Alexandre BOYER

University Professor–Hospital Practitioner

Professional background

1990–1994
Medical Student (Clinical Clerkship), Rennes University Hospitals, Pontchaillou Hospital

1994–1999
Resident (Intern) in Medicine, Rouen University Hospitals, Charles Nicolle Hospital

1999–2000
Hospital Attaché, Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP)
Medical Intensive Care Unit, Louis Mourier Hospital, Colombes (Prof. Dreyfuss)

2000–2003
Assistant Professor (Chef de Clinique–Assistant)
Department of Medical Intensive Care, Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux (Prof. Castaing)

2003–2004
Contract Hospital Practitioner
Department of Medical Intensive Care, Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux (Prof. Castaing)

2004–2016
Tenured Hospital Practitioner
Department of Medical Intensive Care, Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux (Prof. Castaing)

2016–Present
Professor of Medicine and Hospital Practitioner
Department of Medical Intensive Care, Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux (Prof. Hilbert)

Members

Alexandre BOYER

Professional background

Publications 103

The risk of microaspiration during oral care in mechanically ventilated patients: A randomised cross-over study comparing two different suction protocols.

Caractérisation de l’insuffisance rénale aiguë chez les patients de réanimation atteints du COVID-19

Characterization of acute kidney injury in critically ill patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019

Ethical dilemmas due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Impact of take-home messages written into slide presentations delivered during lectures on the retention of messages and the residents’ knowledge: a randomized controlled study.

Characterisation of Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Ill Patients with Severe Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19)

Impact of take-home messages written into slide presentations delivered during lectures on the retention of messages and the residents’ knowledge: a randomized controlled study

First cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in France: surveillance, investigations and control measures, January 2020.

Sedation practice and discomfort during withdrawal of mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients at end-of-life: a post-hoc analysis of a multicenter study.

Is systematic fecal carriage screening of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae still useful in intensive care unit: a systematic review

Extended spectrum beta-lactamase producing Enterobacterales faecal carriage in a medical intensive care unit: low rates of cross-transmission and infection

The Incidence of Chronic Kidney Disease Three Years after Non-Severe Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Ill Patients: A Single-Center Cohort Study.

Exogenous acquisition of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in intensive care units: a prospective multi-centre study (DYNAPYO study).

“You helped me keep my head above water”-experience of bereavement research after loss of a loved one in the ICU: insights from the ARREVE study.

Guidelines for antifungal therapies in intensive care unit patients: not so bad!

The sustainable impact of an educational approach to improve the appropriateness of laboratory test orders in the ICU.

Pneumonia-Specific Escherichia coli with Distinct Phylogenetic and Virulence Profiles, France, 2012-2014.

Antibiotics for Ceftriaxone-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacterial Bloodstream Infections.

Antibiotics associated with acquisition of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in ICUs: a multicentre nested case-case-control study.

Tailoring Empirical Antimicrobial Therapy in Subjects With Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia With a 10-Hour E-Test Approach.

Timing of Renal Support and Outcome of Septic Shock and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. A Post Hoc Analysis of the AKIKI Randomized Clinical Trial.

Herpes simplex virus: A rare but treatable cause of fulminant hepatitis.

Decreased susceptibility to chlorhexidine affects a quarter of Escherichia coli isolates responsible for pneumonia in ICU patients.

Correction to: Terminal weaning or immediate extubation for withdrawing mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients (the ARREVE observational study).

Terminal weaning or immediate extubation for withdrawing mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients (the ARREVE observational study).

Potential Limitations of a Very Short Course of Antimicrobial Therapy for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia.

Intermittent noninvasive ventilation after extubation in patients with chronic respiratory disorders: a multicenter randomized controlled trial (VHYPER).

Persistent lymphopenia is a risk factor for ICU-acquired infections and for death in ICU patients with sustained hypotension at admission.

Skin autofluorescence in acute kidney injury.

Terlipressin in refractory shock induced by diltiazem poisoning.

Proceedings of Réanimation 2017, the French Intensive Care Society International Congress

Attributable mortality of ICU-acquired bloodstream infections: Impact of the source, causative micro-organism, resistance profile and antimicrobial therapy.

High-Flow vs Conventional Oxygen Therapy and Risk of Reintubation.

Guidewire exchange vs new site placement for temporary dialysis catheter insertion in ICU patients: is there a greater risk of colonization or dysfunction?

French Intensive Care Society, International congress – Réanimation 2016.

Initiation Strategies for Renal-Replacement Therapy in the Intensive Care Unit.

ICU physicians’ and nurses’ perceptions of terminal extubation and terminal weaning: a self-questionnaire study.

Impact of chronic hepatitis C on mortality in cirrhotic patients admitted to intensive-care unit.

Colonization and infection with extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in ICU patients: what impact on outcomes and carbapenem exposure?

Guidewire exchange vs new-site placement for temporary dialysis catheters insertion in ICU patients: is there a greater risk of colonization or dysfunction?

Control of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae nosocomial acquisition in an intensive care unit: A time series regression analysis.

Decreased Risk of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Sepsis Due to Intra-Abdominal Infection.

Respective impact of no escalation of treatment, withholding and withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment on ICU patients’ prognosis: a multicenter study of the Outcomerea Research Group.

Physiologic Effects of High-Flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen in Critical Care Subjects.

Ethanol lock and risk of hemodialysis catheter infection in critically ill patients. A randomized controlled trial.

Comparison of two strategies for initiating renal replacement therapy in the intensive care unit: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (AKIKI).

Impact of early nutrition and feeding route on outcomes of mechanically ventilated patients with shock: a post hoc marginal structural model study.

Platelet transfusion and catheter insertion for plasma exchange in patients with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and a low platelet count.

Propensity-based study of aminoglycoside nephrotoxicity in patients with severe sepsis or septic shock.

Mortality of patients infected with HIV in the intensive care unit (2005 through 2010): significant role of chronic hepatitis C and severe sepsis.

Risk factors for Pseudomonas aeruginosa acquisition in intensive care units: a prospective multicentre study.

Ethical reflections on end-of-life signs and symptoms in the intensive care setting: a place for neuromuscular blockers?

Optimizing both noninvasive ventilation and antimicrobial approach in hematological patients with acute respiratory failure.

Acquiring procedural skills in ICUs: a prospective multicenter study*.

Accuracy of alpha amylase in diagnosing microaspiration in intubated critically-ill patients.

The authors reply.

[Choice of career by French medical students after the national ranking exam in 2012].

Central or peripheral catheters for initial venous access of ICU patients: a randomized controlled trial.

Tracheal amylase dosage as a marker for microaspiration: a pilot study.

Safety of intrahospital transport in ventilated critically ill patients: a multicenter cohort study*.

Fatal case of enterovirus 71 infection and rituximab therapy, france, 2012.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa ventilator-associated pneumonia. predictive factors of treatment failure.

Aminoglycosides in septic shock: an overview, with specific consideration given to their nephrotoxic risk.

Direct testing of bronchoalveolar lavages from ventilator-associated pneumonia patients.

[Extensive bone marrow necrosis with sepsis in primary thrombocytemia: a case report and literature review].

Starting point to embark on a widespread use of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute lung injury or early acute respiratory distress syndrome?.

[Gelatinous transformation of the bone marrow and acute hepatitis in a woman suffering from anorexia nervosa].

A model to predict short-term death or readmission after intensive care unit discharge.

Attributable mortality of ventilator-associated pneumonia: a reappraisal using causal analysis.

Fiberoptic bronchoscopy under noninvasive ventilation and propofol target-controlled infusion in hypoxemic patients.

A case of uncommon acute respiratory distress syndrome: from shear stress to economic stress.

Severe community-acquired Enterobacter pneumonia: a plea for greater awareness of the concept of health-care-associated pneumonia.

Impact of ureido/carboxypenicillin resistance on the prognosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa acquisition on an intensive care unit: relationship between antibiotic selective pressure and patients’ environment.

Unusual transmission of Plasmodium falciparum, Bordeaux, France, 2009.

Prognostic impact of high-flow nasal cannula oxygen supply in an ICU patient with pulmonary fibrosis complicated by acute respiratory failure.