Bone strain index for fracture risk assessment in older men-the prospective STRAMBO study.

Objective: Bone strain index (BSI) is a noninvasive index of bone strength assessed on lumbar spine and femur dual energy X-ray absorptiometry scans using the finite-element method. In this study, we assess the link of the lumbar spine and hip BSI with fracture risk in older men.

Design: Prospective cohort study.

A cluster of three cases of botulism due to Clostridium baratii type F, France, August 2015.

A cluster of three cases of food-borne botulism due to Clostridium baratii type F occurred in France in August 2015. All cases required respiratory assistance. Consumption of a Bolognese sauce at the same restaurant was the likely source of contamination.

Inspiratory pressure-volume curves obtained using automated low constant flow inflation and automated occlusion methods in ARDS patients with a new device.

Objective: To compare the inspiratory volume pressure (VP) curves of the respiratory system (rs) produced by static occlusion (OCC) and dynamic low constant flow inflation (LCFI) methods using a new device in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) patients.

Setting: A multidisciplinary 24-bed ICU in a tertiary university hospital.

Patients: Eleven intubated and mechanically ventilated patients with ARDS.