Evolution of hematocrit in burn patients as a marker of early fluid management during acute phase.

Objective: To evaluate the value of hematocrit for monitoring fluid resuscitation of burn patients in the acute phase of their care.

Method: We conducted a single-center retrospective study focused on patients admitted with a burn surface of more than 20 % of the total body surface area (TBSA) from 2014 to 2021. We investigated the relationship between the change in hematocrit and the volume administered for patient resuscitation.

Gravel replenishment and active-channel widening for braided-river restoration: The case of the Upper Drac River (France).

Massive gravel replenishment combined with active-channel widening could theoretically improve the morphological recovery of altered braided rivers but this restoration strategy was not yet tested in the field. A recent braided restoration project based on this principle was set up to restore a 4.2 km long reach in the Upper Drac River (French Alps) using 355.

Efficacy and safety of aerosolized intra-tracheal dornase alfa administration in patients with SARS-CoV-2-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS): a structured summary of a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Objectives: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) may trigger severe pneumonia in coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) patients through release of damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) and recruitment of neutrophils in the lungs. Activated neutrophils induce inflammation and severe alveolar injury by releasing neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs). The backbones of many DAMPs and NETs are made of extracellular, cell-free DNA decorated with highly toxic compounds such as elastase, myeloperoxidase and citrullinated histones.

[Drug administration to pediatric patients: Evaluation of the nurses' preparation habits in pediatric units].

In hospitals, the nursing staff is often confronted with the problem of the preparation and administration of drugs for their pediatric patients because of the lack of indication, pediatric dosage, and appropriate galenic form. The goal of this study was to give an overview of the nurses' preparation habits in pediatric units and highlight their daily problems. This single-center prospective study was conducted through an observation of the nursing staff during the drug preparation process in medicine, surgery and intensive care units.

[Hydrogen sulfide: A promising therapy in neuroprotection following cardiac arrest?].

Each year, in France, the number of cardiac arrests is evaluated between 30,000 to 50,000. When a patient survives, he undergoes a post-resuscitation syndrome which can aggravate the injuries and for which nowadays, no medication is available. In some kinds of cardiac arrest, a hypothermia protocol can be applied with a need for monitoring because of the appearance of side effects.

[Ventricular fibrillation following deodorant spray inhalation].

We report one case of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with ventricular fibrillation following butane poisoning after inhalation of antiperspiration aerosol. An early management using semi-automatic defibrillator explained the success of the resuscitation. The mechanism of butane toxicity could be an increased sensitivity of cardiac receptors to circulating catecholamines, responsible for cardiac arrest during exercise and for resuscitation difficulties.

[Medication administration errors in a pediatric intensive care unit].

The administration act, as each step of the drugs circuit, can lead to an adverse drug event potentially harmful for the patient. The aim of this study was to highlight the adverse drug events outcoming at the administration stage and to suggest improvement elements. Errors were identified in a retrospective manner.

[Complications of prostaglandin E1 treatment of congenital heart disease in paediatric medical intensive care].

The authors undertook a retrospective study of the modes of prescription, the tolerance and efficacy of prostaglandin E1 in 62 consecutive neonates with congenital heart disease (average Age 1.6 days: 35 boys: weight: 3.1 +/- 0.

[Paediatric cardiac surgery and autoevaluation: risk score, complexity score and graphic analysis].

The creation of a paediatric surgical unit requires autoevaluation in order to: assess the quality of the results with respect to recognised international standards, answer the family's questions about the results obtained and adhere to criteria of accreditation Between January 2003 and December 2004, 201 consecutive patients, children (N= 164) or operated for adult congenital heart disease (N= 37) were treated. No patient was excluded. The RACHS-1 risk score, the ARISTOTLE scores of complexity and performance and the CUSUM and VLAD graphic analyses were applied to the study of hospital mortality.

[[Complications of difficult tracheal intubations in a critical care unit] ].

Objectives: This study was performed in order to evaluate the frequency of DI, the predictive factors of DI and to list the related complications.

Study Design: Prospective non randomized, open study.

Patients And Methods: All patients intubated in the critical care unit during the five months of the study were included.