DU CHEYRON , Damien

OBJECTIVES: Providing appropriate training of procedural skills to residents while ensuring patient safety through trainee supervision is a difficult and constant challenge. We sought to determine how effective and safe procedural skill acquisition is in French ICUs and to identify failure and complication risk factors. DESIGN: Multicenter...

Background: An extended course of tetanus (up to 6 weeks) requiring ICU admission and protracted mechanical ventilation (MV) may have a significant impact on short-and long-term survival. The subject is noteworthy and deserves to be discussed. Methods: Twenty-two ICUs in France performed tetanus screenings on patients admitted between January...

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