Epidemiology of civilian's gunshot wound injuries admitted to intensive care unit: A retrospective, multi-center study.

Background: Few studies investigated the outcome of patients admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) for gunshot wounds (GSW). The purpose of this study was to determine the 28-day mortality, and to analyze the impact of variables on the mortality of patients admitted to ICU with GSW in four French University Hospitals level-1 regional trauma centers.

Method: All medical files of adult patients (above fifteen years old) admitted to four French University Hospitals level-1 regional trauma centers for GSW were retrospectively analyzed from January 1st 2015 to June 30th 2021.

Pleural lung sliding quantification using a speckle tracking technology: A feasibility study on 30 healthy volunteers.

Introduction: Speckle tracking technology quantifies lung sliding and detects lung sliding abolition in case of pneumothorax on selected ultrasound loops through the analysis of acoustic markers.

Objectives: We aimed to test the ability of speckle tracking technology to quantify lung sliding using a pleural strain value (PS).

Methods: We performed a prospective study in 30 healthy volunteers in whom we assessed the pleural speckle tracking using ultrasound loops.

Empirical antifungal therapy for health care-associated intra-abdominal infection: a retrospective, multicentre and comparative study.

Background: Current guidelines recommend using antifungals for selected patients with health care-associated intra-abdominal infection (HC-IAI), but this recommendation is based on a weak evidence. This study aimed to assess the association between early empirical use of antifungals and outcomes in intensive care unit (ICU) adult patients requiring re-intervention after abdominal surgery.

Methods: A retrospective, multicentre cohort study with overlap propensity score weighting was conducted in three ICUs located in three medical institutions in France.

The association between regional guidelines compliance and mortality in severe trauma patients: an observational, retrospective study.

Background And Importance: Trauma is a major cause of mortality and morbidity. Regional trauma systems are the cornerstones of healthcare systems, helping to improve outcomes and avoid preventable deaths in severe trauma patients.

Objectives: The goal of this study was to evaluate the association between compliance with the guidelines of a regional trauma management system and survival at 28 days of severe trauma patients.