by HBOT News | Jun 28, 2000 | Necrotizing Fasciitis
Abstract: A case of synergistic necrotizing gangrenous fasciitis after spinal surgery is reported. To describe this unusual complication, explain the rationale of treatment, and increase awareness of this serious postoperative complication. Although several cases of...
by HBOT News | Apr 20, 2000 | Cerebral Palsy
Abstract: We report a case of cerebral air embolism resulting from accidental air infection during cerebral angiography. A 60-year-old man was accidentally injected with air via the left subclavian artery. Angiography demonstrated air within the basilar artery. The...
by HBOT News | Mar 7, 2000 | Peripheral Neuropathy
Abstract: The etiology of transient neurologic symptoms (TNS) after 5% lidocaine spinal anesthesia remains undetermined. Previous case reports have shown that patients acutely experiencing TNS have no abnormalities on neurologic examination or magnetic resonance...
by HBOT News | Feb 17, 2000 | Rheumatoid Arthritis
Abstract: Continuous spinal anaesthesia (CSA) was carried out via a 28-gauge spinal catheter in 154 surgical patients at the Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care at Radeberg Asklepios-ASB Hospital between May 1992 and March 1999. The method was used...
by HBOT News | Feb 12, 2000 | Necrotizing Fasciitis
Abstract: This article reviews the demographics, presentation, cause, clinical findings, and treatment of 12 cases of cervical necrotizing fasciitis of odontogenic origin. A retrospective chart review of 12 cases treated between 1987 and 1997 was done. Most cases...
