The Prevalence and Contributing Factors of Burnout Among Anesthesiologists and Intensive Care Unit Staff in Morocco: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.

Introduction Burnout is a common issue in the medical field, particularly in specialties like anaesthesiology and intensive care. It carries significant personal and professional consequences for healthcare providers and can impact the relationship between caregivers and patients. Despite its seriousness, there's been limited research on its causes in North Africa.

Moroccans' Views on Resuscitation According to Presumed Degree of Disability: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Introduction: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), disability is a public health problem that can be difficult to manage medically and financially. Disability can either be innate or develop after resuscitation. Therefore, the decision regarding whether to resuscitate a patient or not raises certain ethical questions, especially in the context of a Muslim country such as Morocco.

Encephalopathy and COVID-19: a case report.

Case numbers reported in literature with neurological manifestations potentially linked to COVID-19 is constantly increasing. Most often it is sudden anosmia, headache, encephalopathy or stroke. Pathophysiology of this neurological involvement is still poorly understood.

Congenital Factor V deficiency: perioperative management (case report).

Factor V congenital deficiency is a rare hereditary disease, it exposes patients to hemorrhagic risk, with high morbi-mortality. Its management is a real challenge for practitioners. Perioperative management of patients with Factor V congenital deficiency needs anesthetists, hematologists and surgeons to work in close collaboration.

[Prevalence of coagulase-negative staphylococci in blood cultures at the Ibn-Rochd University Hospital in Casablanca].

Introduction: Blood cultures are the best diagnostic tool for the detection of bacteremia. However, false positive results may lead to confusion about antibiotic regimens, putting the lives of patients at risk. The main purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of coagulase negative Staphylococci (CoNS) as well as of Corynebacterium spp and Bacillus spp in the bags of blood culture analyzed in the microbiology laboratory at the Ibn-Rochd University Hospital in Casablanca.

Prevalence of bacteremia in intensive care units of Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Casablanca.

Background And Objectives: bacteremia are grave because of the multi-resistance of the organism to antibiotics. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of isolated from blood cultures and to describe their antibiotic resistance patterns.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective longitudinal study was conducted on blood cultures between 2010 and 2014 from all Ibn Rochd University Hospital intensive care units; it was based on the exploitation of microbiology laboratory database (duplicates were excluded).

[Healthcare-associated bacteraemia in intensive care units of Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Casablanca].

Objective: This study was designed to determine the incidence of healthcare-associated bacteraemia in intensive care units (ICU) of Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Casablanca, Morocco, the frequency of the bacterial strains isolated and their antibiotic resistance patterns. Methods: A prospective longitudinal study was conducted between May and July 2015 on patients admitted to the Ibn Rochd University Hospital ICU. The Comité technique des infections nosocomiales et des infections liées aux soins (CITNILS) definition of bacteraemia was used.

[Postoperative pain in retinal detachment surgery].

Postoperative pain in retinal detachment surgery is frequent but it is often underestimated. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of postoperative pain after retinal detachment surgery and to identify its predictive factors in a longitudinal study. We included 106 patients operated for retinal detachment surgery using an endo-ocular or exo-ocular approach with general anesthesia.

Lidocaine-clonidine retrobulbar block for cataract surgery in the elderly.

Background And Objectives: Clonidine, an alpha-2-adrenoreceptor agonist, has been shown to decrease intraocular pressure (IOP) and to have some analgesic and sedative effects when it is used in premedication for ophthalmic surgery. This study was designed to investigate the efficacy of lidocaine-clonidine retrobulbar block for cataract surgery with respect to its effect on IOP, analgesic action, and sedative effects.

Methods: Sixty elderly patients (ASA status I and II) were allocated randomly to receive in a prospective double-blind manner retrobulbar block for cataract surgery.

[Anaphylactic shock caused by application of fluorescein on the ocular conjunctiva].

Objective: Fluorescein is widely used in ophthalmology. Side effects related to fluorescein occur frequently but are usually benign (nausea, vomiting, lipothymia). Severe side effects are rare.

[Does oral ondansetron reduce the incidence of nausea and vomiting after surgery for strabismus in children?].

Objective: To compare the efficacy of oral ondansetron with oral metoclopramide for the prevention of postoperative vomiting and nausea in children undergoing strabismus surgery.

Study Design: Prospective, randomized, double-blind trial.

Patients: Thirty children of physical class 1, age 9 +/- 4 years, scheduled for strabismus surgery, were randomized into two groups (ondansetron and metoclopramide).