Cost-effectiveness and budget impact of adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen therapy for diabetic foot ulcers.
Abstract: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) has been proposed as an adjunct to standard methods of care for diabetic foot ulcers (DFU). Its use may decrease the risk of infection and lower extremity amputations (LEAs). As part of a Canadian assessment, we estimated the...
Remifentanil-TCI and propofol-TCI for conscious sedation during fibreoptic intubation in the acromegalic patient.
Abstract: To evaluate the use of remifentanil-propofol administered as target-controlled infusion during awake fibreoptic intubation for anticipated difficult tracheal intubation in acromegalic patients. In all, 20 consecutive acromegalic patients underwent elective...
Hypoxic tumor cell radiosensitization: role of the iNOS/NO pathway.
Abstract: Hypoxia is a common feature of the tumor microenvironment and a major cause of clinical radioresistance. During the last decades, several strategies to improve tumor oxygenation were developed such as breathing high oxygen content gas under hyperbaric...
Influence of surgical treatment timing on mortality from necrotizing soft tissue infections requiring intensive care management.
Abstract: Surgical treatment is crucial in the management of necrotizing soft tissue infections (NSTIs). The aim of this study was to determine the influence of surgical procedure timing on hospital mortality in severe NSTI. A retrospective study including 106...
[Hyperbaric oxygen therapy of angiopathic changes in patients with inherited gene imbalance].
Abstract: Phenotype match inherited by genes is in most cases present in monozygotic twins. Their phenotypic resemblance is unfortunately characterized by strong susceptibility for the development of chronic non-infectious diseases. One of the most common...
The effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on blood vessel function in diabetes mellitus.
Abstract: Prolonged untreated diabetes mellitus leads to microangiopathy, tissue hypoxia and ischemic lesions; it increases the risk for stroke and exacerbates brain tissue damage following ischemia. Patients exhibit advanced atherosclerosis in coronary and cerebral...
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy: types of injury and number of sessions–a review of 1506 cases.
Abstract: The aim of this work was to identify clinical data indicative of the number of hyperbaric oxygen therapy HBO2 sessions that should be prescribed for adjuvant treatment of tissue injuries of differing severity. A total of 1730 cases of patients treated with...
The use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in ophthalmology.
Abstract: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a primary or adjuvant therapeutic method used in treatment of various acute or chronic disorders. Currently, eye diseases are among the off-label use of hyperbaric oxygen. However, there is an increasing body of evidence showing...
Iatrogenic systemic air embolism treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
Abstract: Air embolism is a rare and potentially severe complication of surgical and invasive procedures. Emboli large enough to produce symptoms require immediate treatment because of the risk of 'gas lock' in the right side of the heart and subsequent circulatory...