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Teus Kappen

Associate Professor - medical

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Biography

Teus Kappen trained as a medical doctor at Utrecht University (1999-2005). After his graduation, he worked as a senior house officer at the pediatric intensive care unit of the WKZ. In January 2006 he began his residency in anesthesiology at the anesthesiology department of the UMC Utrecht under supervision of prof. dr. J.T.A. Knape. In 2013 he started a fellowship in pediatric intensive care. After his fellowship, he returned to the anesthesiology department of the UMC Utrecht to work as an attending anesthesiologist for both adults and children.

His interest in clinical research started during an elective research project on medically unexplained symptoms at the Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NIVEL) under supervision of prof. dr. S. van Dulmen. Simultaneously, he started his Ph.D. training and research project on the implementation of a prediction model that provided clinical decision support for postoperative nausea and vomiting prophylaxis, which he completed...

Research groups

Perioperative risk management and monitoring

Research aim

Our research aim is to improve prevention and early detection of complications in surgical patients, in order to reduce morbidity and improve or preserve quality of life, and to develop novel monitoring techniques and advanced AI technology.

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Recent publications

Peri-operative corticosteroid supplementation guideline adherence Lynn A. Miggelbrink, Marije Marsman, Juul van de Wetering, Wilton A. van Klei, Teus H. Kappen
Anaesthesia, 2025, vol. 80, p.454-455
FAIR Software as a Service Rick Overkleeft, Sander van Boom, Eric Prud’Hommeaux, Kees Burger, Jip Fransen, Teus Kappen, Luiz Bonino da Silva Santos, Rajaram Kaliyaperumal, Marco Roos
CEUR Workshop Proceedings, 2025, vol. 3890, p.208-209
Whetting the SWORD Wouter van der Waal, Inge van de Weerd, Saskia Haitjema, Teus Kappen, Hajo A. Reijers
2024, p.3687-3696
The effect of proactive versus reactive treatment of hypotension on postoperative disability and outcome in surgical patients under anaesthesia (PRETREAT) Matthijs Kant, Wilton A. van Klei, Markus W. Hollmann, Denise P. Veelo, Teus H. Kappen, Eline de Klerk, Lisette M. Vernooij, Luuk C. Otterspoor, Geert Jan E. Cromheecke, Marlous Huijzer, Jannie Witziers, Lotte E. Terwindt, Tim Bastiaanse, Rogier V. Immink, Magnus Strypet, Niek H. Sperna Weiland, Marije Wijnberge, Marc...
The patient perspective on informed consent for anaesthesia when scheduled for cardiac surgery Marije Marsman, Twan G. Meulenbeld, Teus H. Kappen, Wilton A. van Klei
European Journal of Anaesthesiology, 2023, vol. 40, p.793-796
Automated feedback modestly improves perioperative treatment adherence of postoperative nausea and vomiting Calvin L. Gruss, Teus H. Kappen, Leslie C. Fowler, Gen Li, Robert E. Freundlich, Matthew D. McEvoy, Brian S. Rothman, Warren S. Sandberg, Jonathan P. Wanderer
Journal of clinical anesthesia, 2023, vol. 86