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- The French National Authority for Health (HAS) has released new guidelines for patient blood management (PBM) during surgeries, focusing on three key areas: optimizing red blood cell count, minimizing blood loss, and managing anemia tolerance.
- Preoperative recommendations include identifying anemia and iron deficiency early, especially for surgeries with a higher risk of bleeding.
- Intraoperative strategies involve using tranexamic acid and certain surgical techniques to control bleeding, while postoperative guidance emphasizes reducing blood sampling and monitoring for anemia to determine if treatments like intravenous iron are needed.
Efficacy of an antimicrobial stewardship intervention for early adaptation of antibiotic therapy in high-risk neutropenic patients.
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control
January 2024
Background: The 4th European Conference on Infections in Leukemia recommends early adaptation of empirical antibiotic therapy (EAT) for febrile neutropenia in stable patients.
Objectives: To assess the efficacy of an antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) intervention promoting early de-escalation and discontinuation of EAT in high-risk neutropenic patients.
Methods: This before-after study was conducted in the hematology department of the University Hospital of Nice, France.
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria have become one of humankind's major challenges, as testified by the UN's Call to Action on Antimicrobial Resistance in 2021. Our knowledge of the underlying processes of antibiotic resistance is steadily improving. Beyond the inappropriate use of antimicrobials in human medicine, other causes have been identified, raising ethical issues and requiring an approach to the problem from a "One Health" perspective.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe development of broad-spectrum antibiotics to control multidrug-resistant bacteria is an outdated business model. This strategy has led to the introduction of highly effective antibiotics, but their widespread use has contributed to the emergence of even broader antibiotic resistance. In a strategy to combat antimicrobial resistance, we believe that the use of narrow-spectrum antibiotics should be promoted.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the epidemiology of candidemia, the fungal susceptibility, the first-line therapy and the morality rate over 5 years. Knowing the differences of the yeasts in the candidemia local epidemiology, is essential to obtain information on fungal epidemiology to adapt antifungal strategies.
Materials/methods: This retrospective study was conducted from January 2014 to December 2018.