Frank Weekers

KU Leuven — Belgium

Medicine · Health Sciences

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Research Topics

Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors(9), Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients(7), Electrolyte and hormonal disorders(7), Adrenal Hormones and Disorders(5), Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology(4)

Publications27 total

5PSQ-088 Exploring the need for a check of compounding appropriateness service: evaluation of spontaneous checks before compounding at a large tertiary care hospital
2023Open Access
Hospital antibiotic prescribing patterns in adult patients according to the WHO Access, Watch and Reserve classification (AWaRe): results from a worldwide point prevalence survey in 69 countries
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy·2021· 164 citedOpen Access
One Fourth of Unplanned Transfers to a Higher Level of Care Are Associated With a Highly Preventable Adverse Event
Critical Care Medicine·2015· 51 citedOpen Access
PiCCO guided fluid management in early phase in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock at the ED
2013
CSE vs. EDA: Vermindertes Schmerzniveau bei Gebärenden
Journal Club AINS·2012· 1 cited
A quality improvement initiative to reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia at a large regional hospital
International Journal of Care Pathways·2012· 1 cited
Design of a medical record review study on the incidence and preventability of adverse events requiring a higher level of care in Belgian hospitals
BMC Research Notes·2012· 16 citedOpen Access
Thyroid Hormone Receptor Isoform Expression in Livers of Critically Ill Patients
Thyroid·2007· 38 cited
Endocrine modifications and interventions during critical illness
Proceedings of The Nutrition Society·2004· 23 citedOpen Access
The catabolic syndrome of prolonged critical illness
2004· 1 cited
Strict blood glucose control with insulin improves hepatic mitochondrial ultrastructure and function in critical illness
Critical Care·2004· 2 citedOpen Access
Endocrine and Metabolic Effects of Growth Hormone (GH) Compared with GH-Releasing Peptide, Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone, and Insulin Infusion in a Rabbit Model of Prolonged Critical Illness
Endocrinology·2003· 47 citedOpen Access
Metabolic, Endocrine, and Immune Effects of Stress Hyperglycemia in a Rabbit Model of Prolonged Critical Illness
Endocrinology·2003· 244 cited
Outcome benefit of intensive insulin therapy in the critically ill: Insulin dose versus glycemic control*
Critical Care Medicine·2003· 1.5k cited
Regulation of Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-1 during Protracted Critical Illness
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism·2002· 141 citedOpen Access
The combined administration of GH‐releasing peptide‐2 (GHRP‐2), TRH and GnRH to men with prolonged critical illness evokes superior endocrine and metabolic effects compared to treatment with GHRP‐2 alone
Clinical Endocrinology·2002· 134 cited
A Novel in Vivo Rabbit Model of Hypercatabolic Critical Illness Reveals a Biphasic Neuroendocrine Stress Response
Endocrinology·2002· 25 cited
A Novel in Vivo Rabbit Model of Hypercatabolic Critical Illness Reveals a Biphasic Neuroendocrine Stress Response
Endocrinology·2002· 72 citedOpen Access
Intensive Insulin Therapy in Critically Ill Patients
New England Journal of Medicine·2001· 10.0k citedOpen Access
Five-Day Pulsatile Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Administration Unveils Combined Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal Defects Underlying Profound Hypoandrogenism in Men with Prolonged Critical Illness1
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism·2001· 117 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Greet Van den Berghe(17), Pieter Wouters(9), Roger Bouillon(8), Johannes D. Veldhuis(7), Robert C. Baxter(5), Cyril Y. Bowers(4), Miet Schetz(3), Peter Lauwers(3), Marina Michalaki(3), Willy Coopmans(3), Kristel Marquet(3), Arthur Vleugels(3), Jan Van Hemelrijck(3), Hugo Van Aken(3), Walter Heyns(3), Charles Verwaest(2), Dirk Vlasselaers(2), Patrick Ferdinande(2), Erik Van Herck(2), Dieter Mesotten(2)