Publications by authors named "V Rethore"

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of an innovative absorbent wound dressing (UrgoClean; Laboratoires Urgo) in the local management of venous leg ulcers and pressure ulcers, during the sloughy stage of the healing process.

Method: A pilot, prospective, non-controlled open-label clinical trial held in 21 investigating centres. Adult patients, presenting with either a venous leg ulcer (VLU) or a category III/IV pressure ulcer (PU) with more than 50% of the surface area covered with sloughy tissue, a duration of less than 24 months, and no clinical signs of infection were included in the study.

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Objective: The cognitive aging of psychotic patients is still poorly apprehended and sometimes wrongly compared with demential or pseudo-demential deterioration. We studied the impact of chronic psychosis on cognitive performance in the elderly.

Patients And Methods: We estimated cognitive performance in two groups of 15 patients each among persons on old-age pensions or living in geriatric nursing homes.

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