IMPULSE INSTITUTE

Evidence based Improvement of Quality and Safety in Healthcare


Selection of Articles by our team

Grading recommendations for enhanced patient safety in sentinel event analysis: the recommendation improvement matrix - PubMed (nih.gov)  Bos K, van der Laan MJ, Groeneweg J, Kamps GJ, Legemate DA, Leistikow I, Dongelmans DA.  BMJ Open Qual. 2024

A quality improvement study on how a simulation model can help decision making on organization of ICU wards - PubMed (nih.gov)  Sent D, van der Meulen DM, Alban A, Chick SE, Wissink IJA, Vlaar APJ, Dongelmans DA. A quality. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Jun

Impact of fatigue in surgeons on performance and patient outcome: systematic review.Reijmerink IM, van der Laan MJ, Wietasch JKG, Hooft L, Cnossen F.Br J Surg. 2024 Jan 3;111(1):znad397. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znad397.PMID: 38097353  PMID: 35373247

Performance variability in perioperative sentinel events: report on a nationwide data set.Reijmerink IM, Bos K, Leistikow IP, Groeneweg J, Cnossen F, Dongelmans DA, van der Laan MJ.Br J Surg. 2022 Jun 14;109(7):573-575. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znac067.PMID: 35373247 

Criteria for recommendations after perioperative sentinel events.Bos K, Dongelmans DA, Groeneweg J, Legemate DA, Leistikow IP, van der Laan MJ.BMJ Open Qual. 2021 Sep;10(3):e001493. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2021-001493.PMID: 34489328 

Prioritising recommendations following analyses of adverse events in healthcare: a systematic review.Bos K, van der Laan MJ, Dongelmans DA.BMJ Open Qual. 2020 Oct;9(4):e000843. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2019-000843.PMID: 33037042 

Heart rate variability as a measure of mental stress in surgery: a systematic review.The AF, Reijmerink I, van der Laan M, Cnossen F.Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2020 Oct;93(7):805-821. doi: 10.1007/s00420-020-01525-6. Epub 2020 Mar 25.PMID: 32215713 

The next step in learning from sentinel events in healthcare.Bos K, Dongelmans DA, Greuters S, Kamps GJ, van der Laan MJ.BMJ Open Qual. 2020 Feb;9(1):e000739. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2019-000739.PMID: 32098775 

You Never Work Alone: The Potential of Quality Improvement Research.van der Laan MJ, Dongelmans DA.Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2017 Jul;54(1):94. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2017.03.020. Epub 2017 Apr 23.PMID: 28446385