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Jean-François Timsit
Researcher at French Institute of Health and Medical Research
Publications - 88
Citations - 7070
Jean-François Timsit is an academic researcher from French Institute of Health and Medical Research. The author has contributed to research in topics: Intensive care & Intensive care unit. The author has an hindex of 46, co-authored 88 publications receiving 6388 citations. Previous affiliations of Jean-François Timsit include Paris Diderot University & Claude Bernard University Lyon 1.
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Body mass index. An additional prognostic factor in ICU patients.
Maité Garrouste-Orgeas,Gilles Troché,Elie Azoulay,Antoine Caubel,Arnaud de Lassence,Christine Cheval,Laurent Montesino,Marie Thuong,François Vincent,Yves Cohen,Jean-François Timsit +10 more
TL;DR: A low BMI was independently associated with higher mortality and a high BMI with lower mortality in this large cohort of critically ill patients, which is absent from currently available scoring systems.
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Prevalence and Factors of Intensive Care Unit Conflicts The Conflicus Study
Elie Azoulay,Jean-François Timsit,Charles L. Sprung,Marcio Soares,Kateřina Rusinová,Ariane Lafabrie,Ricardo Abizanda,Mia Svantesson,Francesca Rubulotta,Bara Ricou,Dominique Benoit,Daren K. Heyland,Gavin M. Joynt,Adrien Français,Paulo Azeivedo-Maia,Radosław Owczuk,Julie Benbenishty,Michael de Vita,Andreas Valentin,Akos Ksomos,S. L. Cohen,Lidija Kompan,Kwok M. Ho,Fekri Abroug,Anne Kaarlola,Herwig Gerlach,Theodoros Kyprianou,Andrej Michalsen,Sylvie Chevret,Benoît Schlemmer +29 more
TL;DR: Perceived conflicts in intensive care units were often considered severe and were significantly associated with job strain, and workload, inadequate communication, and end-of-life care emerged as important potential targets for improvement.
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Chlorhexidine-Impregnated Sponges and Less Frequent Dressing Changes for Prevention of Catheter-Related Infections in Critically Ill Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Jean-François Timsit,Carole Schwebel,Lila Bouadma,Arnaud Geffroy,Maité Garrouste-Orgeas,Sebastian Pease,Marie-Christine Herault,Hakim Haouache,Silvia Calvino-Gunther,Brieuc Gestin,Laurence Armand-Lefevre,Véronique Leflon,Chantal Chaplain,Adel Benali,Adrien Français,Christophe Adrie,Jean-Ralph Zahar,Marie Thuong,Xavier Arrault,Jacques Croize,Jean-Christophe Lucet +20 more
TL;DR: Reducing the frequency of changing unsoiled adherent dressings from every 3 days to every 7 days modestly reduces the total number of dressing changes and appears safe.
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Skin antisepsis with chlorhexidine–alcohol versus povidone iodine–alcohol, with and without skin scrubbing, for prevention of intravascular-catheter-related infection (CLEAN): an open-label, multicentre, randomised, controlled, two-by-two factorial trial
Olivier Mimoz,Olivier Mimoz,Jean-Christophe Lucet,Jean-Christophe Lucet,Thomas Kerforne,Julien Pascal,Bertrand Souweine,Véronique Goudet,Alain Mercat,Lila Bouadma,Lila Bouadma,Sigismond Lasocki,Serge Alfandari,Arnaud Friggeri,Florent Wallet,Nicolas Allou,Stéphane Ruckly,Dorothée Balayn,Alain Lepape,Jean-François Timsit,Jean-François Timsit +20 more
TL;DR: For skin antisepsis, chlorhexidine-alcohol provides greater protection against short-term catheter-related infections than does povidone iodine-alcohol and should be included in all bundles for prevention of intravascular catheter -related infections.
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Candida Colonization of the Respiratory Tract and Subsequent Pseudomonas Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Elie Azoulay,Jean-François Timsit,Muriel Tafflet,Arnaud de Lassence,Michael Darmon,Jean-Ralph Zahar,Christophe Adrie,Maité Garrouste-Orgeas,Yves Cohen,Bruno Mourvillier,Benoît Schlemmer +10 more
TL;DR: Candida colonization of the respiratory tract is common in patients receiving MV for > 2 days and is associated with prolonged ICU and hospital stays, and with an increased risk of Pseudomonas VAP.