The authors describe the utilisation of a quality assessment tool for palliative care administered at home. The questionnaire entitled Support Team Assessment Schedule (STAS) was translated from English for this study. It was then utilised comparatively with different quality of life evaluation instruments. Only the results of the STAS are described here. The approach allows for the unresolved problems in the care to come to the surface week after week. The STAS comprises nine items pertaining to the patient and his/her family, and seven items concerning the services provided. The study exhibits the results of 107 evaluations completed from 50 patients stricken with cancer or AIDS in an advanced phase. The availability of this auto clinical audit tool, employable at home or in a hospital, constitutes an essential initial step in the field of French-speaking clinical evaluation of palliative care.

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On met au point les réactions du corps Dessoulavy avec le gaz ammoniac, la pyridine et l'aniline. Les résultats obtenus ne concordent pas toujours avec des essais faits antérieurement de différents cǒtés. La connaissance exacte de la constitution du corps Dessoulavy a permis d'attribuer de nouvelles formules aux dérivés obtenus par l'action de l'aniline sur ce corps, les résultats d'analyses ne permettant pas à eux seuls d'éclaircir leur constitution.