Jan J. De Waele MD PhD Publications in international, peer reviewed journals with referee system.

  1. Pattyn P, De Waele JJ, Cleyman S, Hesse U, de Hemptinne B. Surgical management of diverticulitis. A two year retrospective study. Acta Gastroenterol Belg 1996;59:155-158
  2. Ceelen W, De Waele JJ, Kunnen M, de Hemptinne B. Non-operative management of a splenic laceration in a patient with the Proteus syndrome. J Accid Emerg Med 1997;14:111-113
  3. Ceelen WP, De Waele JJ. Surgeons and the Internet. Eur J Surg 1999;165:83-86
  4. De Waele JJ, Vermassen FE. Splenic herniation causing massive haemothorax after blunt trauma. J Accid Emerg Med 1999;16:383-384
  5. De Waele JJ, Hesse UJ, Pattyn P, Decruyenaere J, de Hemptinne B. Postoperative lavage and on demand surgical intervention in the treatment of acute necrotizing pancreatitis. Acta Chir Belg 2000;100:16-20
  6. De Waele JJ, Calle PA, Vermassen FE. Thrombosis of an aneurysm of the basilic vein upper extremity venous aneurysm. Acta Chir Belg 2001;101:308-309
  7. De Waele JJ, Vermassen FE, De Roose J. Bronchial rupture after direct chest trauma in a child. Acta Chir Belg 2001;101:40-41
  8. Onghena T, De Waele JJ, Vereecken L, Van Loon C. Limy bile and laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Acta Chir Belg 2001;101:31-34
  9. De Laere S, De Waele JJ, De Hemptinne B. Typhlitis in an immunocompromised patient. Acta Chir Belg 2002;102:57-58
  10. De Waele JJ, De Pauw M, Van Belleghem Y, Van Nooten G. Diagnosis of myocardial perforation by a Greenfield filter made by transesophageal echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2002;15:374-375
  11. De Waele JJ, Vermassen FE. Coagulopathy, hypothermia and acidosis in trauma patients: the rationale for damage control surgery. Acta Chir Belg 2002;102:313-316
  12. Verbeke SJ, De Waele JJ, Hesse UJ, Vermassen FE, De Roose J. Severe complications after nonoperative treatment of traumatic aortic rupture. J Trauma 2002;53:784-786
  13. Blot S, Vandewoude K, Hoste E, De Waele JJ, Kint K, Rosiers F, Vogelaers D, Colardyn F. Absence of excess mortality in critically ill patients with nosocomial Escherichia coli bacteremia. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2003;24:912-915
  14. De Waele JJ, Benoit D, Hoste E, Colardyn F. A role for muscle relaxation in patients with abdominal compartment syndrome? Intensive Care Med 2003;29:332 Curriculum vitae Jan J. De Waele Page 2
  15. De Waele JJ, Hoste E, Benoit D, Vandewoude K, Delaere S, Berrevoet F, Colardyn F. The effect of tube thoracostomy on oxygenation in ICU patients. J Intensive Care Med 2003;18:100-104
  16. De Waele JJ, Hoste E, Decruyenaere J, Colardyn F. Adrenal insufficiency in severe acute pancreatitis. Pancreas 2003;27:244-246
  17. De Waele JJ, Van Cauwenberghe S, Hoste E, Benoit D, Colardyn F. The use of the activated clotting time for monitoring heparin therapy in critically ill patients. Intensive Care Med 2003;29:325-328
  18. De Waele JJ, Vogelaers D, Blot S, Colardyn F. Fungal infections in patients with severe acute pancreatitis and the use of prophylactic therapy. Clin Infect Dis 2003;37:208-213
  19. Van Herzeele I, De Waele JJ, Vermassen F. Translumbar extraperitoneal decompression for abdominal compartment syndrome after endovascular treatment of a ruptured AAA. J Endovasc Ther 2003;10:933-935
  20. De Waele JJ, Billiet E, Hoste E, Colardyn F. The assumed problem of air bubbles in the tubing during intra-abdominal pressure measurement. Intensive Care Med 2004;30:1692; author reply 1693
  21. De Waele JJ, Blot S, Colardyn F. Bloodstream infections after surgery for severe acute pancreatitis. Pancreas 2004;28:391-394
  22. De Waele JJ, Blot S, Colardyn F. Organ dysfunction as a risk factor for early severe acute pancreatitis. World J Gastroenterol 2004;10:2924
  23. De Waele JJ, Blot SI, Vogelaers D, Colardyn F. High infection rates in patients with severe acute necrotizing pancreatitis. Intensive Care Med 2004;30:1248
  24. De Waele JJ, Hoste E, Blot SI, Hesse U, Pattyn P, de Hemptinne B, Decruyenaere J, Vogelaers D, Colardyn F. Perioperative factors determine outcome after surgery for severe acute pancreatitis. Crit Care 2004;8:R504-511
  25. De Waele JJ, Vogelaers D, Decruyenaere J, De Vos M, Colardyn F. Infectious complications of acute pancreatitis. Acta Clin Belg 2004;59:90-96
  26. De Waele JJ, Vogelaers D, Hoste E, Blot S, Colardyn F. Emergence of antibiotic resistance in infected pancreatic necrosis. Arch Surg 2004; 139:1371-1375
  27. Benoit DD, Depuydt PO, De Waele JJ, Hoste EA, Colpaert KE, Van Hende VD, Decruyenaere JM. Would patients with more subtle signs of coagulopathy have benefited from treatment with activated protein C? Crit Care Med 2005;33:1670; author reply 1670-1671
  28. Blot S, De Bacquer D, Hoste E, Depuydt P, Vandewoude K, De Waele JJ, Benoit D, De Schuijmer J, Colardyn F, Vogelaers D. Influence of matching for exposure time on estimates of attributable mortality caused by nosocomial bacteremia in critically ill patients. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2005; 26:352-356
  29. Blot S, De Waele JJ. Critical issues in the clinical management of complicated intra-abdominal infections. Drugs 2005;65:1611-1620
  30. Blot S, Depuydt P, Vogelaers D, Decruyenaere J, De Waele J, Hoste E, Peleman R, Claeys G, Verschraegen G, Colardyn F, Vandewoude K. Colonization status and appropriate antibiotic therapy for nosocomial bacteremia caused by antibiotic-resistant gram-negative bacteria in an intensive care unit. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2005;26:575-579
  31. Blot SI, Depuydt P, Annemans L, Benoit D, Hoste E, De Waele JJ, Decruyenaere J, Vogelaers D, Colardyn F, Vandewoude KH. Clinical and economic outcomes in critically ill patients with nosocomial catheter-related bloodstream infections. Clin Infect Dis 2005;41:1591-1598
  32. Brusselaers N, Hoste EA, Monstrey S, Colpaert KE, De Waele JJ, Vandewoude KH, Blot SI. Outcome and changes over time in survival following severe burns from 1985 to 2004. Intensive Care Med 2005
  33. De Schoenmakere G, De Waele JJ, Terryn W, Deweweire M, Verstraete A, Hoste E, Rottey S, Lameire N, Colardyn F. Phenytoin intoxication in critically ill patients. Am J Kidney Dis 2005;45:189-192
  34. De Waele JJ, Billiet EA, Hoste E, Blot SI, Colardyn FA. Fluid vs. air for semicontinuous intra-abdominal pressure measurements using a compliance catheter. Intensive Care Med 2005;31:598-599
  35. De Waele JJ, Hesse UJ. Life saving abdominal decompression in a patient with severe acute pancreatitis. Acta Chir Belg 2005;105:96-98
  36. De Waele JJ, Hoste E, Blot SI, Decruyenaere J, Colardyn F. Intra-abdominal hypertension in patients with severe acute pancreatitis. Crit Care 2005; 9:R452-457
  37. Hoste EA, Colpaert K, Vanholder RC, Lameire NH, De Waele JJ, Blot SI, Colardyn FA. Sodium bicarbonate versus THAM in ICU patients with mild metabolic acidosis. J Nephrol 2005;18:303-307
  38. Hoste EA, De Waele JJ. Physiologic consequences of acute renal failure on the critically ill. Crit Care Clin 2005; 21:251-260
  39. Myny D, De Waele JJ, Defloor T, Blot S, Colardyn F. Temporal scanner thermometry: a new method of core temperature estimation in ICU patients. Scott Med J 2005;50:15-18
  40. Blot S, Janssens R, Claeys G, Hoste E, Buyle F, De Waele JJ, Peleman R, Vogelaers D, Vandewoude K. Effect of fluconazole consumption on longterm trends in candidal ecology. J Antimicrob Chemother 2006; 58:474-477
  41. De Waele J, Pletinckx P, Blot S, Hoste E. Saline volume in transvesical intra-abdominal pressure measurement: enough is enough. Intensive Care Med 2006; 32:455-459
  42. De Waele JJ. Book review: Textbook of Critical Care. World J Surg 2006;30:1764
  43. De Waele JJ, Blot SI. Severity prediction in acute pancreatitis using the CT severity index. A self-fulfilling prophecy. Jop 2006; 7:432-433; author reply 433-434
  44. De Waele JJ, Hoste E. Current pharmacotherapeutic recommendations for acute pancreatitis. Expert Opin Pharmacother 2006; 7:1017-1025
  45. De Waele JJ, Hoste E. Propofol infusion syndrome in a patient with sepsis. Anaesth Intensive Care 2006; 34:676-677
  46. De Waele JJ, Hoste EA, Malbrain ML. Decompressive laparotomy for abdominal compartment syndrome - a critical analysis. Crit Care 2006;10:R51
  47. Dugernier T, De Waele JJ, Laterre PF. Current surgical management of acute pancreatitis. Acta Chir Belg 2006;106:165-171
  48. Laterre PF, Colardyn F, Delmee M, De Waele J, Legrand JC, Van Eldere J, Vergison A, Vogelaers D. Antimicrobial therapy for intra-abdominal infections: guidelines from the Infectious Disease Advisory Board (IDAB). Acta Chir Belg 2006;106:2-21
  49. Malbrain ML, Cheatham ML, Kirkpatrick A, Sugrue M, De Waele J, Ivatury R. Abdominal compartment syndrome: it's time to pay attention! Intensive Care Med 2006;32:1912-1914
  50. Malbrain ML, Cheatham ML, Kirkpatrick A, Sugrue M, Parr M, De Waele J, Balogh Z, Leppaniemi A, Olvera C, Ivatury R, D'Amours S, Wendon J, Hillman K, Johansson K, Kolkman K, Wilmer A. Results from the International Conference of Experts on Intra-abdominal Hypertension and Abdominal Compartment Syndrome. I. Definitions. Intensive Care Med 2006;32:1722-1732
  51. Balogh Z, De Waele JJ, Kirkpatrick A, Cheatham M, D'Amours S, Malbrain M. Intra-abdominal pressure measurement and abdominal compartment syndrome: The opinion of the World Society of the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome. Crit Care Med 2007;35:677-678
  52. Balogh Z, De Waele JJ, Malbrain ML. Continuous intra-abdominal pressure monitoring. Acta clinica Belgica 2007:26-32
  53. Blot SI, Vandewoude KH, De Waele JJ. Candida peritonitis. Curr Opin Crit Care 2007;13:195-199
  54. Cheatham ML, Malbrain ML, Kirkpatrick A, Sugrue M, Parr M, De Waele J, Balogh Z, Leppaniemi A, Olvera C, Ivatury R, D'Amours S, Wendon J, Hillman K, Wilmer A. Results from the International Conference of Experts on Intra-abdominal Hypertension and Abdominal Compartment Syndrome. II. Recommendations. Intensive Care Med 2007;33:951-962
  55. De Laet I, Hoste E, Verholen E, De Waele JJ. The effect of neuromuscular blockers in patients with intra-abdominal hypertension. Intensive Care Med 2007;33:1811-1814
  56. De Waele JJ. Clinical research in acute pancreatitis and the failure to predict severe disease. Annals of surgery 2007;246:689
  57. De Waele JJ, Berrevoet F, Reyntjens K, Pletinckx P, De Laet I, Hoste E. Semicontinuous intra-abdominal pressure measurement using an intragastric Compliance catheter. Intensive Care Med 2007;33:1297-1300 Curriculum vitae Jan J. De Waele Page 3
  58. De Waele JJ, Blot S. Antibiotic use and delayed source control in acute appendicitis. Arch Surg 2007;142:99-100; author reply 100
  59. De Waele JJ, Blot S. The value of IL-6 in predicting the severity of acute pancreatitis. Journal of clinical gastroenterology 2007;41:534
  60. De Waele JJ, De laet I, Malbrain ML. Rational intraabdominal pressure monitoring: how to do it? Acta Clinica Belgica Suppl 2007:16-25
  61. De Waele JJ, De laet I, Malbrain ML. Intraabdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome: we have paid attention, now it is time to understand! Acta Clinica Belgica Suppl 2007:6-8
  62. De Waele JJ, Delrue L. Severity prediction in acute pancreatitis: the role of early CT scan. Abdom Imaging 2007;32:265-266
  63. De Waele JJ, Delrue L, Hoste EA, De Vos M, Duyck P, Colardyn FA. Extrapancreatic inflammation on abdominal computed tomography as an early predictor of disease severity in acute pancreatitis: evaluation of a new scoring system. Pancreas 2007;34:185-190
  64. De Waele JJ, Hoste EA. The future of surgical critical care: a European perspective. Crit Care Med 2007;35:984-985; author reply 985-986
  65. De Waele JJ, Hoste EA. The diagnosis of relative adrenal insufficiency: the long and winding road. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2007;176:945; author reply 945-946
  66. De Waele JJ, Hoste EA, Baert D, Hendrickx K, Rijckaert D, Thibo P, Van Biervliet P, Blot SI, Colardyn F. Relative adrenal insufficiency in patients with severe acute pancreatitis. Intensive Care Med 2007;33:1754-1760
  67. Hoste EA, Vandijck DM, Vanholder RC, Waele JJ, Lameire NH, Claus S, Schuijmer JD, Dhondt AW, Decruyenaere JM, Verschraegen G, Blot SI. Health implications of antimicrobial resistance for patients with acute kidney injury and bloodstream infection. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2007;28:1107-1110
  68. Kirkpatrick AW, De Waele JJ, Ball CG, Ranson K, Widder S, Laupland KB. The secondary and recurrent abdominal compartment syndrome Acta Clinica Belgica Suppl 2007:60-65
  69. Leppaniemi A, Johansson K, De Waele JJ. Abdominal compartment syndrome and acute pancreatitis. Acta Clinica Belgica Suppl 2007:131-135
  70. Pappas PG, Rotstein CM, Betts RF, Nucci M, Talwar D, De Waele JJ, Vazquez JA, Dupont BF, Horn DL, Ostrosky-Zeichner L, Reboli AC, Suh B, Digumarti R, Wu C, Kovanda LL, Arnold LJ, Buell DN. Micafungin versus caspofungin for treatment of candidemia and other forms of invasive candidiasis. Clin Infect Dis 2007;45:883-893
  71. Rello J, Koulenti D, Blot S, Sierra R, Diaz E, De Waele JJ, Macor A, Agbaht K, Rodriguez A. Oral care practices in intensive care units: a survey of 59 European ICUs. Intensive Care Med 2007;33:1066-70.
  72. Vandijck DM, Blot SI, Decruyenaere JM, Vanholder RC, De Waele JJ, Lameire NH, Claus S, De Schuijmer J, Dhondt AW, Verschraegen G, Hoste EA. Costs and length of stay associated with antimicrobial resistance in acute kidney injury patients with bloodstream infection. Acta Clin Belg 2008;63:31-8.
  73. Malbrain ML, Vidts W, Ravyts M, De Laet I, De Waele J. Acute intestinal distress syndrome: the importance of intra-abdominal pressure. Minerva Anestesiol 2008;
  74. Malbrain ML, De Laet I, De Waele JJ. Continuous intra-abdominal pressure monitoring: this is the way to go! Int J Clin Pract 2008;62:359-62.
  75. Malbrain ML, De Laet I, De Waele J. Non-invasive treatment of intraabdominal hypertension: the search for the Holy Grail continues. Acta Clin Belg 2008;63:63-6.
  76. Hoste EA, De Waele JJ. Acute kidney injury in the intensive care unit: it's the gene, stupid! Crit Care Med 2008;36:3266-7.
  77. De Wolf A, Poelaert J, Herck I, De Waele JJ. Surgical decompression for abdominal compartment syndrome after emergency cardiac surgery. Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:2133-5.
  78. De Waele JJ, Hoste EA, Blot SI. Blood stream infections of abdominal origin in the intensive care unit: characteristics and determinants of death. Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2008;9:171-7.
  79. De Waele JJ, Hoste E, Blot S, Vogelaers D. The value of procalcitonin to diagnose infection in critically ill patient: caveat emptor! Crit Care Med 2008;36:3121.
  80. De Waele JJ, De Laet I, De Keulenaer B, Widder S, Kirkpatrick AW, Cresswell AB, Malbrain M, Bodnar Z, Mejia-Mantilla JH, Reis R, Parr M, Schulze R, Compano S, Cheatham M. The effect of different reference transducer positions on intra-abdominal pressure measurement: a multicenter analysis. Intensive Care Med 2008;34:1299-303.
  81. De Waele JJ. A role for prophylactic antibiotics in necrotizing pancreatitis? Why we may never know the answer. Crit Care 2008;12:195.
  82. De Waele JJ. Abdominal compartment syndrome in severe acute pancreatitis - When to decompress? European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery 2008;34:11-6.
  83. De Laet IE, Ravyts M, Vidts W, Valk J, De Waele JJ, Malbrain ML. Current insights in intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome: open the abdomen and keep it open! Langenbecks Arch Surg 2008;
  84. De Laet I, Hoste E, De Waele JJ. Transvesical intra-abdominal pressure measurement using minimal instillation volumes: how low can we go? Intensive Care Med 2008;34:746-50.
  85. De Waele JJ. Management of the patient with abdominal compartment syndrome. Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences 2008;62:S15-S17.
  86. De Waele JJ. Intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome: pathophysiology and management. Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences 2008;62:S17-S19.
  87. Belgian Outcome in Burn Injury Study Group. Development and validation of a model for prediction of mortality in patients with acute burn injury.Br J Surg. 2009 Jan;96(1):111-7.
  88. De Waele JJ, Leppaniemi AK. Intra-abdominal hypertension in acute pancreatitis. World J Surg 2009;33:1128-33.
  89. Reynvoet E, Vandijck DM, Blot SI, Dhondt AW, De Waele JJ, Claus S, Buyle FM, Vanholder RC, Hoste EA. Epidemiology of infection in critically ill patients with acute renal failure. Crit Care Med 2009;37:2203-9.
  90. Malbrain ML, De Laet IE, De Waele JJ. IAH/ACS: The Rationale for Surveillance. World J Surg 2009;33:1110-5.
  91. Delrue LJ, De Waele JJ, Duyck PO. Acute pancreatitis: radiologic scores in predicting severity and outcome. Abdom Imaging 2009;
  92. De Keulenaer BL, De Waele JJ, Powell B, Malbrain ML. What is normal intra-abdominal pressure and how is it affected by positioning, body mass and positive end-expiratory pressure? Intensive Care Med 2009;35:969-76.
  93. De Herdt V, Puimege L, De Waele J, Raedt R, Wyckhuys T, El Tahry R, Libert C, Wadman W, Boon P, Vonck K. Increased rat serum corticosterone suggests immunomodulation by stimulation of the vagal nerve. J Neuroimmunol 2009;
  94. Cheatham ML, De Waele JJ, De Laet I, De Keulenaer B, Widder S, Kirkpatrick AW, Cresswell AB, Malbrain M, Bodnar Z, Mejia-Mantilla JH, Reis R, Parr M, Schulze R, Puig S. The impact of body position on intra-abdominal pressure measurement: a multicenter analysis. Crit Care Med 2009;37:2187-90.

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