What have we learnt from hyperbaric oxygen?
Abstract: The 15 randomised controlled clinical trials of hyperbaric oxygen in radiotherapy yielded three with highly significant benefit and six with useful margins not reaching statistical significance. The increase in tumour control was partly negated by an...
[Hyperbaric oxygenation in the treatment of compression mononeuropathies].
Abstract: 105 patients with compression mononeuropathies were divided into 2 groups by duration of HBO performed under an original method. The effect of HBO treatment was assessed by changes in neurological symptoms and positive trend on ENMG. The most appreciable...
The effects of nicotinamide and hyperbaric oxygen on skin flap survival.
Abstract: Hyperbaric oxygen has been established as an acceptable treatment for the chronic healing wound. Nicotinamide has been shown to be angiogenic and accelerate the physiologic process following wounding. Therefore both nicotinamide and hyperbaric oxygen were...
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for acute smoke inhalation injuries.
Abstract: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is an important adjunct in the management of respiratory injuries secondary to smoke inhalation, especially when injury is complicated by inhalation of a toxic chemical such as carbon monoxide or cyanide. For carbon monoxide...
Cerebral mapping in subjects suffering from migraine with aura
Abstract Cerebral mapping of the spontaneous electroencephalographic activity was performed in 31 subjects suffering from migraine with aura and the results were compared with those of a matched control group. All the patients were examined during the interictal...
Closure of refractory perineal Crohn’s lesion. Integration of hyperbaric oxygen into case management.
Abstract: A case is reported in which a comprehensive program of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO), surgical debridement and reconstruction, and continuing medical management resulted in complete and sustained closure of an extensive perineal Crohn's lesion refractory to...
[Severe lightning pain during spinal anesthesia].
Abstract: A 74-yr-old man was scheduled for the biopsy of prostatic tumor under spinal anesthesia. Preoperative serologic test for syphilis was highly positive. Spinal anesthesia was performed in the sitting position, and 2 ml of hyperbaric Neo-percamine S (a mixture...
[Barotraumatic cerebral air embolism following scuba diving].
Abstract: The authors report a case of barotraumatic cerebral air embolism following scuba diving, in which air embolism was diagnosed by CT. This kind of disorder becomes more frequent with the greater popularity of scuba diving. A healthy 24-year old woman made a...
[The effect of hyperbaric oxygenation on central hemodynamics, blood gas composition and acid-base status in elderly patients with ischemic heart disease and circulatory insufficiency].
Abstract: 210 patients with ischemic heart disease and heart failure, stage I, HA, IIB, aged 60 to 74 years, have been examined. The effect of HBO on central hemodynamics, gas composition and acid-base balance has been assessed. It has been established that HBO is...