Effect of hyperbaric oxygen on bone healing after enucleation of mandibular cysts: a modified case control study.
Abstract: Mandibular cysts may require enucleation, resulting in large cavities compromising mandibular strength and functions. We investigated the effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) on healing after enucleation of mandibular cysts. Fourteen healthy...
Hyperbaric oxygen in the critically ill.
Abstract: To review aspects of hyperbaric medicine pertinent to treating critically ill patients with hyperbaric oxygen in both monoplace and multiplace chambers. Literature review of online databases, research repositories, and clinical trial registries. The search...
Retinal artery occlusion: visual outcome after treatment with hyperbaric oxygen.
Abstract: We describe a case series of 11 patients with retinal artery occlusion treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) at Intermountain Dixie Regional Medical Center between 2005 and 2009. We then combined data from our case series with data from two other...
VAC (Vacuum Assisted Closure) treatment in Fournier’s gangrene: personal experience and literature review.
Abstract: Fournier's gangrene (FG) is a rapidly developing necrotizing fasciitis that originates in genital and perineal region. The mortality rate is high and requires prompt diagnosis, antibiotic treatment and extensive necrosectomy with derivative colostomy. Vacuum...
Oxidative Stress in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Pathophysiology and Opportunities for Pharmacological Intervention
Abstract Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease or Charcot disease, is a fatal neurodegenerative disease that affects motor neurons (MNs) and leads to death within 2-5 years of diagnosis, without any effective therapy available....
The role of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in enhancing the rate of wound healing with a focus on axon regeneration
Abstract Wounds have always afflicted humanity causing pain, suffering and death, and for thousands of years humans have tested and developed various techniques for their ability to induce wound healing. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) refers to placing a patient or...
Effect of oxygenation on stem-cell therapy for myocardial infarction.
Abstract: Stem-cell transplantation to treat acute myocardial infarction (MI) is gaining importance as a minimally invasive and potent therapy to replace akinetic scar tissue by viable myocardium. Our recent studies have shown that stem-cell transplantation marginally...
Wound healing in diabetes: hemorheological and microcirculatory aspects.
Abstract: Diabetes is associated with many hemorheological alterations. The decrease of RBC deformability, increase of aggregability, vasoconstriction, increase of blood viscosity and decrease of oxygen supply have a significant effect on wound healing, such as in...
Flap reconstruction and hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the management of temporal bone osteoradionecrosis in an endolymphatic sac tumor: case report.
Abstract: Endolymphatic sac tumors (ELSTs) are rare neuroectodermal neoplasms arising within the posterior petrous bone. We present a case of a 21-year-old man who presented with a 6-month history of intermittent morning headaches, fatigue, diplopia, and gait ataxia....