BACKGROUND
To see if early tracheostomy (fifth day) reduces duration of mechanical ventilation, ICU stay, incidence of pneumonia and mortality in comparison with prolonged intubation (PI) in patients… (More)
The incidence of difficult endotracheal intubation (DEI) for patients undergoing thyroidectomy has rarely been studied, and evaluation of factors linked to DEI is limited to a few studies. We… (More)
Diaphragmatic rupture during labor is uncommon and generally occurs in patients with a history of congenital diaphragmatic hernia or traumatic abdominal or chest injury. We present a case of a… (More)
We report two cases of tetraplegia caused by cervical stab wounds. In the first one, in a 34-year-old patient, the injury caused an immediate tetraplegia from cervical spine section and had a rapid… (More)
Neurologic manifestations are usual and variable during post-traumatic fat embolism. The pathogenesis of these lesions continues to be a source of considerable controversy. Thirteen cases of… (More)
We describe a case of penetrating spinal cord injuries in an 20-year-old man after stab wound attack. The outcome was complicated with subarachnoid fistula and meningitis. The diagnosis and… (More)
The nosocomial bacteremia (NB) are frequent and associated to a high mortality and morbidity with extension of stay in the intensive care unit (ICU). The aim of this study is to evaluate… (More)
The purpose of this study is to specify the incidence, the risk and prognostic factors of the ARF. Transverse study about all the patients hospitalized in our department during one year. The… (More)