Local treatment of chronic wounds: in patients with peripheral vascular disease, chronic venous insufficiency, and diabetes.
Abstract: A chronic wound is defined as an area where the skin is not intact that fails to heal within eight weeks. Such wounds usually develop on the lower limbs as a complication of diabetes, venous insufficiency, or inadequate arterial perfusion. Most of the...
Response to the letter to the editor by Armistead-jehle and Lee on Harch et Al., "A phase I study of low-pressure hyperbaric oxygen therapy for blast-induced post-concussion syndrome and post-traumatic stress disorder".
Abstract: Harch, Andrews, Pezzullo (2012). Response to the letter to the editor by Armistead-jehle and Lee on Harch et Al., "A phase I study of low-pressure hyperbaric oxygen therapy for blast-induced post-concussion syndrome and post-traumatic stress...
Spontaneous clostridial myonecrosis after pregnancy – emergency treatment to the limb salvage and functional recovery: a case report.
Abstract: Clostridial myonecrosis (CM) is a rare, life threatening necrotizing infection of a skeletal muscle caused by Clostridium perfringens in the majority of cases. The diagnosis may be difficult because of few diagnostic and cutaneous signs early in its course....
Endoscopic and medical therapy for chronic radiation proctopathy: a systematic review.
Abstract: Chronic radiation proctopathy is associated with significant morbidity. The effectiveness of endoscopic and medical therapies has not been evaluated. The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review of the effectiveness of endoscopic and comparative...
[Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for air embolism complicating computed tomography (CT)-guided needle marking of the lung].
Abstract: Preoperative computed tomography( CT)-guided marking with a short hook wire for small sized lung tumors has become popular along with the spread of thoracoscopic surgery. Systemic arterial air embolism is a very rare but potentially fatal complication. The...
Aggressive angiomyxoma of vulva which grew with pregnancy and attained a huge size rarely seen in literature.
Abstract: Sinha, Dave, Bhansali, Arora, , , , , (2014). Aggressive angiomyxoma of vulva which grew with pregnancy and attained a huge size rarely seen in literature. Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India, 2014 Dec;64(Suppl...
[Effects of hyperbaric oxygenation combined with As(2)O(3) on proliferation of K562 cells and associated mechanism].
Abstract: This study was aimed to explore the effects of hyperbaric oxygenation (HBO) alone or combined with As(2)O(3) on proliferation, apoptosis and expression of HIF-1a, VEGF, caspase-3 mRNA of K562 cells, and the molecular mechanism of As(2)O(3) enhancing the...
Inhalation gases or gaseous mediators as neuroprotectants for cerebral ischaemia.
Abstract: Ischaemic stroke is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. While recombinant tissue plasminogen activator can be administered to produce thrombolysis and restore blood flow to the ischaemic brain, therapeutic benefit is only achieved...
Mucormycosis in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia successfully treated with liposomal amphotericin B associated with deferasirox and hyperbaric oxygen.
Abstract: We report a 38-year-old woman presenting with febrile neutropenia, acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and invasive mucormycosis. Bone marrow aspirate was characteristic of AML minimally differentiated (WHO classification 2008). Flow cytometric immunophenotyping...