Abstract: Cerebral air embolism (CAE) is a rare, avoidable and potentially fatal iatrogenic complication. Here, we report a case of CAE associated with a central venous catheter in the internal jugular vein that resulted in neurological deficits and generalised...
Humans
Emergency Medicine Evaluation and Management of Anemia.
Abstract: Anemia is a common condition and is diagnosed on laboratory assessment. It is defined by abnormally low hemoglobin concentration or decreased red blood cells. Several classification systems exist. Laboratory markers provide important information. Acute...
Effectiveness of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for the Management of Chronic Osteomyelitis: A Systematic Review of the Literature.
Abstract: Hyperbaric oxygen has been used as an adjunctive measure in the treatment of chronic osteomyelitis. The aim of this systematic literature review was to analyze the outcome and the complications of hyperbaric oxygen for chronic osteomyelitis. Forty-five of 96...
Carbon monoxide poisoning in a young, healthy patient: A case study of heart failure recovery after Hyperbaric Oxygenation Treatment.
Abstract: Meng, Sun, Guo (2018). Carbon monoxide poisoning in a young, healthy patient: A case study of heart failure recovery after Hyperbaric Oxygenation Treatment. Intensive & critical care nursing, 2018...
Implementation of Targeted Temperature Management in a Patient with Cerebral Arterial Gas Embolism.
Abstract: Cerebral arterial gas embolism (CAGE) shows various manifestations according to the quantity of gas and the brain areas affected. The symptoms range from minor motor weakness, headache, and confusion to disorientation, convulsions, hemiparesis,...
Hyperbaric oxygen with cord blood transplants: Filling the donor gap.
Abstract: Aljitawi OS, Paul S, Ganguly A, Lin TL, Ganguly S, Vielhauer G, Capitano ML, Cantilena A, Lipe B, Mahnken JD, Wise A, Berry A, Singh AK, Shune L, Lominska C, Abhyankar S, Allin D, Laughlin M, McGuirk JP, Broxmeyer HE. (Division of Hematologic Malignancies...
L’oxygénothérapie hyperbare.
Abstract: Lefort (2018). Revue de l'infirmiere, ;67(242):13. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29907168
[Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, a little-known discipline].
Abstract: There are two types of indications of hyperbaric oxygen therapy: it may be used as an emergency treatment in certain acute pathologies or as a therapy for chronic long-term pathologies. The indications are regularly updated and assessed through consensus...
[Hyperbaric medicine and emergency medicine, an example of decompression sickness in diving].
Abstract: One of the reasons for the emergency use of a hyperbaric chamber concerns a diving-related accident. Decompression sickness is potentially serious; it requires urgent treatment and hyperbaric recompression. It is caused by the formation of nitrogen bubbles...
[Carbon monoxide poisoning, treatment and orientation].
Abstract: Colourless and odourless, each year carbon monoxide is responsible for several thousand cases of poisoning. Often collective, their symptoms are non specific and can result in serious neurological sequelae or even death, if they are not detected in time. The...