The role of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in ischaemic diabetic lower extremity ulcers: a double-blind randomised-controlled trial.
Abstract: ischaemic lower-extremity ulcers in the diabetic population are a source of major concern because of the associated high risk of limb-threatening complications. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of hyperbaric oxygen in the management of these...
Oral magnesium oxide prophylaxis of frequent migrainous headache in children: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Abstract Objective: To assess whether, in children, oral magnesium oxide reduces migrainous headache frequency, severity, and associated features compared to placebo. Background: There is no single, safe, widely well-tolerated, and effective prophylactic treatment for...
Hyperbaric oxygen alone or combined with 5-FU attenuates growth of DMBA-induced rat mammary tumors.
Abstract: We tested the hypothesis that hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) alone and with chemotherapy (5-FU) attenuates tumor growth of DMBA-induced tumors in rats. Six series were performed: (1) Controls (air and vehicle 0.9% NaCl i.p.), (2) 5-FU (0.2 mg/kg i.p.), (3) HBO (2...
Treatment of radiation induced hemorrhagic cystitis with hyperbaric oxygen.
Abstract: Hemorrhagic cystitis can occur 6 months to 10 years after pelvic radiation therapy with moderate to severe persistent rates of hematuria as 3% to 5% after radiotherapy for pelvic malignancies. Current treatment modalities for hemorrhagic cystitis include...
Local anesthesia and midazolam versus spinal anesthesia in ambulatory pilonidal surgery.
Abstract: To evaluate two anesthetic techniques, namely, local anesthesia with sedation, and spinal anesthesia, with respect to recovery times, postoperative side effects, pain scores, patient satisfaction, and hospital costs for ambulatory pilonidal disease surgery....
Osteoradionecrosis of the jaws as a side effect of radiotherapy of head and neck tumour patients–a report of a thirty year retrospective review.
Abstract: This retrospective study aimed to demonstrate the incidence and the aetiological factors involved in osteoradionecrosis (ORN) in a group of 830 head and neck tumour patients who received radiotherapy between 1969 and 1999. The data showed an over all...
Ethanol potentiation of glycine receptors expressed in Xenopus oocytes antagonized by increased atmospheric pressure.
Abstract: Behavioral and biochemical studies indicate that exposure to 12 times normal atmospheric pressure (12 ATA) of helium-oxygen gas (heliox) is a direct, selective ethanol antagonist. The current study begins to test the hypothesis that ethanol acts by a common...
Vascular calcification in chronic renal failure.
Abstract: The prevalence and extent of vascular calcification (VC) increases rapidly with time on dialysis. There is increasing evidence that medial calcification of conduit arteries, without intimal disease, is associated with important abnormalities of vascular...
Prospective trial of radiotherapy after hyperbaric oxygenation with chemotherapy for high-grade gliomas.
Abstract: Twenty-one patients with high-grade gliomas were enrolled in a prospective trial of radiotherapy after hyperbaric oxygenation (HBO). Radiotherapy was administered in daily 2-Gy fractions up to a total dose of 60 Gy, and each fraction was delivered...