Emergency Department capacity to initiate thromboprophylaxis in patients with atrial fibrillation and thrombotic risk after discharge: URGFAICS cohort analysis.

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most prevalent heart rhythm disorder in the general population. Stroke prevention is one of the leading management objectives in the treatment of AF patients. The variables associated with the non-initiation of thromboprophylaxis in patients with thrombotic risk consulting for an episode of AF in Emergency Departments (ED) were investigated.

Diabetes-associated dermatological manifestations in primary care and their association with vascular complications.

Introduction: Although type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is a global public health problem, the diabetes-associated dermatological (non-infectious) manifestations (DADM) remain poorly understood and under-diagnosed. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of 7 known DADM in a primary care setting, and their association macro/microvascular complications.

Methods: Cross-sectionnal study included patients consulting in general practice for DM-follow up, from November 2016 to January 2017.

Impact of emergency department management of atrial fibrillation with amiodarone on length of stay. A propensity score analysis based on the URGFAICS registry.

Objective: Amiodarone is a widely used drug in the emergency department (ED) for control of atrial fibrillation, but it has a delayed onset of action and slow metabolism, leading to longer length of ED stay. The aim of this study was to compare the length of ED stay of atrial fibrillation patients who were treated with or without amiodarone.

Methods: We undertook a multicenter, observational, cohort study of the URGFAICS registry of older adults with atrial fibrillation who presented to five Spanish EDs and compared patients who had received amiodarone with those who had not.

Prevalence of dengue, Zika and chikungunya viruses in Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) in a medium-sized city, Amazon, Brazil.

Aedes aegypti is associated with epidemic diseases in Brazil, such as urban yellow fever, dengue, and more recently, chikungunya and Zika viruses infections. More information about Ae. aegypti infestation is fundamental to virological surveillance in order to ensure the effectiveness of control measures in use.

[The nurse mobilised in the face of precarity in the rural environment].

In the rural environment, faced with people in situations of precarity, the nurse is an ideal partner for health professionals, as a general practitioner working in a centre for emergency housing and social reintegration explains.

Practice variation in the management of distal deep vein thrombosis in primary vs. secondary cares: A clinical practice survey.

Introduction: Distal deep-vein thromboses (iDDVT) are infra-popliteal DVTs. They are as frequent but less serious than proximal DVT. Their management is debated.

[Medical and social management of homeless individuals. A one year prospective observational study in the south part of France, Pyrénées-Orientales].

In 2007, a national survey estimated to up to 800,000 the number of homeless individuals in France. Ten percent of them live constantly in the street; often very dissocialized and in precarious conditions. Thereby it remains difficult for homeless to have access to a medical and social support.

Stress and avoidance in Pseudoseizures: testing the assumptions.

Twenty women and 10 men with Pseudoseizures were matched by age and gender with an epilepsy- and a healthy-control group. In response to clinical and research evidence of a relationship between Pseudoseizures and the experience of stress, it was hypothesised that people with Pseudoseizures would perceive their ongoing lives as more stressful, and use more avoidant and distancing coping, and less problem-focused coping, than people in the two control groups. Using the Perceived Stress Scale (Cohen et al.

Epilepsy in Pakistan: a population-based epidemiologic study.

A house-to-house, cross-sectional, population study of epilepsy on 24,130 individuals of all ages from southern Pakistan indicates an age-specific prevalence rate of 9.99 in 1,000 (14.8 in 1,000 in rural and 7.