by Extivita | Feb 6, 2019 | Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Abstract: The aim of the study was to assess netrin-1 levels in carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning to determine its relationship with poisoning severity and neurotoxicity. This is a cross-sectional prospective study. The patients older than 18 years with CO poisoning were...
by Extivita | Jan 29, 2019 | Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Abstract: Acute carbon monoxide poisoning is a common environmental emergency worldwide. Treatment options are limited to normobaric oxygen therapy with a nonrebreather face mask or endotracheal tube and hyperbaric oxygen. The aim of this study is to determine the...
by Extivita | Oct 16, 2018 | Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Abstract: Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning is frequent worldwide but knowledge regarding the epidemiology is insufficient. The aim of this study was to clarify the extent of this intoxication, its mortality and factors associated with mortality. National databases from...
by Extivita | Oct 5, 2018 | Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Abstract: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) for carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning is widely performed to prevent delayed neuropsychiatric syndrome. Although HBOT can generally be performed with safety, the appropriate management of HBOT still remains unestablished. A...
by Extivita | Oct 4, 2018 | Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Abstract: Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning may result in acute neurological sequelae, cognitive sequelae, and delay neurological sequelae. The administration of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) to prevent the development of delayed neurological sequelae in CO poisoning have...
by Extivita | Sep 22, 2018 | Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Abstract: The fetus is uniquely susceptible to carbon monoxide (CO) exposure. We present a case of severe unintentional CO poisoning in the first trimester of pregnancy. A 23-year-old G5P2022 female at 11 weeks’ gestational age sat in a car with the engine...
