Toxics, 2020 The epidemiology of severe acute poisonings in the French overseas departments of the Americas remains poorly reported. The main objective of this study was to determine the epidemiology and characteristics of severe acutely poisoned adult patients ...
Hatem Kallel +2 more
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Molecular profiling of endometrial cancer in Martinique reveals frequent CCNE1 amplification in poor prognosis tumors [PDF]
Scientific ReportsPurpose In Martinique, there is an unmet need in EC management. Although the incidence rate is similar to that in mainland France, the mortality rate is higher, potentially due to the over-incidence of high-grade tumors.
Taina Labeau +14 more
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Fifteen-year trends in cancer incidence and mortality among older adults aged 65 years and older in Martinique, a Caribbean population-based registry study, 2008–2022 [PDF]
Scientific ReportsProstate, breast, stomach, colon-rectum, lung, and hematologic cancers represent a regional public health burden among older adults in the Caribbean. We described 15-year trends in cancer incidence and mortality among older adults in Martinique.
Adrian Puello +9 more
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Cetacean Habitat Use and Occurrence in Fort-de-France Bay (Martinique) [PDF]
AnimalsWhile coastal species have been widely studied, active port areas in tropical island regions with intense maritime traffic remain critical, but habitats for cetaceans within the Caribbean have not been thoroughly studied.
Coline Violo +5 more
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Aeromedical transport of patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a 12-year experience from a regional mobile ECMO network in the French Caribbean [PDF]
Annals of Intensive CareBackground: The use of extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) increases for patients with refractory cardiac and/or respiratory failure. To ensure broader access to this life-saving therapy, regional ECMO networks have been developed worldwide ...
Florian Negrello +9 more
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Evaluation of a clinical decision support system for dermatology in a remote area: insights from Martinique [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineBackgroundDermatology faces workforce shortages in Martinique, a French Overseas Department, where general practitioners are often the first point of care. The lack of dermatology CDSS tools adapted to tropical and Francophone contexts, especially across
Alice Callens +16 more
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Stroke Recurrence in First-Ever Symptomatic Carotid Web: A Cohort Study [PDF]
Journal of Stroke, 2021 Background and Purpose Carotid web (CaW) is an intimal variant of fibromuscular dysplasia responsible for ipsilateral cerebral ischemic events (CIE). Symptomatic CaW likely has a high risk of recurrent CIE, but no salient prospective data are available ...
Stephane Olindo +12 more
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Therapeutic Plasma Exchange for Severe Optic Neuritis in a Region with a High Prevalence of Neuromyelitis Optica [PDF]
Ophthalmology and TherapyIntroduction The treatment of severe optic neuritis (ON) is an emergency, and the role of therapeutic plasma exchange (PLEX) is still debated.
Marie Jugnet +5 more
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Critical care medicine in the French Territories in the Americas: Current situation and prospects
Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2021 Hospitals in the French Territories in the Americas (FTA) work according to international and French standards. This paper aims to describe different aspects of critical care in the FTA.
Hatem Kallel +7 more
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« À l’exemple des Abeilles » : Daniel Thaly poète-apiculteur
Sociopoétiques, 2023 The purpose of this article is to introduce the West Indian poet Daniel Thaly (1879-1950), who was both a poet and a beekeeper. In his collection of poems L’île et le voyage, Thaly devotes the Fourth Chant to "La maison aux abeilles" (The house of bees),
Marie LECROSNIER-WITTKOWSKY
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