Publications by authors named "Zakaria Ait Hamou"

Objectives: To determine the impact of high doses of corticosteroids (HDCT) in critically ill COVID-19 patients with nonresolving acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) who had been previously treated with dexamethasone as a standard of care.

Design: Prospective observational cohort study. Eligible patients presented nonresolving ARDS related to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection and had received initial treatment with dexamethasone.

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We aimed to explore the relationships between specific viral mutations/mutational patterns and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) occurrence in COVID-19 patients admitted in intensive care units between October 1, 2020, and May 30, 2021. Full-length SARS-CoV-2 genomes were sequenced by means of next-generation sequencing. In this prospective multicentre cohort study, 259 patients were included.

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Clinical observations suggest that the source of primary infection accounts for a major determinant of further nosocomial pneumonia in critically ill patients with sepsis. Here we addressed the impact of primary nonpulmonary or pulmonary septic insults on lung immunity using relevant double-hit animal models. C57BL/6J mice were first subjected to polymicrobial peritonitis induced by cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) or bacterial pneumonia induced by intratracheal challenge with .

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Background: Auto-antibodies (auto-Abs) neutralizing type I interferons (IFN) have been found in about 15% of critical cases COVID-19 pneumonia and less than 1% of mild or asymptomatic cases. Determining whether auto-Abs influence presentation and outcome of critically ill COVID-19 patients could lead to specific therapeutic interventions. Our objectives were to compare the severity at admission and the mortality of patients hospitalized for critical COVID-19 in ICU with versus without auto-Abs.

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Background: High-flow nasal oxygen therapy (HFNC) may be an attractive first-line ventilatory support in COVID-19 patients. However, HNFC use for the management of COVID-19 patients and risk factors for HFNC failure remain to be determined.

Methods: In this retrospective study, we included all consecutive COVID-19 patients admitted to our intensive care unit (ICU) in the first (Mars-May 2020) and second (August 2020- February 202) French pandemic waves.

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Article Synopsis
  • The study focused on the SARS-CoV-2 variant α, which became a concern in 2021, examining its genetic diversity and connection to severe COVID-19 outcomes.
  • Conducted in 11 ICUs in Greater Paris, it analyzed 413 patients and found that variant α was prevalent but did not lead to higher mortality compared to pre-existing variants or other variants.
  • Despite differences in age and underlying health conditions among patients with different variants, the research concluded that there was no significant link between specific viral mutations and day-28 mortality rates.
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Background: The effect of prone positioning (PP) on respiratory mechanics remains uncertain in patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) requiring venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO).

Methods: We prospectively analyzed the effects of PP on respiratory mechanics from continuous data with over a thousand time points during 16-h PP sessions in patients with COVID-19 and ARDS under VV-ECMO conditions. The evolution of respiratory mechanical and oxygenation parameters during the PP sessions was evaluated by dividing each PP session into four time quartiles: first quartile: 0-4 h, second quartile: 4-8 h, third quartile: 8-12 h, and fourth quartile: 12-16 h.

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Managing patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) requires frequent changes in mechanical ventilator respiratory settings to optimize arterial oxygenation assessed by arterial oxygen partial pressure (PaO) and saturation (SaO). Pulse oxymetry (SpO) has been suggested as a non-invasive surrogate for arterial oxygenation however its accuracy in COVID-19 patients is unknown. In this study, we aimed to investigate the influence of COVID-19 status on the association between SpO and arterial oxygenation.

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  • - The study investigates the immune response in 15 COVID-19 patients with pneumonia by using single-cell RNA-sequencing to analyze blood antigen-presenting cells (APCs) and compare them to 4 healthy donors.
  • - It finds multiple immune system deficiencies in severe cases, including increased cell death in key immune cells, reduced innate sensors, and downregulated genes critical for antiviral defense and antigen presentation.
  • - These insights could help explain why some patients worsen and provide potential strategies to enhance their immune responses against the virus.
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Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) related to Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is associated with high mortality. It has been suggested that venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) was suitable in this indication, albeit the effects of ECMO on the mechanical respiratory parameters have been scarcely described. In this case-series, we prospectively described the use of venovenous ECMO and its effects on mechanical respiratory parameters in eleven COVID-19 patients with severe ARDS.

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Background: Volume expansion is aimed at increasing cardiac output (CO), but this variable is not always directly measured. We assessed the ability of changes in arterial pressure, pulse pressure variation (PPV) and heart rate (HR) or of a combination of them to detect a positive response of cardiac output (CO) to fluid administration.

Methods: We retrospectively included 491 patients with circulatory failure.

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Backgrounds: In survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), acute kidney injury (AKI) is frequent and is associated with numerous factors of definitive renal injury. We made the hypothesis that AKI after OHCA was a strong risk factor of long-term chronic kidney disease (CKD). We aimed to evaluate long-term renal outcome of OHCA survivors according the occurrence of AKI in ICU.

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Purpose: Managing hip fracture surgery in patients taking clopidogrel is challenging. The optimal timing for surgery remains unclear. Early surgery in such patients potentially increases peri-operative bleeding, whereas delayed surgery has been shown to be associated with worse postoperative outcomes.

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