Background: Optimal management of patients who are clinically suspected of having
ventilator-associated pneumonia remains open to debate. Objective: To evaluate the effect on …

Background Data The use of the laparoscopic approach for liver resections has remained
limited for technical reasons. Progress in laparoscopic procedures and the development of …

Importance Noninvasive ventilation delivered as bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP) is
often used to avoid reintubation and improve outcomes of patients with hypoxemia after …

Background . Urinary tract infection is the most frequent health care—associated complication.
We hypothesized that the implementation of a multifaceted prevention strategy could …

OBJECTIVES Prothrombin complex concentrates (PCCs) are sometimes used as ‘off label’
for excessive bleeding after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). The main objective of this study …

Background In the Île-de-France region (henceforth termed Greater Paris), extracorporeal
membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) was …

Oxygen therapy can be delivered using low-flow, intermediate-flow (air entrainment mask),
or high-flow devices. Low/intermediate-flow oxygen devices have several drawbacks that …

BACKGROUND: Obese patients are considered at risk of respiratory failure after cardiothoracic
surgery. High-flow nasal cannula has demonstrated its non-inferiority after cardiothoracic …

Background Transmission of microorganisms from the hands of healthcare workers is the
main source of cross-infection and can be prevented by hand-cleansing. The authors …

Background That thrombocytopenia results in increased mortality ortransfusion requirements
has not been confirmed by previous studies. Weperformed a case-control study in which 36 …