Treatment of refractory radiation-induced hemorrhagic proctitis with hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
Abstract: To evaluate the efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in treatment of severe refractory radiation-induced hemorrhagic proctitis. Nine patients with median age 75 (range, 66-83) treated with hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) at University of Cincinnati were reviewed....
Hyperbaric oxygen and lymphoid system function: a review supporting possible intervention in tissue transplantation.
Abstract: This review addresses the many ways that hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) has been found to mitigate immune reactions, many of which are involved in rejection of allograft transplants, and thus offers a rationale for its possible use as an adjunct to help preserve...
Effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on healing of diabetic foot ulcers.
Abstract: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy can be used as an adjunct to standard wound care in the treatment of diabetic patients with foot ulcers. We undertook a prospective, randomized investigation of the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy versus standard therapy for the...
Haemodynamic changes induced by submaximal exercise before a dive and its consequences on bubble formation.
Abstract: To evaluate the effects of a submaximal exercise performed 2 h before a simulated dive on bubble formation and to observe the haemodynamic changes and their influence on bubble formation. 16 trained divers were compressed in a hyperbaric chamber to 400 kPa...
A prospective study: hyperbaric oxygen therapy in diabetics with chronic foot ulcers.
Abstract: Research suggests that hyperbaric oxygen therapy may have beneficial effects on ulcer healing and amputation rates in diabetic patients. This paper describes the design of a study that is evaluating its effects on chronic diabetic foot ulcers. Löndahl,...
Clinical aspects and management of bisphosphonates-associated osteonecrosis of the jaws.
Abstract: An increasing incidence of osteonecrosis of the jaws (ONJ) in patients treated with intravenous bisphosphonates has been reported in the literature. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical aspects, diagnostic investigations, and management of ONJ...
Hyperbaric oxygen in addition to antibiotic therapy is effective for bisphosphonate-induced osteonecrosis of the jaw in a patient with multiple myeloma.
Abstract: A 60-year-old man with multiple myeloma (MM) (IgG-kappa, stage IIIA) had been treated with minodronate at 6 mg orally as a phase 1 clinical trial for myeloma bone disease for 13 months (total dose, 4032 mg). Then he received incadronate at 10mg intravenously...
New therapeutic protocol in the treatment of avascular necrosis of the jaws.
Abstract: Osteonecrosis of the jaws is being increasingly reported in patients with bone metastasis from a variety of solid tumors and disseminated multiple myeloma receiving intravenous bisphosphonates. Agreement exists that these drugs can initiate vascular...
New therapeutic protocol in the treatment of avascular necrosis of the jaws.
Abstract: Osteonecrosis of the jaws is being increasingly reported in patients with bone metastasis from a variety of solid tumors and disseminated multiple myeloma receiving intravenous bisphosphonates. Agreement exists that these drugs can initiate vascular...