Early recognition of neonatal abdominal wall necrotizing fasciitis.
Abstract: Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) of the abdominal wall occurring in newborns is associated with a 50% mortality rate. Improved survival requires early diagnosis followed by aggressive surgical débridement. During a 10-year period, we treated 7 infants who...
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy following radical vulvectomy: an adjunctive therapy to improve wound healing.
Abstract: The objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of postoperative hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy on wound breakdown following radical vulvectomy. A prospective, observational study was performed on patients undergoing radical vulvectomy from October...
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy: implications for spinal cord injury patients with intrathecal baclofen infusion pumps. Case report.
Abstract: A patient with a cervical spinal cord injury receiving intrathecal baclofen for spasticity control underwent a 7 week course of hyperbaric oxygen therapy to induce healing of an ischial decubitus ulcer. After completion of this treatment and during a routine...
Baromedicine today–rational uses of hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
Abstract: Compressed air, and more recently hyperbaric oxygen, have been used and misused in medical treatment for more than 300 years. Advances in physiology have led to rational protocols for hyperbaric oxygen use. Hyperbaric oxygen will enhance wound healing by...
Hyperbaric oxygen reduced size of chronic leg ulcers: a randomized double-blind study.
Abstract: To evaluate the effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on chronic wound healing, 16 otherwise healthy patients who had nondiabetic, chronic leg ulcers with no large vessel disease were included in a double-blind study. Patients were grouped according to age and...
Baromedicine today–rational uses of hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
Abstract: Compressed air, and more recently hyperbaric oxygen, have been used and misused in medical treatment for more than 300 years. Advances in physiology have led to rational protocols for hyperbaric oxygen use. Hyperbaric oxygen will enhance wound healing by...
Enterovesical fistula following radiotherapy for gynecologic cancer.
Abstract: Enterovesical fistula is a rare complication of pelvic radiotherapy. Recurrent disease is the cause of fistulization in most patients. We identified 14 patients who developed enterovesical fistula in the absence of tumor recurrence. These women were at high...
Effect of radical scavengers and hyperbaric oxygen on smoke-induced pulmonary edema.
Abstract: Respiratory complications, especially pulmonary edema, account for over 50% of mortalities in inhalation injuries. This study was conducted to determine the effect of free radical scavengers and hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) in vivo on reducing pulmonary edema....
More cases of possible neurologic toxicity associated with single subarachnoid injections of 5% hyperbaric lidocaine.
Abstract: Snyder, Hui, Flugstad, Viarengo, , , , , (1994). More cases of possible neurologic toxicity associated with single subarachnoid injections of 5% hyperbaric lidocaine. Anesthesia and analgesia, 1994...