Publications by authors named "C B Hamida"
We evaluated the prognostic value of serum cholinesterase (SChE) levels in SARS-CoV-2-infected patients requiring intensive care unit (ICU) admission. This is a retrospective study of severe, critically ill, adult COVID-19 patients, all of whom had a confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection and were admitted into the ICU of a university hospital. We included all patients admitted to our ICU and whose SChE levels were explored on ICU admission and during ICU stay.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: In this study, we explored whether early application of the prone position (PP) can improve severe hypoxemia and respiratory failure in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients with spontaneous breathing.
Methods: This is a prospective observational study of severe, critically ill adult COVID-19 patients admitted to the intensive care unit. All vital parameters were recorded in real time for all patients.
Background: Africa, like the rest of the world, has been impacted by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. However, only a few studies covering this subject in Africa have been published.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of critically ill adult COVID-19 patients-all of whom had a confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection- admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of Habib Bourguiba University Hospital (Sfax, Tunisia).
Introduction: In this study, we aim to explore the value of procalcitonin (PCT), C-reactive protein (CRP), and serum cholinesterase (SChE) activity kinetics as useful predictors of mortality in patients with septic shock admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU).
Material And Methods: We conducted a prospective single-blinded study in the ICU of a university hospital during a period of 1 year. Were included all patients 18 years of age or older, with confirmed septic shock.