Publications by authors named "A Gevaudan"

Damage Control Resuscitation (DCR) is a strategy designed to prioritize hemostasis procedures, from the point of injury to surgical management, whether faced with an influx of bleeding casualties or a single casualty with severe hemodynamic instability. Widely disseminated, it provides clear objectives for prioritizing physiological restoration to the anatomy required for short-term survival. Initially applied to surgery, DCR has now been extended to the entire upstream care chain, including first aid and emergency medicine.

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One case of early onset invasive pneumococcal disease in the newborn, acquired from the maternal vagina, is reported. Streptococcus pneumoniae has been estimated to be rarely responsible for neonatal sepsis (1-8%) together with maternal infection. Clinical features are similar to other neonatal infections, but outcome is particularly severe (mortality: 50%, neurological sequelae: 13%).

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  • A 12-year-old boy is diagnosed with eosinophilic gastroenteritis, a rare and hard-to-diagnose condition in children.
  • Eosinophilia (high levels of eosinophils in the blood) serves as a key diagnostic indicator for this condition.
  • While the tissue analysis shows signs of an allergic reaction, the exact cause of eosinophilic gastroenteritis remains unknown.
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