Determination of plasma non-esterified fatty acids in herbivores and man : a comparison of values obtained by manual or automatic chromatographic, titrimetric, colorimetric and enzymatic methods

National audienceNon-esterified fatty acid (NEFA) contents were determined (1) in cow, goat, mare and human plasmas or sera and (2) in bovine serum albumin solutions by thin-layer and gas-liquid chromatographic methods which were compared with 6 chemical methods of determination and 2 enzymatic methods (manual and automatic). The chemical methods combined two extraction techniques (isopropanol-heptane and silicic acid-diisopropyl ether) and three determination methods (titrimetry and colorimetry using either phenol red or copper soaps). Correlations between the nine various methods were high, but in some cases regression lines were different from the bissector and species-dependent. The putative occurrence of interfering compounds or the possible effect of between-species differences in NEFA composition have been discussed. The choice of a fast method depends primarily on practical considerations, but the need to standardize each method for a given species has been stressed. Automatic enzymatic assay seemed to be suitable for routine analyses

Prescription errors by emergency physicians for inpatients are associated with emergency department length of stay

International audienceOBJECTIVES:Adverse drug events are the sixth-leading cause of death in Western countries and are also more frequent in emergency departments (EDs). In some hospitals or on some occasions, ED physicians prescribe for patients who they have admitted. These prescriptions are then followed by the wards and can persist for several days. Our objectives were to determine the frequency of prescription errors for patients over 18years old hospitalized from ED to medical or surgical wards, and whether there exists a relationship between those prescription errors and ED LOS.METHODS:This was a single center retrospective study that was conduct in the ED of a university hospital with an annual census of 65 000 patients. The population studied consisted of patients over 18years old hospitalized from ED to medical or surgical wards between January 1st, 2012 and January 21st, 2012.RESULTS:Six hundred eight patients were included. One hundred fifty-four (25%) patients had prescription errors. Prescription errors were associated with increased ED length of stay (OR=2.47; 95% CIs [1.58; 3.92]) and polypharmacy (OR=1.78; 95% CIs [1.20; 2.66]). Fewer prescription errors were found when the patient was examined in the ED by a consultant (OR=0.61; 95% CIs [0.41; 0.91]) and when the medical history was known (OR=0.28; 95% CIs [0.10; 0.88]).CONCLUSION:Prescription errors occurred frequently in the ED. We assume that a clear communication and cooperation between EPs and consultants may help improve prescription accuracy

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Design of a High-Speed Ethernet Connector for Harsh Environments

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Caractérisation hyperfréquences de condensateurs MIM intégrés et incluant le diélectrique ZrO2 comme isolant,

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Some strategic tracks to optimize routing of high speed signal transmission between memory and logic in 3D–IC stacks

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