Hyperbaric oxygen treatment of nonacute central retinal artery occlusion.
Abstract: Four patients received hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT): Three patients had nonarteritic central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO); a fourth patient had a CRAO in the right eye (OD) and a branch retinal artery occlusion (BRAO) with macular involvement in the...
Anaesthesia for radiation therapy – Gliwice experience.
Abstract: General anaesthesia is rarely applied during fractionated radiotherapy with the exception of unco-operative patients. We performed a retrospective study to inform our current practice in anaesthesia procedures for radiotherapy application in children,...
Randomised phase II trial of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in patients with chronic arm lymphoedema after radiotherapy for cancer.
Abstract: A non-randomised phase II study suggested a therapeutic effect of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy on arm lymphoedema following adjuvant radiotherapy for early breast cancer, justifying further investigation in a randomised trial. Fifty-eight patients with ≥...
Can hyperbaric oxygenation therapy (HOT) modify the blood testosterone concentration?
Abstract: Testosterone has a modulating effect on inflammatory and healing processes. In this study, we evaluate whether hyperbaric oxygenation therapy (HOT) modifies the blood concentration of total testosterone (TT) in patients treated for different pathologies....
Successful treatment of refractory septic arthritis caused by salmonella and staphylococcus aureus with preservation of graft function in a long-term renal transplant recipient by total withdrawal of immunosuppressants.
Abstract: An 18-year-old female had received a 2 HLA incompatible renal transplant 10 years before. She initially presented with septic arthritis and osteomyelitis caused by Salmonella enterica co-infected with Staphylococcus aureus of her left knee with development...
Blood gas analyses in doubly-vascularised free jejunal transfers.
Abstract: The vascular supercharge (additional microvascular anastomosis) has rarely been used for free flaps, and the blood circulation in the transferred tissue has not been recorded. We have made double vascular anastomoses during free jejunal transfer to reduce...
Performance of the RAD-57 pulse CO-oximeter compared with standard laboratory carboxyhemoglobin measurement.
Abstract: We assess agreement between carboxyhemoglobin levels measured by the Rad-57 signal extraction pulse CO-oximeter (RAD), a Food and Drug Administration-approved device for noninvasive bedside measurement, and standard laboratory arterial or venous measurement...
Prevention and treatment of trismus in head and neck cancer: A case report and a systematic review of the literature.
Abstract: Introduction Trismus, or limited mouth opening, is a well-known complication of head and neck cancer and its treatment. It may be caused by tumour infiltration into the masticatory muscles or by treatment like surgery and radiotherapy. A limited mouth...
[Current management of diving-related spinal cord decompression sickness in 2010].
Abstract: The outcome of spinal cord decompression sickness after scuba diving is unpredictable during the 24 first hours with a high risk of incomplete recovery. The treatment is defined on first aid normobaric oxygen when neurological symptoms occur, rehydration and...