Bart Bongers | Publicaties

Van Hooren B, Mennen B, Gronwald T, Bongers BC, Rogers B. Correlation properties of heart rate variability to assess the first ventilatory threshold and fatigue in runners. J Sports Sci. 2023. Epub ahead of print.

Demers K, Bak MTJ, Bongers BC, de Vries AC, Jonkers DMAE, Pierik MJ, Stassen LPS. Scoping review on health-related physical fitness in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: Assessment, interventions, and future directions. World J Gastroenterol. 2023;29:5406-5427.

Bak MTJ, van Ruler O, Stassen L, Ruiterkamp M, Arkenbosch JHC, Dijkstra G, Campmans-Kuijpers MJE, van Meeteren NLU, Bongers BC, Romberg-Camps M, van der Marel S, Hoentjen F, van Dongen KW, West R, van der Woude J, de Vries AC; Dutch Initiative Crohn and Colitis (ICC) and Dutch Initiative on Crohn and Colitis – Surgery (ICC-S). Preoperative screening and prehabilitation strategies prior to ileocolic resection in patients with Crohn’s disease are not incorporated in routine care. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2023;38:254.

Hildebrand ND, Wijma AG, Bongers BC, Rensen SS, den Dulk M, Klaase JM, Olde Damink SWM. Supervised Home-Based Exercise Prehabilitation in Unfit Patients Scheduled for Pancreatic Surgery: Protocol for a Multicenter Feasibility Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2023;12:e46526.

Voorn MJJ, Bastiaansen EMW, Schröder CD, van Kampen-van den Boogaart VEM, Bootsma GP, Bongers BC, Janssen-Heijnen MLG. A qualitative stakeholder analysis of beliefs, facilitators, and barriers for a feasible prehabilitation program before lung cancer surgery. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol. 2023;149:15713-15726.

Van Hooren B, Bongers BC, Rogers B, Gronwald T. The Between-Day Reliability of Correlation Properties of Heart Rate Variability During Running. Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback. 2023;48:453-460.

Scheenstra B, Bongers BC, Broeders B, Imkamp M, Van Susante L, Kietselaer B, Maessen J, Van ‘t Hof A, Sardari Nia P. Reasons and predictors of non-participation in a personalized digital prehabilitation care trial for patients undergoing elective cardiothoracic surgery. Interdiscip Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2023;37:ivad123.

Voorn MJJ, Driessen EJM, Reinders RJEF, van Kampen-van den Boogaart VEM, Bongers BC, Janssen-Heijnen MLG. Effects of exercise prehabilitation and/or rehabilitation on health-related quality of life and fatigue in patients with non-small cell lung cancer undergoing surgery: A systematic review. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2023;49:106909.

Franssen RFW, Vos TJ, Bongers BC, van Meeteren NLU. Letter to the Editor: Should we put more emphasis on the functional impact instead of the incidence of postoperative complications to evaluate quality of care in surgical oncology? Eur J Surg Oncol. 2023;49:1320-1321.

Franssen RFW, Sanders BHE, Takken T, Vogelaar FJ, Janssen-Heijnen MLG, Bongers BC. Influence of different data-averaging methods on mean values of selected variables derived from preoperative cardiopulmonary exercise testing in patients scheduled for colorectal surgery. PLoS ONE. 2023;18(3):e0283129.

Akdemir E, Sweegers MG, Vrieling A, Rundqvist H, Meijer RP, Leliveld-Kors AM, van der Heijden AG, Rutten VC, Koldewijn EL, Bos SD, Wijburg CJ, Marcelissen TAT, Bongers BC, Retèl VP, van Harten WH, May AM, Groen WG, Stuiver MM. EffectiveNess of a multimodal preHAbilitation program in patieNts with bladder canCEr undergoing radical cystectomy: protocol of the ENHANCE multicentre randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2023;13:e071304.

Voorn MJJ, Franssen RFW, Hoogeboom TJ, van Kampen-van den Boogaart VEM, Bootsma GP, Bongers BC, Janssen-Heijnen MLG. Evidence base for exercise prehabilitation suggests favourable outcomes for patients undergoing surgery for non-small cell lung cancer despite being of low therapeutic quality: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2023;49:879-894.

Bongers BC. Steep ramp test protocol for preoperative risk assessment and short-term high-intensity interval training to evaluate, improve, and monitor cardiorespiratory fitness in surgical oncology. J Surg Oncol. 2023;127:891-895.

Voorn MJJ, Schröder CD, van Kampen-van den Boogaart VEM, Willems W, Bongers BC, Janssen-Heijnen MLG. The clinical decision-making process of healthcare professionals within a personalized home-based rehabilitation during sequential chemoradiotherapy for stage III non-small lung cancer: a case study. Physiother Res Int. 2023;28:e1979.

Voorn MJJ, Bootsma MFR, Bootsma GP, van Kampen-van den Boogaart VEM, van Riet GJA, de Ruysscher DK, Bongers BC, Janssen-Heijnen MLG. Association of pretreatment physical and geriatric parameters with treatment tolerance and survival in elderly patients with stage I–II non-small cell lung cancer: an evaluation of usual care data. Cancers 2022;14:5994.

Franssen RFW, Bongers BC, Vogelaar FJ, Janssen-Heijnen MLG. Feasibility of a tele-prehabilitation program in high-risk patients with colon or rectal cancer undergoing elective surgery: a feasibility study. Perioper Med (Lond). 2022;11:28.

Berkel AEM, Bongers BC, van Meeteren NLU, Klaase JM. Response to the comments of Onerup et al and Lu and Song on: “Effects of community-based exercise prehabilitation for patients scheduled for colorectal surgery with high risk for postoperative complications: results of a randomized clinical trial”. Ann Surg. 2022;276:e1126-e1127.

van Wijk L, Bongers BC, Berkel AEM, Buis CI, Reudink M, Liem MSL, Slooter GD, van Meeteren NL, Klaase JM. Improved preoperative aerobic fitness following a home-based bimodal prehabilitation program in high-risk patients scheduled for liver or pancreatic resection. Br J Surg. 2022;109:1036-1039.

Bak MTJ, Ruiterkamp MFE, van Ruler O, Campmans-Kuijpers MJE, Bongers BC, van Meeteren NLU, van der Woude CJ, Stassen LPS, de Vries AC. Prehabilitation prior to intestinal resection in Crohn’s disease patients: an opinion review. World J Gastroenterol 2022; 28: 2403-16.

Voorn MJJ, Bongers BC, van Kampen-van den Boogaart VEM, Driessen EJM, Janssen-Heijnen MLG. Feasibility of rehabilitation during chemoradiotherapy among patients with stage III non-small cell lung cancer: a proof-of-concept study. Cancers 2022;14:2387.

Cuijpers ACM, Linskens FG, Bongers BC, Stassen LPS, Lubbers T, van Meeteren NLU. Quality and clinical generalizability of feasibility outcomes in exercise prehabilitation before colorectal cancer surgery – A systematic review. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2022;48:1483-1497.

Franssen RFW, Eversdijk AJJ, Kuikhoven M, Klaase JM, Vogelaar FJ, Janssen-Heijnen MLG, Bongers BC. Inter‑observer agreement of preoperative cardiopulmonary exercise test interpretation in major abdominal surgery. BMC Anesthesiol. 2022;22:131.

Cuijpers ACM, Bongers BC, Stassen PS, Lubbers T. Reply letter to the editor: Aerobic fitness and muscle density play a vital role in postoperative complications in colorectal cancer surgery. J Surg Oncol. 2022;125:1346-1347.

Cuijpers ACM, Bongers BC, Heldens AFJM, Bours MJL, van Meeteren NLU, Stassen LPS, Lubbers T. Aerobic fitness and muscle density play a vital role in postoperative complications in colorectal cancer surgery. J Surg Oncol. 2022;125:1013-1023.

Huijnen IPJ, Bongers BC, Pepels BCA, Wittink HM, Verbunt JA, Smeets RJEM. Does physical deconditioning in chronic low back pain exist? A systematic review. Acta Scientific Medical Sciences. 2022;6:191-216.

Voorn MJJ, Beukers K, Trepels CMM, Bootsma GP, Bongers BC, Janssen-Heijnen MLG. Associations between pretreatment nutritional assessments and treatment complications in patients with stage I-III non-small cell lung cancer: A systematic review. Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2022;47:152-162.

Berkel AEM, van Wijk L, van Dijk DPJ, Prins SN, van der Palen J, van Meeteren NLU, Olde Damink SWM, Klaase JM, Bongers BC. The association between preoperative body composition and aerobic fitness in patients scheduled for colorectal surgery. Colorectal Dis. 2022;24:93-101.

Franssen RFW, Janssen-Heijnen MLG, Barberan-Garcia A, Vogelaar FJ, van Meeteren NLU, Bongers BC. Moderate-intensity exercise training or high-intensity interval training to improve aerobic fitness during exercise prehabilitation in patients planned for elective abdominal cancer surgery? Eur J Surg Oncol. 2022;48:3-13.

Cuijpers ACM, Heldens AFJM, Bours MJL, van Meeteren NLU, Stassen LPS, Lubbers T, Bongers BC. Relation between preoperative aerobic fitness estimated by steep ramp test performance and postoperative morbidity in colorectal cancer surgery: prospective observational study. Br J Surg. 2022;109:155-159.

Berkel AE, Bongers BC, Kotte H, Weltevreden P, de Jongh FH, Eijsvogel MM, Wymenga AN, Bigirwamungu-Bargeman M, van der Palen J, van Det MJ, van Meeteren NL, Klaase JM. Effects of community-based exercise prehabilitation for patients scheduled for colorectal surgery with high risk for postoperative complications: results of a randomized clinical trial. Ann Surg. 2022;275:e299-e306.

Barberan-Garcia A, Cano I, Bongers BC, Seyfried S, Ganslandt T, Herrle F, Martínez-Pallí G. Digital support to multimodal community-based prehabilitation: looking for optimization of health value generation. Front Oncol. 2021;11:662013.

Franssen RFW, Strous MTA, Bongers BC, Vogelaar FJ, Janssen-Heijnen MLG. The association between treatment interval and survival in patients with colon or rectal cancer: a systematic review. World J Surg. 2021;45:2924-37.

Scheenstra B, Mohansingh C, Bongers BC, Dahmen S, Wouters IMS, Lenssen TF, Geerlings P, Knols HFM, van Kuijk SMJ, Kimman ML, Nieman M, Maessen JG, van ’t Hof AWJ, Peyman SN. Personalised teleprehabilitation in elective cardiac surgery: study protocol of the Digital Cardiac Counselling randomised controlled trial. Eur Heart J Digit Health. 2021;2:477-86.

Dewulf M, Verrips M, Coolsen MME, Olde Damink SWM, Den Dulk M, Bongers BC, Dejong K, Bouwense SAW. The effect of prehabilitation on postoperative complications and postoperative hospital stay in hepatopancreatobiliary surgery a systematic review. HPB (Oxford). 2021;23:1299-310.

Weemaes ATR, Beelen M, Bongers BC, Weijenberg MP, Lenssen AF. Criterion validity and responsiveness of the steep ramp test to evaluate aerobic capacity in cancer survivors participating in a supervised exercise rehabilitation program. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2021;102:2150-6.

Voorn MJJ, Aerts LPA, Bootsma GP, Bezuidenhout JB, van Kampen-van den Boogaart VEM, Bongers BC, de Ruysscher DK, Janssen-Heijnen MLG. Associations of pretreatment physical status parameters with tolerance of concurrent chemoradiation and survival in patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Lung. 2021;199:223-34.

Heldens AF, Bongers BC, de Vos-Geelen J, Minis-Rutten IJ, Stassen LP, Buhre WF, van Meeteren NL. Clinical course of physical fitness and skeletal muscle mass during neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer: an observational longitudinal study of 25 single subjects. Rehabil Oncol. 2021;39:E73-E82.

Kallen V, Tahir M, Bedard A, Bongers B, van Riel N, van Meeteren N. Aging and allostasis: using Bayesian network analytics to explore and evaluate allostatic markers in the context of aging. Diagnostics 2021;11:157.

Voorn MJJ, Franssen RFW, Verlinden JMWF, Bootsma GP, de Ruysscher DK, Bongers BC, Janssen-Heijnen MLG. Associations between pretreatment physical performance tests and treatment complications in patients with non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 2021;158:103207.

Bongers BC, Dejong CHC, den Dulk M. Enhanced recovery after surgery programmes in older patients undergoing hepatopancreatobiliary surgery: what benefits might prehabilitation have? Eur J Surg Oncol. 2021;47:551-9.

van Beijsterveld CA, Bongers BC, den Dulk M, Dejong CH, van Meeteren NL. Personalized community-based prehabilitation in a high-risk surgical patient opting for pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy: a case report. Physiother Theory Pract. 2021;37:1497-509.

Bongers BC, Klaase JM, van Meeteren NL. Prehabilitation vs postoperative rehabilitation for frail patients. JAMA Surg. 2020;155:896-7.

Berkel AEM, van Wijk L, Bongers BC, van der Palen J, Buis CI, Reudink M, Liem MSL, Slooter GD, van Meeteren NL, Klaase JM. Study protocol of a single-arm pre-post study to assess the preliminary effectiveness and feasibility of a home-based bimodal prehabilitation program on preoperative aerobic fitness in high-risk patients scheduled for liver or pancreatic resection. Int J Clin Trials 2020;7(2):103-11.

Werkman MS, Bongers BC, Blatter T, Takken T, Wittink H. Extended steep ramp test normative values for 19- to 24-year-old healthy active young adults. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2020;120:107-15.

van Beijsterveld CA, Bongers BC, den Dulk M, van Kuijk SMJ, Dejong CH, van Meeteren NL. Exploring the relation between preoperative physical functioning and the impact of major complications in patients following pancreatic resection. HPB (Oxford). 2020;22:716-27.

van Beijsterveld CA, Heldens AF, Bongers BC, van Meeteren NL. A survey of current clinical practice in Dutch hospitals: reported pre- and postoperative physical therapy management for patients opting for elective major abdominal surgery. Phys Ther. 2019;99:1291-1303.

Thomas G, Tahir MR, Bongers BC, Kallen VL, Slooter GD, van Meeteren NL. A systematic review of randomised controlled trials investigating prehabilitation before major intra-abdominal cancer surgery: an analysis of prehabilitation content and outcome measures. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2019;36:933-45.

Takken T, Mylius CF, Paap D, Broeders W, Hulzebos HJ, van Brussel M, Bongers BC. Reference values for cardiopulmonary exercise testing in healthy subjects – an updated systematic review. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2019;17:413-26.

Bongers BC, Punt IM, van Meeteren NL. On “Prehabilitation: The emperor’s new clothes or a new arena for physical therapists?” Lundberg M, Archer KR, Larsson C, Rydwik E. Phys Ther. 2018;12:127-130. Phys Ther. 2019;99:953-54.

van Beijsterveld CA, Bongers BC, den Dulk M, van Kuijk SM, Dejong CH, van Meeteren NL. The association between preoperative physical functioning and short-term postoperative outcomes: a cohort study of patients undergoing elective hepatic resection. HPB (Oxford). 2019;21:1363-70.

van Brussel M, Bongers BC, Hulzebos EHJ, Burghard M, Takken T. A systematic approach to interpreting the cardiopulmonary exercise test in pediatrics. Pediatr Exerc Sci. 2019;31:194-203.

Berkel AEM, Klaase JM, de Graaff F, Brusse-Keizer MGJ, Bongers BC, van Meeteren NLU. Patient’s skeletal muscle radiation attenuation and sarcopenic obesity are associated with postoperative morbidity after neoadjuvant chemoradiation and resection for rectal cancer. Dig Surg. 2019;36:376-83.

Berkel AEM, Bongers BC, van Kamp MS, Kotte H, Weltevreden P, de Jongh FHC, Eijsvogel MMM, Wymenga ANM, Bigirwamungu-Bargeman M, van der Palen J, van Det MJ, van Meeteren NLU, Klaase JM. The effects of prehabilitation versus usual care to reduce postoperative complications in high-risk patients with colorectal cancer or dysplasia scheduled for elective colorectal resection: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial. BMC Gastroenterol. 2018;18:29.

Hulzebos HJ, Takken T, Reijneveld EA, Mulder MMG, Bongers BC. Reference values for respiratory muscle strength in children and adolescents. Respiration. 2018;95:235-243.

Heldens AF, Bongers BC, Lenssen AF, Stassen LP, Buhre WF, van Meeteren NL. The association between performance parameters of physical fitness and postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing colorectal surgery: An evaluation of care data. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2017;43:2084-92.

Bongers BC, Berkel AE, Klaase JM, van Meeteren NL. An evaluation of the validity of the pre-operative oxygen uptake efficiency slope as an indicator of cardiorespiratory fitness in elderly patients scheduled for major colorectal surgery. Anaesthesia. 2017;72:1206-16.

Takken T, Bongers BC, van Brussel M, Haapala EA, Hulzebos HJ. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing in pediatrics. Ann Am Thorac Soc 2017;14:S123–S128.

Driessen EJ, Peeters ME, Bongers BC, Maas HA, Bootsma GP, van Meeteren NL, Janssen-Heijnen ML. Effects of prehabilitation and rehabilitation including a home-based component on physical fitness, adherence, treatment tolerance, and recovery in patients with non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 2017;114:63-76.

Punt IM, van der Most R, Bongers BC, Didden A, Hulzebos EH, Dronkers JJ, van Meeteren NL. [Improving pre- and preoperative hospital care: major elective surgery]. Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz. 2017;60:410-8.

Heldens AFJM, Bongers BC, de Vos-Geelen JMPGM, van Meeteren NLU, Lenssen AF. Reply to: Exercising patient-centredness in prehabilitation programs. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2017;43:511-2.

Erdmann PG, Teunissen LL, van den Berg LH, Notermans NC, Schröder C, Bongers BC, van Meeteren NLU. Validity of the shuttle walk test as a functional assessment for walking ability in patients with polyneuropathy. Disabil Rehabil. 2017;39:2112-2118.

Kotte EMW, de Groot JF, Bongers BC, Winkler AMF, Takken T. Fitkids Treadmill Test: age- and sex-related normative values in Dutch children and adolescents. Phys Ther. 2016;96:1764-72.

Heldens AF, Bongers BC, de Vos-Geelen J, van Meeteren NL, Lenssen AF. Feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of a physical exercise training program during neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in individual patients with rectal cancer prior to major elective surgery. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2016;42:1322-30.

Bongers BC, Rijks EBG, Harsevoort GJ, Takken T, van Brussel M. The 10-m shuttle ride test in youth with osteogenesis imperfecta who use wheelchairs: feasibility, reproducibility, and physiological responses. Phys Ther. 2016;96:679-86.

Bongers BC, Hulzebos HJ, Helbing WA, ten Harkel ADJ, van Brussel M, Takken T. Response profiles of oxygen uptake efficiency during exercise in healthy children. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2016;23:865-73.

Kotte EMW, de Groot JF, Bongers BC, Winkler AMF, Takken T. Validity and reproducibility of a new practical treadmill protocol for children and adolescents: the Fitkids Treadmill Test. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2015;47:2241-7.

Rijks EB, Bongers BC, Vlemmix MJ, Boot AM, van Dijk AT, Sakkers RJ, van Brussel M. Efficacy and safety of bisphosphonate therapy in children with osteogenesis imperfecta: a systematic review. Horm Res Paediatr. 2015;84:26-42.

Bongers BC, Werkman MS, Blokland D, Eijsermans MJ, van der Torre P, Bartels B, Verschuren O, Takken T. Validity of the pediatric running-based anaerobic sprint test to determine anaerobic performance in healthy children. Pediatr Exerc Sci. 2015;27:268-76.

Bongers BC, Werkman MS, Arets HGM, Takken T, Hulzebos HJ. A possible alternative exercise test for youths with cystic fibrosis: the steep ramp test. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2015;47:485-92.

Bongers BC, Werkman MS, Takken T, Hulzebos HJ. Ventilatory response to exercise in adolescents with cystic fibrosis and mild-to-moderate airway obstruction. SpringerPlus. 2014;3:696.

Bongers BC, Takken T. The paediatric version of the steep ramp test. J Physiother 2014;60:113.

Bongers BC, van Brussel M, Hulzebos HJ, Takken T. Paediatric exercise testing in clinics and classrooms: A comparative review of different assessments. OA Epidemiology 2013;1:14.

Bongers BC, de Vries SI, Obeid J, van Buuren S, Helders PJM, Takken T. The Steep Ramp Test in Dutch white children and adolescents: age- and sex-related normative values. Phys Ther. 2013;93:1530-9.

Verschuren O, Bongers BC, Obeid J, Ruyten T, Takken T. Validity of the muscle power sprint test in ambulatory youth with cerebral palsy. Pediatr Phys Ther. 2013;25:25-8.

Bongers BC, de Vries SI, Helders PJM, Takken T. The steep ramp test in healthy children and adolescents: reliability and validity. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2013;45:366-71.

Bongers BC, Takken T. Physiological demands of therapeutic horseback riding in children with moderate to severe motor impairments: an exploratory study. Pediatr Phys Ther. 2012;24:252-7.

Bongers BC, Hulzebos HJ, Arets HGM, Takken T. Validity of the oxygen uptake efficiency slope in children with cystic fibrosis and mild-to-moderate airflow obstruction. Pediatr Exerc Sci. 2012;24:129-41.

Bongers BC, Hulzebos HJ, Blank AC, van Brussel M, Takken T. The oxygen uptake efficiency slope in children with congenital heart disease: construct and group validity. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil. 2011;18:384-92.

Akkerman M, van Brussel M, Bongers BC, Hulzebos HJ, Helders PJM, Takken T. Oxygen uptake efficiency slope in healthy children. Pediatr Exerc Sci. 2010;22:431-41.

Popular scientific articles

Seeger JPH, Beijer S, Bongers BC, Nieuwenhuijs-Moeke GJ. Minder complicaties dankzij multimodale prehabilitatie [Dutch]. Oncologica 2024;41(4):38-43.

Bongers BC. Preoperatieve steep ramp test. Een aangepast steep ramp test protocol voor het verbeteren en monitoren van cardiorespiratoire fitheid binnen de oncologische chirurgie middels preoperatieve kortdurende hoog-intensieve intervaltraining [Dutch]. O2 2024;27(2):14-15.

Bongers BC. Preoperatieve steep ramp test. Een aangepast steep ramp test protocol voor het evalueren van cardiorespiratoire fitheid binnen de oncologische chirurgie middels preoperatieve risicobeoordeling [Dutch]. O2 2024;27(1):10-11.

Cuijpers ACM, Bongers BC, Stassen LPS, Lubbers T. Fysieke fitheid voorspelt complicaties bij darmkankerchirurgie [Dutch]. Operationeel mei 2022:12-17.

Jetten WD, Bongers BC, Rozenberg R, Korstanje JWH, Stolker RJ, van Meeteren NLU, de Jong R. Prehabilitatie voor de anesthesioloog. Fysiologische rationale en geleerde lessen [Dutch]. A&I juni 2021: 24-30.

Kotte EMW, de Groot JF, Bongers BC, Winkler AMF, Takken T. Fitkids Treadmill Test: age- and sex-related normative values in Dutch children and adolescents [Dutch]. FysioPraxis november 2016:39.

Bongers BC, Dronkers JJ, Hulzebos HJ, Hoogeboom TJ, Buhre WF, van Meeteren NL. Optimizing perioperative physical therapy care in major elective surgery to improve surgical outcome in high-risk patients: the Better in, Better out™ concept. Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Anesthesiologie. 2016;29:134-9.

Bongers BC, Hoogeboom TJ, Keus SH, Oosting E, van Meeteren NLU. Better in, Better out [German, French]. Physioactive 2015;6:15-21.

van Brussel M, Takken T, Bongers BC, Hulzebos HJ. De rol van de klinische inspanningsfysiologie binnen de kindergeneeskunde [Dutch]. Kinderarts & Wetenschap 2013;8:36-42.

Bongers BC, van Brussel M, Hulzebos HJ, Takken T. De steep ramp test bij kinderen [Dutch]. FysioPraxis september 2013: 20-3.

M.Sc. thesis

Bongers BC. Pediatric cardiopulmonary exercise testing: the oxygen uptake efficiency slope in health and in cystic fibrosis. Oisterwijk, the Netherlands: Uitgeverij BOX-press, 2009. ISBN: 978-90-8891-117-0.

Ph.D. thesis

Bongers BC. Pediatric exercise testing: in health and disease. Maastricht, the Netherlands: Universitaire Pers Maastricht, 2013. ISBN: 978-90-5291-111-3.

Books

Bongers BC, van Brussel M, Hulzebos HJ, Takken T. Pediatric norms for cardiopulmonary exercise testing: in relation to sex and age (second edition). ‘s Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands: Uitgeverij BOXpress, 2014. ISBN: 978-90-8891-998-5.

Bongers BC, Hulzebos HJ, van Brussel M, Takken T. Pediatric norms for cardiopulmonary exercise testing: in relation to gender and age. ‘s Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands: Uitgeverij BOXpress, 2012. ISBN: 978-90-8891-510-9.

Book chapters

den Dulk M, Smit-Fun VM, Bongers BC. Perioperatieve zorg. In: Heineman E, hoofdredacteur. Leerboek chirurgie. Houten: Bohn Stafleu van Loghum, 2021.

Punt IM, Bongers BC, van Beijsterveld CA, Hulzebos HJ, Dronkers JJ, van Meeteren NL. Surgery: moving people, improving outcomes. In: Geriatrics. Hyderabad, India: Avid Science. 2016.

Hulzebos HJ, Werkman MS, Bongers BC, Takken T. Cystic fibrosis. In: Moore GE, Durstine JL, Painter PL, editors. ACSM’s exercise management for persons with chronic diseases and disabilities (fourth edition). Champaign: Human Kinetics, 2016. p. 189-93. ISBN: 978-1-4504-3414-0.

Hulzebos HJ, Werkman MS, Bongers BC, Arets HGM, Takken T. Mechanisms of exercise limitation in cystic fibrosis: a literature update of involved mechanisms. In: Watson RR, editor. Diet and exercise in cystic fibrosis. Waltham: Academic Press, 2014. p. 291-7.

Bongers BC, Hulzebos HJ, Arets HGM, Takken T. Validity of the oxygen uptake efficiency slope in children with cystic fibrosis. In: Williams CA, Armstrong N. Children and exercise XXVII: the proceedings of the XXVIIth international conference of the European group of pediatric work physiology. Abingdon, United Kingdom: Routledge, 2011. p. 253-7. ISBN: 978-0-415-57859-2.

Other

Bongers BC. Interview Prevalidatie in onderzoek en in de praktijk [Dutch]. Wereld Kanker Onderzoek Fonds. https://www.wkof.nl/nl/kanker-voorkomen/voor-professionals/prevalidatie-in-onderzoek-en-praktijk. August 2020.