Publications by authors named "Thierry Bonjour"
The structural addictive characteristics of gambling products are important targets for prevention, but can be unintuitive to laypeople. In the PictoGRRed (Pictograms for Gambling Risk Reduction) study, we aimed to develop pictograms that illustrate the main addictive characteristics of gambling products and to assess their impact on identifying the addictiveness of gambling products by laypeople. We conducted a three-step study: (1) use of a Delphi consensus method among 56 experts from 13 countries to reach a consensus on the 10 structural addictive characteristics of gambling products to be illustrated by pictograms and their associated definitions, (2) development of 10 pictograms and their definitions, and (3) study in the general population to assess the impact of exposure to the pictograms and their definitions (n = 900).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Postoperative intracranial hypotension-associated venous congestion (PIHV) is a rare event. The authors report the case of a patient presenting with PIHV after spinal surgery following the sudden loss of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) induced by suction drainage.
Methods: A 69-year-old patient underwent uneventful revision surgery for wound dehiscence after lumbar surgery with placement of a subfascial suction drain.
Background: Frailty complicates management and worsens outcomes. We assessed the prevalence, determinants and consequences of frailty among elderly patients in a hospital setting.
Design: Retrospective observational study in a Swiss university hospital.
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- - The study examined the prevalence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in critically ill COVID-19 patients by conducting lower limb ultrasound screenings in an ICU setting.
- - Out of 25 enrolled patients, 32% were found to have VTE, with 24% presenting symptomatic deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and 20% having pulmonary embolism.
- - Conclusions suggest that early screening for DVT in the first week of ICU admission could improve patient care, as most VTE cases occurred prior to the scheduled screening.