La Tunisie médicale
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La Tunisie médicale · Mar 2009
Randomized Controlled TrialA randomized, controlled trial of nebulized terbutaline for the first acute bronchiolitis in infants less than 12-months-old.
Despite the common clinical practice, the available evidence on the efficacy of bronchodilators therapy for bronchiolitis is conflicting. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of nebulized terbutaline in bronchiolitis as measured by improvement in clinical score, oxygen saturation or reduction in duration of hospitalization. ⋯ Nebulized terbutaline therapy does not appear effective in treating moderately ill infants with the first acute bronchiolitis.
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La Tunisie médicale · Jan 2009
Case Reports[Chronic disseminated intravascular coagulation caused by aortic dissection].
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a severe disease. It can be caused by loss of pathology. ⋯ aortic dissection is a rare but a severe cause of disseminated intravascular coagulation
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La Tunisie médicale · Jan 2009
[Traumatic head injury in children in south Tunisia epidemiology, clinical manifestations and evolution. 454 cases].
To determine epidemiological, causes, clinical and Para clinical manifestations and outcome in children with traumatic head injury in south Tunisia. ⋯ In Tunisia, head injury is a frequent cause of hospitalization. It is essentially involved in traffic accidents. The short term prognosis is poor with a high (18%) mortality. Prevention is highly advised.
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The concept of risk has not clear neither in the media nor in the medical field. It appears important to us to bring details relating some definitions in the field of anaesthesia safety. ⋯ The identification of the failures is the mandatory step to achieve safety.
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Diabetes is one of the principal cause of blindness in adults. The aim of the study is to evaluate the frequency of ocular complications and risk factors of diabetes. It's a multicentric prospective study on a representative sample of 285 diabetics. ⋯ We concluded that a regular ophthalmologic follow up is necessary for early diabetic retinopathy detection and treatment.