Publications by authors named "O Martinet"
Background: Critical-illness survivors may experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and quality-of-life impairments. Resilience may protect against psychological trauma but has not been adequately studied after critical illness. We assessed resilience and its associations with PTSD and quality of life, and also identified factors associated with greater resilience.
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- A study called the NUTRIREA-3 trial explored whether lower calorie and protein intake during the early treatment of critically ill patients could lead to better outcomes compared to standard nutrition guidelines.
- Conducted in 61 ICUs across France, the trial involved over 3,000 patients who received either low or standard nutrition after being put on mechanical ventilation for shock.
- Results showed no significant difference in 90-day mortality rates but indicated that patients on the low nutrition plan had a slightly quicker ICU discharge time and experienced fewer gastrointestinal issues and liver dysfunction.
Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) caused by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is poorly described in the literature. However, it has been shown to be associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Probabilistic antibiotic therapy against S.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDual resistance to colistin and carbapenems is a milestone reached by certain extensively-drug resistant (XDR) Gram-negative bacteria. This study describes the first outbreak of XDR colistin- and carbapenem-resistant OXA-23-/NDM-1-producing Acinetobacter baumannii (CCRAB) in the European overseas territory of Reunion Island (France, Indian Ocean). Between April 2019 and June 2020, 13 patients admitted to the University Hospital of Reunion Island were involved in the outbreak, of whom eight were infected and six died.
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