Publications by authors named "Olivier Vuillot"
Objective: In the emergency department (ED), the early identification of patients suspected of infection is a challenge for emergency physicians. Sepsis prevalence among patients with suspected infection in the ED remains uncertain. Our objective was to determine how many cases of sepsis occurred among patients with suspected infections in the ED.
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- Adverse drug events (ADEs) are a significant public health concern in hospitals, particularly difficult to identify due to incomplete medication histories.
- This study evaluated the frequency and nature of ADEs in adult patients visiting a French emergency department, finding that 15.7% had an ADE, leading to serious outcomes like hospitalization and even death in some cases.
- Key risk factors for ADEs included male gender, specific ED visit types, and certain medication usages, which can help healthcare teams enhance their identification and management of these events for better patient safety.
Introduction: Obese patients with acute dyspnea may be prone to misorientation from the emergency department (ED), due to impaired gas exchange evaluation and altered basal respiratory profiles. This study aims to evaluate the prognostic value of arterial blood pH in obese ED patients with acute dyspnea in comparison to non-obese counterparts.
Methods: Single-center observational study of a cohort of 400 consecutive ED patients with acute dyspnea.