Biomedical subjects

A Bouaggad

Publications and source records attributed to A Bouaggad.

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PubMed1994

[Cerebral complication in eclampsia].

Many brain complications occur during eclampsia with various degree of gravity. The pathogenesis of these lesions continues to be a source of considerable controversy. Five cases of eclampsia with severe neurologic manifestations were treated in our surgical intensive care unit. The CT image appeared to be related to haemorrhagic lesions (3 cases) and ischaemic lesions (2 cases). The clinical course was favourable, often reversible, in cases with oedema and ischaemia maternal prognosis was poor in the case with haemorrhage.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1994

[Severe cerebral lesions in pregnancy toxemia].

The authors report a case of pre-eclamptic toxemia, characterised by extensive cortical, sub-cortical and vertebro-basilar neurological lesions. The appearance of these lesions and their course were suggestive of the role played by toxemic vasculitis and vasospasm.

Adult↗

PubMed1994

[Prevention of nosocomial urinary tract infection: vesical catheter versus Penilex].

Nosocomial urinary tract infection is the most frequent nosocomial infection in many care units. Its main risk factor is the presence of a bladder catheter. Prevention is based upon the enforcement of hygiene recommendations which are not always carefully applied everywhere. We report a prospective study concerning 328 patients divided into two gropus. Group I patients (n = 161) had an indwelling bladder catheter. Group II patients (n = 167) had an external urinary drainage by Penilex. The incidence of nosocomial urinary infection was 2.4% in group II versus 26.7% in group I. Thus preventive efficacy of Penilex use appears to be well demonstrated.

Critical Care↗

PubMed1994

[Guillain-Barre syndrome and pregnancy].

A case of polyradiculoneuritis, resembling Guillain-Barre syndrome, was reported during the sixth month of a first gestation. The patient was seventeen years old and also had toxaemia of pregnancy. The interaction between polyradiculoneuritis and pregnancy is slight and carries little risk of prematurity. Plasma exchange procedures can be used in pregnant women and the results of this treatment are similar to those in patients presenting with polyradiculoneuritis alone.

Adolescent↗

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[Maternal prognostic factors in severe eclampsia].

Sixty cases of severe eclampsia were treated in an intensive care unit between January 1989 and September 1993. Mean age was 26, and 70% of patients were primipara. The pregnancy has been unsupervised in almost all cases. All had visceral lesions and/or hematologic problems and there was impaired conscious level in 9 cases out of 10. Medical treatment involved the control of seizures and of hypertension. Cesarean section was performed in 34 cases. The maternal death rate was 23.3%. Our experience indicates that mortality depends upon visceral lesions (cerebral, disseminated intravascular coagulation, acute pulmonary edema, Hellp syndrome). Better awareness of severity factors in preeclampsia improves both maternal and fetal prognosis by precisely indicating the best time for fetal extraction.

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