; Damiani, L. Felipe; Molina, Jorge; Hickmann, Cheryl E., HE Condorcet
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      Extrait de l'abstract : "Intensive Care Unit–acquired weakness (ICUAW) is a frequent complication that significantly impairs functional recovery in critically ill patients. Fluid overload during critical illness has been associated with adverse outcomes, but its relationship with peripheral muscle quality and strength remains uncertain. This study aimed to evaluate the association between cumulative ...
    • Face and Content Validity, Acceptability, and Feasibility of the Adapted Version of the Children's Palliative Outcome Scale: A Qualitative Pilot StudyPeer reviewedClosed access 

      2020, Friedel, Marie; Brichard, Bénédicte; Boonen, Sabine; Tonon, Corinne; De Terwangne, Brigitte; Bellis, Dominique; Mevisse, Murielle; Fonteyne, Christine; Jaspard, Maud; Schruse, Marie; Harding, Richard; Downing, Julia; Namisango, Eve; Degryse, Jean-Marie; Aujoulat, Isabelle, HE Léonard de Vinci
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      Objective: To assess the face and content validity, acceptability and feasibility of a French version of the Children’s Palliative Outcome Scale (CPOS). Background: Instruments in French used to measure outcomes in pediatric palliative care are lacking. Methods: After forward-backward translation of the 12-item English CPOS to French, we conducted a qualitative pilot study. During semi structured ...
    • Key principles for rehabilitation of critically ill patients with obesityPeer reviewedOpen access 

      17 juillet 2026, Eggmann, Sabrina; Bear, Danielle E.; Bourne, Richard S.; Freeman-Sanderson, Amy; Hickmann, Cheryl E.; Karner, Vera; McWilliams, David; Needham, Dale M.; Singer, Pierre; Van Mol, Margo; Van Zanten, Arthur; Hogdson, Carol L.; Schaller, Stefan J., HE Condorcet
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      Extrait de l'abstract : "Purpose: Patients with obesity who are admitted to an ICU bring specific challenges for rehabilitation during and after critical illness. This narrative review explores impact of differences in body compositions and pathophysiology on outcomes to summarise interprofessional, patient-centred rehabilitation strategies across the trajectory of recovery."
    • La qualité de vie des enfants en contexte palliatif, comment la documenter? Peut-on la mesurer?Peer reviewedClosed access 

      2019, Friedel, Marie, HE Léonard de Vinci
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      Les soins palliatifs pédiatriques visent à promouvoir la meilleure qualité de vie des enfants. Cependant, mesurer cette qualité de vie, qui est un construit hautement subjectif et multidimensionnel, est complexe car il faut tenir compte de l’hétérogénéité des maladies, des âges, des trajectoires de soins ainsi que des types d’interventions. Actuellement, la plupart des instruments de mesure ne ...
    • Physiotherapy provision and practice: A EuropeAn Intensive CarE Unit (ICU) survey (PEAiCE) – A profile of ICU physiotherapy in EuropePeer reviewedOpen access 

      26 mars 2026, Lewko, Agnieszka; Eggmann, Sabrina; Ámundadóttir, Ólöf Ragna; Astrup, Katrine; Azevedo, Vitor Hugo; Battaglini, Denise; Mestrovic, Snjezana Benko; Dowds, Joanne; Duska, Frantisek; Eriksson, Frances; Hästbacka, Johanna; Hernández-Méndez, Beatriz; Hickmann, Cheryl Elizabeth; Ippolito, Alessia; Martí Romeu, Joan-Daniel; Müller, Alexander; Patsaki, Irini; Rutkauskiene, Laura; Schanke, Charlotte Marie; Shpata, Vjollca; Terzo, Danilo; Tymruk-Skoropad, Kateryna; Uba, Kerli; Van der Schaaf, Marike; Zwolinski, Tomasz; Nydahl, Peter; McWilliams, David, HE Condorcet
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      Extrait de l'abstract : "Background: Physiotherapy is an essential component of respiratory management and mobilisation/rehabilitation for patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). However, the current practices across Europe related to organisational models, referral pathways, or clinical techniques are not well-defined. Purpose: To examine physiotherapy provision and practice of respiratory ...
    • Quel accès aux soins palliatifs pour les enfants porteurs d'une maladie chronique complexe en Belgique?Closed access 

      2020, Friedel, Marie; Aujoulat, Isabelle, HE Léonard de Vinci
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      Les maladies chroniques complexes (MCC) sont définies comme étant des conditions médicales avec une atteinte systémique sévère, nécessitant le recours à des hospitalisations pédiatriques et limitant l’espérance de vie (Feudtner et al., 2000). Une étude européenne (Håkanson et al., 2017) suggère que plus d’un tiers des enfants décédés en Belgique en 2008 l’étaient à cause de MCC. Les recommandations ...
    • Rehabilitation and the post‑intensive care syndrome across the recovery continuum: a narrative reviewPeer reviewedOpen access 

      09 septembre 2026, Schaller, Stefan J.; Cardoso, Teresa; Eggmann, Sabrina; Hermann, Martina; Hickmann, Cheryl E.; Naef, Rahel; Van Mol, Margo; Piva, Simone; Rodriguez-Ruiz, Emilio; Sadjadi, Mahan; Tiboldi, Akos; Van den Berghe, Greet; Wiegele, Marion; McWilliams, David; Weiss, Björn, HE Condorcet
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      Extrait de l'abstract : "Purpose: Improved survival from critical illness has produced a growing population of intensive care unit (ICU) survivors with new or worsened physical, cognitive, and mental-health impairment, defined as post-intensive care syndrome (PICS), and frequent distress among families/caregivers (PICS-family, PICS-F). This narrative review synthe‑ sises the evidence in adults ...