Combined spinal-epidural technique for vaginal hysterectomy in a patient with Machado-Joseph disease.
Abstract: Machado-Joseph disease is a form of progressive spino-cerebellar ataxia with both bulbar and peripheral neurological manifestations. To date, anesthesia for patients affected by this disease has not been described. General anesthesia may be problematic...
Effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on caustic esophageal injury in rats.
Abstract: Caustic esophageal burn is a serious problem in pediatric surgery. Even though many clinical and experimental studies had been performed, the complication rate could not be reduced to a satisfying level. In this study, the authors evaluated the effects of...
[13 cases of cervical necrotizing fasciitis–all patients survived. Surgery, antibiotics and hyperbaric oxygenation give the best results].
Abstract: Cervical necrotizing fasciitis is a serious, rapidly progressive infection along fascia planes that sometimes involves skin, subcutaneous tissue and muscle (myositis). The condition, often of dental or pharyngeal origin, is associated with high morbidity and...
Promising visual improvement of cystoid macular oedema by hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
Abstract: Jansen, Nielsen, , , , , , , (2004). Promising visual improvement of cystoid macular oedema by hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Acta ophthalmologica Scandinavica, 2004 Aug;82(4):485-6. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15291949
The story of hyperbaric oxygen continues.
Abstract: Fry, , , , , , , , (2005). The story of hyperbaric oxygen continues. American journal of surgery, 2005 Apr;189(4):467-8. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15820463
Arterial hyperoxia in severe head injury: a useful or harmful option?
Abstract: There is mounting evidence both from experimental and clinical studies that traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with a reduction of aerobic metabolism. This results from a variable combination of impaired substrate delivery and mitochondrial failure....
Air embolism during an aircraft flight in a passenger with a pulmonary cyst: a favorable outcome with hyperbaric therapy.
Abstract: Closon, Vivier, Breynaert, Duperret, Branche, Coulon, De La Roche, Delafosse, (2004). Air embolism during an aircraft flight in a passenger with a pulmonary cyst: a favorable outcome with hyperbaric therapy. Anesthesiology, 2004...
Air embolism during an aircraft flight in a passenger with a pulmonary cyst: a favorable outcome with hyperbaric therapy.
Abstract: Closon, Vivier, Breynaert, Duperret, Branche, Coulon, De La Roche, Delafosse, (2004). Air embolism during an aircraft flight in a passenger with a pulmonary cyst: a favorable outcome with hyperbaric therapy. Anesthesiology, 2004...
A randomized, double blind study of the prophylactic effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on migraine.
Abstract: In a double blind, placebo-controlled study to assess the prophylactic effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on migraine, 40 patients were randomly assigned to a treatment group receiving three sessions of hyperbaric oxygen, or a control group receiving three...