Annales françaises d'anesthèsie et de rèanimation
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Dec 2014
Observational Study[Eligibility to a Maastricht III - type organ donation according to the protocol proposed by the French organ procurement organization (Agence de la biomedicine) among patients in a medico surgical intensive care unit.]
Because of graft shortages, an experimental programme of organ donation after Maastricht 3-type circulatory death (M3) has been proposed by the French organ procurement organization (Agence de la biomedicine: ABM). The aim of the study was to estimate how many potential patients were eligible for an M3-type organ donation, amongst deceased patients who have had life-support withdrawn. ⋯ If M3 organ donation is considered, a significant increase in transplantation would be expected.
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Dec 2014
Letter Case Reports[Aorto-right atrial fistula as complication of aortic dissection.]
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Nov 2014
Case Reports[Fatal Panton-Valentine leukocidine-associated Staphylococcus aureus necrotizing pneumonia].
Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing Staphylococcus aureus necrotizing pneumonia is an unusual cause of community-acquired pneumonia associated with a high fatality rate. The specificities of its presentation must be known by the critical care doctor, in order to quickly make the diagnosis and start the right antibiotics and discuss adjunctive therapy with intravenous immunoglobin. Moreover, the management of close contacts (household and healthcare workers) of patient with such a pneumonia is not well-known. The present case report underlines the clinical presentation of this pneumonia, the specificities of its treatment, and specifies the management of close contacts.