[Re-engineering Ibode training].

The operating theatre is a place dedicated to the cult of asepsis, which demands vigilance and discipline from the professionals who work there at all times. The scrub nurse plays an essential role in guaranteeing the quality and safety of care. In order to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to practice this specialty, a complementary post-graduate training program has been created.

[Management of binocular diplopia in the department of ophthalmic emergencies at the Regional University Hospital of Tours].

Objectives: To describe the etiologies of binocular diplopia for patients presenting to the ophthalmologic emergency department of the Regional University Center Hospital (CHRU) of Tours.

Methods: This is a retrospective study of the medical records of patients who presented with binocular diplopia in the ophthalmic emergency department of the CHRU of Tours between January 1st and December 31st, 2019. Binocular diplopia was classified as paralytic or non-paralytic according to the ocular motility examination.

Outcome of older persons admitted to intensive care unit, mortality, prognosis factors, dependency scores and ability trajectory within 1 year: a prospective cohort study.

Background: The outcome and functional trajectory of older persons admitted to intensive care (ICU) unit remain a true question for critical care physicians and geriatricians, due to the heterogeneity of geriatric population, heterogeneity of practices and absence of guidelines.

Aim: To describe the 1-year outcome, prognosis factors and functional trajectory for older people admitted to ICU.

Methods: In a prospective 1-year cohort study, all patients aged 75 years and over admitted to our ICU were included according to a global comprehensive geriatric assessment.

[Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome a rare cause of post laparoscopic respiratory failure].

Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome is a rare cause of hypoxaemia per or postsurgery. This one is characterized by right-to-left intracardiac shunting responsible of postural hypoxemia in orthostatic position, which is improved by supine position. We described the first case of a platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome occurred during laparoscopic surgery.

Mass transfer, clearance and plasma concentration of procalcitonin during continuous venovenous hemofiltration in patients with septic shock and acute oliguric renal failure.

Objectives: To measure the mass transfer and clearance of procalcitonin (PCT) in patients with septic shock during continuous venovenous hemofiltration (CVVH), and to assess the mechanisms of elimination of PCT.

Setting: The medical department of intensive care.

Design: A prospective, observational study.