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Maroeska M. Rovers

Maroeska M. Rovers

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Medicine

D-Index
83
Citations
32586
World Ranking
15426
National Ranking
587

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Maroeska M. Rovers is affiliated with Radboud University in the Netherlands and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, with a focus on Surgery and its related subfields. Their research covers pulmonary and respiratory medicine, economics and econometrics, neurology, and biomedical engineering, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach within medical sciences.

The main topics of their work include Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, and Quality of Life; Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment; Esophageal and Gastrointestinal Pathology; Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes; Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment; Cardiac, Anesthesia, and Surgical Outcomes; and Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment.

They have published articles in numerous venues, frequently contributing to:

  • BMJ Open
  • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care
  • Brain and Spine
  • BMJ Surgery Interventions & Health Technologies
  • British Journal of Surgery

Some notable recent papers include:

  • "An Updated Systematic Review on Focal Therapy in Localized Prostate Cancer: What Has Changed over the Past 5 Years?" (2021), published in European Urology
  • "Neurosurgical Intervention for Supratentorial Intracerebral Hemorrhage" (2020), published in Annals of Neurology
  • "Intrathoracic vs Cervical Anastomosis After Totally or Hybrid Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer" (2021), published in JAMA Surgery
  • "The IDEAL framework for surgical robotics: development, comparative evaluation and long-term monitoring" (2024), published in Nature Medicine
  • "IDEAL-D Framework for Device Innovation" (2021), published in Annals of Surgery

They have collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Gerjon Hannink
  • Janneke P.C. Grutters
  • Camiel Rosman
  • Mirre Scholte
  • Frans van Workum

Maroeska M. Rovers was recognized as a Member of Academia Europaea in 2017, indicating a level of engagement within the pan-European scientific community.

Best Publications

  • SYRCLE’s risk of bias tool for animal studies

    Carlijn R. Hooijmans;Maroeska M. Rovers;Rob B. M. de Vries;Marlies Leenaars

  • Preferred Reporting Items for a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Individual Participant Data: The PRISMA-IPD Statement

    Lesley A. Stewart;Mike Clarke;Maroeska M. Rovers;Richard D Riley

  • Plea for routinely presenting prediction intervals in meta-analysis.

    Joanna IntHout;John P A Ioannidis;Maroeska M Rovers;Jelle J Goeman

  • Antibiotics for acute otitis media in children

    Roderick P Venekamp;Sharon L Sanders;Paul P Glasziou;Chris B Del Mar

  • Attributable mortality of ventilator-associated pneumonia: a meta-analysis of individual patient data from randomised prevention studies

    Wilhelmina G. Melsen;Maroeska M. Rovers;Maroeska M. Rovers;Rolf H.H. Groenwold;Dennis C.J.J. Bergmans

  • Estimating measures of interaction on an additive scale for preventive exposures.

    Mirjam J. Knol;Tyler J. VanderWeele;Rolf H. H. Groenwold;Olaf H. Klungel

  • Respiratory syncytial virus and recurrent wheeze in healthy preterm infants.

    Maarten O Blanken;Maroeska M Rovers;Jorine M Molenaar;Pauline L Winkler-Seinstra

  • The effects of clinical and statistical heterogeneity on the predictive values of results from meta‐analyses

    W.G. Melsen;M.C.J. Bootsma;M.C.J. Bootsma;M.M. Rovers;M.J.M. Bonten

  • Otitis media

    Rovers Mm;Schilder Ag;Zielhuis Ga;Rosenfeld Rm

  • Head-to-head Comparison of Transrectal Ultrasound-guided Prostate Biopsy Versus Multiparametric Prostate Resonance Imaging with Subsequent Magnetic Resonance-guided Biopsy in Biopsy-naïve Men with Elevated Prostate-specific Antigen: A Large Prospective Multicenter Clinical Study.

    Marloes van der Leest;Erik Cornel;Bas Israël;Rianne Hendriks

  • Burden of adhesions in abdominal and pelvic surgery: Systematic review and met-analysis

    R. P. G. ten Broek;Y. Issa;E. J. P. van Santbrink;N. D. Bouvy

  • Accuracy of Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Local Staging of Prostate Cancer: A Diagnostic Meta-analysis

    Maarten de Rooij;Esther H.J. Hamoen;J. Alfred Witjes;Jelle O. Barentsz

  • Accuracy of multiparametric MRI for prostate cancer detection: a meta-analysis.

    Maarten de Rooij;Esther H. J. Hamoen;Jurgen J. Fütterer;Jelle O. Barentsz

  • Cord Blood Vitamin D Deficiency is Associated With Respiratory Syncytial Virus Bronchiolitis

    Mirjam E. Belderbos;Michiel L. Houben;Berry Wilbrink;Eef Lentjes

  • Chronic suppurative otitis media: a review.

    Monique Verhoeff;Erwin L. van der Veen;Maroeska M. Rovers;Elisabeth A.M. Sanders

  • Antibiotics for acute otitis media: a meta-analysis with individual patient data

    Maroeska M Rovers;Paul Glasziou;Cees L Appelman;Peter Burke

  • Use of the Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System (PI-RADS) for Prostate Cancer Detection with Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Diagnostic Meta-analysis

    Esther H.J. Hamoen;Maarten de Rooij;J. Alfred Witjes;Jelle O. Barentsz

  • Grommets (ventilation tubes) for hearing loss associated with otitis media with effusion in children

    George G Browning;Maroeska M Rovers;Ian Williamson;Jørgen Lous

  • Individual Participant Data (IPD) Meta-analyses of Randomised Controlled Trials: Guidance on Their Use

    Jayne F. Tierney;Claire Vale;Richard Riley;Catrin Tudur Smith

  • No Surgical Innovation Without Evaluation: Evolution and Further Development of the IDEAL Framework and Recommendations

    Allison Deborah Hirst;Yiannis Philippou;Jane M Blazeby;Bruce Campbell

Frequent Co-Authors

Arno W. Hoes
Arno W. Hoes Utrecht University
Diederick E. Grobbee
Diederick E. Grobbee Utrecht University
Elisabeth A. M. Sanders
Elisabeth A. M. Sanders Utrecht University
Paul Glasziou
Paul Glasziou Bond University
Louis Bont
Louis Bont Utrecht University
Marc J. M. Bonten
Marc J. M. Bonten Utrecht University
Jelle O. Barentsz
Jelle O. Barentsz Radboud University
J. Alfred Witjes
J. Alfred Witjes Radboud University
Bert Brunekreef
Bert Brunekreef Utrecht University
Yvonne T. van der Schouw
Yvonne T. van der Schouw Utrecht University

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