Publications by authors named "Laetitia Huriaux"
Objective: Functional status is among the criteria relevant to decisions about intensive care unit (ICU) admission and level of care. Our main objective was to describe the characteristics and outcomes of adult patients requiring ICU admission for Convulsive Status Epilepticus (CSE) according to whether their functional status was previously impaired.
Methods: We retrospectively analyzed data from consecutive adults who were admitted to two French ICUs for CSE between 2005 and 2018 and then included them retrospectively in the Ictal Registry.
Background: Hypotension during surgery is frequent in the elderly population and is associated with acute kidney and myocardial injury, which are, themselves, associated with increased 30-day mortality. The present study compared the hemodynamic effects of hypobaric unilateral spinal anesthesia (HUSA) to general anesthesia (GA) in patients ≥70 years of age undergoing hip fracture surgery.
Methods: We conducted a single-center, prospective, randomized study.
Factors Associated with Clostridioides (Clostridium) Difficile Infection and Colonization: Ongoing Prospective Cohort Study in a French University Hospital.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
July 2021
Article Synopsis
- The study focuses on Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), a leading cause of hospital-acquired diarrhea, which has seen a rise in cases among both healthy adults and asymptomatic hospitalized patients.
- Current infection control measures mainly target symptomatic patients, leaving asymptomatic carriers overlooked, which could contribute to the spread and increasing severity of CDI.
- Conducted at a university hospital in Lyon, France, the research will involve regular stool sampling from admitted patients to assess rates of asymptomatic colonization and identify factors linked to CDI, following ethical guidelines and protocols.
Background: Sepsis is a dysregulated host response to an infection and can result in organ dysfunctions and death. Extracorporeal blood purification techniques aim to improve the prognosis of these patients by modulating the unbalanced immune response. This study reports our experience with the use of the oXiris® membrane for septic shock patients requiring continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTen to 15% of critically ill patients need renal replacement therapy (RRT) for severe acute kidney injury. The dialysis catheter is critical for RRT quality and efficiency. Catheters have several properties that must be optimized to promote RRT success.
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