Publications by authors named "Denis Aye"

Objective: To evaluate the knowledge of digestive surgeons and anesthesiologists about péri-operative under nutrition.

Methodology: this was a cross-sectional investigation in the anesthesia resuscitation and digestive surgery departments of the CHU Yopougon, Cocody, Treichville and Bouaké. We counted digestive surgeons, anesthesiologists survey period (August 2018).

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Background: In critically ill patients, arterial blood lactate concentration (Lact(a)) and Lact(a) clearance are used for the diagnosis of shock, for prognosis assessment, and to guide therapy. In recent years, central venous oxygen saturation (ScvO(2)), a surrogate for mixed venous blood saturation, either measured by fiberoptic catheters or from central venous blood samples, was used in shock to estimate the global balance between oxygen delivery and consumption. When central venous blood is drawn for ScvO(2) measurement, it also could be used to measure central venous lactate concentration (Lact(cv)).

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