Fabrice Bertrand

TL;DR: HFNC has a beneficial effect on clinical signs and oxygenation in ICU patients with acute respiratory failure, and favorable results constitute a prerequisite to launching a randomized controlled study to investigate whether HFNC reduces intubation in these patients.

TL;DR: High-flow nasal cannula oxygen significantly improved preoxygenation and reduced prevalence of severe hypoxemia compared with nonrebreathing bag reservoir facemask, and its use could improve patient safety during intubation.

TL;DR: Desmopressin acetate is effective in curbing the rise of PNa in patients admitted in the intensive care unit for severe hyponatremia, when the initial rate of correction is excessive.

TL;DR: Exposure to nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) at the early stage of severe pneumococcal community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) requiring intensive care unit (ICU) admission may affect its presentation and outcome.

TL;DR: Hospitalized patients with ACAP or CAP or CAP/AspRF+ had similar anaerobic flora compared to patients without aspiration risk factors, and a large proportion of CAP patients received anti-anaerobic antibiotic coverage.