27 Result(s)

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Prediction of esophagogastroduodenoscopy therapeutic usefulness for in-ICU suspected upper gastrointestinal bleeding: the SUGIBI score study

Suspected upper gastrointestinal bleeding (SUGIB) is a common issue during ICU stay. In the absence of specific guidelines on the indication and timing of esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), there is substantial...

Victor Penaud, Thibault Vieille, Tomas Urbina, Vincent Bonny… in Annals of Intensive Care (2024)

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Nicotine patches in patients on mechanical ventilation for severe COVID-19: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre trial

Epidemiologic studies have documented lower rates of active smokers compared to former or non-smokers in symptomatic patients affected by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We assessed the efficacy and safet...

Guylaine Labro, Florence Tubach, Lisa Belin, Jean-Louis Dubost… in Intensive Care Medicine (2022)

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Impact on antimicrobial consumption of procalcitonin-guided antibiotic therapy for pneumonia/pneumonitis associated with aspiration in comatose mechanically ventilated patients: a multicenter, randomized controlled study

In comatose patients receiving oro-tracheal intubation for mechanical ventilation (MV), the risk of aspiration is increased. Aspiration can lead to chemical pneumonitis (inflammatory reaction to the gastric co...

Guylaine Labro, François Aptel, Marc Puyraveau… in Annals of Intensive Care (2021)

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Timing and causes of death in severe COVID-19 patients

Previous studies reporting the causes of death in patients with severe COVID-19 have provided conflicting results. The objective of this study was to describe the causes and timing of death in patients with se...

Charles de Roquetaillade, Swann Bredin, Jean-Baptiste Lascarrou… in Critical Care (2021)

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Increased susceptibility to intensive care unit-acquired pneumonia in severe COVID-19 patients: a multicentre retrospective cohort study

The aim of this study is to determine whether severe COVID-19 patients harbour a higher risk of ICU-acquired pneumonia.

Jean-François Llitjos, Swann Bredin, Jean-Baptiste Lascarrou… in Annals of Intensive Care (2021)

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Metaphor use in the ICU: rigor with words!

Sylvain Langlume, Fiona Ecarnot, Gilles Capellier, Gaël Piton in Intensive Care Medicine (2020)

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ECMO cannula-associated infections: interest of cannula swab and subcutaneous needle aspirate samples for prediction of cannula tip culture

Hadrien Winiszewski, Charles Boyadjian… in Intensive Care Medicine Experimental (2020)

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Dose of enteral nutrition and enterocyte biomarker: a circular link?

Gaël Piton, Amélie Le Gouge, Jean Reignier in Intensive Care Medicine (2019)

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Trisodium citrate 4% versus heparin as a catheter lock for non-tunneled hemodialysis catheters in critically ill patients: a multicenter, randomized clinical trial

Non-tunneled hemodialysis catheters are currently used for critically ill patients with acute kidney injury requiring extracorporeal renal replacement therapy. Strategies to prevent catheter dysfunction and in...

Jean-Pierre Quenot, Julie Helms, Abderrahmane Bourredjem… in Annals of Intensive Care (2019)

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Impact of nutrition route on microaspiration in critically ill patients with shock: a planned ancillary study of the NUTRIREA-2 trial

Microaspiration of gastric and oropharyngeal secretions is the main mechanism of entry of bacteria into the lower respiratory tract in intubated critically ill patients. The aim of this study is to determine t...

Saad Nseir, Amélie Le Gouge, Jean-Baptiste Lascarrou… in Critical Care (2019)

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Ultrasound-guided vessel puncture: calling for Pythagoras’ help

Gaël Piton, Gilles Capellier, Hadrien Winiszewski in Critical Care (2018)

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Daily use of extracorporeal CO₂ removal in a critical care unit: indications and results

While outcome improvement with extracorporeal CO₂ removal (ECCO₂R) is not demonstrated, a strong pathophysiological rational supports its use in the setting of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and COPD ...

Hadrien Winiszewski, François Aptel, François Belon… in Journal of Intensive Care (2018)

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Prognosis of cirrhotic patients admitted to intensive care unit: a meta-analysis

The best predictors of short- and medium-term mortality of cirrhotic patients receiving intensive care support are unknown.

Delphine Weil, Eric Levesque, Marc McPhail, Rodrigo Cavallazzi… in Annals of Intensive Care (2017)