Thromboembolic events in patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation without anticoagulation.

Objective: : Heparinization is thought to be mandatory to avoid thromboembolic complications during venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO). However, bleeding complications are common. We report our experience of VA-ECMO without systemic anticoagulation.

Discrepancies in households and other stakeholders viewpoints on the food security experience: a gap to address.

This paper reports results from a case study on household food insecurity needs and the interventions that address them. It aimed at comparing households' perceptions on food insecurity experience and vulnerability to those of other stakeholders: community workers, programme managers and representatives from donor agencies. Semi-structured interviews with 55 households and 59 other stakeholders were conducted.

Perception of needs and responses in food security: divergence between households and stakeholders.

Objectives: The aim of the study was (i) to describe the needs of food-insecure households and their assessment of community programmes, as expressed by households and perceived by stakeholders; and (ii) to examine the similarities and differences between households' and stakeholders' perceptions in Quebec City area.

Design/setting/subjects: A semi-structured interview and sociodemographic questionnaire with fifty-five households and fifty-nine stakeholders (community workers, managers, donor agencies). The transcriptions were subjected to content analysis and inter-coder reliability measurement.