Publications by authors named "Afak Nsiri"

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  • Aortic injuries related to unstable spinal fractures, although rare, can be life-threatening and require quick, collaborative medical responses to avoid serious complications.
  • A case study of a woman with a spinal fracture after a road accident highlighted the potential dangers of surgery without an aortic prosthesis, which could lead to severe bleeding, while using a prosthesis carries risks of mini-strokes and other complications.
  • The treatment approach involved using a thoracic prosthesis prior to spinal surgery, emphasizing the need for careful planning and consideration of the patient's unique anatomy to minimize risks of aortic injury during the surgical process.
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Introduction: The Ibn Rochd CHU is a tertiary care structure that provides care for the most severe cases of COVID-19 requiring hospitalisation in intensive care. The objective of study is to describe the complementary medical and psychological care of patients with COVID-19 in the endocrinology department after a stay in intensive care.

Patients And Methods: This is a descriptive observational study of patients transferred from the intensive care unit to the endocrinology service following a COVID-19 infection during the period from 17 April 2020 to May 26, 2020.

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Severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) related to SARS-COV-2 is resulting in increasing numbers of patients requiring mechanical ventilation. Although tracheostomy may reduce the duration of mechanical ventilation in these patients, it is considered a highly aerosol generating procedure and controversies regarding its safety, time of realization and indications remain to date. We share our experience about 5 cases of surgical tracheostomy in COVID-19 patients performed in our ICU.

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The novel Coronavirus, named SARS-COV-2, is responsible of the COVID-19. It is a viral pneumonia that appeared in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, and is causing a pandemic. Most of patients present mild symptoms, but in many other patients, acute respiratory distress (ARDS) is more likely to be developped.

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Introduction: The nutritional diagnosis and early nutritional management of COVID-19 patients must be integrated into the overall therapeutic strategy. The aim of our study is to assess the nutritional status of patients with COVID-19 after a stay in intensive care, to describe the prevalence of undernutrition, to determine the factors influencing undernutrition and to describe the nutritional management.

Tools And Methods: This is a descriptive observational study of adult patients admitted to the endocrinology service for additional care after a stay in intensive care during the period from April 17, 2020 to May 26, 2020.

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In this paper, we report a life-threatening condition and relate our experience in managing a hemophilia B patient who required three surgical procedures, highlighting the difficulties we encountered in our setting and propose some tangible.

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The novel coronavirus, named SARS-CoV-2, responsible of the COVID-19 is now causing a pandemic. Detecting all possible cases and eliminating differential diagnoses in front of any acute respiratory distress has become a daily challenge for doctors around the world. We believe that non-COVID patients are the hidden victims of the actual health problematic.

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