Study Surgery 2004

Ite Boerema--surgeon and engineer with a double-Dutch legacy to medical technology

Leopardi L, Metcalfe M, Forde A, Maddern G — Surgery, 2004

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers wrote a biography about Ite Boerema, a Dutch surgeon, highlighting his contributions to medical technology, including hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

What They Found

They found that Ite Boerema (1902-1978) was a brilliant Dutch surgeon and war hero who viewed surgery as "engineering in medicine." His legacy in medical technology is still felt today, particularly through his work on esophageal anastomoses and hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

Canadian Relevance

This study is not by Canadian authors or from a Canadian institution. However, it discusses hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), which is a treatment recognised by Health Canada for conditions such as delayed radiation injury, diabetic foot ulcers, and decompression sickness.

Study Limitations

As a historical biography, this paper does not present new clinical data, patient outcomes, or specific HBOT protocols from contemporary research.

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Study Details

Study Type	Study
Category	Cardiac
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	14694306
Year Published	2004
Journal	Surgery
MeSH Terms	Anastomosis, Surgical; Biomedical Engineering; Cardiac Surgical Procedures; Gastrectomy; General Surgery; History, 20th Century; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Netherlands; Surgical Instruments; United States

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