Publications by authors named "Hamard F"
Aim Of The Study: Cardiac arrest is a major public health issue, in which emergency medical services (EMS) initiating or continuing resuscitation in about 50% to 60% of cases. The aim of this study was to determine whether blood lactate levels and their course during cardiopulmonary resuscitation are prognostic indicators of the return of spontaneous cardiac activity (ROSC) in non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).
Methods: This was a prospective, interventional, multi-center study between 2017 and 2020.
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- The HiFIT study investigates the effects of preoperative intravenous iron and tranexamic acid on reducing blood transfusion rates in hip fracture patients.
- It is a multicentre, double-blinded trial involving 780 patients to assess the impact of iron isomaltoside and TXA, focusing on the proportion of patients needing blood transfusions from surgery until hospital discharge.
- The study, approved by ethical committees, aims to be the largest of its kind and will share results through scientific conferences and peer-reviewed publications.
Cruise tourism to Antarctica is constantly growing. Passengers and crewmembers may experience illnessesor injuries while traveling to remote areas with harsh weather conditions from where prompt evacuationis mostly unavailable. While a small explorer ship was at Wilhelmina bay (64°39' South and 62°08' West)in the Antarctic Peninsula, a 73-year-old male passenger presented with acute chest pain after two shortexcursions off the vessel in cold weather conditions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To evaluate target controlled infusion anesthesia (TCI) with propofol for conscious intubation [(Ramsay score equal to 3 (RS 3)] through the Fastrach laryngeal mask airway (LMA).
Methods: 17 consenting and unpremedicated patients, who showed criteria for difficult intubation (score developed by Arne et al. > or = 11), were monitored and received supplemental oxygen.