Personal profile
Biography
Diederik van Dijk is an epidemiologist and anaesthesiologist-intensivist. His research focuses on outcomes after cardiac surgery and intensive care admission, and he has multiple publications in NEJM, JAMA, Circulation and Anesthesiology. In the Octopus trial, he demonstrated that cognitive decline may also occur after cardiac surgery without heartlung-machine. Another multicenter trial supervised by Van Dijk failed to show any benefits of epidural anesthesia in cardiac surgery patients. A more recent trial in 4,500 cardiac surgery patients, evaluating prophylactic intraoperative dexamethasone showed multiple benefits of this drug in patients younger than 75 yrs of age. In 2012, Van Dijk was appointed professor of Intensive Care medicine. Since 2021, he is chair of the department of intensive care at the UMC Utrecht.
Fellowship & awards
Clinical Scholar Research Award, provided by the International Anesthesia Research Society
Personal grant for cardiothoracic fellowship at the Royal Infirmary Edinburgh, provided by the European Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiologists
Mid-career Grant, provided by the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists
External positions
kerngroeplid werkgroep Passende Zorg - overleg over bevorderen van passende IC zorg in Nederland - NVIC
1 Sept 2024 → 31 Dec 3999
voorzitter richtlijncommissie Passende IC Zorg - voorzitten van de werkgroep die een landelijke richtlijn Passende Zorg zal maken - NVIC
1 Sept 2024 → 31 Dec 3999
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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What every intensivist should know about low value care
Roordink, M., Ramakers, B., van Dijk, D. & Zegers, M., Aug 2026, In: Journal of Critical Care. 94, 3 p., 155509.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Academic › peer-review
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Clinical decision making for VA ECMO weaning in patients with cardiogenic shock A formative qualitative study
Hermens, J. A. J., van Til, J. A., Meuwese, C. L., van Dijk, D. & Donker, D. W., Apr 2024, In: Perfusion. 39, 1_suppl, p. 39S-48SResearch output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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European Society of Intensive Care Medicine guidelines on end of life and palliative care in the intensive care unit
Kesecioglu, J., Rusinova, K., Alampi, D., Arabi, Y. M., Benbenishty, J., Benoit, D., Boulanger, C., Cecconi, M., Cox, C., van Dam, M., van Dijk, D., Downar, J., Efstathiou, N., Endacott, R., Galazzi, A., van Gelder, F., Gerritsen, R. T., Girbes, A., Hawyrluck, L. & Herridge, M. & 34 others, , Nov 2024, In: Intensive Care Medicine. 50, 11, p. 1740-1766 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Octopus follow-up: 20 year prognosis in patients randomized to on-pump CABG, off-pump CABG or PCI
Koop, Y., Nathoe, H., Bots, M., Grobbee, D. E., Timmermans, M., Wimmers, R. H., Gianoli, M., van Dijk, D., Vaartjes, I. & PCI and Cardiothoracic Surgery Registration Committees of the Netherlands Heart Registration (Appendix 1), Nov 2024, In: International Journal of Cardiology. 414, 7 p., 132426.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Prophylactic corticosteroids on postoperative neurocognitive dysfunction and Dexamethasone for Cardiac Surgery (DECS) trial
Ottens, T. H., Dieleman, J. M., Sauer, A. M. C. & Van Dijk, D., Sept 2024, In: Indian Journal of Anaesthesia. 68, 9, p. 841 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic › peer-review
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Activities
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Collaborative Clinical Trials in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Meeting (Prato, Italie)
van Dijk, D. (Invited speaker)
6 Jun 2013Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference › Academic
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Annual meeting of the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (Miami, VS)
van Dijk, D. (Invited speaker)
8 Apr 2013Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference › Academic
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Venoveneuze ECMO.
van Dijk, D. (Speaker)
23 Nov 2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Academic
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Annual Meeting of the NVA section of Cardiac Anesthesiology (Den Haag, Nederland)
van Dijk, D. (Invited speaker)
10 Nov 2012Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference › Academic
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Cognitieve stoornissen na IC opname.
van Dijk, D. (Speaker)
13 Sept 2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Academic