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Pressure ulcers (PUs) are one of the most important care-related ailments, making their prevention a pressing concern for hospital structures. Epidemiology of PU is interesting to adapt human resources and observe the impact of targeted public health measures. Very few data are presented in the French literature.

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Objective: Despite recent progress in caring for patients born with esophageal atresia (EA), undernutrition and stunting remain common. Our study objective was to assess nutritional status in the first year after birth with EA and to identify factors associated with growth failure.

Study Design: We conducted a population-based study of all infants born in France with EA between 2010 and 2016.

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Background And Objectives: Respiratory diseases are common in children with esophageal atresia (EA), leading to increased morbidity and mortality in the first year. The primary study objective was to identify the factors associated with readmissions for respiratory causes in the first year in EA children.

Methods: A population-based study.

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Objective: To identify the risk factors for early mortality and morbidity in a population with distal esophageal atresia (EA)-tracheoesophageal fistula.

Study Design: Cohort study from a national register. Main outcomes and measures included early mortality, hospital length of stay (LoS), need for nutritional support at 1 year of age as a proxy measure of morbidity, and complications during the first year of life.

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Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in a French Cohort of Myasthenia Gravis.

Neurology

April 2021

From the Referral Center for Neuromuscular Diseases AOC (G.S., S.M., G.L.M., A.S., F.D., L.C., M.-H.V.) and ALS Center (S.M., G.L.M., A.S., L.C.), Nerve-Muscle Unit, University Hospitals of Bordeaux (Pellegrin Hospital), University of Bordeaux; Department of Intensive Care (D.F., D.A., B.C.), Raymond Poincare University Hospital, Garches; Referral Center for Neuromuscular Diseases and ALS (E.S.-C., S.A.) and Referral Center for Neuromuscular Diseases, Neuropediatric Unit (F.A.), Timone University Hospital, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille; Department of Neurology, Referral Center for Neuromuscular Diseases (C.T.), University Hospitals of Lille; ENMG Unit, Referral Center for Neuromuscular Diseases (F.B.), University Hospitals of Lyon (Neurologic Hospital Pierre Wertheimer); Referral Center for Neuromuscular Diseases (A.M.), University Hospitals of Nantes; Inserm, UMR1219 (T.S., A.F.-S.), Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, ISPED, University of Bordeaux; Neurodegenerative Diseases Institute, French Reference Centre for MSA (T.S., A.F.-S.), University Hospitals of Bordeaux; AFM-Téléthon (S.S.-K.), Evry; Department of Neurology (L.K.), General Hospital of Le Mans; Department of Neurology (J.-C.A.), University Hospital of Saint-Etienne; Clinical Neurophysiology and Epileptology Department (G.B.), University Hospital of Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre; Neurology Department (L.K., J.-B.C., A.N.-P.), Referral Center for Neuromuscular Diseases "Nord-Est-Ile de France," University Hospitals of Strasbourg; APHP (Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital) (T.S.), Referral Center for Neuromuscular Diseases "Nord-Est-Ile de France," Sorbonne University, Paris; Referral Center for Neuromuscular Diseases, Department of Neurology (P.C.), University Hospitals of Toulouse (Purpan Hospital); and Referral Center for Neuromuscular Diseases, Department of Neurology (M.S.), University Hospital of Angers, France.

Article Synopsis
  • The study aimed to analyze the impact of COVID-19 on patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) and identify factors linked to COVID-19 severity in this group.
  • Researchers conducted a retrospective study on 3,558 MG patients in France, finding 34 cases of COVID-19, with a mean age of 55 years at onset.
  • Results indicated that most patients recovered from COVID-19, and only a high MGFA classification (≥IV) was associated with severe outcomes, while treatment type did not significantly affect severity.
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Background: Occlusion pressure at 100 ms (P0.1), defined as the negative pressure measured 100 ms after the initiation of an inspiratory effort performed against a closed respiratory circuit, has been shown to be well correlated with central respiratory drive and respiratory effort. Automated P0.

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Lupus attributable to anti-TNF therapy and revealed by interstitial granulomatous dermatitis.

Rheumatol Int

September 2012

Department of Dermatology, General Hospital of Le Mans, 194 Avenue Rubillard, 72037 Le Mans, France.

Interstitial granulomatous dermatitis belongs to the group of aseptic cutaneous granulomas. It is a histopathological entity encountered in various pathological situations, such as polyarthritis including rheumatoid arthritis, but also systemic lupus erythematosus. It may also occur after systemic administration of medication, thus representing a drug-induced, interstitial granulomatous outbreak.

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