13. On coincidence, bad luck and science
The risk of complications after a neurosurgical procedure is very small, but not negligible. You cannot predict in advance whether this will happen.
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The risk of complications after a neurosurgical procedure is very small, but not negligible. You cannot predict in advance whether this will happen.
Because the success of an operation depends on the whole team, I think it is important to talk to anesthesiologist Lucas Brozek about the anesthesia.
We play a quiz about the back, and afterwards you discover whether you still have something to brush up on. For the real heroes: give it a try without googling!
Which hernia is causing the leg pain? Only teamwork can help here. My ally in these criminal investigations is pain anaesthetist Dr. Poell.
A narrowing of the lower spinal canal is caused by increasing compression of the nerves. Thanks to an operation it is possible to free it quickly.
You wake up a little uneasy in a comfortable bed in a nice room. It is the 'morning after', the day after the procedure. What now?
We really want to influence our health, but how malleable is our health really? Sometimes you just have bad luck.
At Park Medisch Centrum and Bergman Clinics I offer non-acute and elective planable care. This is cost-effective and therefore beneficial for insurers.
It is confronting but very useful to step out of your comfort zone every now and then and approach your work from a completely different perspective.
The precision of the spine robot exceeds all other clinical results where the surgeon chooses the direction of the screws 'hands free'.
It is inspiring to see that a new generation of doctors is eager to take my wonderful profession to an even higher level.
People sometimes think I'm strict, but I regularly advise patients who are significantly overweight to change their lifestyle before I operate.
The harmful substances from smoking make your bones softer, increasing the risk of complications from poor bone healing after back surgery.