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What really matters with thrombocytopenia: absolute value, timing, etiology or management?
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Open AccessProphylactic platelet transfusion response in critically ill patients: a prospective multicentre observational study
Response to prophylactic platelet transfusion is suspected to be inconsistent in critically ill patients questioning how to optimize transfusion practices. This study aimed to describe prophylactic platelet tr...
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Open AccessThe place of new antibiotics for Gram-negative bacterial infections in intensive care: report of a consensus conference
New beta-lactams, associated or not with beta-lactamase inhibitors (NBs/BIs), can respond to the spread of carbapenemase-producing enterobacteriales and nonfermenting carbapenem-resistant bacteria. The risk of...
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Open AccessTen actions to achieve gender equity among intensivists: the French Society of Intensive Care (FICS) model
In our recent survey, we aimed to collect information on perceived inequity as well as professional and personal fulfillment among women intensivists in France. For the 371 respondents out of the 732 persons w...
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Open AccessNationwide retrospective study of critically ill adults with sickle cell disease in France
Little is known about patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) who require intensive care unit (ICU) admission. The goals of this study were to assess outcomes in patients admitted to the ICU for acute complica...
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Influenza and prophylactic antifungal therapy for aspergillosis: addressing some questions first
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Open AccessClinical spectrum and risk factors for mortality among seawater and freshwater critically ill drowning patients: a French multicenter study
Drowning is a global threat and one of the leading causes of injury around the world. The impact of drowning conditions including water salinity on patients’ prognosis remains poorly explored in Intensive Care...
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Open AccessGender imbalance in intensive care: High time for action and evaluation!
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Open AccessPerceived inequity, professional and personal fulfillment by women intensivists in France
The medical workforce has been feminized for the last two decades worldwide. Nonetheless, women remain under-represented among intensivists. We conducted a survey among French women intensivists to assess thei...
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Treating critically ill anemic patients with erythropoietin: less is more
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Transfusion in the mechanically ventilated patient
Red blood cell transfusions are a frequent intervention in critically ill patients, including in those who are receiving mechanical ventilation. Both these interventions can impact negatively on lung function ...
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Open AccessManagement and prevention of anemia (acute bleeding excluded) in adult critical care patients
Anemia is very common in critical care patients, on admission (affecting about two-thirds of patients), but also during and after their stay, due to repeated blood loss, the effects of inflammation on erythrop...
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Open AccessFormal guidelines: management of acute respiratory distress syndrome
Fifteen recommendations and a therapeutic algorithm regarding the management of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) at the early phase in adults are proposed. The Grade of Recommendation Assessment, Dev...
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Open AccessPlatelet storage duration and its clinical and transfusion outcomes: a systematic review
Platelets (PLTs) are usually stored for up to 5 days prior to transfusion, although in some blood services the storage period is extended to 7 days. During storage, changes occur in both PLT and storage medium...
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Focus on ECMO and ECCO2R in ARDS patients
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Open AccessProceedings of Réanimation 2017, the French Intensive Care Society International Congress
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Open AccessIs platelet transfusion associated with hospital-acquired infections in critically ill patients?
Platelets are commonly transfused to critically ill patients. Reports suggest an association between platelet transfusion and infection. However, there is no large study to have determined whether platelet tra...
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Open AccessPredictive factors of bleeding events in adults undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Bleeding is the most frequent complication associated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support in critically ill patients. Nonetheless, risk factors for bleeding have been poorly described espec...
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Open AccessAge of red blood cells and transfusion in critically ill patients
Red blood cells (RBC) storage facilitates the supply of RBC to meet the clinical demand for transfusion and to avoid wastage. However, RBC storage is associated with adverse changes in erythrocytes and their p...