Publications by authors named "C Chapotte"

Objectives: The benefits of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) have been clearly demonstrated in pediatrics. In palliative care, NIV can improve the level of comfort and quality of life and can decrease dyspnea. The objective was to survey pediatricians' opinions and practices regarding NIV in palliative care in France.

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Purpose: The main treatment for majority of pediatric brain tumors relies on surgery. In postoperative period, patients require monitoring in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). In this study, we analyzed the incidence of postoperative neurological complications and the outcome of neurological impairment in individual patients.

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Objective: To evaluate the frequency and severity of airway compression due to congenital heart disease in children and validate the use of the fiberoptic bronchoscope to assess them.

Design: A retrospective study.

Setting: A single-institutional study in a university hospital.

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The shaken baby syndrome is a relatively recent concept concerning mishandled children and characterized by cerebral lesions (subarachnoid haemorrhage, oedema, axonal injuries). A case is reported of a 11-month-old female infant, who was admitted in a paediatric intensive care unit with clinical signs of brain death after cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The CT scan showed subdural haemorrhage.

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A 74-year-old man developed bilateral arterial thrombosis of the lower limbs related to heparin-associated thrombocytopenia syndrome (HATS). On day 4 after thrombectomy of both limbs, abdominal pain, fever, hypotension, abdominal tenderness appeared. Acute acalculous cholecystitis was suspected and cholecystectomy was carried out although the gallbladder was not imflamed.

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