Ethyl glucuronide for detecting alcohol lapses in patients with an alcohol use disorder.

Urine ethyl glucuronide (EtG) was screened in 75 patients during a hospital-based treatment for an alcohol use disorder. During follow-up, EtG was detected in 35 (14.6%) of the 239 urine samples.

Medication errors management process in hospital: a 6-month pilot study.

The objectives of this study are to assess the relevance of the medication error reporting system in a French teaching hospital, to enable the collection of medication error reports and to take corrective actions to reduce occurrence. This is a prospective pilot study based on blame-free reporting by healthcare professionals. The study setting is five medical/surgical departments in a French teaching hospital over a 6-month period.

[Stopping smoking and constipation].

Introduction: Among the symptoms that may occur with smoking withdrawal, constipation is relatively frequent, but little studied.

Case: Three women reported that constipation developed when they stopped smoking and improved during transient relapses.

Discussion: This constipation sometimes produces serious functional disorders and can induce relapse.

[A survey of pain prevalence at Albert-Chenevier Hospital. Comparison of patient, caregivers and physician assessments].

The purpose of this study is to estimate the prevalence of pain in hospitalized patients and to compare pain assessments performed by patients, caregivers and physicians. This cross-sectional study was based on evaluating pain with three questionnaires. Two structured questionnaires explored the patient's and physician's points of view about hospital pain management.