Annales françaises d'anesthèsie et de rèanimation
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Feb 2011
[Cricothyrotomy in emergency context: assessment of a cannot intubate cannot ventilate scenario].
The aim of this study was to assess airway management by emergency physicians in case of a simulated situation where intubation and ventilation were both impossible. ⋯ Simulation with a manikin is useful to assess the adhesion rate to difficult intubation algorithms. Our study shows that the decision making process for cricothyrotomy is too often delayed as soon as ventilation became impossible and oxygenation compromized.
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Feb 2011
Multicenter Study[Severe and acute pancreatitis admitted in intensive care: a prospective epidemiological multiple centre study using CClin network database].
To describe the demographic characteristics, incidence of extra-abdominal hospital-acquired infections and outcome of patients admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) with severe acute pancreatitis. ⋯ Severe acute pancreatitis represents 2 % of ICU stay longer than 48 hours. Its clinical course is frequently complicated by hospital-acquired infections and is associated with an high ICU mortality rate. This epidemiological observational study may be used for calculating sample size for future multicenter interventional therapeutic studies.