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Clinical Trial – Anti Inflammatory Effects of Local Cryotherapy in Knee Arthritis
47 patients with non-septic knee arthritis were treated by local ice (30 min) or cold CO2 (2
min) twice at an 8 hour-interval for 1 day.
The synovial fluid was collected just before the first cold application then 24 hours later.
Cytokine, VEGF, NF-kB, PG-E2 levels were assessed in the synovial fluid before/after
treatment.
Contralateral arthritic knees were used as paired controls when possible.
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Improves Oral Graft Take In Hypospadias Stag Reoperations.
Abstract: Increased complications following failed hypospadias repairs suggest impaired wound healing is a contributing factor. We used perioperative hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) to promote wound healing determined by graft take in staged...
Healing the Brain: LSU Professor Sees Alzheimer’s Patient Improve after Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Article from The New Orleans Advocate discusses a case study of an Alzheimer's patient shows significant improvement after Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT): Dr. Paul Harch, a clinical professor and director of hyperbaric medicine at the...
Transient Retinal Artery Occlusion After Uncomplicated Rhinoplasty.
Abstract: Loss of vision is an extremely rare and unexpected complication following a routine uncomplicated nasal surgery. In majority of patients, visual loss has attributed to retinal emboli which occur with retrograde flow of the...
The clinical use of hyperbaric oxygen in the treatment of Danish patients with diabetic foot ulcers.
Patients with diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) suffer from diabetes-related complications and comor-bidities. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is a treatment modality with limited capacity used in the treatment of DFUs. It is important to ensure that HBOT is offered to patients who are suitable for this treatment regarding effect, compliance and life expectancy. The objective of the present study was to describe the population of patients with DFU who were referred to HBOT in Denmark in the 1999-2016 period. All patients with DFU who were treated at the HBOT chamber in Copenhagen during the study period were considered. Patients with an invalid social security number or an incorrect diagnosis were excluded. Data on comor-bidities, amputation and death were extracted from the Danish National patient Registry and the Danish Civil Registration System.
Determination of netrin-1 levels and its relationship with neurotoxicity in carbon monoxide poisoning.
Abstract: The aim of the study was to assess netrin-1 levels in carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning to determine its relationship with poisoning severity and neurotoxicity. This is a cross-sectional prospective study. The patients older than 18 years...
Clinical Trial – The Effects of Keeping the Patient in a Sitting Position for One Minute After Spinal Anesthesia
The aim of this study was to examine the effect of keeping the patient in a sitting position
for 1 minute after spinal anaesthesia in elective caesarean operations, primarily on the
formation of hypotension and secondarily on nausea-vomiting, the need for ephedrine and the
block characteristics.
Clinical Trial – Hyperbaric Radiation Sensitization of Head and Neck Cancers
There is reason to believe that hyperbaric oxygen administered immediately prior to
radiotherapy will prove beneficial for this cancer type and stage. The basis for this
hypothesis is a review of several decades of published work, the conclusion of a recent
(2018) Cochrane Review, and results of a Phase I trial.
Clinical Trial – Phenylephrine Versus Norepinephrine for Maintenance of Hemodynamic During Cesarean Section Under Spinal Anesthesia
Comparison between prophylactic continuous variable infusion of phenylephrine (starting dose
0,5mcg/kg/min) and norepinephrine tartrate (starting dose 0,1mcg/kg/min) to prevent
hypotension and maintain cardiac output under spinal anesthesia during cesarean delivery.