Publications by authors named "Jean-Michel Dindart"
Background: During the West Africa Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak, a Belgian laboratory was deployed for supporting the Ebola treatment unit (ETU) of N'Zerekore, Guinea. Besides diagnosis of EVD and malaria, biochemical parameters were tested and used to guide supportive treatment of EVD.
Methods: To preserve analytes stability, lithium-heparin blood samples were analyzed using the i-STAT® point-of-care testing (POCT) handheld device without the viral inactivation step.
We report 4 cases of Health Workers (HW) suspected of having contracted Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), transported from the Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA) Ebola Treatment Centre (ETC) in N'Zerekore, Guinea to the Treatment Centre for Carers run by the medical corps of the French army in Conakry, the capital of Guinea, which was established on 17 January 2015 and closed on 7 July 2015. In total more than 500 HWs have died from EVD since the epidemic began. This mortality has had significant effects on the ability of local services to respond appropriately to the disaster.
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- Ebola virus disease (EVD) is highly fatal, and during the 2014 outbreak, the WHO identified favipiravir as a potential treatment, but ethical concerns prevented randomized trials.
- Instead, a multicenter non-randomized trial was conducted where all patients received favipiravir to assess its feasibility, safety, and effectiveness in treating EVD.
- Participants were selected based on specific criteria and received a set dosage of favipiravir, with the goal of gathering preliminary data to inform future research rather than establish definitive treatment guidelines.
Aim Of The Study: While several techniques are used for the management of difficult intubation (DI) in planned conditions in the operating theatre, they are not always suitable or usable in pre-hospital emergencies. We decided to assess the intubating laryngeal mask airway (ILMA) after failure of tracheal intubation (TI) under direct laryngoscopy.
Material And Methods: After emergency physicians of the mobile intensive care unit were trained (theory and training on manikin) in using the ILMA (Fastrach), prospective data were collected after each use from March 2002 to December 2005.