Objectives To assess quality of reporting of sample size calculation, ascertain accuracy of
calculations, and determine the relevance of assumptions made when calculating sample …

A 35-year-old male patient was admitted to the cardiology department of the Institut
Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, for chest pain and fatigue with repolarization changes in the …

In the context of worldwide increasing antimicrobial resistance, good antimicrobial
prescribing in more needed than ever; unfortunately, information available to clinicians often …

Background Various observations have suggested that the course of COVID-19 might be
less favourable in patients with inflammatory rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases …

Objective: To assess the usefulness of the “Candida score”(CS) for discriminating between
Candida species colonization and invasive candidiasis (IC) in non-neutropenic critically ill …

Rationale: Although the outcome of sepsis benefits from the prompt administration of
appropriate antibiotics on correct diagnosis, the assessment of infection in critically ill …

Background In the ICU, bacteremia is a life-threatening infection whose prognosis is highly
dependent on early recognition and treatment with appropriate antibiotics. Procalcitonin …

Objective To compare individually tailored, based on trimestrial biological parameter
monitoring, to fixed-schedule rituximab reinfusion for remission maintenance of …

Background Allowing family members to participate in the care of patients in intensive care
units (ICUs) may improve the quality of their experience. No previous study has investigated …

Objective: To determine whether the use of a nurse-implemented sedation protocol could
reduce the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill patients. Design: Two …