Annales françaises d'anesthèsie et de rèanimation
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To assess the benefits and drawbacks of intraosseous infusion (IOI) for emergency therapy in children. ⋯ IOI is an easy technique for vascular access. It is indicated in emergency cases when, after a delay of five minutes, other techniques have failed.
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To assess the quality of the anaesthetic record for surgical and non surgical procedures and for elective and emergency surgery. ⋯ These results suggest that the quality of the anaesthetic records should be improved, mainly for the preoperative period and for non-surgical procedures.
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To assess the incidence and the causes of failures of anaesthesia machines. ⋯ This study emphasizes the value of the check-list and the failure report. The presence of a specially trained anaesthetic nurse allows immediate correction of the majority of technical problems.
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Feb 1999
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical Trial[Phare study. Comparative study of combined cefepime-amikacin versus ceftazidime combined with amikacin in the treatment of nosocomial pneumonias in ventilated patients. Multicenter group study].
To compare the associations of cefepime (2 g x 2/day) + amikacin (7.5 mg.kg-1 x 2/day) (= cefe-ami) and ceftazidime (2 g x 3/day) + amikacin (7.5 mg.kg-1 x 2/day) (= cefta-ami) in patients under mechanical ventilation suffering from a nosocomial pneumonia. ⋯ The efficacy rates of cefe-ami and cefta-ami combinations were similar in ICU patients under mechanical ventilation with a nosocomial pneumonia. However the cefe-ami association was significantly more efficient in the population with a bacteriologically documented pneumonia.