Equipes infirmières somatiques et infirmier psychiatrique de liaison: la question de la relation soignant/soigné

Deux ans après la création du poste d'infirmier au Service de Psychiatrie de Liaison du CHUV à Lausanne, nous proposons de faire le constat de nos réflexions issues de cette nouvelle pratique. Nous voulons, en portant un regard extérieur sur les équipes infirmières, définir notre implication au sujet des difficultés relationnelles qu'elles peuvent rencontrer auprès d'un malade. Nous constatons que ce vécu difficile peut être influencé par des facteurs de stress liés au contexte des soins somatiques aigus, ceux-ci se surajoutant à une problématique relationnelle ou psychiatrique. Nous postulons que la position double du rôle de l'infirmier psychiatrique de liaison, que nous définissons dans cet article, (infirmier tiers pour les équipes infirmières, et infirmier "spécialiste" pour le patient), permet d'offrir des espaces intermédiaires de réflexions quant à une recherche de compréhension d'une relation soignant / soigné et de proposer des outils spécifiques aux équipes infirmières.

Relation of allium vegetables intake with head and neck cancers : evidence from the INHANCE consortium

SCOPE: Only a few studies analyzed the role of allium vegetables with reference to head and neck cancers (HNC), with mixed results. We investigated the potential favorable role of garlic and onion within the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology (INHANCE) Consortium. METHODS AND RESULTS: We analyzed pooled individual-level data from eight case-control studies, including 4590 cases and 7082 controls. We estimated odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for associations between garlic and onion intakes and HNC risk. Compared with no or low garlic use, the ORs of HNC were 0.95 (95% CI 0.71-1.27) for intermediate and 0.74 (95% CI 0.55-0.99) for high garlic use (p for trend = 0.02). The ORs of HNC for increasing categories of onion intake were 0.91 (95% CI 0.68-1.21) for >1 to &#8804;3 portions per week, and 0.83 (95% CI 0.60-1.13) for >3 portions per week (p for trend = 0.02), as compared to <1 portion per week. We found an inverse association between high onion intake and laryngeal cancer risk (OR = 0.69; 95% CI 0.54-0.88), but no significant association for other subsites. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this pooled-analysis support a possible moderate inverse association between garlic and onion intake and HNC risk. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Patterns of primary growth increments in otoliths of Sparus aurata larvae in relation to water temperature and food consumption

Sparus aurata larvae reared under controlled water-temperature conditions during the first 24 days after hatching displayed a linear relationship between age (t) and standard length (SL): SL = 2.68 + 0.19 t (r2 = 0.91l). Increments were laid down in the sagittae with daily periodicity starting on day of hatching. Standard length (SL) and sagittae radius (OR) were correlated: SL(mm) = 2.65 + 0.012 OR(mm). The series of measurements of daily growth increment widths (DWI), food density and water temperature were analyzed by means of time series analysis. The DWI series were strongly autocorrelated, the growth on any one day was dependent upon growth on the previous day. Time series of water temperatures showed, as expected, a random pattern of variation, while food consumed daily was a function of food consumed the two previous days. The DWI series and the food density were correlated positively at lags 1 and 2. The results provided evidence of the importance of food intake upon the sagittae growth when temperature is optimal (20ºC). Sagittae growth was correlated with growth on the previous day, so this should be taken into account when fish growth is derived from sagittae growth rates.