Publications by authors named "C Pivot"
Safety and efficacy of prophylactic levetiracetam for prevention of epileptic seizures in the acute phase of intracerebral haemorrhage (PEACH): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial.
Lancet Neurol
September 2022
Background: The incidence of early seizures (occurring within 7 days of stroke onset) after intracerebral haemorrhage reaches 30% when subclinical seizures are diagnosed by continuous EEG. Early seizures might be associated with haematoma expansion and worse neurological outcomes. Current guidelines do not recommend prophylactic antiseizure treatment in this setting.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWhat Is Known And Objective: The orthogeriatric path (hip-fractured elderly patients) is composed of several transition points (emergency surgery, orthopaedic, geriatric and rehabilitation units). The intervention of clinical pharmacists can ensure the continuity of patients' drug management during their hospital stay. The aim of the study was to assess the implementation of clinical pharmacy activities in an orthogeriatric pathway, regarding its impact on medication error prevention, the healthcare professionals' and patients' satisfaction, and the estimated associated pharmaceutical workload.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: A new model was developed for integrating a personalised clinical pharmacy programme (5P project) into the orthogeriatric care pathway.
Objective: To secure the therapeutic care of orthogeriatric patients.
Design And Setting: Prospective descriptive study in a multisite teaching hospital from June 2019 to January 2020.
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of pharmacist-led patient interviews upon admission to a rheumatology department, focusing on simplifying the medication reconciliation process.
- - Conducted at a French university hospital between 2015 and 2017, the study revealed that out of 247 interviews, many uncovered new medication information and identified a significant number of medication errors.
- - The results showed that these interviews effectively detected medication errors and led to necessary modifications in hospital medication orders, suggesting they could be a beneficial alternative to comprehensive medication reconciliation in certain cases.
Background: In the strained actual economic context, all clinical pharmacy activities cannot be achieved for all patients of all care pathways. So finding a way to prioritize moments and patients needing those activities is essential. This is the challenge of the "5P project" (Patient personalized clinical pharmacy program integrated into care pathway).
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