Annales françaises d'anesthèsie et de rèanimation
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Jan 2003
Case Reports[Convulsions due to a postpartum cerebral angiopathy associated with the administration of bromocriptine].
We report a case of postpartum convulsions due to a benign cerebral angiopathy occurring after bromocriptine therapy to suppress lactation. This case analyses the current knowledge concerning this rare entity. It allows pointing out special measures that must be taken with the administration of bromocriptine.
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Jan 2003
[Intensive care management of 28 patients with severe eclampsia in a tropical African setting].
To study the specific management problems of severe eclampsia under tropical latitudes. ⋯ Eclampsia is a major cause of both maternal and infantile mortality in developing countries. The authors insist that prevention and management require speedy transfers to adapted specialized obstetrical intensive care structures.
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Jan 2003
[Organization of medical rescue during catastrophes with limited effects occurring in urban areas].
We conducted a survey regarding the organization of medical rescue during major events (catastrophes with limited effects) occurring in urban areas (Paris and immediate suburbs). The goal of this work was to study the availability of on site medical help and the real needs.Study design - Retrospective survey. ⋯ Disasters with limited effect occurrence in Paris and its immediate suburbs are characterized by a small percentage of TE and by a constant oversupply of medical means onsite. These observations led us to propose a new organization of medical rescue during this type of catastrophe, abandoning the classical notion of forward medical command post (FMCP) for a collection point of medical services (CPMS) consisting all means of evacuation (physician-manned and other ambulances). Also, a new type of victim identification, based on hospital base-station medical direction is discussed in this paper.