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Dirk Van Raemdonck

Dirk Van Raemdonck

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Medicine

D-Index
77
Citations
19239
World Ranking
18517
National Ranking
235

Overview

Dirk Van Raemdonck is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, particularly specializing in surgery and pulmonary and respiratory medicine. Their research encompasses a broad range of topics primarily focused on transplantation methods and outcomes.

Their work spans multiple areas including:

  • Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
  • Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes
  • Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
  • Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments
  • Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • Tracheal and airway disorders
  • Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma

Van Raemdonck's frequent coauthors include Laurens J. Ceulemans, Robin Vos, Arne Neyrinck, Bart Vanaudenaerde, and Geert M. Verleden, reflecting long-standing collaborative relationships in their research field.

Their recent papers showcase research in lung transplantation and critical care, published in well-established journals. Notable publications include:

  • "Survival in adult lung transplantation: where are we in 2020?" (2020), Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation
  • "Expanding controlled donation after the circulatory determination of death: statement from an international collaborative" (2021), Intensive Care Medicine
  • "Small airways pathology in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a retrospective cohort study" (2020), The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • "The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) 2022 Expert Consensus Document: The use of mechanical circulatory support in lung transplantation" (2022), Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
  • "Effect of mode of intraoperative support on primary graft dysfunction after lung transplant" (2022), Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Van Raemdonck has published extensively in several prominent journals, with the highest frequency in:

  • The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
  • European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
  • Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Transplantation
  • American Journal of Transplantation

Their contributions also include book publications, notably a 2024 work titled Non-infectious complications: mechanical published by the European Respiratory Society.

Overall, Dirk Van Raemdonck's research profile is characterized by a strong focus on transplantation science and surgical aspects of pulmonary medicine, supported by collaborations with specialists in related fields and publications in leading scientific venues.

Best Publications

  • A review of lung transplant donor acceptability criteria.

    Jonathan B Orens;Annette Boehler;Marc de Perrot;Marc Estenne

  • Azithromycin reduces airway neutrophilia and interleukin-8 in patients with bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome

    Geert M. Verleden;Bart M. Vanaudenaerde;Lieven J. Dupont;Dirk E. Van Raemdonck

  • Tracheal allotransplantation after withdrawal of immunosuppressive therapy

    Pierre Delaere;Jan Vranckx;Geert Verleden;Paul De Leyn

  • Histopathologic validation of lymph node staging with FDG-PET scan in cancer of the esophagus and gastroesophageal junction: A prospective study based on primary surgery with extensive lymphadenectomy.

    Toni Lerut;Patrick Flamen;Nadine Ectors;Erik Van Cutsem

  • Postoperative complications after transthoracic esophagectomy for cancer of the esophagus and gastroesophageal junction are correlated with early cancer recurrence: role of systematic grading of complications using the modified Clavien classification.

    Toni Lerut;Johnny Moons;Willy Coosemans;Dirk Van Raemdonck

  • Prospective Comparative Study of Integrated Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography Scan Compared With Remediastinoscopy in the Assessment of Residual Mediastinal Lymph Node Disease After Induction Chemotherapy for Mediastinoscopy-Proven Stage IIIA-N2 Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Leuven Lung Cancer Group Study

    Paul De Leyn;Sigrid Stroobants;Walter De Wever;Toni Lerut

  • Pulmonary Metastasectomy A Survey of Current Practice Amongst Members of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons

    Eveline Internullo;Stephen D. Cassivi;Dirk Van Raemdonck;Godehard Friedel

  • Lung Donor Selection and Management

    Dirk Van Raemdonck;Arne Neyrinck;Geert M Verleden;Lieven Dupont

  • Normothermic ex-vivo preservation with the portable Organ Care System Lung device for bilateral lung transplantation (INSPIRE): a randomised, open-label, non-inferiority, phase 3 study

    Gregor Warnecke;Dirk Van Raemdonck;Michael A Smith;Gilbert Massard

  • International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Donation After Circulatory Death Registry Report

    Marcelo Cypel;Bronwyn Levvey;Dirk Van Raemdonck;Michiel Erasmus

  • Risk factors for airway complications within the first year after lung transplantation

    Caroline Van De Wauwer;Dirk Van Raemdonck;Geert M. Verleden;Lieven Dupont

  • Survival in adult lung transplantation: where are we in 2020?

    Saskia Bos;Robin Vos;Dirk E Van Raemdonck;Geert M Verleden

  • Tumours of the thymus: a cohort study of prognostic factors from the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons database.

    Enrico Ruffini;Frank Detterbeck;Dirk Van Raemdonck;Gaetano Rocco

  • Non-heart-beating donors.

    Dirk E.M. Van Raemdonck;Dirk E.M. Van Raemdonck;Filip R. Rega;Arne P. Neyrinck;Nicole Jannis

  • Ex-vivo lung perfusion.

    Dirk Van Raemdonck;Arne Neyrinck;Marcelo Cypel;Shaf Keshavjee

  • Minimally invasive esophagectomy for cancer

    Georges Decker;Willy Coosemans;Paul De Leyn;Herbert Decaluwé

  • Thymic carcinoma: a cohort study of patients from the European society of thoracic surgeons database.

    Enrico Ruffini;Frank Detterbeck;Dirk Van Raemdonck;Gaetano Rocco

  • Report of the ISHLT Working Group on Primary Lung Graft Dysfunction part I: introduction and methods.

    Jason D. Christie;Dirk Van Raemdonck;Marc de Perrot;Mark Barr

  • The variability of practice in minimally invasive thoracic surgery for pulmonary resections.

    Gaetano Rocco;Eveline Internullo;Stephen D. Cassivi;Dirk Van Raemdonck

  • Survival determinants in lung transplant patients with chronic allograft dysfunction.

    Geert M. Verleden;Robin Vos;Stijn E. Verleden;Walter De Wever

Frequent Co-Authors

Lieven Dupont
Lieven Dupont KU Leuven
Shaf Keshavjee
Shaf Keshavjee University Health Network
Daniel Sifrim
Daniel Sifrim Queen Mary University of London
Pascal Thomas
Pascal Thomas Aix-Marseille University
Frank C. Detterbeck
Frank C. Detterbeck Yale University

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