Hyperbaric oxygen therapy and neurologic disease: the time has come.
Abstract: Mychaskiw (2010). Hyperbaric oxygen therapy and neurologic disease: the time has come. Undersea & hyperbaric medicine : journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc, ;37(2):xi-xiii. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20462138
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in a case of cholesterol crystal embolization.
Abstract: Gurgo, Valenti, Paneni, Passerini, Di Vavo, Calvieri, Cacchi, Bartolazzi, (2011). Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in a case of cholesterol crystal embolization. The American journal of emergency medicine, 2011...
Conservative surgical management of necrotic tissues following meningococcal sepsis: case report of a child treated with hyperbaric oxygen.
Abstract: This article presents the case of a 5-month-old infant, who survived a fulminant meningococcal sepsis with purpura fulminans, septic shock and severe DIC with gastrointestinal bleeding. Amputation and reconstructive surgery were considered to treat the...
Intracerebral hemorrhage related to systemic gas embolism during hysteroscopy.
Abstract: Iatrogenic gas embolism is a rare but serious problem that has been documented in almost all medical specialties including gynecology. We present a 49-year-old woman undergoing operative hysteroscopy and myomectomy, who sustained sudden hypotension and...
Treating necrotizing fasciitis with or without hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
Abstract: There is not enough clinical data to support the benefit of adjuvant HBO2 therapy for necrotizing fasciitis (NF). We retrospectively reviewed our 67 NF cases to compare the outcomes of adjuvant HBO2 therapy versus non-HBO2 therapy. The overall outcome and...
Effects of cigarette smoking on tissue gas exchange during hyperbaric exposures.
Abstract: In this study we investigate whether differences exist in human skeletal muscle (MM) and subcutaneous (SC) tissue gas tensions between chronic cigarette smokers and non-smokers measured under room air and hyperbaric conditions. Gas tensions in resting MM and...
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy and diabetic foot ulcers: knowledge and attitudes of Canadian primary care physicians.
Abstract: To explore physicians' knowledge of and attitudes toward hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) in order to better understand current diabetic foot ulcer management practices and to determine potential barriers to HBOT use. A 24-item questionnaire. Primary Care...
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy and age-related macular degeneration.
Abstract: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a significant cause of visual loss in the United States and Western Europe. As the population ages, the prevalence rate of advanced AMD is expected to double by 2030. A one-hour session of hyperbaric oxygen therapy...
Treating necrotizing fasciitis with or without hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
Abstract: There is not enough clinical data to support the benefit of adjuvant HBO2 therapy for necrotizing fasciitis (NF). We retrospectively reviewed our 67 NF cases to compare the outcomes of adjuvant HBO2 therapy versus non-HBO2 therapy. The overall outcome and...