Systemic air embolism causing acute stroke and myocardial infarction after percutaneous transthoracic lung biopsy – a case report.
Abstract: The air embolism in this case was likely to have been caused by positioning the patient in a prone position, which was associated with the lesion to be biopsied being at a maximum height over the left atrium. Due to the resulting negative pressure, air...
The Mechanism of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Wounds and Diabetic Foot Ulcers.
Abstract: Non-healing wounds are a growing public health concern, and more than $25 billion per year in the US are spent caring for patients with chronic wounds. Many of these patients are referred to specialized wound centers, where hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO2T)...
Radiotherapy using IMRT boosts after hyperbaric oxygen therapy with chemotherapy for glioblastoma.
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of radiotherapy (RT) using intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) boosts after hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy with chemotherapy in patients with glioblastoma. Twenty-four patients with...
Hyperbaric Oxygen Alleviates Secondary Brain Injury After Trauma Through Inhibition of TLR4/NF-κB Signaling Pathway.
Abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen in secondary brain injury after trauma and its mechanism in a rat model. A rat model of TBI was constructed using the modified Feeney's free-fall method, and 60 SD rats were randomly...
MRI of brain tissue oxygen tension under hyperbaric conditions.
Abstract: The brain depends on a continuous supply of oxygen to maintain its structural and functional integrity. This study measured T1 from MRI under normobaric air, normobaric oxygen, hyperbaric air, and hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) conditions as a marker of tissue pO2...
Initial use of combination treatment does not impact survival of 106 patients with haematologic malignancies and mucormycosis: a propensity score analysis.
Abstract: In view of the poor outcomes associated with mucormycosis in patients with haematologic malignancies (HM) and haematopoietic cell transplant recipients, antifungal combinations are frequently used, yet the value of such strategy remains unclear. We reviewed...
Effects of Normobaric Hyperoxia in Severe Acute Stroke: a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial Study.
Abstract: Oxygen therapy might increase damaged tissue oxygenation, turn on the aerobic pathway, and save neurons from death and could improve clinical outcome of the patients with stroke and head trauma. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is accompanied by some unfavorable...
Impacts of Ultra-early Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy on Bone Mass of Rats With Complete Spinal Cord Transection.
Abstract: Seventy-five SD rats were randomly assigned to four groups: sham-operated group (Sham, n = 15), complete spinal cord transection (CSCT, n = 20) group, hyperbaric oxygenation group 1 (HBO1, n = 20), and hyperbaric oxygenation group 2 (HBO2, n = 20). The aim...
The importance of source control in the management of severe skin and soft tissue infections.
Abstract: Recent studies mainly deal with the relevance of antibiotics in the treatment of complicated skin and soft tissue infections (cSSTIs) with or without sepsis. The impact of surgical source control for severely ill patients with sepsis is underrepresented in...