Publications by authors named "Gabriel Eustache"
Background: Candidemia is a life-threatening fungal infection in intensive care unit (ICU) patients that can be complicated by secondary localization (SL). However, the prevalence, risk-factors, and outcomes of patients with secondary localization during candidemia remain poorly explored.
Methods: The CandidICU study was a retrospective multicenter cohort study conducted in 16 French ICUs.
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- A study investigated the relationship between pre-hospital end-tidal carbon dioxide (ECO) monitoring and the arterial to end-tidal carbon dioxide gradient (PCO) with mortality rates in ICU patients suffering from neurological injuries.
- Analyzing data from 2,872 patients, researchers found that both ECO levels and PCO gradient during the first 24 hours were significantly linked to mortality, with poorer outcomes associated with lower ECO levels.
- The findings suggest that maintaining higher ECO levels in neurocritical patients is crucial, as lower levels at admission and throughout their stay were correlated with a higher risk of death.
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- Gas gangrene is a serious infection caused by a specific type of bacteria, and it can occur either due to trauma or spontaneously without an apparent injury.
- This report presents a case where a patient suffered from a severe form of gas gangrene following cardiac arrest and needed advanced life support through ECMO.
- The study also highlights the complications of diagnosing and treating spontaneous gas gangrene while emphasizing the importance of appropriate antibiotic treatment before starting ECMO.
The benefit of temperature control in sepsis or septic shock is still under debate in the literature. We developed a national survey to assess the current state of knowledge and the practical management of spontaneous septic hypothermia in French intensive care units. Out of more 764 intensivists who were contacted, 436 responded to the survey.
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- This study looked at how having two kinds of surgeons (neurosurgeons and plastic surgeons) help with brain surgery for babies improves patient care.
- They compared two groups of babies: one group had just one surgeon, while the other group had both types of surgeons working together.
- The results showed that having two surgeons led to shorter surgery times and less time in the hospital, which suggests better care overall, but the experience of the medical staff is also very important.
Importance of tranexamic acid in pediatric monosutural craniosynostosis surgery.
J Neurosurg Pediatr
April 2022
Objective: Tranexamic acid (TXA) is an antifibrinolytic drug that has achieved significant reduction in perioperative blood loss and the quantity of blood transfused in many pediatric surgical procedures, without morbidity. Despite the accumulation of evidence regarding its effectiveness in craniosynostosis repair surgery, TXA is not unanimously employed by pediatric neurosurgery teams. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of the routine use of TXA in a homogeneous population of children who underwent open surgery for monosutural craniosynostosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Intoxication induced by glycyrrhizin is a common cause of hypokalaemia by pseudo-hyperaldosteronism.
Observation: We hereby present the observation of a 68-year old patient hospitalised following a full hip-prosthesis operation after a deep hypokalaemia at 2.5mM was observed, with ECG signs (flat T waves and appearance of U waves).