Penetration of fosfomycin into inflammatory lesions in patients with cellulitis or diabetic foot syndrome.
Abstract: We investigated the distribution of the broad-spectrum antibiotic fosfomycin in infected soft tissue of patients with uncomplicated cellulitis of the lower extremities or diabetic foot infection using in vivo microdialysis. Our findings suggest that...
Management of flaps with compromised venous outflow in head and neck microsurgical reconstruction.
Abstract: Microvascular tissue transfer has become an indispensable procedure for head and neck reconstruction. Although remarkable progress has been made technically, anastomosed vessel occlusion is still a serious complication. Even with technically skilled...
Impact of tumor hypoxia and anemia on radiation therapy outcomes.
Abstract: Local recurrence remains a major obstacle to achieving cure of many locally advanced solid tumors treated with definitive radiation therapy. The microenvironment of solid tumors is hypoxic compared with normal tissue, and this hypoxia is associated with...
Non-randomised phase II trial of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in patients with chronic arm lymphoedema and tissue fibrosis after radiotherapy for early breast cancer.
Abstract: Radiation-induced arm lymphoedema is a common and distressing complication of curative treatment for early breast cancer. Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO(2)) therapy promotes healing in bone rendered ischaemic by radiotherapy, and may help some soft-tissue injuries...
Non-randomised phase II trial of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in patients with chronic arm lymphoedema and tissue fibrosis after radiotherapy for early breast cancer.
Abstract: Radiation-induced arm lymphoedema is a common and distressing complication of curative treatment for early breast cancer. Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO(2)) therapy promotes healing in bone rendered ischaemic by radiotherapy, and may help some soft-tissue injuries...
Postoperative infection with group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus after blepharoplasty.
Abstract: To report a case of group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal infection with signs of early necrotizing fasciitis after cosmetic blepharoplasty in a healthy patient. Interventional case report. A healthy 59-year-old woman underwent outpatient bilateral upper and...
Genotoxicity of hyperbaric oxygen.
Abstract: Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) treatment is applied as a therapy for a wide variety of diseases with symptoms caused by lack of oxygen in the target tissues. However, it is known that exposure to high concentrations of oxygen may lead to oxidative stress and cause...
Each Organ Has a Unique Metabolic Profile
The metabolic patterns of the brain, muscle, adipose tissue, kidney, and liver are strikingly different. Let us consider how these organs differ in their use of fuels to meet their energy needs: 1. Brain. Glucose is virtually the sole fuel for the human brain, except...
[Treatment of Acute Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (CRAO) by Hyperbaric Oxygenation Therapy (HBO)–Pilot study with 21 patients].
Abstract: Central retinal artery occlusion causes severe loss of vision. Treatment trials include massage of the globe, paracentesis, antiglaucomatous eye drops, haemodilution or lysis therapy, which in individual cases did improve the visual outcome, although in...