Objectives: Hospital internal-use pharmacies are required to make pharmaceutical preparations in order to obtain a medication in a dosage and/or Galenic form (FG) suitable for pediatric use. The aim of this study is to assess the procedures for continuing pharmaceutical preparations initiated within the Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Marseille in an outpatient setting.
Methods: Hospital discharge prescriptions and/or consultation prescriptions involving paediatric magistral preparations and issued by our Hospital Centre were collected from two pharmacies with significant preparation activity at national level.
Objectives: During life-threatening emergencies or risky cardiologic interventions, pharmacology can be limited and the use of appropriate medical devices is then necessary. The Impella™ catheter, CP and 2.5, has been referenced for the exclusive use of the interventional cardiology technical platform at Hôpital Nord (AP-HM) in the absence of rapid access to the Extracorporeal Circulation unit.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRecipients transplanted for bronchiectasis in the context of a primary immune deficiency, such as common variable immunodeficiency, are at a high risk of severe infection in post-transplantation leading to poorer long-term outcomes than other transplant indications. In this report, we present a fatal case due to chronic bronchopulmonary infection in a lung transplant recipient with common variable immunodeficiency despite successful eradication of an extensively drug-resistant (XDR) strain with IgM/IgA-enriched immunoglobulins and bacteriophage therapy. The fatal evolution despite a drastic adaptation of the immunosuppressive regimen and the maximal antibiotic therapy strategy raises the question of the contraindication of lung transplantation in such a context of primary immunodeficiency.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Low-viscosity bone cement impregnated with gentamicin is frequently used to fix femoral prostheses. Three cardiac arrests occured successively during cementoplasty oh hip replacements, leading to the death of two patients. The objective of this study is to describe the actions undertaken to establish a potential link between the use of the bone cement and the occurrence of these serious adverse events (SAE).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCandida lusitaniae is an emerging opportunistic pathogen which exhibits an unusual antifungal susceptibility pattern. We describe a case of fatal renal infection due to C. lusitaniae in a very low birth weight neonate who was treated with short courses of fluconazole given alternately with amphotericin B.
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