Hyperbaric oxygen as prophylaxis or treatment for radiation myelitis.
Abstract: This animal study was designed to investigate HBO as a treatment or prophylaxis for radiation myelitis. All animals received identical spinal cord radiation doses of 69 Gy in 10 daily fractions. Group I received no HBO; group II began HBO at the onset of...
Anesthesia for in vitro fertilization: a comparison of 1.5% and 5% spinal lidocaine for ultrasonically guided oocyte retrieval.
Abstract: In many institutions, spinal anesthesia is used for surgery involving ultrasonically guided transvaginal oocyte retrieval. Because this relatively short procedure is performed on an outpatient basis, the optimal spinal technique would allow good surgical...
Management of spontaneous osteoradionecrosis: a case report.
Abstract: Spontaneous osteoradionecrosis of the mandible is an oral complication of radiation therapy. Bone necrosis, unrelated to trauma or infection, is more common when high doses of radiation, including interstitial implants, are delivered to a large bone volume....
[The long term results of hyperbaric oxygen treatment for macular edema with retinal vein occlusion].
Abstract: We retrospectively evaluated the effect of hyperbaric oxygen treatment on seventy-nine eyes of seventy cases with cystoid macular edema secondary to retinal vein occlusion. Twenty-three eyes had central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO), and fifty-six eyes had...
Cyanide and methemoglobin kinetics in smoke inhalation victims treated with the cyanide antidote kit.
Abstract: To evaluate serial cyanide, methemoglobin, and carbon monoxide levels in smoke inhalation patients. Regional poison center and regional toxicology treatment center. Seven critically ill smoke inhalation patients referred to the regional poison center. Peak...
Management of the severely anemic Jehovah’s Witness.
Abstract: Youn, Burns, , , , , , , (1993). Management of the severely anemic Jehovah's Witness. Annals of internal medicine, 1993 Jul;119(2):170. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8512172
Hyperbaric oxygen and postradiation osteonecrosis of the mandible.
Abstract: The clinical and dental records of 26 patients with the clinical diagnosis of postradiation osteonecrosis (PRON) managed with hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) were reviewed to determine the efficacy of HBO. 19 patients were male and 7 were female; age at the first...
Spinal anesthesia and subarachnoid phenol denervation using a modified Lemmon technique.
Abstract: Five hundred spinal anesthesias and 63 subarachnoid chemical denervations were performed using a modified Lemmon technique with a new spinal needle invented by the author (NLK). This technique avoids some disadvantages of the routine Tuohy technique and is...
Radiation-related wounds of the chest wall.
Abstract: Irradiation-associated chest wall lesions pose a significant health hazard to the patient. The principles of management include (1) biopsy of any open wounds to rule out the recurrence or persistence of tumor, (2) aggressive debridement of all offending...