[Respiratory tract burn injuries].
Abstract: Respiratory tract burns are one of the most serious injuries of human organism. They often accompany severe skin burns, increasing morbidity and mortality. Pathologic events happening in the lungs in the course of inhalation injury consist of: edema and...
[Clinical case of the month. Cerebral air embolism arising during a procedure of thermocoagulation of a bronchial epidermoid carcinoma in situ by fiberscopy].
Abstract: Patient aged 48 years followed for COPD evolutionary stage 3 according to the GOLD classification. In the waning of a unifocal lung, bronchial endoscopy performed to bacteriological referred highlights a squamous cell carcinoma in situ. During an endoscopic...
[Clinical case of the month. Cerebral air embolism arising during a procedure of thermocoagulation of a bronchial epidermoid carcinoma in situ by fiberscopy].
Abstract: Patient aged 48 years followed for COPD evolutionary stage 3 according to the GOLD classification. In the waning of a unifocal lung, bronchial endoscopy performed to bacteriological referred highlights a squamous cell carcinoma in situ. During an endoscopic...
The use of hyperbaric oxygen for treating delayed radiation injuries in gynecologic malignancies: a review of literature and report of radiation injury incidence.
Abstract: The purposes of this paper are to review the best evidence supporting the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) in delayed radiation injuries in gynecologic malignancies and report the incidence of radiation injuries at two large medical centers in...
Nutritional and metabolic status of children with autism vs. neurotypical children, and the association with autism severity
Abstract Background: The relationship between relative metabolic disturbances and developmental disorders is an emerging research focus. This study compares the nutritional and metabolic status of children with autism with that of neurotypical children and...
Changes in inflammatory gene expression induced by hyperbaric oxygen treatment in human endothelial cells under chronic wound conditions.
Abstract: Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy involves the inhalation of 100% oxygen, whilst inside a chamber at greater than atmospheric pressure. It is an effective treatment for chronic diabetic wounds, although the molecular mechanisms involved remain unclear. We...
Oral rehabilitation with dental implants after cancer treatment.
Abstract: Patients who undergo surgical management of oral cancer may greatly benefit from an implant-supported prosthesis. This study reports on the clinical experience of dental implant placement in patients following resection of oral cancer over a 15-year period....
[Cerebral air embolism complicating talc pleurodesis: case report].
Abstract: Cerebral air embolism is a severe complication which can occur during many invasive medical procedures. Its prognosis depends on early diagnosis and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. We report a case of cerebral air embolism which occurred during a talc pleurodesis...
Necrotizing fasciitis of the lower limb after venous surgery: cases studies and a review of the literature.
Abstract: We report 2 cases of necrotizing fasciitis following stripping of the long saphenous vein and phlebectomy of varicose collateral vessels. The first one concerns a 42-year-old man who presented with a left thigh postoperative infection, evolving despite oral...