Publications by authors named "Yvan Fortier"
Article Synopsis
- The study examines the medical responses and management of patients exposed to chemical attacks, focusing on the critical time from the incident site to medical facility transfer.
- Researchers are collecting data on contextual information, clinical interventions, and outcomes from participating medical centers using an online reporting tool, spanning the period of 1970 to 2036.
- Ethical approval has been granted for the study, and the results will be shared through conferences, publications, and social media for wider awareness.
Objective: Injury to the alveolocapillary barrier characterizes ALI/ARDS; therefore determining levels of lung epithelium-specific small proteins in serum may help predict clinical outcomes. We examined whether serum Clara cell protein (CC-16) concentration is correlated with the outcome, mechanical ventilation duration, and incidence of nonpulmonary organ failure.
Design: Prospective multicenter observational study conducted by the Quebec Critical Care Network.