Abstract: A common misconception among microsurgeons is that free tissue failure is an "all-or-none" phenomenon. In other words, there is an instantaneous cessation of blood flow to a flap primarily due to thrombosis at the arterial or venous anastomotic...
Abstract: Traumatic and vascular brain injuries consist of acute episodes followed by development of chronic components of varying magnitude and duration whose potentials for recovery differ. We discuss a case of closed head injury in which interventional hyperbaric...
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...
Abstract: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy provided in specially designed pressure chambers is currently the treatment of choice for decompression sickness, arterial gas embolism, and serious carbon monoxide poisoning. It is an important adjunct in the treatment of gas...
Abstract: Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum is a chronic cutaneous complication of diabetes mellitus with microangiopathy as an important pathophysiologic factor. Because of the known success of hyperbaric oxygen in the treatment of chronic non-healing wounds, we...
Abstract: With simple, inexpensive therapy, virtually all venous ulcers heal without the need for hospitalization, skin grafting, growth factors, hyperbaric oxygen, or debilitating bed rest. Although the future promises to yield a greater understanding about the...
Abstract: A multidisciplinary wound care clinic was established to diagnose and treat patients with nonhealing ulcers of the lower extremity. The clinic was organized under the direction of the departments of vascular surgery and dermatology with support by the...
Abstract: The use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy is expanding as research continues to validate its use in a variety of chronic and acute illnesses. High-dose oxygen, delivered under pressures greater than sea level, enables the body to increase diffusion of oxygen into...
Abstract: Radiation wounds represent some of the most difficult wounds to treat. Historically, there have been few nonsurgical options. Recent research suggests future potential of a therapeutic role for growth factors. Hyperbaric oxygen is currently widely used, but...
Abstract: The practice of scuba diving is associated with two specific medical problems: barotrauma directly related to changes in ambient pressure, and decompression sickness related to the uptake and the release of inert gases by the body. Neurological symptoms are...
