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The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Chronic Radiation Proctitis.
The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) is dedicated to ensuring high-quality patient care by advancing the science, prevention, and management of disorders and diseases of the colon, rectum, and anus. The Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee is charged with leading international efforts in defining quality care for conditions related to the colon, rectum, and anus by developing clinical practice guidelines based on the best available evidence. These guidelines are inclusive, not prescriptive, and are intended for the use of all practitioners, healthcare workers, and patients who desire information about the management of the conditions addressed by the topics covered in these guidelines. Their purpose is to provide information on which decisions can be made rather than to dictate a specific form of treatment.
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Abstract: Background: Dementia is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Anticholinergic drugs have been frequently associated with a negative effect on cognition and increased risk of dementia. Previous studies have been restrained by...
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections: A Retrospective Study.
Abstract: Necrotizing soft tissue infection is a severe life-threatening disease correlated with high mortality. Until now, therapeutic concepts include antimicrobial, intensive care and surgical interventions, as well as the application of...
Clinical Trial – Feasibility and Efficacy of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) on Length of Stay Among Laparotomy Patients at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital
The main goal of ERAS is to enhance the recovery of patients, and this has secondary effects,
such reduced length of hospital stay, minimal postoperative complications and lessen
readmission rates. ERAS protocols have been shown to be feasible and safe across the world.
Although it has been shown to be effective in the developed settings and can potentially
reduce the length of hospital stay, and the cost of healthcare in the perioperative period.
The multimodal program of ERAS has been less implemented in the low and middle income African
countries. Studies done outside Uganda (Egypt and South Africa) have demonstrated that ERAS
program can be feasible and yields favorable outcomes in patients.
[HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY (HBO) FOR RADIATION NECROSIS – PHYSICIAN AWARENESS IS REQUIRED].
Abstract: Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy is the inhalation of 100% oxygen at a pressure of at least 1.4 atmospheres absolute (ATA), 140 kPa, in the hyperbaric chamber. The therapeutic effect is obtained by delivery of oxygen to the tissues...
[HYPERBARIC OXYGEN TREATMENT FOR POST RADIATION NECROSIS].
Abstract: Radiation therapy is an acceptable treatment for several types of malignancies. Despite advances in technology, the adverse effects of radiation therapy are still common. Tissue radio necrosis/post radiation necrosis is a frequent adverse...
The Multiple Applications and Possible Mechanisms of the Hyperbaric Oxygenation Therapy.
Abstract: Hyperbaric Oxygenation Therapy (HBOT) is used as adjunctive method for multiple diseases. The method meets the routine treating and is non-invasive, as well as provides 100% pure oxygen (O2) which is at above-normal atmospheric pressure...
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for Alzheimer’s dementia with positron emission tomography imaging: a case report.
A 58-year-old female was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s dementia (AD) which was rapidly progressive in the 8 months prior to initiation of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) brain imaging demonstrated global and typical metabolic deficits in AD (posterior temporal-parietal watershed and cingulate areas). An 8-week course of HBOT reversed the patient’s symptomatic decline. Repeat PET imaging demonstrated a corresponding 6.5-38% regional and global increase in brain metabolism, including increased metabolism in the typical AD diagnostic areas of the brain. Continued HBOT in conjunction with standard pharmacotherapy maintained the patient’s symptomatic level of function over an ensuing 22 months. This is the first reported case of simultaneous HBOT-induced symptomatic and FDG PET documented improvement of brain metabolism in AD and suggests an effect on global pathology in AD.
[The influence of hyperbaric oxygenation on the elastic properties of platelet membrane during spontaneous platelet aggregation in the patients presenting with cardiac co-morbidity].
Abstract: The authors present evidence of the significance and role of the disturbances in platelet hemostasis in pathogenesis of co-morbid cardiac pathology and the absence of the unambiguous opinion as regards the expediency of the application of...