Effects of a sedentary behaviour intervention in emergency dispatch centre phone operators: a study protocol for the SECODIS randomised controlled cross-over trial.

Introduction: Sedentary behaviour is a public health problem. We mainly have sedentary behaviour at work, transforming them into occupational risk. To our knowledge, there is no intervention study on the reduction of occupational sedentary behaviour in a real work situation and its impact on health and biomarkers of stress.

Clinical validation of S100B in the management of a mild traumatic brain injury: issues from an interventional cohort of 1449 adult patients.

Background: This study's primary objective was to validate the routine use of S100B via a prospective study. The aim was a reduction of cranial computed tomography (CCT) scans by 30%. The secondary goal was to investigate the influence of age and associated risk factors on the reduction of CCT.

Alteration of glutamate/GABA balance during acute alcohol withdrawal in emergency department: a prospective analysis.

Aims: Animal studies suggest that in alcohol withdrawal the balance of neurotransmitters gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) and glutamate is altered. To test this in humans, we aimed to measure plasma levels of glutamate, GABA and glutamate/GABA ratio in alcoholic patients presenting with complicated AWS with the same values in non-alcohol abuser/dependent controls and to determine prognostic factors for severe withdrawal.

Methods: 88 patients admitted to the emergency room for acute alcohol intoxication (DSM-IV) were prospectively included.

Usefulness of nefopam in treating pain of severe uncomplicated renal colics in adults admitted to emergency units: a randomised double-blind controlled trial. The 'INCoNU' study.

Background: Renal colic pain is a frequent cause of emergency department admissions (1-2% of admissions). It is extremely painful, often requiring intravenous morphine titration. The aim of this study was to estimate the effect of adding nefopam to ketoprofen upon subsequent morphine consumption and the time needed to achieve adequate analgesia in renal colic.

[Acute abdominal dilatation, a serious complication in the case of anorexia nervosa].

Introduction: The prognosis of anorexia nervosa (AN) is severe (death in 2 to 5% of cases). AN is closely linked to episodes of bulimia.

Observation: A 25 year-old woman suffering from anorexia nervosa was hospitalised for an occlusive syndrome with vomiting, presence of abdominal cramps, absence of hydroaeric sounds and suspension of stools and gas.