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Bert Avau

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Articles 27
Citations 473
Followers 0
Related Specialties
Neurology
Hematology
General Medicine
Top 10 Co-Authors
Emmy De Buck
Philippe Vandekerckhove
Veerle Compernolle
Hans Van Remoortel
Jorgen Georgsen
Jorien Laermans
Robert D M Hadden
Eduardo Nobile-Orazio
Yusuf A Rajabally
Shahram Attarian
Published In
Vox Sang
Pharmacoeconomics
J Peripher Nerv Syst
PLoS One
Cochrane Database Syst Rev
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Recent Articles
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European Academy of Neurology/Peripheral Nerve Society Guideline on diagnosis and treatment of Guillain-Barré syndrome
van Doorn P, Van den Bergh P, Hadden R, Avau B, Vankrunkelsven P, Attarian S, et al.
Eur J Neurol . 2023 Oct; 30(12):3646-3674. PMID: 37814552
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute polyradiculoneuropathy. Symptoms may vary greatly in presentation and severity. Besides weakness and sensory disturbances, patients may have cranial nerve involvement, respiratory insufficiency, autonomic dysfunction...
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European Academy of Neurology/Peripheral Nerve Society Guideline on diagnosis and treatment of Guillain-Barré syndrome
van Doorn P, Van den Bergh P, Hadden R, Avau B, Vankrunkelsven P, Attarian S, et al.
J Peripher Nerv Syst . 2023 Oct; 28(4):535-563. PMID: 37814551
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute polyradiculoneuropathy. Symptoms may vary greatly in presentation and severity. Besides weakness and sensory disturbances, patients may have cranial nerve involvement, respiratory insufficiency, autonomic dysfunction...
3.
Cost Effectiveness of Different Platelet Preparation, Storage, Selection and Dosing Methods in Platelet Transfusion: A Systematic Review
Laermans J, Van Remoortel H, Scheers H, Avau B, Georgsen J, Nahirniak S, et al.
Pharmacoecon Open . 2023 Jun; 7(5):679-708. PMID: 37365482
Background And Objective: Evidence-based guidelines on platelet transfusion therapy assist clinicians to optimize patient care, but currently do not take into account costs associated with different methods used during the...
4.
Cost-Effectiveness of Thrombopoietin Mimetics in Patients with Thrombocytopenia: A Systematic Review
Van Remoortel H, Scheers H, Avau B, Georgsen J, Nahirniak S, Shehata N, et al.
Pharmacoeconomics . 2023 May; 41(8):869-911. PMID: 37145291
Objectives: Thrombopoietin (TPO) mimetics are a potential alternative to platelet transfusion to minimize blood loss in patients with thrombocytopenia. This systematic review aimed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of TPO mimetics,...
5.
Systematic reviews on platelet transfusions: Is there unnecessary duplication of effort? A scoping review
Avau B, O D, Veys K, Georgsen J, Nahirniak S, Shehata N, et al.
Vox Sang . 2022 Dec; 118(1):16-23. PMID: 36454598
Background And Objectives: Platelet transfusions are used across multiple patient populations to prevent and correct bleeding. This scoping review aimed to map the currently available systematic reviews (SRs) and evidence-based...
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Adverse events of iron and/or erythropoiesis-stimulating agent therapy in preoperatively anemic elective surgery patients: a systematic review
Laermans J, Van Remoortel H, Avau B, Bekkering G, Georgsen J, Manzini P, et al.
Syst Rev . 2022 Oct; 11(1):224. PMID: 36253838
Background: Iron supplementation and erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA) administration represent the hallmark therapies in preoperative anemia treatment, as reflected in a set of evidence-based treatment recommendations made during the 2018 International...
7.
Impact of the Use of Simulated Patients in Basic First Aid Training on Laypeople Knowledge, Skills, and Self-efficacy: A Controlled Experimental Study
Avau B, Vanhove A, Scheers H, Stroobants S, Lauwers K, Vandekerckhove P, et al.
Simul Healthc . 2022 Aug; 17(4):213-219. PMID: 35921627
Background: First aid training is a cost-effective way to improve public health, but the most effective methods to teach first aid are currently unclear. The aim of this research was...
8.
Translation and validation of PubMed and Embase search filters for identification of systematic reviews, intervention studies, and observational studies in the field of first aid
Avau B, Van Remoortel H, De Buck E
J Med Libr Assoc . 2021 Dec; 109(4):599-608. PMID: 34858089
Objective: The aim of this project was to validate search filters for systematic reviews, intervention studies, and observational studies translated from Ovid MEDLINE and Embase syntax and used for searches...
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Authors' Response to "Preoperative Intravenous Iron for Iron Deficiency is Cost-Effective Prior to Major Elective Surgery"
Avau B, Van Remoortel H, De Buck E, Compernolle V, Vandekerckhove P
Pharmacoeconomics . 2021 Sep; 40(1):137-138. PMID: 34523065
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European Academy of Neurology/Peripheral Nerve Society guideline on diagnosis and treatment of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy: Report of a joint Task Force-Second revision
Van den Bergh P, van Doorn P, Hadden R, Avau B, Vankrunkelsven P, Allen J, et al.
Eur J Neurol . 2021 Jul; 28(11):3556-3583. PMID: 34327760
Objective: To revise the 2010 consensus guideline on chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP). Methods: Seventeen disease experts, a patient representative, and two Cochrane methodologists constructed 12 Population/Intervention/Comparison/Outcome (PICO) questions regarding...