To compare the physiological effects and the clinical efficacy of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) vs standard medical treatment in elderly patients (≥75 years) with acute hypoxemic… (More)
To describe the characteristics of patients who die in emergency departments and the decisions to withhold or withdraw life support. We undertook a 4-month prospective survey in 174 emergency… (More)
Few studies have focused on decisions to withdraw or withhold life-support therapies in the emergency department. Our objectives were to identify clinical situations where life-support was withheld… (More)
Objective: To compare the tolerance and the cost of three replacement fluids in plasmapheresis: albumin 4 % alone, albumin 4 % + dextran 40, or albumin 4 % + hydroxyethylstarch 6 %. Design: A one… (More)
The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiology of hospitalized patients with peritonsillar abscess (PTA). We conducted a multicenter survey in 13 French university hospitals in 2009–2012… (More)
Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC), first described in 1990 by Sato in Japan (Sato et al., 1990), has recently gained increasing consideration when reported in non-Japanese patients, including the… (More)
The bactericidal activity of pefloxacin and fosfomycin alone and in combination againstPseudomonas aeruginosa was evaluated in an experimental rabbit endocarditis model after 24 h of treatment. Two… (More)